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U.S.
North Dakota: Cuts Ordered to Balance Budget
Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Monday ordered cuts of just over 4 percent to government agencies and a raid on state savings to make up for a more than $1 billion budget shortfall caused by the slumping oil industry.Gov. Jack Dalrymple must decide where future funds will come from.
He can continue to spend down the state's credit
or put the state on the sustainable course that has been promised.
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or put the state on the sustainable course that has been promised.
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U.S.
Latest Obamacare Sign-ups Exceed Expectations
About 12.7 million people signed up for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act or had their coverage renewed in the third annual open enrollment season.Obamacare is doing well.
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Opinion
The Pentagon’s New Parental Leave
Efforts to move the military’s leave policies closer to those of the private sector could have a positive effect on civilian employees, too.The view of employment is rather twisted.
The federal government is trying to be a better employer.
A civil service academy in paralel to the other service academies would be a good idea.
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Automobiles
The BMW X5 40e, a Hybrid for the Future
The fuel savings may not offset the cost at today’s prices, but this well-engineered and smooth-driving S.U.V requires no other sacrifices of its owner."With a pure battery range of 14 miles, the 40e is no Volt. It charges in three hours on 220-volt current, seven hours on 110. It can reach 75 miles an hour on battery power alone; the gas engine assists from there. It does not have to be charged up to operate, but that defeats the purpose, right?
BMW’s eDrive consists of a turbocharged 2-liter, 4-cylinder engine assisted by a 111-horsepower alternating-current electric motor tucked into the 8-speed transmission housing."
BMW is following Ford. The system is not a good one.
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N.Y. / Region
A Waterfront Route to Serve the Poor, Not Just the Wealthy
A planned streetcar line running from Brooklyn to Queens would provide a lifeline for a stretch of New York City that is starved of mass transit options.The city will have to ban parking on the streetcar rout.
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Fashion & Style
Zegna Confirms Stefano Pilati’s Departure
The head of design for Ermenegildo Zegna Couture is the fourth designer in the past year to leave a job after only approximately three years.Fashion is always different in the same way.
It is time for a different way.
Drugs are no longer leading the youth of the wealthy astray.
Socialism is having another flowering.
It has proven an evening primrose.
Urban living with live in help might work.
It will require a new housing stock.
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Business Day
High Rate of Problem Drinking Reported Among Lawyers
One in three practicing lawyers are problem drinkers, and 28 percent suffer from depression, according to a study of nearly 13,000 licensed lawyers in the United States.overwork and alcoholism are closely associated
Drink stops thought.
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N.Y. / Region
Myron Beldock, a Lawyer Who Championed Wounded Outcasts
Mr. Beldock, who died on Monday at age 84, had a hand in cases that helped define 20th-century law.A career well spent.
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N.Y. / Region
Kent, Conn., Looks at Training Teachers to Use Guns
The move by Kent’s selectmen prompted Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to say he would be “frightened and disappointed” if any town adopted the firearms training program.A gun out of reach is pointless.
A gun in a classroom is within reach of many.
Fewer guns is our best bet.
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Sports
Warriors Hold Off Wizards as Curry Pours in 51 Points
The Golden State Warriors pulled away to beat the Wizards, 134-121, on Wednesday night in Washington for their eighth straight victory.
"CELTICS 103, PISTONS 95 Isaiah Thomas had 17 points to help Boston hold off Detroit for a home victory.
Avery Bradley added 15 points for Boston, which has won six straight home games and seven of eight over all.
Reggie Jackson led the Pistons with 17 points. Andre Drummond added 16 points and 13 rebounds."
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N.Y. / Region
Public Housing Agencies Seek More Time to Enact Smoking Ban
Officials with the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development said they have received more than 1,000 comments about the proposed ban.A ban on smoking in public housing should not be imposed.
An end to tobacco addiction would be a good thing.
Prohibition of tobacco will not work any better than the prohibition of alcohol.
The price of tobacco is already high enough to stimulate an illegal trade. Expect Mexican imports as the price continues to rise.
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U.S.
Virginia: Under Scrutiny, Teen Dating Site Is Removed
Facebook has taken down from its site group called Teen Dating and Flirting, which stirred outrage over its sexually explicit content after the recent murder of a 13-year-old Virginia girl.Facebook is an antisocial operation.
Dealing with adolescent sexuality is a skill we have yet to develop.
Prohibition does not work.
We do not tolerate the skin trades which appear to have managed the problem in the past.
"There is no such thing as fool proof.
Fools are too clever."
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N.Y. / Region
Parents of Etan Patz Say Bodega Worker Killed Their Son
They cannot know
and do not have the right to speak on the death.
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U.S.
D.C. Crime Bill Would Pay People to Avoid Committing Crimes
The payment model, based on a program in California, is just one part of a larger bill focused on reducing crime.I do not see how this is not a "moral hazard".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard
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Sports
Another Loss for St. John’s
Trevon Bluiett had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 6 Xavier (20-2, 8-2 Big East) overcame poor shooting to beat visiting St. John’s, 90-83. St. John’s (7-16, 0-10) lost its 13th straight."In a women’s game, Breanna Stewart made her first seven shots in a 20-point performance, and No. 1 Connecticut (21-0, 11-0 American Athletic) cruised to a 96-38 win at Tulane (15-7, 6-4)."
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U.S.
Massachusetts: Bulger’s Girlfriend Is Staying Silent
The woman who spent 16 years on the run with the Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger pleaded guilty Wednesday to a criminal contempt charge for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating whether other people helped him as a fugitive.In her situation perceived treachery would be life threatening.
She probably loves him.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Arts
Cosby Case Highlights a Rivalry Between Two Lawyers
A coming court hearing surrounding sexual assault charges against Bill Cosby is likely to pit a former district attorney in Montgomery County, Pa., against the county’s present district attorney.There is no argument about guilt.
The argument is about immunity from prosecution.
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Education
In Oakland, Building Boys Into Men
A school district tries to reverse the underachievement and lack of opportunity for the country’s most vulnerable students, African-American boys.It is a program to be encouraged.
The repair is required.
The program may need some tuning.
I am not the one to do that.
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Business Day
European Growth Seen as Slower Than Previously Predicted
Economic forecasts by the European Union were scaled back, as regional disruptions and a global slowdown were expected to hamper trade.http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/rubio-for-the-rich/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/remembrance-of-forecasts-past/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/friday-night-music-crusaders-on-the-attack/
Travel
Yasiin Bey Arrest Gives World Passport Visibility
The performer formerly known as Mos Def says police shootings of unarmed black youth led him to travel under the World Passport that got him arrested.Unfortunately the world government is not recognized by Nations that recognize each others sovereignty.
This performer will remain marooned while he insists on using nationally sponsored transport.
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