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U.S.
Dylann Roof Himself Rejects Best Defense Against Execution
Mr. Roof, who killed nine black worshipers at a Charleston, S.C., church, will represent himself in the penalty phase of his trial starting Tuesday.Dylann Roof shares his faith with many others.
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Movies
Reality? No, Thanks. Moviegoers Sought Escape in 2016.
Not one movie rooted in real life was among the year’s top 10 box office performers. The top ticket sellers were “Finding Dory” and “Rogue One.”Escape from reality won the presidential election.
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World
Damaged by War, Syria’s Cultural Sites Rise Anew in France
More than 40,000 images taken from Palmyra are part of a Louvre-curated 3-D exhibition highlighting the threats of war against global heritage.I will look at the book.
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World
Video: Modi Makes Case Against Cash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India spoke on television on New Year’s Eve to defend a ban on the largest currency bills circulating in India, which came into full effect at midnight Friday.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_India
I expect Prime Minister Narendra Modiwill be replaced soon.
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Technology
What U.S. Tech Giants Face in Europe in 2017
Many of Silicon Valley’s largest companies face a growing list of regulatory challenges — and potentially large fines — in Europe this coming year.Europe would like sovereignty.
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Opinion
Monuments Man
President Obama has had an impressive run of initiatives that assure him of a lofty perch in the environmental pantheon.I hope the Republican threat proves empty.
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Business Day
Why Some of Your Holiday Gifts Might Not Fly
Buy the batteries on arrival.
Or have Amazon ship them.
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N.Y. / Region
Fears of Food Desert in High-End SoHo as Grocery Closes
Many worry that with the shutdown of Met Food, lower-income residents will not be able to afford pricier fare at Whole Foods and other gourmet markets.At current rents there are no poor in that area.
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Theater
In ‘Falsettos,’ an Affecting Echo of AIDS Anxiety
This revival features a scene that can take away the breath of anyone who was touched by an illness that started claiming mainly gay men.Talk to me.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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World
Along Mosul’s Front Line, Desperate Civilians and Dug-In Troops and Fighters
Witnessing firsthand this volatile zone, first with the Iraqi Army and then with units of the Iraqi Federal Police.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad
The besieging forces are unwilling to break the siege.
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Business Day
Advertising’s Moral Struggle: Is Online Reach Worth the Hurt?
Data and automation allow companies to connect with people anywhere on the internet, but that advertising also bankrolls sites toxic to society.Advertising as an industry is incapable of moral feelings.
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Opinion
Judges and Sentencing: A Balancing Act
Families Against Mandatory Minimums writes that “sentences must balance justice and mercy.”yes.
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Business Day
Kidney Fund Seen Insisting on Donations, Contrary to Government Deal
The charity that helps people get lifesaving dialysis has a special arrangement that has helped it grow large, but it may not be holding up its end of the deal.The kidney fund appears to be in violation of its agreement.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Slow to Embrace Approach That Streamlines Building Projects
New York is one of eight states where a contracting process that saves time and money by bundling together the design and construction phases of a project remains a limited option.Efficiency is not the objective.
The object is minimal cost.
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U.S.
Rodeo Offers a 90-M.P.H. Glimpse of Texans’ Truck Mania
Because no other state has a bigger influence on the American truck world, the title of Truck of Texas can bring an automaker to tears.The truck I would like has never won the truck of Texas title.
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U.S.
Rick Perry, as Energy Secretary, May Be Pressed to Resume Nuclear Tests
Some experts fear that testing the United States’ arsenal for the first time since 1992 would risk an arms race. But some worry about whether the weapons still work.A 90% failure rate would not matter.
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N.Y. / Region
Five Faces, All Immigrants, Are Added to the 9/11 Memorial
When immigration officials learned that the National September 11 Memorial & Museum couldn’t find portraits of some victims, they dug down into a limestone cave.Ok. Try other record centers. College I.D. offices and the T.L.C.
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World
H.I.V. Cases Surpass a Million in Russia, but Little Is Done
A combination of stigma and ignorance, a “family values” emphasis and government indifference have pushed H.I.V. to epidemic status.Left untreated, H.I.V. kills.
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