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U.S.

2 Men Plead No Contest in Oakland ‘Ghost Ship’ Fire That Killed 36

By MATT STEVENS | Jul 4th 2018

The men, Derick Almena and Max Harris, are expected to be sentenced to several years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the case of the “Ghost Ship” fire.

Yes; they are guilty.
The city is also guilty.

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U.S.

Alan Dershowitz Says Martha’s Vineyard Is ‘Shunning’ Him Over Trump

By NIRAJ CHOKSHI | Jul 3rd 2018

His comparison to McCarthyism drew online mockery. He told the local paper, “This is supposed to be a place where you leave your politics at the door.”

Why not?

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World

Hospital Worker Suspected in Killing of 8 Babies, Police Say

By CEYLAN YEGINSU | Jul 3rd 2018

The woman was arrested a year into an investigation that has grown to cover the deaths of 17 infants at a neonatal unit near Liverpool, England.

Birth control should be easier.
That does not absolve her of murder.

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T Magazine

How to Detox Your Scalp for Healthier Hair

By KARI MOLVAR | Jul 3rd 2018

Exfoliating your roots — with everything from charcoal scrubs to sea salt cleansers — delivers a deeper kind of clean.

Do what works.

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Sports

Mets Lose Again as They Plod Toward the Trade Deadline

By JAMES WAGNER | Jul 4th 2018

A strong start by Zack Wheeler was wasted, and the time is rapidly approaching for the struggling Mets to decide which veterans are on their way out.

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp

East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Boston	58	29	.667	-	28 - 12	30 - 17	29 - 12	6 - 6	17 - 10	7 - 3	W 2
NY Yankees	55	28	.663	1	32 - 13	23 - 15	20 - 14	11 - 2	16 - 6	5 - 5	W 1
Tampa Bay	43	42	.506	14	23 - 17	20 - 25	18 - 19	9 - 3	13 - 12	8 - 2	W 1
Toronto	40	45	.471	17	23 - 22	17 - 23	12 - 20	12 - 7	8 - 15	6 - 4	W 1
Baltimore	24	60	.286	32.5	12 - 29	12 - 31	9 - 23	8 - 12	1 - 15	2 - 8	L 1

East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Atlanta	49	35	.583	-	23 - 17	26 - 18	27 - 14	9 - 6	7 - 9	6 - 4	L 1
Philadelphia	46	37	.554	2.5	29 - 16	17 - 21	15 - 17	15 - 8	9 - 8	6 - 4	W 3
Washington	42	42	.500	7	19 - 22	23 - 20	13 - 16	7 - 0	13 - 16	2 - 8	L 4
NY Mets	33	49	.402	15	14 - 26	19 - 23	15 - 16	8 - 15	8 - 12	2 - 8	L 1
Miami	35	52	.402	15.5	18 - 26	17 - 26	9 - 16	7 - 13	15 - 18	5 - 5	L 1

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/sport

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Opinion

Away From the Bay: Alternatives to San Francisco

Jul 3rd 2018

There’s a whole big, largely more affordable country out there, a reader writes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/us/bay-area-housing-market.html

Start with Danby Vt.

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Books

The Woman Whose Hair Frightens Iran

By RAFIA ZAKARIA | Jul 3rd 2018

The exiled Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad writes about her protest against compulsory hijabs in “The Wind in My Hair.”

I want to see the regime perish.
The Republicans are not helping.

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Well

Probiotics May Be Good for Your Bones

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Jul 3rd 2018

Older women who took a probiotic supplement had less weakening of bones than women who didn’t take the supplements.

Do what works.

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Arts

What’s on TV Wednesday: Fireworks and ‘Captain America’

By ANDREW R. CHOW | Jul 4th 2018

Watch fireworks in New York or Washington. And choose between three Americans: Steve Rogers, Harry Callahan and Chiron.

I will leave the box off.

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Opinion

The Midterms Really Are Looking Good for Democrats

By DAVID LEONHARDT | Jul 3rd 2018

Don’t be fooled by month-to-month fluctuations in the polls.

Do what works to disempower  the Republican Party.