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Intimate-Partner Murders
A CUNY medical professor writes that the failure to reduce domestic homicide rates over time is “not a new phenomenon.”Ok. If people are communicating they are not killing.
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N.Y. / Region
Battle Over New Bus Terminal Threatens to Paralyze Port Authority’s Board
A nasty debate over how to pay for the terminal has spilled out in public and has drawn in city and state officials from New Jersey and New York, with accusations flying on both sides.Issue bonds and let the rent pay them.
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Fashion & Style
Ode to Leonard Cohen, From a Fellow Zen Monk
His monk’s name was Jikan, which means “noble silence.” That’s what we hear from him now.http://genius.com/Leonard-cohen-the-future-lyrics
I will miss his voice in the future.
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Technology
New Orleans Becomes New Model for Airbnb to Work With Cities
Agreements between Airbnb and the city reflect a move by the company to be more conciliatory with local governments, especially after tough regulatory battles globally.Rules can and should be enforced.
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Technology
Uber Bets on Artificial Intelligence With Acquisition and New Lab
With the Geometric Intelligence deal, Uber wants to make major advances in how the computers behind self-driving vehicles think and make decisions on the road.There is work to be done.
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Business Day
Wells Fargo Killing Sham Account Suits by Using Arbitration
As the bank reels in the court of public opinion, it has been able to stop lawsuits from defrauded customers by moving the cases to arbitration.Yes.
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The Upshot
An Obamacare ‘Delay’ Plan Could Backfire
Republicans may try to “repeal and delay” Obamacare. But controlling the timing of the program’s demise could be tricky.Ending Obama care will not be easy.
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World
Thousands in Brazil Protest Gutting of Anticorruption Measures
Street demonstrations focused more on the leaders of Congress than on the beleaguered president, Michel Temer."The only way to be not guilty is to be not guilty."
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World
Supreme Court Justice Removes Brazil’s Senate Leader Amid Graft Case
The ruling to remove Renan Calheiros comes as tensions have escalated between Congress and the judiciary over corruption investigations.Yes.
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U.S.
Dylann Roof Wins Bid to Reinstate Lawyers in Church Massacre Trial
A federal judge allowed the defendant in the Charleston killings to bring back the legal team he fired last week for the guilt phase of his trial.Dylann Roof is less an idiot than he seemed.
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