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Opinion
The E.P.A.’s Civil Rights Problem
Complaints about facilities in minority areas take much too long to investigate, and the agency has never made a formal finding of discrimination.Consider:
The history of development is much longer than the history of regulation.
Ugly activities depress the price of the surrounding space.
Desperate people occupy cheap space.
The E.P.A. has a duty to protect people from industry
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Science
What Poison Ivy Has Against Us
Most people know, and fear, the distinctive three-leaf pattern in the wild. Do other animals have to avoid it, too?urushiol
"A. A severe allergic reaction when the skin is exposed to poison ivy is almost exclusively a human problem."
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Opinion
A 16-Year-Old Needs a License. Shouldn’t a Self-Driving Car?
After a fatal crash of a self-driving Tesla, we need to take a harder look at autopilot technology.The systems are not good enough yet.
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Real Estate
Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York City.New York City is an attractive nuisance.
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N.Y. / Region
Grief for an Avid Cyclist Killed in a Brooklyn Hit-and-Run
After Matthew von Ohlen was killed early Saturday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, cycling advocates said the police seemed more interested in ticketing bikers than finding the driver.Not an accident.
The Black Camaro was in the bike lane.
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N.Y. / Region
Funeral Held for Murdered Brooklyn Pizzeria Owner as Police Seek Suspect
Louis Barbati, owner of L&B Spumoni Gardens, was fatally shot in front of his home last week; the authorities released a video showing a man being sought in the case.It was an assassination.
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Fashion & Style
The ‘Kidbutz’ of Topanga Canyon
In an upscale twist on a hippie commune, a group of California parents are raising their children together in a $2 million home.We should begin to talk.
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Opinion
The Benefits of Exercise
“Resistance training is an integral part of a complete physical activity prescription, especially for older adults,” a professor of health advises.There is no argument..
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Science
Irving Gottesman, Pioneering Psychologist on Schizophrenia, Dies at 85
Dr. Gottesman was perhaps best known for a study of twins that found a genetic link to mental illness, changing how people thought about its origins.Our bodies surprise us.
Some of behavior is genetic constraint.
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Magazine
How a $2 Roadside Drug Test Sends Innocent People to Jail
Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives. Why are police departments and prosecutors across the country still using them?Because it gets convictions and press approval.
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N.Y. / Region
Roscoe C. Brown Jr., Tuskegee Airman and Confidant to New York Politicians, Dies at 94
Mr. Brown had few political aspirations himself but was an adviser black elected officials and a calm voice during the city’s racial strife.Heros do not live forever.
Our world needs more such people.
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N.Y. / Region
Elie Wiesel Is Recalled at Funeral for a Legacy Beyond His Moral Voice
A small gathering of relatives and friends attended a funeral in Manhattan for Mr. Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and writer who died on Saturday.His task continues.
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T Magazine
Instant Coffee You’ll Actually Want to Drink
San Francisco’s Sudden Coffee is brewing and dehydrating the very best single-origin beans from top roasters.It requires proof.
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U.S.
Private Prisoner Vans’ Long Road of Neglect
Court documents, federal records, news articles and interviews reveal a pattern of abuse in private extradition vans, an industry that operates with almost no oversight.Sadism should not pay.
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Opinion
Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering
Tiny cameras allow us to bear witness to injustice. What does that change?There must be dead police to justify a shoot on fear policy.
There are few dead police.
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Opinion
The Not-So-Liberal Roberts Court
It’s worth remembering that today’s conservative justices are a good deal more conservative than the liberal justices are liberal.What we hope for from the court is reason.
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U.S.
Police Search for Man Connected to Attacks on Homeless Men in San Diego
Two homeless men were killed and another critically injured in a string of attacks since Sunday.Sombody knows him.
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Science
Female Elephants Follow in Their Mothers’ Footsteps
The elephants are following their instincts.
So are the ivory merchants.
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