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Business Day
Bill Cosby Charged in Sexual Assault Case
The comedian, who has for decades been pursued by allegations of sexual misconduct, was charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania in a case that many people, including women who had come forward, thought prosecutors would never bring.Business Day
For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions
The very richest are able to quietly shape tax policy that will allow them to shield billions in income.Special privileges for wealth are always suspected.
Often the suspicion is confirmed.
Arts
Carrie Fisher Takes On Criticism of Her Looks in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
She says on Twitter that complaints about her aging “hurt all three of my feelings.”"Ms. Fisher wrote, “Youth and beauty are not accomplishments,” and added that they’re the temporary byproducts of time and DNA."
Beauty is an accomplishment.
Pretty is often mistakenly labeled beauty.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beauty
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pretty
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World
Alarm Spreads in Brazil Over a Virus and a Surge in Malformed Infants
It must be a new virus.
A lost generation.
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Arts
For ‘The Bachelor,’ He’s the Thorn in Their Tray of Roses
Stephen Carbone has been posting the results of the show in its entirety before it even begins airing, delighting some fans and angering the network.Magazine
The Terrible Beauty of Brain Surgery
A witness in an operating room where the patients are conscious.
N.Y. / Region
Cleanthony Early of the Knicks Is Robbed and Shot in the Knee After Leaving a Queens Strip Club
A group of men converged on his cab after he left a strip club, the police said. They stole his cash, gold caps on his teeth, an iPhone and metal chains and shot him in the knee.The police have a task.
The Uber driver is a place to start.
Uber requires a smart phone. It is not listed among the loot.
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Movies
Oscars 2016: And the Nominees Should Be ...
A. O. Scott, Manohla Dargis and Stephen Holden chose their own nominees in the primary categories.Opinion
Cleveland’s Terrible Stain
Tamir Rice had the misfortune of being black in a poor area where the police have historically behaved as an occupying force.Science
Giant Squid, Elusive Creature of the Deep, Gets a Vivid Close-Up
A Japanese diver spotted the creature, known as an Architeuthis, and swam alongside it in Toyama Bay, according to a CNN report.World
Brussels Police Investigate Reports of Police Orgy Amid Terror Alert
A newspaper reported an account of an alcohol-fueled “orgy” among soldiers and officers at a police station last month while Brussels was nearly shut down after the Paris massacre.Opinion
The Juicy Subplots of 2016
Will Barack Obama bust loose? Will Bill Clinton lie low? Will it all come down to New Hampshire?U.S.
Ex-Ally Donald Trump Now Heaps Scorn on Bill Clinton
Donald J. Trump once defended Bill Clinton against allegations of scandal and sexism. But in the past week, any semblance of friendship ended.Business Day
A Chinese Company in India, Stumbling Over a Culture
Three years ago, Beiqi Foton Motor, a truck manufacturer, secured 250 acres of farmland in an Indian village, causing a ripple effect with religious, political and socioeconomic repercussions.U.S.
Ethan Couch, ‘Affluenza’ Teenager, Had Last Party Before Fleeing, Officials Say
Mr. Couch, who was spared prison in a deadly drunken-driving case after his lawyers said he had psychological problems because of his family’s wealth, was arrested in Mexico.N.Y. / Region
Longing for the Old Penn Station? In the End, It Wasn’t So Great
Some considered the station’s demolition an act of architectural vandalism. But by the time it was torn down in the 1960s, it hardly resembled the grand building it had been half a century earlier.U.S.
Millions of Voter Records Posted, and Some Fear Hacker Field Day
Names, phone numbers and demographic information was included in 191 million voter records mysteriously published over the last week.Arts
‘Downton Abbey’: Saying Farewell to All That
The beginning of the end has arrived for fans of the show in the United States. Season 6, which has already aired in Britain, begins on PBS on Sunday.Arts
Dear Architects: Sound Matters
Architects often don’t think about sound. Here’s why they should.World
Venezuelan Court Blocks 4 Lawmakers
The move, in response to a challenge from a candidate in the governing Socialist party, blocked three from the opposition and one Socialist just days before a new National Assembly was to be sworn in.Probably an effort to prevent a supermajority.
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Science
New Type of Rock Is Discovered on Moon
Chinese researchers operating an unmanned mission discovered the basaltic rock, which is rich in a black mineral called ilmenite.The moon had a molten core.
Not surprising. It is round.
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U.S.
California: Utility Officials Find Source of Noxious Odor
Officials say they have pinpointed the underground location of a well pipe that for weeks has spewed noxious odors into a Los Angeles neighborhood.The drillers were unusually thoughtful.
I expect most old wells do not have scent markers.
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World
Meat Found in Home of Indian Killed Over Cow-Slaughter Rumors Is Said to Be Goat
The victim, Mohammad Ikhlaq, was beaten to death after residents stormed his house after a public announcement that he had killed and eaten parts of a cow, villagers said.Riot is traditional.
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U.S.
California: Jail Ends Chaining for Contraband
A Los Angeles County jail has ended a policy of chaining inmates to a wall, sometimes for as long as 11 hours, until their bodies expel contraband.Cells without plumbing would do almost as well.
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Health
As Home Births Grow in U.S., a New Study Examines the Risks
A study of 80,000 pregnancies found that the probability of a baby dying during birth or in its first month — though slight — was 2.4 times greater outside a hospital.I do not need to join this debate.
The choice is the woman's.
