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Congress: The Road to Roads

By GAIL COLLINS | Aug 1st 2014

And you thought the current Congress never got any work done. Well, how about that Highway Trust Fund fix?

Roads and Traffic; Infrastructure (Public Works); United States Politics and Government; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Federal Budget (US); Law and Legislation; Gasoline Tax (US) 

The house of representatives has been foolish.

 

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Opinion

Fools at the Fire

By TIMOTHY EGAN | Aug 7th 2014

The people who hate government most are the loudest voices demanding government action to save their homes.

Global Warming; United States Politics and Government; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Wildfires; Drought; Forests and Forestry; Parks and Other Recreation Areas 

There are plenty of fools.  

Some could burn.

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Business Day

Regulators Fine Hyundai $17.4 Million After It Is Slow to Report Defect

By DANIELLE IVORY | Aug 7th 2014

The automaker faces penalty similar to that of General Motors, for failing to report a brake defect.

Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Fines (Penalties) 

Yes, the regulations mean what they say.

Things can cost more.

4

U.S.

Challengers From the Right Struggle in G.O.P. Senate Primaries in 2 States

By JONATHAN MARTIN | Aug 4th 2014

5

Business Day

Chrysler’s Quarterly Income Rose 22 Percent

By AARON M. KESSLER | Aug 6th 2014

Chrysler’s big vehicles, especially Jeeps, continue to power its performance, while the company’s passenger cars have lagged.

Company Reports; Automobiles 

Fiat seems happy with the new regulatory regime.

6

Books

On the Record

By DAVID M. KENNEDY | Aug 7th 2014

Two books based on President Nixon’s taped conversations show him reveling in foreign policy success and lying about Watergate.

Books and Literature; Watergate Affair 

The legacy of Richard Nixon lingers.

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N.Y. / Region

New York City Libraries Struggle to Meet Demand for English-Language Classes

By WINNIE HU | Aug 6th 2014

In a city where about 3.9 million residents speak a language other than English at home, the classes are so popular that people in some neighborhoods stand in line for hours to sign up.

Libraries and Librarians; English Language; Immigration and Emigration 

The New York Library system works.

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U.S.

Senator Quits Montana Race After Charge Of Plagiarism

By JONATHAN MARTIN | Aug 7th 2014

Senator John Walsh bowed to pressure from Democrats to step aside so that a new nominee could be named.

Plagiarism; Elections, Senate; Midterm Elections (2014) 

Saddening.

 

9

World

Video: Russia and E.U. on Food Sanctions

Aug 7th 2014

Dmitri A. Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, and Frédéric Vincent, a spokesman for the European Commission, discussed Russia’s ban on food imports from the United States and other countries.

Embargoes and Sanctions; International Trade and World Market; Food; Poultry 

I will look for a sale.

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U.S.

Senator Denounces Redactions of Report on C.I.A. Detention Program

By MARK MAZZETTI | Aug 5th 2014

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, pledged to fight for more of the report to be declassified, saying the redactions obscure its conclusions.

Classified Information and State Secrets; Detainees; United States Politics and Government; Espionage and Intelligence Services 

I doubt it will work this time.  The C.I.A. got caught.

11

Opinion

The Great Colorado Weed Experiment

By LAWRENCE DOWNES | Aug 2nd 2014

The state is showing that legalization can work, though there are still kinks to be figured out.

Marijuana; Editorials; Series; Law and Legislation 

It seems to be going well.

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N.Y. / Region

A Healing That Wasn’t: Liberal Activists and the Police Assail City Hall

By NIKITA STEWART and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Aug 6th 2014

After a man died in a police chokehold, Mayor Bill de Blasio sought a healing moment last Thursday at City Hall. It didn't work, and he is still struggling to take command of the controversy.

Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings 

Just noise.  

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N.Y. / Region

Advocates in New York Scramble as Child Deportation Cases Are Accelerated

By KIRK SEMPLE | Aug 4th 2014

As the Obama administration follows through with its strategy to accelerate the deportation hearings for children from Central America, New York advocacy groups scramble to provide legal representation.

Illegal Immigration; Legal Aid for the Poor (Civil); Deportation; Children and Childhood 

Mostly spin.

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Home & Garden

Greening the Gilded Age

By STEVEN KURUTZ | Aug 6th 2014

Can an old house really be energy efficient? Polly Guth is determined to prove it can, if it’s the last thing she does.

Restoration and Renovation; Historic Buildings and Sites; Solar Energy; Interior Design and Furnishings; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Architecture 

More of a project than I want to do.

Lets try less of a showplace.

