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Health
Extensive Brain Defects Seen in Babies of Mothers With Zika
Nasty. There is nothing to be done after the fact.
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Opinion
Rolling Back Abortion Rights After Donald Trump’s Election
A 20-week ban in Ohio may be a sign of things to come.The legislation should be struck down.
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Business Day
ConAgra Agrees to Pay $11.2 Million in Salmonella Outbreak
Eight million dollars of the payment, resolving an inquiry into tainted peanut butter, is the largest criminal fine for a food-borne illness in the U.S.A cost of doing business.
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Business Day
Rex Tillerson, Trump’s Secretary of State Nominee, Is a Flexible Pragmatist
Exxon’s chief has extensive international business experience and has argued for gay rights, but is a target of environmentalists.Rex Tillerson is Smarter than Donald Trump.
I don't know what his interests are now.
I do not expect they are my interests.
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U.S.
Justices to Hear Cases on Withheld Evidence and Bad Advice
The defendants in a murder case, almost all teenagers at the time, were prosecuted for sexually assaulting and killing Catherine Fuller, 48. No physical evidence was presented.Technicalities going both ways.
The delay in the murder trial was unconscionable.
The after the fact events are inadmissible
The accused should walk. They will not on this appeal.
The lawyers advice was bad.
There should be a new trial that will lead to a conviction and deportation.
The process is important.
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N.Y. / Region
State Orders Monitor for New York City’s Child Welfare Agency
The action is the latest fallout from the recent deaths of children who had been the subjects of abuse reports to the Administration for Children’s Services.Just give the Child Welfare agency unlimited funds to carry out its task.
Audit them after the fact. Staffers that are corrupt can be fined and fired.
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Technology
Twitter Has the Right to Suspend Donald Trump. But It Shouldn’t.
The president-elect’s tweets are arguably inciting harassment against his critics. But Twitter’s conduct rules are too vague to merit banning Mr. Trump.Donald Trump has writers.
I would like to ignore him.
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Business Day
Where Were Trump’s Votes? Where the Jobs Weren’t
Donald Trump won the support of blue-collar whites outside urban areas in part because nearly all the gains from the economic recovery passed them by.1927 was not a good year.
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U.S.
Trump Lines Up Establishment Republicans to Vouch for Rex Tillerson
The Trump team is rolling out prominent endorsements for the secretary of state pick, hoping to ease concerns over his ties to Russia.The rags of revelation will not cover them.
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N.Y. / Region
New Union Contract for New York City Area Airports Does Not Cover Wages
The proposed contract would improve job security and schedules, but allows workers in New Jersey to earn less than those in New York.The rank and file should reject the contract.
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Opinion
Corporate Welfare Won’t Create Jobs
Trump’s plan to give America’s biggest companies a huge tax break will enrich shareholders and executives — without helping working families.Yes
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Business Day
An (Edible) Solution to Extend Produce’s Shelf Life
A start-up, Apeel, has developed an alternative to the wax and other tricks growers use to keep produce fresh longer. It may also reduce food waste.Puff piece. I don't know what the sealant is.
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Automobiles
Video Review: Nissan’s Rogue Joins the Toyota RAV4’s Hybrid S.U.V. Club
The Rogue Hybrid offers an even more fuel-efficient version of a compact sport utility vehicle that was already stingy with a gallon of gas.Get a Prius if it must be a hybrid.
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N.Y. / Region
Ex-Riker’s Island Guard Is Found Guilty in Inmate’s Death
Brian Coll was convicted of violating the civil rights of the inmate, who died after he was kicked in the head while other officers held him down.Ok.
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Business Day
20 States Accuse Generic Drug Companies of Price Fixing
Two industry giants, Teva and Mylan, are among those named in what officials say was a broad investigation that could produce more charges.They are corporations.
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Science
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Spins to Life
The Block Island Wind Farm, consisting of five turbines off Rhode Island, sets up the possibility for offshore wind projects elsewhere along the coast.A sad day for migrating birds.
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Business Day
Veterans Help Make San Diego a Hub for Start-Ups
The concentration of military bases, along with business programs for former military personnel, has fueled a growth in entrepreneurship.It is good to see them doing the development dance.
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Technology
How Self-Driving Cars Work
Uber and Google both made announcements this week that offer the latest signs that autonomous cars have arrived — and may be driving our city streets sooner than we think.Not worth the effort.
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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.We will need his talents.
He will be missed.
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Business Day
North Dakota Could Be Biggest Loser in Ruling Against Oil Pipeline
Delays are costing the pipeline’s builder hundreds of millions of dollars, but the nation’s energy supply is unlikely to suffer.The goal is to end the use of fossil carbon.
Every effort helps.
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U.S.
Senate Democrats Relent, Averting Government Shutdown
Democrats’ willingness to take the nation to the brink of a government shutdown signaled their intention to quickly leverage the sorts of issues that propelled Donald J. Trump to victory.The Republicans insist it is their way or no way.
The Democrats surrendered.
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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.Build the subway and let Bloomberg have the credit.
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Food
Festive French Charcuterie for the Holidays
The Parisian charcutier Nicolas Rafa is crafting uncommonly beautiful terrines, pâtés and sausages for Le District.I eat most food.
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Fashion & Style
You Are Not Getting Hungry …: Using Hypnosis to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Instead of a new diet or a gym membership, many people are opting for a session with a hypnotist.It might help.
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U.S.
Alabama Prosecutor Sets the Penalties and Fills the Coffers
In the city of Dothan, one man’s grip on the criminal justice system has exacted a steep price for many.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.N.Y. / Region
Muslim Woman Made Up Hate Crime on Subway, Police Say
The woman, 18, claimed that three men attacked her on a Manhattan subway on Dec. 1 and tried to pull off her hijab. The police said the story was false.Well
Running as the Thinking Person’s Sport
The sport seems to change how the brain works in surprising ways, according to a new report.Technology
Video: Yahoo Breach Could Be ‘Tip of the Spear’
Will Donaldson, chief executive of the data security service nomx, said more problems with cloud data security were likely to surface.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/technology/yahoo-hack.html
Yet another reason to do no business over the internet.
Plastic money all passes over the net.
Transactions with banks are encrypted.
Use multiple separate accounts if you can.
People must learn to live with insecurity.
"In the midst of life we are in death."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_vita_in_morte_sumus
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