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Sports
Lifeguards at the Olympic Pool? ‘Yes, It’s Necessary’
A supervisor at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium cited the possibilities of debilitating cramps, heart attacks and head-crunching collisions with the wall.OK.
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Food
A California Ice Cream Summers in New York
Maman in TriBeCa and Greenpoint, Brooklyn, offers ice creams from the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based McConnell’s.I lust for ice cream.
I have renounced sugar.
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N.Y. / Region
Milestone for New Tappan Zee Bridge: It’s Halfway Done
Workers have begun laying the bridge’s signature feature — the cables — and if everything goes according to plan, the first section should open over the Hudson River toward the end of next year.Ok.
I do not like the aesthetics of a cable stayed bridge.
We can discuss that.
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T Magazine
Minimal, Smartly Finished Leather Bags — From a Home Goods Designer
Mary L Chan of Bartleby Objects has no interest in making a plain black purse.I agree.
I would fight about details.
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Science
How Lowering Crime Could Contribute to Global Warming
The rebound effect describes changes that inadvertently raise carbon emissions. A recent study illustrated one such rebound involving crime reduction.I am not interested in drowning in detail.
Tax fossil carbon as it comes out of the ground or crosses the border.
Let people figure out what they individually can do.
We must end the use of fossil carbon.
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Health
Barnyard Dust Offers a Clue to Stopping Asthma in Children
Microbes from farm animals, carried into the home, could act as a sort of magic ingredient, scientists found in a new study.Ok,
immune systems deal with the allergens of essential living if exposure is early.
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N.Y. / Region
Missing Jogger, 30, Is Found Dead in Queens Marsh
Karina Vetrano had been reported missing by her family when she did not return from a jog in Spring Creek Park, near her home, the authorities said.There are monsters.
Fortunately they are rare.
People remove them as they are found.
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U.S.
Ex-Students of St. George’s School Reach Pact on Sex Abuse Accusations
The settlement may help bring the curtain down on a tumultuous period for the elite school, at a time when accusations of sexual abuse have rocked many schools.Hopefully that is the end of the specific problem.
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Opinion
Guarding Those Beaches
A Long Island reader muses over what she sees as ungodlike behavior.The fact that beach buggies are designed for sand does not make them part of a summer beach.
Patrol on foot or on horseback.
Emergency service can come by helecopter.
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Travel
The Florida Keys by Camper Van, With Baby
The transportation and accommodations combo of a camper van rental seemed ideal for a South Florida family vacation on the cheap.I do not like Florida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hiaasen
They seem to have had the adventure they wanted.
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Opinion
Lethal Force by the Police
Amnesty International USA writes that “American laws must be brought in line with international standards if the police are to be held accountable.”Some of the sovereign states would fight such interference with their internal affairs.
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Travel
Have Camper, Will Travel: A Starter Family Vacation
The writer rented a camper van, a mode of travel that evoked an Americana nostalgia well-suited to the kitschy charms of South Florida.By all means get the shade canopy.
Big trees are exceptional.
Plan the trip in detail.
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N.Y. / Region
9 Years in Jail, 3 Trials, 12 Judges and No Verdict in Bronx Murder Case
Carlos Vega was arrested in 2007, accused of killing a man in a bodega. He has been incarcerated with an unresolved case longer than anyone else in New York City.He plead guilty to manslaughter.
The plea ended the uncertainty and moved him out of Rikers jail.
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U.S.
No Indictment for Mississippi Officer in Fatal Shooting of Black Man
Officer Tyler Cook was not charged for the death of Antwun Shumpert, who had been pulled over while driving through Tupelo in June.I do not want to live in Mississippi.
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Business Day
Learning to Stop Before ‘Just Enough’ Becomes ‘Way Too Much’
The phenomenon of liking something less and less, the more and more you do it, or have it, actually has a name: the law of diminishing marginal returns.The signal often lags ingestion.
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N.Y. / Region
Social Circles Collide on a Dance Floor. Then a Brawl Ends in Death.
A group of friends asked if they could join a celebration for a woman in a South Bronx high-rise. The police say Julian Washington, 30, was killed protecting a friend in the fight that followed.Use a club. A broken wrist does not kill.
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Real Estate
Their Favorite: A Bed-Stuy Two-Family
Seth Burroughs and Elli Papadopoulos searched for a home in Brooklyn.Not for me.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/the-unbundled-city/
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Opinion
Destini’s Brother
A racist system. A brother in jail. One teenage girl turned to animation to make sense of it all.She has not found the missing piece of her puzzle.
"Old times there are not forgotten."
"A strange and bitter fruit"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs
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Real Estate
Forest Hills, Queens: City Life in a Suburban Setting
Home buyers are drawn to the Forest Hills neighborhood’s transportation, shopping and relatively reasonable prices.I don't want to know these people.
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Business Day
Questions of Redstone’s Competency Promise Years of Litigation
In two legal battles over the control of Viacom, judges found that the issues raised required a trial to examine whether Mr. Redstone was competent.Sumner M. Redstone and his daughter, Shari have lost their case.
Control will rest with the board while competence is resolved.
With expected delays Mr. Redstone will die before there is a decision.
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