Friday, February 2, 2018

@9:40, 2/2/18

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World

How Australia’s Espionage Laws Could Silence Whistle-Blowers and Activists

Australia wants to lead the world in combating foreign interference in politics. But critics say the laws could make the country more like the regimes it aims to resist.

Oz is traditionally silly.

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N.Y. / Region

DeFrancisco, a Republican Stalwart in Albany, to Run for Governor

John DeFrancisco, a state senator for a quarter-century, plans to vacate his seat to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Republicans must make the attempt.

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The Upshot

Do ‘Fast and Furious’ Movies Cause a Rise in Speeding?

Evidence suggests you may want to be more cautious near theaters in April 2020, when “Fast and Furious 9” is expected to arrive.

"Monkey see, monkey do."
The children should do the homework.

4
Real Estate

Park Avenue South: The Other Park Avenue Comes Into Its Own

Once sleepy and commercial, the street known as Fourth Avenue until its 1959 rebranding is increasingly high-end and residential.

It is a sad loss.

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World

1918 Brought an Armistice, but Also a World of Death

A century ago, the war to end war came to an end. At the same time, Russia endured a vicious civil war, and the flu killed more people than all the battlefields of World War I.

Why has the press waited until almost all of the witnesses were dead?

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Theater

At 90, Hal Prince Dishes on ‘Fiddler,’ ‘Cabaret’ and Reining In Ambition

Six tidbits from “The Hal Prince Talks,” a three-hour satellite radio interview with the storied Broadway producer and director.

Art.

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Magazine

Robin Bell Doesn’t Think Science Should Be Political

The geophysicist on climate-change deniers, optimism for the planet and women in STEM fields.

Grants are always political.
We do what we can.

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Sports

Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Abuse Case, Is Back in Court


Larry Nassar will suffer for the rest of his life.

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Sports

A Soccer Tournament Breaks Through the Boycott of Qatar

The Asian Football Confederation, which oversees the region’s Champions League, ruled clubs from Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and Qatar would play each other in their respective countries.

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Opinion

Mort Walker, Historian


read the pictures.

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