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N.Y. / Region
Mayor de Blasio, With Wary Eye on World Economy, Asks Agencies to Cut Costs
New York City’s budget director told department leaders that they must find ways to trim expenses, drawing cautious praise from fiscal watchdogs.A city government is much more like an individual than
a sovereign nation.
A city cannot create money. It is not a bank.
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U.S.
As Detroit Starts to Mend, Its Schools Lurch Toward Fiscal Crisis
Battered by declining enrollment and large debts, the system could run out of money by April and may be forced to default or declare bankruptcy.Detroit is still bankrupt.
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Business Day
Does a Carbon Tax Work? Ask British Columbia
A conservative party in the province introduced a carbon tax in 2008. The important lesson for American skeptics is that the policy worked as advertised."Look at it this way. A study by Michael Greenstone and Thomas Covert of the University of Chicago and Professor Knittel concluded that at current battery prices, for an electric vehicle to be cheaper to run than a gas-power car, oil would have to cost $350 a barrel. Last year, it averaged $50. To make up the difference would require a carbon tax of $700 a ton of carbon dioxide."
Yes but . . .
We have no effective replacement for carbon fuels in mobile equipment.
The marginal cost of batteries is prohibitive.
Perhaps automotive civilization can move away from travel.
I do not see that happening without a climate catastrophy.
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N.Y. / Region
Woman, 77, Fatally Struck by Livery Cab in Midtown
The woman, who was crossing the street at Madison Avenue and 36th Street, was the fourth pedestrian killed by a motor vehicle in New York City in the past three days.There is no defense against desperate drivers.
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N.Y. / Region
Summonses, Not Arrests, for Small Crimes in Manhattan
Police officers in the borough will no longer arrest most people who commit minor offenses under a policy shift that officials hope will help to reduce a backlog of cases.There is probably no such thing as a small crime.
These acts should not then carry legal penalties.
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N.Y. / Region
Westbury Schools Agree to Alter Enrollment Policies for Immigrants
A New York State investigation found that the school district, on Long Island, unlawfully denied or delayed an education to undocumented children.Robert Moses fought with the landowners.
The village is excessively concerned with school taxes.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Westbury,+NY/@40.7614792,-73.6093953,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c286e04e80dfbf:0x1df681af79ffa5eb
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Sports
Clippers Keep Nets From Winning a Third Straight
Chris Paul had 23 points and 12 assists for Los Angeles, which has beaten the Nets in five consecutive games at Staples Center.http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/teamstats.asp?teamno=02&type=teamhome
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N.Y. / Region
92 New York City High Schools to Give No-Fee SAT on Wednesday
Many have praised the effort to increase participation in the exam, but the initiative also raises questions about the preparation low-income students receive for the test.The De Blasio administration is busy.
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N.Y. / Region
Judge Grants Delay of Sodium Warnings for New York City Restaurants
The law, which would require chain restaurants to label high-sodium items, was to go into effect on Tuesday, but will be delayed while it remains under judicial review.Franchises have lawyers on retainer.
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N.Y. / Region
Nail Salon Sweeps in New York Reveal Abuses and Regulatory Challenges
A review of state inspections shows widespread labor violations but also the difficulties of regulating an industry that operates mostly off the books.The nail industry is not behaving legally.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweatshop
Close the businesses and seize the assets of the business and the business owners. These businesses will not be incorporated.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Police Faulted by Agency for Unlawful Searches
A report by the Civilian Complaint Review Board found 180 instances from 2010 to October 2015 in which the police carried out improper home entries and searches.Voided cases and civil penalties.
It looks like a class action to me.
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Fashion & Style
A Men’s Store for the Everyguy
The proprietor of Palmer Trading Company, Willy Chavarria, talks about how he arrived at his no-frills sense of style.These used to be called Army Navy stores.
The Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic do not own the market.
I have made C.P.O. shirts.
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U.S.
Pennsylvania Diocese Leaders Knew of Sex Abuse for Decades, Grand Jury Says
Over four decades, at least 50 priests and other church employees molested hundreds of children in a small Roman Catholic diocese in central Pennsylvania, according to a grand jury report.The effort to remove State Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane makes more sense.
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Sports
Lexi Thompson Takes 4-Stroke Lead in Thailand
Lexi Thompson shot an eight-under-par 64 in the third round of the LPGA Thailand to establish a four-stroke lead over In Gee Chun at Siam Country Club in Chonburi.There is no big story out of Scotland.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/01/glasgow-asylum-seekers-allegedly-locked-out-of-homes
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/2016/mar/01/eu-referendum-why-is-sturgeon-crying-foul-over-remain-campaign
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/eu-referendum
The E.U. must change radically.
Nothing short of impending collapse will force the necessary changes.
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N.Y. / Region
Plan to Expand a Pipeline at Indian Point Raises Concern
Elected officials and environmental activists have criticized the expansion of a natural gas pipeline across Indian Point property.Any news of Indian Point brings out the demonstrators.
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Sports
Lexi Thompson Wins in Thailand
Thompson won her seventh L.P.G.A. title with a six-stroke victory.http://www.theguardian.com/politics/eu-referendum
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/02/brexit-damage-uk-economy-blackrock
The government of Britain has not yet gotten economics correctly.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/europe-stalls/
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World
Egypt: Autopsy Suggests Italian Student Was Subjected to Lengthy Interrogation
The findings are the strongest indication yet that the student, Giulio Regeni, was killed by Egyptian security services.Proof is dificult and war is prohibitively expensive.
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U.S.
Sikh Soldier Sues Defense Dept., Citing Religious Discrimination
Capt. Simratpal Singh, a decorated West Point graduate, said the Army had singled him out for special tests because of his beard and turban.The stupidity of the U.S. Army knows no bounds.
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N.Y. / Region
Woman Charged With Tricking Men Into Giving Her Cash
Prosecutors said Mary Evans would approach the victims in Upper Manhattan, gain their trust and then scam them.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_game
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U.S.
Supreme Court Looks at Recusals in Capital Trials
The justices seemed to agree that it was wrong for a judge to hear a death penalty case he had worked on as a district attorney, but they were divided on an appropriate rule.All bad judgment is not unlawful.
The defense will have to get the conviction thrown out again.
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