Friday, October 21, 2016

@1:30, 10/19/16

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Experiment to Weigh 'Ghost Particles' Starts in Germany

Scientists in Germany have flipped the switch on a $66-million machine designed to help determine the mass of the universe's lightest particle.

Good luck to them.

2
Your Money

Big Adventures Will Be Hard. Did You Expect Something Else?


3
Real Estate

How much of my income should be budgeted for rent?

The size of your rent check could mean the difference between a tight budget and an unsustainable one.

I cannot afford New York rent.

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N.Y. / Region

50 Years Later, Recalling a Manhattan Blaze That Killed 12 Firefighters

Known as the 23rd Street Fire, the tragedy made Oct. 17, 1966, the New York Fire Department’s deadliest day until the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.

Every bit of the building code memorializes a disaster.

5
Opinion

Bureaucracy: A Good Thing

A former civil servant writes that “bureaucracy is the institutionalization of national interests.”

Yes.  The Republican party does not think it the case.
The bureaucracy is not lobbied.

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo Declines to Appoint Successor for Brooklyn District Attorney

Eric Gonzalez, the chosen interim of Ken Thompson, who died of cancer this month, will continue running the office until elections are held next year.

Eric Gonzalez is probably the best available man for the job.

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U.S.

Trump Foundation Tells New York It Has Stopped Soliciting After State Order

The state attorney general’s office said the Donald J. Trump Foundation had also requested and was granted an extension for filing its financial paperwork.

Trump must follow the rules.

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U.S.

An Agent Shot a Boy Across the U.S. Border. Can His Parents Sue?


No.
There is compensation owed.
The agent should be fired.


N.Y. / Region

Prosecutors Set to Walk Through Details of Etan Patz Case Once Again

A jury has been seated for the retrial of Pedro Hernandez, who is accused of kidnapping the killing 6-year-old Etan in 1979. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday.

Pedro Hernandez is not guilty.

10
Magazine

Should We See Everything a Cop Sees?

Body cameras have been promoted as a solution to police misconduct. But the strange two-year saga of Seattle shows just how complicated total transparency can be.

Fix the public records law.

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Opinion

The Government’s Addiction to ‘Secret Law’

Fewer and fewer of the rules and regulations coming out of Washington are made public.

If it is not public it is not law.
Secrets can kill.

12
U.S.

As U.S. Watches Mexico, Traffickers Slip In From Canada

Officials worry that the United States’ northern border, much of it remote, is vulnerable to exploitation by criminal enterprises and possible terrorists.

It is not much of a worry.

13
Fashion & Style

Anna Thompson, Bradley Pearson

The couple met in third grade and starting dating in 10th.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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N.Y. / Region

As Crime on the Subway Comes Down, Signs From an Earlier Era Do Too


15
Fashion & Style

Christina Shearman, Kenneth Schuhmacher

The bride works in the art world. The groom is a lawyer.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

16
U.S.

HealthCare.gov Will Add ‘Simple Choice’ Plans in Effort to Improve Value

Many consumers will have a new option when the insurance marketplace opens in two weeks: standardized plans that cover basic services without a deductible.

A small improvement.

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Fashion & Style

Christina Abruzzo, Anthony Finizio

The couple met at Lafayette College, from which they graduated.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

18
Arts

Just Because It’s Hacked, Doesn’t Mean It’s Important

WikiLeaks has revealed documents from Hillary Clinton’s campaign. One discovery so far? Not every email is newsworthy.

The professionals must do their job and filter the noise.

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U.S.

Police Use Facial Recognition Tools With Little Oversight, Study Says


The police must behave themselves.

20
Science

Two Trillion Galaxies, at the Very Least

Once you get past a couple of hundred billion, who’s counting?

People keep learning.

The universe is large.


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