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Fashion & Style
Why Can’t My BFF and My New Boyfriend Get Along?
Also, how to handle gender ambiguity, friends who are too heavy on the salt, and dinner guests who are only half-thankful.The thing to do is begin.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Business Day
Why a Universal Basic Income Will Not Solve Poverty
In this world where work remains an important social, psychological and economic anchor, there are better tools to help than giving every American a monthly check.Double everyone's taxes.
Half the population pays no taxes to the federal government.
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N.Y. / Region
Like a Rolling Watermelon
A wayward melon rolled up and down the subway car, to the delight of passengers, until it found a home.Ok
Let us build a home.
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Science
A Close Encounter for Earth and Mars
The two planets will be at their closest in more than a decade, separated by just 47 million miles.Humans are not ready to attempt the trip.
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Fashion & Style
In Fragrance, Rose Is the New Unisex
Rose-heavy perfumes have been liberated from their powdery past to become the new powerhouse scent for men as well as women.We can experiment.
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T Magazine
The People, Places and Things We Loved This Month
In case you missed them, the online editors of T round up some of our favorite stories published in May.Bathing suits and Key lime pie may have been under represented.
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World
First Residents Return to Fort McMurray After Wildfire
Four weeks after fires hit Fort McMurray, Alberta, officials issued a long list of safety warnings and faced questions about whether the gradual return was premature.Fort McMurray will live as long as the oil lasts.
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U.S.
Video: Mother's 911 Call From Cincinnati Zoo
Police released the emergency call a mother made after her 3-year-old son fell into the gorilla pit at the Cincinnati Zoo.She got the keepers' attention.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Police Captain Who Didn’t Help After Shootout Is Demoted
The former captain, Scott J. Forster, had declined to coordinate the police response at the hospital when two officers were injured in Brooklyn in February.Group loyalty is large among the police.
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Opinion
How to Make Mass Incarceration End For Good
Investing in former prison inmates is not only morally right, it’s economically smart.All true though the individual states have much to say.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Police Official Stripped of Badge Amid Corruption Inquiry
Deputy Chief John Sprague, a 25-year veteran, was placed on modified duty after he indicated he would decline to answer questions before a federal grand jury.Internal discipline is a departmental problem.
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N.Y. / Region
Principal Hired to Revive Struggling Boys and Girls High School May Leave
The potential departure of Michael Wiltshire would be a setback for Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s efforts to transform New York City’s most troubled schools.Fixing a culture of failure is a Sisyphusian task
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus
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N.Y. / Region
Suffolk County District Attorney on Defensive as U.S. Inquiry Expands
The Justice Department is said to be examining at least a half-dozen cases to determine if political considerations influenced decisions made by Thomas Spota’s office.Suffolk County is haunted by its past.
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N.Y. / Region
After Years of Struggles, Bronx Woman Earns Her Prize: A Criminal Justice Degree
JoAnne Carpenter, who received money through the Neediest Cases Fund, coped with bouts of depression and worked part-time jobs while raising two children.Passing the bar exam is said to be a project.
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U.S.
Hillary Clinton Aide Says Little Thought Was Given to Potential Issues Over Private Email
Testimony by Cheryl D. Mills, chief of staff when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, represented the first sworn public accounting from a member of Mrs. Clinton’s inner circle.Partisan fishing expeditions were not expected at that time.
Disapointment when there was nothing caught can be expected.
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Fashion & Style
The Summertime Suit, Now in Black
There’s no need to lose your cool when the mercury rises.I would rather rent a monkey suit.
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Science
Studies of Moth and Butterfly Genes Color In a Scientific Classic
The studies identified the mutation at the heart of a lesson about adaptive evolution taught in many science classes.Ok
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Food
South Bronx Gets High-End Coffee; Is Gentrification Next?
Will two new cafes serve as catalysts for the community or something bigger? Or both?Yes.
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T Magazine
Five Super-Simple Swimsuit Brands to Know
Just in time for summer, a guide to fuss-free bathing suits to last this season — and beyond.Your choice.
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N.Y. / Region
Video: The Hard Side of Selling Soft Treats
When it gets hot in New York, ice cream trucks hit the pavement, often competing fiercely for coveted street corners. Follow Ricardo Cruz, one of Mr. Softee’s 350 drivers, on a sunny day in the city.Mob rule.
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Times Insider
Snakes Outside Boston: Reporter’s Notebook
Jess Bidgood wrote about a plan to save Rattlesnakes from extinction. She’d already encountered a member of the species — in a dark wood near Boston.I have not been seeing the local snakes.
The chip monk population is down.
They must be doing well.
Travel
8 Hotels Offering More Family-Friendly Options
Hotels are increasingly giving families what they want, including more rooms, bunk beds and play areas.It will be a while.
U.S.
No Federal Charges for Minneapolis Officers in Fatal Shooting
The civil rights of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old black man, were not violated when two white police officers fatally shot him in November, federal officials said.
The Upshot
Expanding Medicare Would Solve Some Problems, Create New Ones
The Obamacare marketplace would inevitably be affected by the move, in ways that are tricky to predict.There should be no guarantee that insurance companies survive.
U.S.
Government Sues for San Bernardino Gunman’s Life Insurance Policies
The United States attorney’s office in Los Angeles filed a civil asset forfeiture lawsuit for policies taken out by Syed Rizwan Farook, worth $275,000 in total.Civil forfeiture is bad law.
World
Airport Near Everest Is Its Own Perilous Adventure
Planes heading to Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal, often have to deal with high wind and thick fog. Then pilots face a short, sloping runway.Walk. It works.
Your Money
With Hurricane Season Here, Time to Check Home Insurance
In coastal states, damage caused by hurricanes or named storms is often subject to a separate deductible.Done.
N.Y. / Region
Girl With Zika Virus Is Born at a New Jersey Hospital
The baby, whose mother contracted the virus in Honduras, had severe microcephaly, which is characteristic of the virus.sad case.
Opinion
Homeless Cats
A PETA employee writes, “Trapping, neutering and reabandoning cats makes humans feel better, not cats.”Cats are not endangered.
U.S.
I.R.S. Ruling Is Obstacle to Health Care Networks Promoted by Obama
The agency said an accountable care organization did not meet the test for tax-exempt status because it was not operated exclusively for charitable purposes.I will shed no tears.
Travel
Five Vacation Options If You Want to Pass on Disney World
The writer has avoided Disney World for decades, opting instead for getaways that inspire and ignite the curiosity of her daughters.Go for it.
N.Y. / Region
Success Academy Network Cancels Pre-K Program Amid Contract Dispute
The charter network, which has refused to sign a contract with the city, blamed Mayor Bill de Blasio for “forcing” the decision to cancel the program for next year.Charter schools are not a good idea.
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