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U.S.
California, Drenched by Winter Rain, Is Told ‘Drought’s Over’
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown ended the drought emergency for the vast majority of the state, a move that marked the formal end to a water shortage that had already been erased by a winter of rain and snow."“This drought emergency is over, but the next drought could be around the corner,” Mr. Brown said in a statement. “Conservation must remain a way of life.”"
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Opinion
The History of Racism I Didn’t Want to Share
As an African immigrant, I sometimes thought African-Americans were clinging to the past. Then I experienced racism myself."WOGs start at Calais"
Pause.
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Opinion
Don’t Make Passover Too Easy
Skip the gluten-free pizza and celebrate the way Jews used to.Passover is for remembrance and a celebration of survival.
Make it that.
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U.S.
Judge Approves Consent Decree to Overhaul Baltimore Police Dept.
The agreement rose from a scathing 2016 Justice Department report that found systemic racial bias in the Police Department.Jeff Sessions does not like the agreement.
Fortunately that does not matter.
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Opinion
What It’s Like to Survive a Sarin Gas Attack
In August 2013, the Assad regime’s forces dropped chemical weapons on my hometown. It changed my life forever.Russian built planes delivered the Sarin.
The casings were painted green.
The planes departed and returned to a Russian controled airfield.
My guess is Russia supplied and delivered the Sarin.
The Syrian stockpile was removed by Nato several years ago.
The accounting was good. The inspection was through.
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Business Day
For Delta Passengers Facing Delays, No Calm After the Storm
Inclement weather buffeted Delta Air Lines at its hub in Atlanta on Wednesday, creating a domino effect for crew and passengers that lasted through Friday.Severe weather happens.
Spring is a season for it in Georgia.
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Opinion
The Freedom Caucus and Strife in the G.O.P.
Readers discuss a Republican’s frustration in dealing with a very conservative segment of the party.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/opinion/how-the-freedom-caucus-is-undermining-the-gop.html
The Republican party is unable to compromise with itself.
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U.S.
Hacking Attack Woke Up Dallas With Emergency Sirens, Officials Say
All 156 of the city’s sirens, which are meant to alert severe weather or other emergencies, sounded into the early hours of Saturday morning."Officials declined to give full details about the nature of the breach, citing security reasons, but they said they believed it had originated locally."
Practical jokes are rarely funny.
Opinion
A Bad Health Care Bill
The Greater New York Hospital Association says the new Republican bill provides inadequate benefits for people who develop serious illnesses.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/upshot/freedom-caucus-health-care-pre-existing-conditions.html
Old news.
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