1
Travel
Now Available on Airbnb: Frank Lloyd Wright
For fans of Frank Lloyd Wright, a house in Virginia designed by the architect can be booked for overnight stays via Airbnb.Good luck to the owners.
I will study the house.
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Business Day
Judges Push Brevity in Briefs, and Get a Torrent of Arguments
A proposal to cut the maximum word count of appellate briefs by 1,500 words, to 12,500, has lawyers fuming.Appellate lawyers are in business and bill by the hour.
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U.S.
What It’s Like to Be Trapped by a Category 5 Hurricane
Lizette Alvarez, a Times reporter, recalled her night in Florida City, Fla., in 1992 when Hurricane Andrew destroyed most of the motel she was staying in.Florida City and Homestead have not recovered.
4
Magazine
Is It O.K. to Find Sexual Satisfaction Outside Your Marriage?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether adultery can be a moral choice and on starting to smoke after you sign up for insurance.Addicts remain addicts.
If I were to start smoking I would be immediately addicted and in trouble.
5
World
Amid Hills of Wine and Truffles, a Mission to Give Fungus Room to Breathe
The two delicacies are in increasing competition in and around Barolo, Italy, and a new campaign is aiming to save the mushrooms as vineyards gobble up hillsides.The price of oil is low. Wood for heat is not in demand.
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U.S.
Obama Administration Is Quietly Delaying Thousands of Deportation Cases
A shift to allow more than 56,000 people who fled Central America to stay in the United States for several more years amounts to an unannounced departure from policy.The Department of Homeland Security is composed of clowns.
7
Books
Review: When Reading Tana French’s Ingenious New Novel, Assume Nothing
Ms. French’s “The Trespasser” reunites two detectives to investigate the murder of a young woman whose Dream Date Barbie looks are part of the mystery.I will probably wait for the show.
My time is committed.
8
Travel
Trekking to the Toronto Suburbs for Excellent, Cheap Chinese Food
The corridor along Highway 7 is a plain but pulsing artery of high quality, delicious, and inexpensive regional Chinese cuisine.I have no reason to trek to Toronto.
If I should happen to go there I will try the food along Highway 7.
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U.S.
Justices Seem Ready to Find Bias in Trial of Black Man on Texas Death Row
The trial of the man, Duane Buck, was marred by testimony from an expert witness presented by the defense that black men are more dangerous than others.This is more evidence the Fifth Circuit is crazy.
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N.Y. / Region
A List of Missed Chances, but Few Answers, in Fatal Abuse Case
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was among the city officials who spoke about the death of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins, promised “serious consequences” for anyone found responsible.It is still early days.
Cost saving is in conflict with child protection.
Racism may be part of the confusion.
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U.S.
Donald Trump Would Have Trouble Winning a Suit Over The Times’s Tax Article
Some legal experts point to a 2001 Supreme Court case in which justices ruled in favor of a radio station that broadcast a surreptitious recording.Bluster.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bluster
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bombast#English
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Science
A Milestone for Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
Scripps said that levels had recently risen above 400 parts per million, and were likely to stay that way “for the indefinite future.”Global warming is real and immediate.
13 Off to Brooklyn.
Opinion
Little Safety in Honduras
A reader suggests a possible solution to the dangerous situation for dissenters in the country.Business Day
Tips for Avoiding Traffic Accidents Abroad
Road crashes are the biggest threat to students who travel abroad, but taking a few precautions can reduce the risk.Business Day
How Much Is It Worth to Hold Your Newborn? $40, Apparently
A man posted a bill to Reddit showing that he and his wife were charged $39.35 for holding their son after a C-section.U.S.
Practical Tips for Surviving a Hurricane, Learned the Hard Way
If they tell you to get out — get out. Water rises swiftly and is more powerful than most people could imagine. And put valuables in the refrigerator.U.S.
Traffic Deaths Up More Than 10 Percent in First Half of 2016
Auto fatalities rose to 17,775 in the first six months of the year from 16,100 in the same period in 2015.Times Insider
Times Insider Photo Challenge: Caption This!
Up for a challenge? Without any context, submit a caption for a photo that ran in The New York Times.N.Y. / Region
For Transgender Youths in New York, It Would Be a Health Care Milestone
The state wants its Medicaid program to allow minors being treated for gender dysphoria to receive coverage for hormone therapy.Opinion
A Call for Difficult Conversations, Not Censorship
Yassmin Abdel-Magied explains why she walked out of a talk by the writer Lionel Shriver.|
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