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Opinion
Preserve the Senate Torture Report
A comprehensive chronicle of abuses committed by the American government after the Sept. 11 attacks may soon be deleted permanently.Publish the report.
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Science
Hordes of Geese Die on a Toxic Lake in Montana
The exact cause of the birds’ deaths is unknown, and experts worry that thousands more could be in danger during this year’s migratory season.Why the super fund exists.
The pit must be filled.
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U.S.
Pat McCrory, North Carolina Governor, Concedes After Acrimonious Race
The move cleared the way for the ascension of his Democratic challenger, Roy Cooper, and gave the national Democratic Party a rare cause for celebration.Pat McCrory should have conceded election night.
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Opinion
Can Evolution Have a ‘Higher Purpose’?
The biologist William D. Hamilton entertained the notion. So can we.Interstellar travel requires time travel.
Time travel requires a general reversal of entropy.
No, there are no extraterrestrial beings within reach.
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Business Day
Video: Draghi on Eurozone Stimulus Package
Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, on Thursday said the bank would continue its bond-purchase stimulus program as long as needed to try and keep the eurozone economy stable.Draghi is doomed to failure.
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Health
Video: Surgeon General Raises E-Cigarette Concerns
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, called for action on Thursday to reduce the use of e-cigarettes among young people.A prohibitive tax is necessary.
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Sports
Report Shows Vast Reach of Russian Doping: 1,000 Athletes, 30 Sports
The investigation provides a new level of detail, implicating more than 1,000 athletes and leaving little doubt about Russia’s state-sponsored cheating.The Russian state has been caught cheating.
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World
If the Pool Is Warm in Paris, Thank the Washing Machine
The city has developed clever ways to reuse excess heat from unconventional sources like household wastewater.Do the arithmetic.
Minimizing carbon use is the object.
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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.Disbarment looms.
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U.S.
How Trump’s Education Nominee Bent Detroit to Her Will on Charter Schools
Betsy DeVos pushed back on any regulation of Detroit’s troubled school system. Will she bring that free-market approach to America’s public schools?She will make the attempt.
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U.S.
Abortion Foes, Emboldened by Trump, Promise ‘Onslaught’ of Tough Restrictions
Legalized abortion faces its greatest threat in decades, people on both sides of the issue say, and that includes the possibility that Roe v. Wade will be overturned.I do not wish them any good luck.
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Business Day
Video: The Power of Outsiders
Did you know today’s global shipping industry was revolutionized by one young trucker’s idea in the 1930s? In this first installment of The Art of Better series, Charles Duhigg uses the story of Malcom McLean to show how an outsider can be an innovator.yes.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Today: The Gingerbread Genius
Monday: The world’s largest gingerbread village, the city’s disappearing seesaws and a deadline for Santa mail.Merry Christmas
I will drive toward Farmington Hills on the 18th.
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World
87 Escape Kenya Psych Hospital as Medics Strike Nationwide
At least 87 patients escaped from Kenya's only psychiatric hospital after they were left unattended when medical workers at public hospitals went on strike nationwide, officials said Monday.Do not degrade the attendants.
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World
Former French Official Convicted of Tax Fraud
A prison sentence for Jérôme Cahuzac is an embarrassment for the troubled administration of President François Hollande, who has said he will not run for re-election.Tax fraud is inexcusable.
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U.S.
Video: Rebuild or Leave?
The first town chartered by African Americans has battled two 100-year storms in under 20 years. Some see the ruins of homes, many covered in mold, as a lost cause. Others vow to rebuild.A personal choice.
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U.S.
John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95
Mr. Glenn was a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure representing Ohio in the Senate.He has lived well.
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Arts
The World’s Most Famous Severed Ear, Close Up
The PBS series “Secrets of the Dead” looks into the night Vincent van Gogh apparently cut off his ear, and what led up to it.I will watch. My interest is very limited.
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Opinion
Trump: Madman of the Year
The president-elect is running two post-campaign campaigns: one high and one low, one of frivolity and one of enormous consequence.The mad are not often stupid.
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N.Y. / Region
Inquiry Into Racial Bias in New York Prisons Is Big Job for Small Team
The investigation by the inspector general’s office aims to cover 54 prisons, 50,000 inmates and 20,000 corrections officers. In a previous inquiry, the office took a year to look into a single prison.Minor investigation may be required.
Fact checking is all that is needed.
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