15

World

British Citizens Flee Tripoli on Ship as 25 Libyans Are Reportedly Killed in Fighting

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and SULIMAN ALI ZWAY | Aug 3rd 2014

The scenes of anxious foreigners fleeing by boat recalled the mayhem at the start of the Libyan uprising under Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011.

Evacuations and Evacuees; Muslims and Islam; Deaths (Fatalities) 

The revival continues.

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Technology

Video: Are E-Book Subscriptions Worth It?

use the public library.

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Opinion

Growth Without Jobs

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 1st 2014

The G.D.P. is up, but jobs, as President Obama said, are what the country really needs.

United States Economy; Labor and Jobs; Editorials; Minimum Wage; Overtime; Gross Domestic Product; United States Politics and Government; Unemployment

More stasis.

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Opinion

Arrests of Subway Dancers

Aug 3rd 2014

A reader says entertainers on streets and subways should be seen as assets rather than criminals.

Dancing; Subways 

I am happy to be bored on he subway.

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U.S.

40 Years Later, Still Trying to Define Presidential Power

By PETER BAKER | Aug 3rd 2014

Four decades ago the near-impeachment of Richard Nixon rocked the nation. Several books and television programs are reviewing his presidency and its scandals.

Watergate Affair; Presidents and Presidency (US); Impeachment 

Let us move on.

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Health

Who's Moving In Now?

By PAULA SPAN | Aug 5th 2014

The luggage in the living room? Odds are, it’s not Grandma’s as multigenerational households trend younger.

Elderly; Families and Family Life; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Research; United States Economy 

Understanding the numbers.

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Sports

N.C.A.A. Votes to Give Greater Autonomy to Richest Conferences

By MARC TRACY | Aug 7th 2014

The Division I board of directors approved the first step toward an informal aristocracy that will give five powerful conferences the ability to to make their own rules on some athletic issues.

Colleges and Universities; Football (College); Basketball (College) 

The next step is to put these teams in the N.F.L. where they belong.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Canyon’s Cost Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 6th 2014

General Motors announced pricing for Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups; Nissan and Chrysler vehicles declared “most hackable” in report.

Automobiles; Computer Security; Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks 

I still don;t like the design.

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N.Y. / Region

New York City Asks Clergy to Calm Ire Over Homeless Shelters

By KATE TAYLOR | Aug 1st 2014

The homeless services commission asked clergy members, many of them in Queens, for their help in urging their communities to be welcoming.

Homeless Persons; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Clergy 

Homeless shelters will reduce property values.

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U.S.

Tennessee to Decide Fate of 3 Court Justices

By ALAN BLINDER and JONATHAN WEISMAN | Aug 7th 2014

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U.S.

Wooing Hispanic Voters at Home, Republicans Turn to Latin America

By MICHAEL BARBARO | Aug 7th 2014

Leading contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination are delivering pointed overtures to the native countries from which millions of Hispanic Americans have immigrated.

Presidential Election of 2016; Hispanic-Americans; Voting and Voters; Presidential Elections (US) 

"Mr. Barreto, the longtime Republican adviser and head of the Latino Coalition, a business group, was even blunter.

“If voices in the Republican Party are as strident as they are right now, and we are not focused on this community, there is a serious possibility that we could lose a generation of voters,” he said.

“We will never win another presidential election, ever,” he said, “if we don’t fix this problem.”"

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Health

In New Calculus on Smoking, It’s Health Gained vs. Pleasure Lost

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Aug 6th 2014

An economic analysis buried in regulations requires weighing public benefits against the happiness smokers might lose in quitting.

Smoking and Tobacco; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Happiness; Economics (Theory and Philosophy) 

Emphysema and lung cancer along with other cancers and heart disease are a terrible and slow death.

The evaluation of happiness   should include the terminal wards of public hospitals.  

One could start by surveying Hospice nurses.

Tobacco salesmen are driven.

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Health

Study Shows Third Gene as Indicator for Breast Cancer

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Aug 6th 2014

Mutations in the PALB2 gene raise risk in women by almost as much as mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes implicated in most inherited cases.

Breast Cancer; Genetics and Heredity; Research 

I am missing a number for the prevalence and distribution of these mutated genes in the general population. Multiple mutations in individuals are of interest. 

It is not flat.

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World

Insurgents Kill a Lawmaker in Somalia

By MOHAMMED IBRAHIM | Aug 1st 2014

Gunmen killed the lawmaker, Aden Madeer, as he left a mosque in Mogadishu. He was the fifth member of Somalia’s Parliament to be killed by insurgents this year.

Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations; Terrorism 

Islam is not democratic.

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N.Y. / Region

Tension on Deporting a Killer Turned Informer

By BENJAMIN WEISER | Aug 6th 2014

Miguel Feliz of the Dominican Republic helped convict his boss in a crack cocaine ring and solve homicides, some of which he participated in; now he is pressing officials to help him get a visa.

Crime and Criminals; Informers; Deportation; Murders and Attempted Murders; Drug Abuse and Traffic 

He could receive another life sentence.

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Crosswords/Games

Joe Fendel: At the Video Store

By GARY ANTONICK | Aug 5th 2014

What’s the best way to choose a family movie? Try this challenge by Joe Fendel.

Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles 

I often find I am totally ignorant of all of a group of films. 

Under those circumstances all choice is random.

I can apply knowledge and look for novelty by known crafts people.

I can avoid known makers of schlock.

I can select prize winners.

In my usual condition of ignorance I will pick last.

I depend on the others in the group to dispose of the unviewable junk.

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U.S.

U.S. to Shut 3 Interim Shelters Housing Immigrant Children

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Aug 4th 2014

Summer is deadly.

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N.Y. / Region

Ancient Coins Returned to Greece, Ending U.S. Ordeal

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. | Aug 4th 2014

There is a reason for private sales.

Much of what a collector buys is provenance.

Without it the work cannot be shown.

There are no boasting rights.

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U.S.

40 Years Later, Still Trying to Define Presidential Power

By PETER BAKER | Aug 3rd 2014

Nixon is dead.

His works linger.

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Opinion

The C.I.A.’s Reckless Breach of Trust

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 31st 2014

 

How can we know?

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Health

Picking a Nursing Home Shouldn't Be Trial and Error

By JANE E. BRODY | Aug 6th 2014

Know what level of care a person with dementia requires and which homes has the best programs and atmosphere. Also take into account your travel situation.

Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia; Elderly; Nursing 

Homes

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/nursing-home-unthinkable-be-prepared-in-case-its-inevitable/

When you become unmanageable and do not know me or our home I will check the short prepared list of institutions and check you in to one of them.  If the situations is reversed and I loose it first please do the same for me.

Doing the preparation work is a priority after selecting an address.

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U.S.

Challengers From the Right Struggle in G.O.P. Senate Primaries in 2 States

By JONATHAN MARTIN | Aug 4th 2014

Despite their vulnerabilities, Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas hold wide fund-raising advantages against opponents struggling to gain traction.

Campaign Finance; Midterm Elections (2014); Tea Party Movement; Elections, Senate; Primaries and Caucuses 

Better but far from good.

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Home & Garden

How Important Is a Perfect Lawn When You’re Selling Your Home?

By TIM McKEOUGH | Aug 6th 2014

It’s very important, because curb appeal is crucial.

Lawns; Grass; Gardens and Gardening; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

We are far from thinking of curb appeal. 

I would rather build gardens than maintain them.

If the structure is solid and dry and the space is generous that is enough.  I understand plant material.

The ground can be tilled and seeded.

No curb appeal is much cheaper.

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U.S.

North Carolina Budget May Raise Teacher Pay

By ALAN BLINDER | Jul 31st 2014

The G.O.P. is determined to be cruel.

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The Upshot

Dealing With Opioid Abuse Would Pay for Itself

By AUSTIN FRAKT | Aug 4th 2014

The cost of helping people addicted to painkillers would be less than the costs that untreated addicts impose on society.

Addiction (Psychology); Pain-Relieving Drugs; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Buprenorphine (Drug); Preventive Medicine; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) 

Maintenance: Kick or Die

Maintenance is the only treatment.

The cure is to kick.

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World

Only 9 Chinese Cities Pass Clean Air Test

By BREE FENG | Aug 7th 2014

Nine out of 161 monitored cities met China’s new air quality standards in the first half of this year, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.

Air Pollution; Coal; Environment; Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Giving up coal would be a good thing.

Giving up all fossil carbon would be better.

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U.S.

Secret Papers Describe Size of Terror Lists Kept by U.S.

By CHARLIE SAVAGE | Aug 5th 2014

Removal from such lists should be possible.

U.S.

As U.S. Speeds the Path to Deportation, Distress Fills New Family Detention Centers

By JULIA PRESTON | Aug 5th 2014

Officials have shifted to a strategy of deterrence, employing family detention centers and a fast track for deportation to discourage Central Americans from heading for the border.

Immigration Detention; Illegal Immigration; Children and Childhood

U.S.

