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U.S.
Obama Visits Midway, Highlighting Monument and Commitment to Environment
The president, an eye on his legacy, commemorated the expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument in the remote reaches of the Pacific.It was a navel base. It is better uninhabited by people.
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Opinion
Free Speech on Campus
Strong reactions to the University of Chicago dean’s letter opposing “trigger warnings” and efforts to shield students from controversial speakers.Students are capable of shielding themselves from novel thoughts.
The place for warnings is the handbook and the registration desk.
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U.S.
Hurricane Season Is Heating Up. So Is the Planet. Coincidence?
As Hermine churns up the Atlantic and two other storms threaten Hawaii, a look at what role scientists think global warming may be playing."Finding the strong telltale “signal” of climate change in events is challenging, Dr. Emanuel said, because there are relatively few storms to draw data from. “If we have our numbers right,” he said, “it will be very difficult to see a signal in the actual data for a long time.”"
People love the beach. It does not love people.
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Books
Essays by Han Han, the Chinese Blogger and Media Superstar
“The Problem With Me,” by Han Han, is a book of essays by a widely read Chinese blogger who manages not to provoke the censors."The reason Chinese people in Hong Kong and Taiwan were able to protect a culture of civility and relative freedom is political. Chinese officials on the mainland are not greedy and corrupt because they are necessarily immoral or uncultured people, but because a one-party dictatorship encourages corrupting forms of patronage. If any people take care of their families, it is those powerful officials."
Corrupt patronage is not self correcting.
Replacing one group of patrons with another works until corrupting powers grow large enough to include both groups of patrons.
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Technology
Daily Report: When Things Go Very Wrong at a Start-Up
A recent Medium post by a disappointed ex-employee of a start-up is a reminder that not every little tech company is destined to succeed.Pay attention to the business model of the startup.
The business model includes products.
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Real Estate
High-End Condos for the Merely Affluent
Developers are finding a deep pool of affluent buyers who have spent the last several years shut out of a market that catered to the global elite.The high end condo market is saturated for the moment.
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U.S.
Trial Over North Carolina Law on Transgender Restroom Access Is Delayed
The trial was postponed until May after a federal judge granted a request from the state’s Republican leaders to wait for the Supreme Court to decide whether to hear a similar case from Virginia.The composition of the Supreme Court will change shortly after the November election. Any real change will depend on the politics of the newly appointed justice.
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Health
F.D.A. Bans Sale of Many Antibacterial Soaps, Saying Risks Outweigh Benefits
The agency said manufacturers had failed to prove the products were safe to use over the long term or more effective than using ordinary soap and water.I remember heavy body odor.
I would like to do without the odor and the sanitizer.
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Fashion & Style
Molly Pam, Adam Cohen
The bride, a private chef, and the groom, a vice president with SeatGeek, are to marry.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Putting Profits Over Safety
A reader laments the lack of government oversight that allowed defective airbags to be installed in cars.Tacata had an engineering failure.
They followed with a coverup.
They are now bankrupt.
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Fashion & Style
Melanie Simonson, Steven Evans
The bride is a psychotherapist, and the groom works for Wellthy, a technology company.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Fashion & Style
Anna Ross, William Goldman
The couple met in 2014 through JSwipe, a dating app.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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N.Y. / Region
Deliveryman Sues Ex-Mayor David Dinkins Over Collision
The suit says that the former mayor left the scene of the accident after he hit a bicycle deliveryman in June.David Dinkins will pay.
His insurance may not.
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Fashion & Style
I Do, Part Two: Why Couples Decide to Renew Their Vows
It’s a way for some couples to show everyone that their marriage still works.Individuals keep vows.
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N.Y. / Region
Avoiding Foreclosure for Now, Harlem Church Celebrates With Anti-Gay Vitriol
After the Atlah Worldwide Church won a court ruling in a long-running legal dispute, a sign outside said it would celebrate by burning a rainbow flag in the building’s courtyard.The city is being nice.
Mixing politics and religion results in canceled tax exemptions
as has been repeatedly learned in other places.
Water and sewage are fees, not taxes. The departments cannot forclose directly.
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Health
F.D.A. Orders Stronger Warning on Common Painkiller-Sedative Mix
The move was part of a broader effort by the federal government to reduce deaths from drug overdoses, now more numerous than car crashes in the United States.Opioid painkillers are addictive.
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Books
Tom Wolfe Raises His Voice in an Account of Human Speech
According to Tom Wolfe in “The Kingdom of Speech,” the ability to speak is the basis for our greatest achievements.Fighting words.
Wolfe may be read for fun. Chomsky will be assigned.
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Business Day
A Plea for Plain English in Financial Documents
Much of finance would look fraudulent in daily speech.
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N.Y. / Region
New York City Will Change Lead Testing Methods at Its Schools
As long as lead did not make the headlines the past testing method was enough.
Change the plumbing and the fixtures.
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World
Bags of Cocaine Worth $56 Million Are Found at Coca-Cola Factory in France
The cocaine amounted to 370 kilograms and was stowed in a shipment of orange juice concentrate to the plant in the town of Signes.Some warehouse manager thought he had more control.
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