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Books
An Immigrant Family Encounter the 1 Percent in a Debut Novel
In Imbolo Mbue’s “Behold the Dreamers,” immigrants from Cameroon are drawn into a banker’s family as the financial crisis deepens.Imbolo Mbue writes what she knows as all are advised to do.
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U.S.
‘Private Hell’: Prep School Sex Abuse Inquiry Paints Grim Picture
An investigation commissioned by St. George’s School in Rhode Island found that at least 51 students were abused by staff members in the 1970s and ’80s.Yes.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Court Expands Definition of Parenthood
The state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a non-adoptive, non-biological caretaker of a child could be allowed to ask for custody and visitation rights.A necessary action.
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Opinion
Georgetown Confronts Its Ugly Past
The university’s efforts to acknowledge its role in enslaving African-American men, women and children are a good start, but more should be done.The theft of liberty continues to be an evil idea.
Half measures of apology will have to serve.
Confession and contrition are supposed to induce forgiveness.
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Well
Depression Is Poorly Diagnosed and Often Goes Untreated
About 8.4 percent of Americans interviewed in a study had depression, but of those, only 28.7 percent had received any treatment.Sometimes life is difficult to bear.
I would prefer to fix life.
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N.Y. / Region
Man Charged in Killing of Queens Imam and Aide Pleads Not Guilty
During the arraignment, a prosecutor said there was ample evidence against the defendant, Oscar Morel, but Mr. Morel’s lawyer raised concerns about how theinvestigation had been handled.
It is Oscar Morel's right to plead not guilty.
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U.S.
Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past
The school, which in 1838 sold 272 slaves, plans to award preferential status in the admissions process to descendants of slaves, among other moves.Georgetown University has not found absolution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolution
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Opinion
Identity Politics Run Amok
Politics is no longer about argument or discussion; it’s about trying to put your opponents into the box of the untouchables.Where was David Brooks when Trump announced?
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Opinion
Neighbors Question Cuba Migration Policy
Nine Latin American governments urge Washington in rare public rebuke to rescind its indefensible preferential immigration policy for Cubans.The Neighbors should question the Cuba migration policy.
It is a creature of congress and congress must change it.
It would please me if President Obama ended the policy.
The Republican congress would fight that change.
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Opinion
Defending Obama’s Record on National Monuments
A presidential adviser describes the president’s efforts to protect land and waters using the Antiquities Act.Yes.
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Opinion
Black Lead Matters
Poisoning kids is a partisan issue."The point is that the divide over lead should be seen not just as important in itself but as an indicator of the broader stakes. If you believe that science should inform policy and that children should be protected from poison, well, that’s a partisan position."
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The Upshot
This small Indiana county sends more people to prison than San Francisco and Durham, N.C., combined. Why?
The new boom in American prisons is happening in mostly white, rural and politically conservative areas.Addiction remains criminal among the saved.
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Science
A 3.2 Million-Year-Old Mystery: Did Lucy Fall From a Tree?
Ask yourself if it matters now.
It is only an interesting question.
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Business Day
College Group Sues U.S., Saying It’s Target of Political Agenda
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education says the Education Department is trying to put its colleges out of business by failing to classify them as nonprofit.There will be a trial.
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education appears to be fraudulent.
The judge will decide.
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Business Day
Prosecution of Financial Crisis Fraud Ends With a Whimper
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled its last remaining case against a former Fannie Mae chief executive, accepting a token payment.Fannie Mae is guilty only of being a creature of congress.
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Sports
A Paralympian Races to Remove Obstacles for the Next Generation
Tatyana McFadden, who with her mother has fought for students with disabilities to participate in sports, could leave the Rio Paralympics with seven gold medals.We can do something along these lines if you want to.
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Health
Tests Confirm Mosquitoes in Miami Beach Are Carrying Zika Virus
Florida announced on Thursday that for the first time mosquitoes in Miami Beach had tested positive for the virus, showing the virus was still active in the area.No surprise.
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N.Y. / Region
Some Rikers Island Guards Will Get Stun Guns, de Blasio Says
The move was among new security measure unveiled by Mayor Bill de Blasio for New York City’s jail complex after a series of attacks on correction officers.A stun gun is not a defensive weapon.
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U.S.
Eschewing a Vegan Lifestyle at Home, but Still Embracing it at Work
When the owners of a vegan restaurant chain announced that they had begun eating meat, it did not sit well with their customers.Mixed messages do not sell.
Hypocrisy is never fashionable.
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Times Insider
Cosmic Correspondent for a Day — and What a Day!
“Truthfully, I hadn’t been following the galactic planet chase all that closely. But Dennis Overbye was on vacation, so Proxima b was MY story.”So far we are alone.
We keep listening / looking for order in the noise of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Order is there but it is the order of stars.
There are no intelligent broadcasters.
People must talk among themselves.
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