Grocery Chain Reels as Employees and Customers Rally for an Ousted President

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Aug 5th 2014

U.S.

Neighbors Say Barn Weddings Raise a Rumpus

By JULIE BOSMAN | Aug 3rd 2014

World

Andy Coulson, Former Murdoch Editor, Accused of Perjury

By ALAN COWELL | Aug 6th 2014

Automobiles

Ford’s European Van Gets a Makeover for America

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 5th 2014

Sports

N.C.A.A. May Let Its Top Conferences Play by Their Own Rules

By MARC TRACY | Aug 5th 2014

U.S.

Democrats Seize on Social Issues as Attitudes Shift

By JOHN HARWOOD | Aug 4th 2014

The Upshot

Will You Lose Your Job to a Robot? Silicon Valley Is Split

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Aug 6th 2014

U.S.

U.S. to Shut 3 Interim Shelters Housing Immigrant Children

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Aug 4th 2014

Summer.

N.Y. / Region

Cuomo Aides Use Allies to Shore Up the Governor’s Image

By THOMAS KAPLAN | Aug 4th 2014

World

Arrest by Israel in Abduction of 3 Youths Is Made Public

By STEVEN ERLANGER | Aug 5th 2014

Real Estate

A Start-Up Helps Towns Market Their Property

By LISA PREVOST | Aug 5th 2014

a place to look.

Business Day

Russia May Be Losing Influence Over European Energy Markets

By STANLEY REED | Aug 6th 2014

Opinion

On Abortion, Words Are Weapons

Aug 3rd 2014

Opinion

Stop the C.I.A. Spin on the Senate Torture Report

By ANTONIO M. TAGUBA | Aug 5th 2014

Fashion & Style

Gabrielle Union’s Beauty Routine

By BEE SHAPIRO | Aug 4th 2014

U.S.

Senator Pat Roberts Beats Tea Party Challenger in Kansas

By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Aug 5th 2014

Business Day

Investing Losers in Bailout of Portuguese Lender Banco Espírito Santo

By LANDON THOMAS JR. | Aug 5th 2014

U.S.

Abortion Providers in Texas Press Judge to Block Portions of New Law

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and ERIK ECKHOLM | Aug 4th 2014

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Wheelies: The Canyon’s Cost Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 6th 2014

General Motors announced pricing for Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups; Nissan and Chrysler vehicles declared “most hackable” in report.

Automobiles; Computer Security; Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks 

"General Motors announced pricing for its new-for-2015 midsize pickup trucks, the Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC Canyon. The extended-cab Colorado, which comes standard with a 200-horsepower 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine, a 6-speed manual transmission and power windows, will start at $20,995, including the $875 destination charge. The Canyon, which features the same powertrain options,will start at $21,880, including the $925 destination charge. Fuel-economy numbers have not yet been announced for either model. (General Motors)"

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Opinion

The Threats to Our Drinking Water

By DAVID S. BECKMAN | Aug 6th 2014

Two cities now know what it’s like when the taps are shut off.

Water; Water Pollution; Clean Water Act; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Environment; Global Warming 

Yes. 

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Opinion

A Right Like Any Other

By LINDA GREENHOUSE | Aug 6th 2014

The willingness of courts to weigh whether the abortion right has become unduly burdened is critical in the struggle to preserve reproductive freedom.

Abortion; Courts and the Judiciary; Constitution (US); Second Amendment (US Constitution) 

I thank Linda Greenhouse.

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U.S.

Texas Bolsters Border Patrol With Its Own

By MANNY FERNANDEZ | Aug 6th 2014

The state has spent $500 million since 2005 to beef up its border security, drawing criticism from scores of detractors who say the threat posed by illegal immigrants and the extent of crime have been exaggerated.

Illegal Immigration; Smuggling; Drug Cartels 

I am not happy with Texas.

I am not happy with the situation.

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Opinion

War Against Whites? I Think Not

By CHARLES M. BLOW | Aug 6th 2014

Despite a Republican’s claim that Democrats are waging a divisive campaign, the G.O.P. has long been digging its own grave on issues of racial inclusion.

Blacks; Race and Ethnicity; United States Politics and Government; Minorities; Hispanic-Americans 

Yes.

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U.S.

Bergdahl Details Disappearance to General Leading an Inquiry

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. | Aug 6th 2014

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, after being warned that he did not have to say anything incriminating, discussed his disappearance from his unit in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan War (2001- ); Prisoners of War; United States Defense and Military Forces 

A story about not getting the story.

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U.S.

