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U.S.
Documents Detail Scene of Planned Parenthood Shooting in Colorado Springs
Documents unsealed on Monday suggest Robert L. Dear Jr. had long admired violent opponents of abortion, and offer a detailed account of the rampage.Martyrdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr
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World
David Cameron Clashes With Rivals Over Tax Havens and His Wealth
The British prime minister confronted the Labour Party in Parliament in a spirited debate over economic fairness that was set off by the Panama Papers.The fight is over political philosophy as expressed in government.
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U.S.
Texas Officer, Caught on Video Throwing Girl to the Ground, Is Fired
Officials at the San Antonio middle school said the officer’s report of subduing the 12-year-old girl was inconsistent with the cellphone video.The officers response was not proper.
The problem probably is with Texas.
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Science
Sierra Nevada Snow Won’t End California’s Thirst
Climate change and the proliferation of trees have led to less of a natural reservoir of melting snow coming down the mountains.Problem: there is so much fuel in the sierra forests that any fire is a big fire.
California is in water debt.
The past winter will not end the drought.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
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Science
A New Zealand Penguin, Hard to Spot, Is Harder to Preserve
The shy yellow-eyed penguin, threatened by human endeavors, natural predators and hot weather, face extinction despite conservation efforts.Give the fish and the penguins a break.
Pause fishing off South Island.
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Food
For Juicy Beef for Your Seder Table, Look Beyond Brisket
This Passover, try pairing beef fillet with beets, horseradish and aioli.It is not magic.
It takes attention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aioli
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U.S.
Chicago Set to Pay $6 Million in Deaths of 2 Men After Arrests
City Council members on Monday said the recurrence of such cases showed the need for urgent changes to police training and discipline.The Chicago and other police departments should be disciplined.
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U.S.
Chicago State, a Lifeline for Poor Blacks, Is Under Threat Itself
The university has received no state funding in months, and may soon close, shuttering a path forward for an underserved community.The Republican party in Illinois is carrying forward the tax cuts for the rich agenda.
Part of the problem is racism. Another part is class war.
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U.S.
Indiana State Trooper Is Fired for Proselytizing During Traffic Stops
The trooper, a 14-year veteran, had asked drivers about church and whether they had been “saved.”Indiana acted properly.
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Opinion
What States Can Do on Birth Control
Unplanned pregnancies hold women back and impose huge costs on society. We can help.Practical arguments have little impact on religious opinions.
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Science
Scientists Unveil New ‘Tree of Life’
Most of the diversity outlined on the new tree has been hiding in plain sight.Interesting.
Important to creationists.
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World
Over 80 Percent of Water Is Polluted in Tested China Wells
Though the data was from shallower wells than those used by many cities, the findings alarmed among many Chinese.Pollution should show in life expectancy numbers.
Deep aquifers are fossil water.
Their carrying capacity is limited.
The American west is feeling the limits.
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N.Y. / Region
Cuomo’s Tax Cuts, Boon for Middle Class, Come With Risk
While the cuts are projected to save taxpayers more than $20 billion by 2025, critics fear that they could leave the state open to financial pitfalls.Tax revenues will go up.
A graduated income tax is the fairest way to gather the necessary operating funds.
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Food
Sesame Extends Its Sweet Reach Beyond the Middle East
Tahini and halvah are refined and reborn in ice cream, doughnuts and semifreddoI like it.
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World
New Evidence on When Bible Was Written: Ancient Shopping Lists
An analysis of handwriting on ancient pottery suggests that literacy may have been more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C.Scholarship and scripture are not a comforting combination for believers.
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N.Y. / Region
A Familiar Pattern in a Spouse’s Final Act
After years of violence, Nadia Saavedra finally told her husband to leave their Bronx home. Soon after, the police say, he returned to kill her and then himself.More income would have helped.
I am not clear on the couples immigration status.
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N.Y. / Region
Pilot and Passenger Are Injured in Plane Crash on Long Island
A single-engine plane crashed in the intersection of two residential streets, about a block from the Bayport Aerodrome.There will be a report.
Flying cars are not a good idea.
Talk. Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Health
Alone on the Range, Seniors Often Lack Access to Health Care
Country life poses tough challenges for residents determined to “age in place.”It is our choice and theirs.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Health
People Who Avoided Illness Could Be Key in Treating Those Who Didn’t
Scientists hope to find answers in the DNA of people who have a mutated gene that should have made them ill or killed them, but did not.The first thing to do is to know more.
We need more than just the genome.
We need analytic knowledge of the human genome, what does what and how it does it.
The desired answers will fall out of that study.
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Fashion & Style
Corinne Snow, David Denton Jr.
The bride and groom met at Harvard Law School.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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