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Sports
Leafs Keep Rolling With Win Over Islanders
After going 1-7-2 in October, Toronto is 12-7-5 in November and December, and has recorded at least 1 point in seven of its last eight games (5-1-2)."SENATORS 3, BRUINS 1 Mark Stone scored twice, Craig Anderson stopped 38 shots, and Ottawa beat visiting Boston. The Senators ended a two-game losing streak."
http://nytimes.stats.com/nhl/scoreboard.asp?day=20160101
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| Boston | ||||
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U.S.
Rahm Emanuel, Under Siege in Chicago, Shows Contrite Side
A debate over race and policing has swept through many cities this year, but its arrival in Chicago has pointed an especially strong spotlight on City Hall.Party organizations amplify the opposition.
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U.S.
Mayor of Chicago Announces Measures to Curb Use of Deadly Force by the Police
Among the steps announced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel was buying hundreds of Tasers and training officers to be less confrontational.Fewer guns is a better way.
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N.Y. / Region
Connecticut Man Is Charged in 2011 Murder in Queens Over Parking
After a tip in a long-dormant case, a 52-year-old man was charged with shooting two brothers, one of whom died, in a dispute over a double-parked car.It happens.
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World
Ehud Olmert’s Sentence in Bribery Case Is Cut to 18 Months From 6 Years
The former prime minister of Israel was convicted in 2014 of taking bribes, in part to facilitate the construction of a housing complex while he was mayor of Jerusalem.I have trouble accepting the decision.
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N.Y. / Region
Bratton Rebukes Kelly for Questioning New York Crime Data: ‘Shame on Him’
Former Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly told a radio interviewer that a recent tally of major crimes was unreliable. His successor, William J. Bratton, said Mr. Kelly had offered no proof.Raymond W. Kelly suffers from willful blindness.
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World
Tied Vote on Catalan Separatist Leader in Spain
An election to let Artur Mas, who lost a crucial vote last month, serve another term as the head of a coalition of parties supporting Catalonia’s secession yielded a deadlock on Sunday.I do not trust the results.
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Opinion
The Counterfeit High School Diploma
Most states still have weak curriculums and graduation requirements that make high school diplomas useless.Fixing the curriculum is a first step.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaget's_theory_of_cognitive_development
We can start there. Find and fix the errors.
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Opinion
Make Them Pay for Park Views
From a $100 million high-rise condo, you can see forever. Here’s why you should pay for that luxury.Fine by me.
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Opinion
Nearing Triumph Over Ebola
There’s much to celebrate in Africa, but the world’s health apparatus needs a major overhaul.Ebola is endemic.
It will be back.
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N.Y. / Region
Facing Increase, Rent-Controlled Tenants Complain of Being Singled Out
An increase of up to 9.6 percent, which would affect mostly older tenants, results from a state formula that differs from factors New York City’s rent board used in freezing stabilized rents.Rent control is not an answer.
Wage inflation might work.
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Sports
Some College Players Find End-Around to Transfer Constraints
A strategy of graduating early and then switching universities has allowed some athletes to play elsewhere without sitting out a year, as most athletic transfers must.Pay them.
Sports
Temple Tops Cincinnati for Its Victory Over a Top 25 Opponent
Quenton DeCosey scored 19 points for the Owls and hit three critical free throws down the stretch as Temple knocked off the No. 22 Bearcats on the road.http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/schedules.asp?team=0129&cat=schedule
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Result |
| 11/16 | at
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Ohio State |
5:30 PM ET | ESPN2 | W 100 - 56 |
| 11/23 | vs. Kansas State | 7:00 PM ET | W 97 - 57 | |
| 11/28 | vs. Nebraska | 1:00 PM ET | W 88 - 46 | |
| 11/30 | at Chattanooga | 6:30 PM ET | W 79 - 31 | |
| 12/2 | at
23
DePaul |
7:30 PM ET | FS1 | W 86 - 70 |
| 12/5 | vs.
3
Notre Dame |
5:15 PM ET | ESPN | W 91 - 81 |
| 12/9 | at Colgate | 7:00 PM ET | W 94 - 50 | |
| 12/11 | vs.
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Florida State* |
6:00 PM ET | ESPN2 | W 73 - 49 |
| 12/21 | vs. LSU | 7:00 PM ET | W 86 - 40 | |
| 12/28 | vs.
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Maryland* |
8:30 PM ET | ESPN2 | W 83 - 73 |
| 12/30 | at Cincinnati | 7:00 PM ET | W 107 - 45 | |
| 1/6 | vs. Tulsa | 7:00 PM ET | ||
| 1/8 | at Houston | 9:00 PM ET | ESPN3 | |
| 1/10 | at
20
South Florida |
5:00 PM ET | ||
| 1/13 | at Memphis | 6:00 PM ET | ||
| 1/16 | vs. Temple | 6:00 PM ET | ||
| 1/20 | vs. UCF | 7:00 PM ET | ||
| 1/23 | at Southern Methodist | 3:00 PM ET | ||
| 1/27 | at Tulsa | 8:00 PM ET | ||
| 1/30 | vs. Memphis | 12:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/3 | at Tulane | 8:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/6 | vs. East Carolina | 1:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/8 | at
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South Carolina |
7:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/14 | at Temple | 12:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/17 | vs. Cincinnati | 7:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/20 | at East Carolina | 8:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/24 | vs. Southern Methodist | 7:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/27 | vs. Tulane | 1:00 PM ET | ||
| 2/29 | vs.
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South Florida |
7:00 PM ET |
The U Conn Huskies play next on the sixth.
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