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Sports
Amid Doping and Death, a Push to Improve the Welfare of Horse Racing’s Involuntary Heroes
Thanks in part to social media, the casual fan is taking an active interest in how equine athletes are treated. Their concerns are compelling some forces within the sport to make reforms.http://anti-joke.com/anti-joke/page/24507-roses-are-red-violets-are-blue-horses-that-lose-are-made-into-glue
Horse racing is an old and corrupt business.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(film)
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Science
Monumental Piece of the Old, Old City of Petra
With the help of drones and satellite imagery, archaeologists have discovered a platform about half the size of a football field at Petra in Jordan.A map would help.
The picture is not self explanatory
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Fashion & Style
Shivani Kalia, Nilesh Patel
The couple met at Binghamton University, from which they graduated.The officiant does not matter to me.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Gang Violence in Chicago
A reader bemoans the influence of gangs on inner-city youths.The entrepreneurial drive has a down side.
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Opinion
The Building Blocks of Learning
The good news in education is that attention is finally turning to the psychic and emotional qualities that children bring to the classroom.Unfortunately group loyalties interfere.
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Opinion
Reusable Shopping Bags
Rather than penalizing shoppers for using plastic bags, reward them for bring their own bag, a reader suggests.The fee will get political support.
A deposit would be more effective at removing plastic bags from the trash.
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Food
Poultry Has a Pedigree at Le Coq Rico
“Beautiful birds,” matured longer, are the attraction at this Manhattan spinoff of a Paris bistro.I have trouble eating a pet.
The idea of a chicken worth eating seems a good one.
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Science
How to Become a Shadow Angel in the Morning Dew
Heiligenschein, which is German for “holy light,” appears as a halo around your shadow as you stand with your back to the sun over moist grass.The person who makes the effect is the one who observes the effect.
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Fashion & Style
Margot Genvert, Alexander Tanenbaum
The couple met at Colgate University, from which they graduated.The Manhattan Marriage Bureau can officiate if you wish.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Fashion & Style
Leslie Patterson, William Silverman
The couple met in Latin class at Emory University.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Sports
With Siren and Flashing Lights, Belmont Has a Model Alert System
Belmont Park uses an air-raid siren and 20 solar-powered lights around the mile-and-a-half track to warn riders.It is a cute gadget.
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Sports
Muhammad Ali Turns Vulnerability Into Strength at ’96 Olympics
His body slowed by Parkinson’s, Ali made a surprise appearance at the opening ceremony to light the caldron at the Summer Games in Atlanta.OK.
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Opinion
Down and Out and Voteless in Ohio
Attempts by the state’s Republican lawmakers to suppress voter turnout this election have reached shameless levels.The Times has found its political feet.
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U.S.
America’s Appellate Lawyer Recaps 5 Years of Legal ‘High Drama’
The Obama administration’s solicitor general, Donald B. Verrilli Jr., is exiting after 37 Supreme Court arguments on divisive issues from health care to gay marriage.We will probably miss him.
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Science
Readers’ Reactions
From gorillas in captivity to the use of painkillers, articles in the Science Times section elicit varied points of view.Captive populations are a last hope for species without an habitat.
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Business Day
The Source of Passion
Readers respond to “No Passion? Don’t Panic” (June 5).http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/jobs/graduating-and-looking-for-your-passion-just-be-patient.html
Michael N. Alexander points out that passion develops from the effort to understand some aspect of the universe.
The universe includes everything. From particle physics to cosmology.
From viruses to colonial forests and all the creatures of the earth and their interrelations.
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N.Y. / Region
Sunset Ride Turns Deadly for 2 on Windy Long Island Sound
A woman and her daughter were rescued nearly 20 miles from where they launched a kayak in Connecticut, after they and two men were blown offshore."“If you don’t respect the water,” Chief Flatley said, “and know how the tides run and how the wind affects it, it can be very dangerous.”"
The water does not care. Sixty degrees f. will kill.
It is early to swim in the sound.
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Travel
Zika Fears and Political Chaos Keeping Rio Olympics Affordable
A strong dollar and cheap airfare and lodging options are among the reasons a trip to the Olympics in Rio can be a good value.I am not going unless you pay.
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World
Australian Rodent Is First Mammal to Go Extinct Due to Climate Change, Scientists Say
In 2014, researchers used traps and cameras to try to determine how many Bramble Cay melomys were left on a tiny outcrop in the Great Barrier Reef. They found none.Noted.
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U.S.
Video: Shooting at Dallas Love Field Airport
Video shared on social media shows the initial moments of a shooting at Dallas Love Field Airport.Texans are dangers to themselves and to others.
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