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World
Man Tied to Hindu Vigilante Group Among 5 Held in Deaths of 2 Muslims
Two cattle traders were leading oxen to be sold at a fair when they were spotted by a Hindu man who believed they were leading the animals to slaughter, the police in India said.It is just as serious as other religious violence.
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Science
El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide
The World Health Organization has estimated that changes related to the weather phenomenon are putting 60 million people at increased risk of malnutrition and illnesses.Build for it.
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Opinion
Voters Tell Prosecutors, Black Lives Matter
Anger over the handling of cases in Chicago and Cleveland involving the police killing young black people led to the election defeat of two officials."Black lives matter" is not the message received.
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N.Y. / Region
Critics Assail Potential New York Move on Regulating Online Colleges
Consumer advocates and others are urging New York State’s education commissioner not to sign an interstate agreement that they say would expose students to harm at the hands of for-profit colleges.Degree mills should not get legitimacy.
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U.S.
Biden Names Leader for ‘Moonshot’ Cancer Campaign
Greg Simon, an experienced corporate executive who is battling cancer himself, will lead the initiative launched by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.Motivation does not guarantee success.
The benefits of success are much greater than the costs of failure.
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Job Market
Lucy Jones: Saving Lives on Fault Lines
Ms. Jones, an adviser at the United States Geological Survey, is a fourth-generation Californian whose work on quakes has been adapted throughout the world.She has a good plan.
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Science
Video: Of Spider Bondage, and Cannibalism
Male nursery web spiders tie up females with spider silk before mating to avoid being killed and eaten.Yes
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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World
Ex-President ‘Lula’ Joins Brazil’s Cabinet, Gaining Legal Shield
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, facing multiple corruption investigations, will become President Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff, a position that offers him increased protection.http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection=Technology®ion=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=article#/Luiz+In%C3%A1cio+Lula+da+Silva/since1851/allresults/1/allauthors/newest/
The maneuver has not worked.
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World
Sergio Arellano Stark, Chilean General Who Led Death Squad, Dies at 94
He helped install Augusto Pinochet as president in a 1973 coup and was implicated in the murder or disappearance of more than 75 Chileans.People are not immortal.
It is good.
Dementia is not deserved.
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N.Y. / Region
Sentencings for Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver Are Now Set for Same Day
Mr. Skelos, the former Republican majority leader of the State Senate, and Mr. Silver, a Democrat who was the State Assembly speaker, are scheduled to appear in court on April 13.Send them to jail.
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Business Day
Study Finds Public Pension Promises Exceed Ability to Pay
A Citigroup report on 20 nations said pension obligations, much of them unfunded, amounted to nearly twice the countries’ total national debt.Question the study.
Bankruptcy and default are options.
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Sports
Postseason Goes On Without L.S.U.’s Ben Simmons, and Without Some of the Planned Games
The year ended for Simmons, a possible No. 1 overall N.B.A. draft pick, when L.S.U. declined to play in the N.I.T. or any other postseason tournament.http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/scoreboard.asp?day=20160319&conf=000
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Sports
Husband, Father and Champion Make a Lot to Balance
Life choices can blunt a competitive advantage, at least in the short term, for some golfers at the elite level.http://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news
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Opinion
Congress Should Allocate Money to Fight Zika
Delaying dedicated emergency funds could put thousands of people at risk.The virus will come north.
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N.Y. / Region
Spring May Start With Snow in New York Region
After hints of warm weather in recent weeks, up to four inches of snow have been forecast to fall in New York City by Monday, and more in the suburbs.http://www.wunderground.com/us/ny/new-york/zmw:10001.5.99999
http://www.weather.gov/
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-73.94511339979466&lat=40.73162162742361#.
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U.S.
In Shift, Obama Won’t Open Southeast Atlantic Coast to Drilling
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell cited the military’s reservations about drilling near some of its largest installations, plunging oil prices and widespread local concerns."The will of the people."
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Business Day
VW Financial Services Lowers Profit Outlook in Wake of Scandal
The emissions scandal “intensively challenged” Volkswagen and its in-house bank, the unit’s chief said, and the unit expects costs to go up.There are fewer sales and so less new debt.
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N.Y. / Region
A Farewell to the Dog Who Helped Him Off the Streets
In 2005, when Raymond Goynes first met Sonja, he was living in a refrigerator box in the entranceway of a building down the block.People are fond of individual dogs.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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World
Florence Tackles Duomo Defacement With a New Tool: Virtual Graffiti
After scrubbing tower walls of “we were here” markups, officials create a digital space for all those symbols, signatures and notes to posterity.Eternal hope.
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Science
Handful of Biologists Went Rogue and Published Directly to Internet
Molecular biologists and neuroscientists are tweeting with the hashtag #ASAPbio in protest of a system that keeps research from being shared with the public, typically for more than six months.I don't see that it is much of a revolution.
Some of the scientists have stopped playing the editor's game.
There is room for a scientific "Readers Digest".
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World
Ex-President ‘Lula’ Joins Brazil’s Cabinet, Gaining Legal Shield
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, facing multiple corruption investigations, will become President Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff, a position that offers him increased protection.That plan failed for the moment.
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N.Y. / Region
State Assembly Plan Would Limit New York Lawmakers’ Outside Income
Zero is a good number.
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Real Estate
When an Apartment Contains Lead Paint
Gas Facility in Algeria Is Attacked With Rockets
The identities of the attackers, who struck the site that is jointly operated by Statoil and BP, were not known, and there were no immediate reports of injuries.The Russians by proxy at a guess.
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Food
Eggs Give Dessert a Spring in Its Step
Pastry chefs turn to eggs to deliver the lighter, brighter feeling of warmer weather. (Article plus video.)I can make these things if someone will eat them.
At the moment I have a cold.
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Food
Video: Chocolate Pavlova with Chocolate Mousse
A traditionally white and fluffy dessert gets a dark chocolate makeover.I lust for the dark side.
I will not go there.
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Opinion
Oakland Charter Schools
The Oakland Education Association takes issue with a billionaire’s project.The trash needs to be collected.
Effectiveness is the goal.
Repute will follow.
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Science
Solving the Tully Monster’s Cold Case
A team of researches say they have solved the identity of a creature whose fossilized remains were uncovered more than half a century ago.A small creature.
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U.S.
Video: Amtrak Train Derails in Kansas
A passenger train, known as the Southwest Chief, was en route to Chicago from Los Angeles early Monday morning when it derailed near Dodge City, Kan.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/us/amtrak-train-derailment-kansas.html
No further report as yet.
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Your Money
Pfizer’s Eager to Go, but the Market Has Doubts
A spread in share prices suggests that the drug maker’s tax inversion deal with Allergan may not yet be in the bag.Some are not enthusiastic.
http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/PFE:US
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