One Court, Three Judges and Four States With Gay Marriage Cases

By ERIK ECKHOLM | Aug 6th 2014

In three hours of back-and-forth questioning, it appeared that neither side could take victory for granted in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, where the cases were heard.

Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Marriages; Courts and the Judiciary; Defense of Marriage Act (1996) 

Procreation cannot be the test for marriage.

If it were no childless couple could be married.

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Opinion

Stealth Censorship in Venezuela

By DANIEL LANSBERG-RODRÍGUEZ | Aug 6th 2014

How the Maduro government has outsourced repression of the media to the private sector.

Censorship; Freedom of the Press; Freedom of Speech and Expression 

Changing culture is a long term project.

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U.S.

Conservatives See Potential in Tennessee Judicial Race

By ALAN BLINDER | Aug 5th 2014

A judicial election in Tennessee this week could add momentum to efforts by conservatives to reshape courts across the country.

Supreme Courts (State); Courts and the Judiciary; Campaign Finance; Political Advertising; Elections, Courts and the Judiciary 

They had better be wrong.

The Union won the civil war.

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Business Day

Japanese Researcher, an Author of a Discredited Stem Cell Study, Is Dead

By HIROKO TABUCHI | Aug 5th 2014

Yoshiki Sasai was a co-author of a study published this year that claimed an acid bath could turn cells into stem cells, used in medical treatments.

Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Stem Cells; Research 

In science faith is dangerous.

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Opinion

Rustic Vows: The Charm of Barn Weddings

Aug 6th 2014

A reader recalls the coziness of the converted barn she lived in as a teenager.

Barns; Weddings and Engagements; Architecture; Noise 

Nothing will make these neighbors happy with environmental change.

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Opinion

Dear Guests

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Aug 5th 2014

Some new and significant things were revealed in the Gaza war.

Palestinians; Terrorism; Civilian Casualties 

The zealots have taken over.

Zionist and Salafi will fight to the death.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement )

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World

In Greece, Migrants Are Desperate to Flee Again

By SUZANNE DALEY | Aug 6th 2014

They left countries like Iran and Afghanistan, ending up in poverty and as the targets of garbage thrown by angry citizens.

Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Refugees and Displaced Persons; Economic Conditions and Trends; Asylum, Right of 

yes

There is nothing to add.

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Technology

Aiming to Be the Netflix of Books

By MOLLY WOOD | Aug 6th 2014

Monthly subscription services from Amazon, Oyster and Scribd offer access to unlimited e-books, but many newer books aren’t yet available.

Books and Literature; E-Books and Readers; Amazon Kindle 

I will use the public library and Amazon.

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N.Y. / Region

Chokehold Aftermath: A Healing That Wasn’t

By NIKITA STEWART and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Aug 6th 2014

Careful not to undermine law enforcement, the mayor has muffled his inner advocate, but some former allies interpret his cautious approach as weak.

Police; Mayors 

The choke hold has the potential of the Lewinski affair.

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Business Day

Fox and Time Warner Deliver Dueling Earnings Reports, Both Positive

By JONATHAN MAHLER | Aug 6th 2014

The two companies achieved results that exceeded analysts’ expectations, and both said they had enough scale on their own to compete successfully.

Company Reports 

I hope the proposed merger is quite dead.

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U.S.

Illinois: Troopers to Aid Chicago Police

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 6th 2014

Forty Illinois state troopers are being sent to help the city’s police department combat street violence during what is typically the most dangerous time of year.

Police; Gun Control 

Good luck.

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World

Japan Imposes New Sanctions on Russia but Keeps a Diplomatic Door Open

By MARTIN FACKLER | Aug 5th 2014

The new measures, more limited than those announced last month by the United States, will freeze assets in Japan of groups and individuals involved in Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.

Embargoes and Sanctions; Natural Gas 

Yes

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Opinion

Times Readers Online Make Their Own Cases for Legalizing Marijuana

By JULIET LAPIDOS | Aug 5th 2014

In roughly 15,000 comments published on seven editorials, readers were far more supportive of ending the federal ban on marijuana than the average American.

Marijuana; Editorials; Series; Law and Legislation; Polls and Public Opinion 

The cost of local pot must drop below that of the Mexican imports.

That will destroy that traffic across the border.

It will not change other drug traffic.

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Sports

Fears Rise Over Wealth Gap as Top Leagues Push Overhaul

By STEVE EDER | Aug 6th 2014

The five biggest conferences, already spending millions on sports, could expand their budgets under proposed N.C.A.A. rules.

Colleges and Universities; Athletics and Sports 

The image of a football team with a dependent university is silly.

Let these teams join the N.F.L. and compete against their class.