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Science

Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village

By ERICA GOODE | Dec 18th 2016

The bears that come here are climate refugees, on land because the sea ice they rely on for hunting seals is receding.

The world is changing.
These bears will change or perish.

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Food

Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Set to Open a Manhattan Branch

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Dec 15th 2016

A satellite of the celebrated restaurant is expected to fully open its doors next week in Midtown West.

If you wish.

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U.S.

Dylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston Church Massacre

By ALAN BLINDER and KEVIN SACK | Dec 15th 2016

The jury heard the case of Dylann S. Roof, a white man who killed nine black people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

yes

His life is not his own.

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U.S.

Corpus Christi Chemical Leak Reported Earlier Than Thought

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dec 17th 2016

Dan McQueen, the mayor of the city, has said local officials also only learned of the leak on Wednesday, prompting officials to warn residents not to drink tap water.

Another city poisoned.

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U.S.

Trump May Stay at His Hotel, Not Blair House, Before Inauguration

By NICHOLAS FANDOS | Dec 17th 2016

The president-elect is said to be considering another break from protocol and forgoing the customary visit to “the president’s guesthouse.”

"In Paris both the rich and the poor may sleep under the bridges."

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Magazine

Is It Possible to Make a Less Allergenic Peanut?

By ROXANNE KHAMSI | Dec 15th 2016

Why scientists and startups are tinkering with our most popular legume.

Interesting but probably not commercial.

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Your Money

Here’s the Key to Your Suite, and Another to Your Rolls-Royce

By PAUL SULLIVAN | Dec 16th 2016

This holiday season, some high-end hotels and resorts are adding to their luster by offering guests free use of luxury cars, with or without chauffeurs.

Money is more valuable than this thrill to me.

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U.S.

Cold Advice: Layer Up, Get Below Ground ... or Embrace It

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Dec 17th 2016

From Vermont to Chicago, the first Arctic blast of the winter sent temperatures and wind chills, in some places, below zero. Staying warm depends on where one is.

Yes, winter again.

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N.Y. / Region

Harlem Deer Given a Death Sentence Gets a Last-Minute Pardon

By ANDY NEWMAN | Dec 15th 2016

A deer that had settled in a park wandered onto the lawn of a housing project and posed a threat, officials said. The mayor and the governor jockeyed over the animal.

Dead of stress.

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Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

By MICHELLE HIGGINS | Dec 16th 2016 |

This week’s properties are in Kips Bay, Midtown West and Red Hook, Brooklyn

I spent the day getting to and looking at an assisted living on the northern edge of the Bronks.
    Not for me any time soon.


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