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U.S.
Ken Hechler, West Virginia Populist and Coal Miners’ Champion, Dies at 102
First elected in 1958, Mr. Hechler, a Long Island native, fought to improve miners’ safety and health benefits while trying to curb strip mining as an environmental threat.A hero in his times.
Times I hoped were past.
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N.Y. / Region
With Second Ave. Subway, Cuomo Has Hands-On Role and Eye on the Future
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York has had a surprising level of involvement in the long-delayed $4.4 billion project, which some critics say seems primarily aimed at promoting his image."The governor’s strong sway raised the question, Mr. Vitiello said, “Are we a perfunctory board, or are we really a board of independent fiduciaries?”"
If the board is reponsible to the people of New York city they are a failure.
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U.S.
Bill Usery, Who Settled Wide Range of Labor Disputes, Dies at 92
A welder and union official who became a mediator under two presidents, Mr. Usery reached deals for railway and postal workers, coal miners and football players.People get old and die.
Bill Usery did good work.
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Business Day
Whistle-Blowers Spur Companies to Change Their Ways
Financial wrongdoing dropped — and stayed down — at companies that were subject to investigations, a new study shows.Changing corporate behavior is the idea of regulation.
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Health
Pregnant Women Warned to Avoid Brownsville, Tex., Because of Zika
At least five cases of Zika transmitted by local mosquitoes have been reported in the last few weeks, and temperatures are still high enough for the insects to thrive.The C.D.C. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is doing its job.
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U.S.
Stein Ends Recount Bid, but Says It Revealed Flaws in Voting System
Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, closed out her long-shot bid to recount the votes in three battleground states.A sad report.
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World
For Dissidents, a Phone Hack to Foil Spying Eyes: Cover the Camera
Authoritarian governments can change a trusted device into a surveillance tool, but some potential targets have found a simple way to fight back.Take the battery out or find a really dumb phone.
Better to do both.
The global positioning system worries me more than the camera.
A "throw away" phone is the only moderate security.
A new SIM card is almost as good
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subscriber_identity_module
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Technology
Video: Yahoo Breach Could Be ‘Tip of the Spear’
Yahoo is probably dead.
I did not like their service.
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Opinion
Will 2017 Be the Year of Criminal Justice Reform?
With the election over, there will be a new impetus to change a costly system that over-criminalizes and over-punishes without making us safer.Until the Biblical believers change there is little hope for criminal justice reform.
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World
Video: Jakarta Governor Defends Himself at Trial
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Jakarta, as his blasphemy trial opened on Tuesday in Indonesia, denied that he had intended to insult the Koran.http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/14/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-radicalism.html
I have found no more recent report.
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Science
Where Will NASA Go in the Age of Trump?
A Mars mission heavy on infrastructure might be attractive to the next president’s developer instincts.There is no immediate profit in extra-planetary exploration
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Technology
Trump’s Meeting With Tech Leaders Turns Into a Charmfest
Mr. Trump called the group “truly amazing” and said the attendees were doing a good job. Many of the executives brought up topics like immigration and education.Trump's promises do not fit with modern industry.
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Travel
From Botswana to Zambia, New Lodges, Resorts and Tours
In Africa, accommodations include hotels, camps and villas—and the prospect of seeing giraffes, mountain gorillas and hippos.Let us talk about such things.
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Movies
‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations
The seven nods for “La La Land” included lead actor and actress, while “Moonlight” had six. “The Crown” and “Westworld” highlighted the TV categories.I have not seen them.
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Business Day
Japan, Looking for Money, Removes Ban on Casino Gambling
A newly approved measure could allow the country to become a rival to Asian gambling centers like Macau — even as other countries also ramp up competition.Casinos do not generate wealth.
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U.S.
In Donald McGahn, Donald Trump Gets a Combative White House Counsel
If his record in election law is any guide, Mr. McGahn will be a fierce proponent of Mr. Trump’s executive authority to operate independently on a variety of issues.Trump will need him.
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Opinion
An Antidote to Donald Trump’s Secrecy on Taxes
States could make disclosure of tax returns a requirement for getting on the ballot.I hold no hope for such a change soon.
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World
Key Figure in South Korean Leader’s Troubles: A Puppy
The corruption scandal that engulfed the president, Park Geun-hye, has yet another twist — an argument involving her adviser’s dog.The opposition has been "gunning" for president Park Geun-hye for years.
I would advise pop corn and a comfortable chair.
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Business Day
In Trump Era, Uncompromising TV News Should Be the Norm, Not the Exception
A CNN interview with Vice President-elect Mike Pence was held up as a shining example of stand-up journalism. But such moments now seem so rare.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
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Business Day
New Hertz Chief Faces a Tough Road
Kathryn Marinello becomes chief facing missed third-quarter estimates and a cut in the company’s full-year guidance.Yes.
Seventy percent of the stockholders will not be pleased.
The Board of directors will thus not be pleased.
Kathryn Marinello is in a difficult situation.
She is about to be out of work.
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