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Business Day
Sarah Palin Sues New York Times, Claiming Editorial Defamed Her
Ms. Palin contends that The Times “violated the law and its own policies” when it linked her in an editorial to a mass shooting in January 2011.The judge should throw her suit out.
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Technology
Google Fined $2.7 Billion in European Antitrust Ruling
The search giant must change how it provides some of its search services to comply with the competition decision in Europe.Nationalism has triumphed.
Europe has no borders on the world wide web.
Even China is learning.
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Times Insider
What We’re Reading
Great reads around the web, from Jim Rutenberg, Denise Grady and others.None of these are my choices.
http://www.exurbe.com/?p=2725
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Arts
Lorde Squeezes Ahead of 2 Chainz as ‘Melodrama’ Opens at No. 1
The 20-year-old singer’s second album debuted at the top of the chart thanks to stronger sales numbers as a full album.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMK_npDG12Q
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Stopping Pandemics Before They Start
Ebola was finally stopped by rushing a vaccine to Africa. Now a project is planning to be more ready for the next pandemic threat."CEPI also aims to achieve full approval and manufacture for the Ebola vaccine — and yes, there is one. The world’s initial response to Ebola in 2014 and 2015 was calamitous. But one thing that ultimately worked was the rapid creation and deployment of a vaccine."
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/after-the-crisis-tools-for-limiting-ebola/?mcubz=0&_r=0
The biggest threat to this mission is not scientific, but political — our short attention span. “Trying to raise money for Ebola now is impossible,” said Berkley. “The same with yellow fever, Zika, cholera. The biggest problem will be sticking with the program and having consistent long-term financing.”
More at a faith in a "special dispensation" for American Citizens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispensation_%28canon_law%29
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Magazine
Do I Report a Teacher’s Racist Facebook Post?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to tell a friend’s employer about his racist post, what to do about construction you suspect may be illegal and how to deal with the scofflaws at your gym."The best solution is to take a few deep breaths whenever you see them, ignore their boastful chatter and hope for the day when you read in the paper that they’ve been sentenced."
This pair is going to prison for Medicaid fraud, a kind of tax fraud.
Single payer should cover everyone.
It should be paid for by the graduated income tax.
The Union won the civil war.
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N.Y. / Region
200 Years Ago, Erie Canal Got Its Start as Just a ‘Ditch’
On July 4, 1817, work began on an engineering marvel that, despite early derision, would become a symbol of New York’s political ascendancy.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWitt_Clinton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Isambard_Brunel#United_States
Demonstrating the linkage is a long term project.
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Arts
Creative Music Studio Changes Hands at a Critical Moment for Jazz
The organization’s workshop, which has been influential since its founding in the early 1970s, has an opportunity to engage a broader audience.It is not a place I went.
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Books
A Life of Toscanini, Maestro With Passion and Principles
In his new biography, “Toscanini: Musician of Conscience,” Harvey Sachs presents a demanding but tenderhearted genius who stood up to fascism and hate.Enjoy.
Dyslexia is sneaky.
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Business Day
As Uber Stumbles, Lyft Sees an Opening, and Bites Its Tongue
It has been a rough, scandal-filled year for Uber. But don’t expect John Zimmer, Lyft’s president, to gloat about his competitor’s misfortunes.The business model they share is a problem.
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