Tuesday, May 9, 2017

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N.Y. / Region

Rikers Tumult Rises: Prison Official Accused of Spying on Investigator

New York City’s Department of Investigation said the jail system’s chief watchdog had listened in on inmate calls with an investigator, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The temptation is great.

The tools should not be there.

Attorney client privilege is real.

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Opinion

John McCain: Why We Must Support Human Rights

Well

How to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Certain health habits may keep breast cancer at bay and help to ward off other life-threatening ills.

The advice is good.
I could quibble about the proportions.
My quibbles are not authoritative.

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U.S.

A Republican Principle Is Shed in the Fight on Health Care


The dismay was not sufficient.

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U.S.

Father of Jordan Edwards Sues Former Texas Officer in Fatal Shooting

Odell Edwards filed suit in Dallas against Roy D. Oliver II for shooting into a car and killing Jordan, 15, who was leaving a party on April 29.

Yes. 
Indightments  are not convictions.


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U.S.

Hearing May Shed Light on What White House Knew About Flynn

Sally Q. Yates, the former acting attorney general, will give her account of an early crisis in President Trump’s White House.

I will see.

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Podcasts

‘The Daily’: The Campus Conservative’s Lament

Why are conservative speakers on college campuses being silenced, from Middlebury College to University of California, Berkeley?

The other students want to be heard.

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Opinion

A Disaster Wrapped in Victory

With the health care vote, the House G.O.P. have made the rest of its agenda harder to achieve.

Maybe.

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Well

The Birth of a Mother

Becoming a mother is one of the most significant physical and psychological changes a woman will ever experience.

yes
Opinion

Republican Death Wish

The health care bill poses a threat to many Americans and is a death wish from the politicians who passed it.

I like it but it is only one possibility.

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U.S.

Obama Defends Affordable Care Act, but Leaves Trump Out of It

In remarks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Mr. Obama made only a glancing reference to the recent vote to dismantle his signature legislation.
N.Y. / Region

Rikers Tumult Rises: Prison Official Accused of Spying on Investigator

New York City’s Department of Investigation said the jail system’s chief watchdog had listened in on inmate calls with an investigator, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Well

How to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Certain health habits may keep breast cancer at bay and help to ward off other life-threatening ills.
Opinion

Take the A Train, as in Audubon

A “Birding by Subway” map lets riders look up at something other than buildings.
Opinion

Mr. Zinke, Keep Channeling Teddy Roosevelt

The secretary of the interior could best imitate the conservationist president by shielding important waters and landscapes from oil and gas drilling.
The Upshot

A 2016 Review: There’s Reason to Be Skeptical of a Comey Effect

Some polls showing a Clinton decline, including one by The Upshot, were conducted before the letter by James Comey was released.
U.S.

Texas Governor Signs a Ban on Sanctuary Cities

The law, which seeks to prevent the local authorities from limiting cooperation with federal immigration officials, was opposed by some city police chiefs.
U.S.

A Republican Principle Is Shed in the Fight on Health Care

To the dismay of many conservatives, Republicans have had to shift their focus to cutting, not ending, popular benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
U.S.

Sanctuary Bills in Maryland Faced a Surprise Foe: Legal Immigrants

Maryland seemed to be a natural sanctuary for undocumented immigrants. But some vocal critics said the proposals devalued their own struggles to gain citizenship.
Well

The Birth of a Mother

Becoming a mother is one of the most significant physical and psychological changes a woman will ever experience.




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