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Showing posts with label February 25. Show all posts
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Owner of Opulent Long Island Castle Is Shot in Head by Gunman Gary Melius was shot by a masked gunman in the parking lot of his opulent Gold Coast estate in Suffolk County, according to the police. He was undergoing surgery late Monday afternoon. MARC SANTORA and AL BAKER February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fjMpax http://nyti.ms/1k63dtU The New York Times N.Y. / Region Crime and Criminals

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By MARC SANTORA and AL BAKER from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/1fjMpax via IFTTT

Holder Says State Attorneys General Don’t Have to Defend Gay Marriage Bans Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. was careful not to encourage his state counterparts to disavow their laws, and said a decision should never be political. MATT APUZZO February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k63dtN The New York Times U.S. Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Attorneys General

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By MATT APUZZO from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. U.S. http://nyti.ms/1k63dtN via IFTTT

New Land, New Tongue, New Fame Yiyun Li, whose new novel, “Kinder Than Solitude,” comes out this week, began writing in English, a language she began speaking later in life. LARRY ROHTER February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k63dtM http://nyti.ms/1fjMoDE The New York Times Books Books and Literature

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By LARRY ROHTER from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Books http://nyti.ms/1k63dtM via IFTTT

Two Sisters With Secrets, Desperate for Escape Brian Watkins’s play, “My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer,” tells the story of two sisters in their 20s, living with their ailing mother on the high plains, and desperate for a way out. DANIEL M. GOLD February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fjMona http://nyti.ms/1fjMqvl The New York Times Theater Theater

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By DANIEL M. GOLD from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Theater http://nyti.ms/1fjMona via IFTTT

Customizing a Mash-Up The Metropolitan Opera’s revival of its popular pasticcio “The Enchanted Island” features a pair of substitute arias tailored to its stars, Plácido Domingo and Susan Graham. MICHAEL COOPER February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fjMqeS http://nyti.ms/1k63ddk The New York Times Arts Music, Opera

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By MICHAEL COOPER from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Arts http://nyti.ms/1fjMqeS via IFTTT

Monday Motorsports: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Outruns Rain, Crashes and Competition at Daytona Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins his second Daytona 500, a decade after his first victory in the race; Alexis DeJoria wins her first N.H.R.A. in the Funny Car class. JERRY GARRETT February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k5ZhJC http://nyti.ms/1k5ZfRN The New York Times Automobiles Automobiles, Automobile Racing, Daytona 500 (Auto Race)

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By JERRY GARRETT from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Automobiles http://nyti.ms/1k5ZhJC via IFTTT

Help for Endangered Lemurs The animals have suffered from decades of habitat loss and poaching, but researchers say there’s hope. THE NEW YORK TIMES February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fjAIAQ http://nyti.ms/1fjALg1 The New York Times Science Lemurs, Endangered and Extinct Species, Poaching (Wildlife)

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By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Science http://nyti.ms/1fjAIAQ via IFTTT

Like Columbus, It Floated Here The answer of how the useful plants got to the Americas has stumped scientists, until now. RACHEL NUWER February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k5ZhJu http://nyti.ms/1k5ZfBn The New York Times Science Vegetables, Archaeology, Oceans and Seas, Genetics and Heredity

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By RACHEL NUWER from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Science http://nyti.ms/1k5ZhJu via IFTTT

Harold Ramis, Who Helped Redefine What Makes Us Laugh on Screen, Dies at 69 Mr. Ramis’s hilarious and sometimes absurd comedy constructs appear in “Groundhog Day,” “Ghostbusters” and other classic movies of the 1980s and ’90s. DOUGLAS MARTIN February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fjAKIU The New York Times Movies Deaths (Obituaries), Movies

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By DOUGLAS MARTIN from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Movies http://nyti.ms/1fjAKIU via IFTTT

Clues to a Very Old Extinction and Why Calicos Look That Way Science and health news from the past week, including a mass extinction 252 million years ago, vaccines and pizzas that don’t spoil and clues to a cat’s signature coat. DOUGLAS QUENQUA February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/OuVys0 http://nyti.ms/1eqFbBt The New York Times Science Archaeology, Vaccination and Immunization, United States Defense and Military Forces, Global Warming

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By DOUGLAS QUENQUA from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Science http://nyti.ms/OuVys0 via IFTTT

Baseball’s Home Plate Collision Rule Includes an Exception The one-year, experimental rule bans most home plate collisions, but it allows a catcher with the ball to block a runner’s direct path to the plate. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1h6Z2uG http://nyti.ms/1h6Z2uH The New York Times Sports Officiating (Sports)

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Sports http://nyti.ms/1h6Z2uG via IFTTT

Coming Soon: Heroes of the Higgs The documentary “Particle Fever” tracks the ultimately successful search at CERN for a linchpin of modern theories about the universe. DENNIS OVERBYE February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1juJm4B http://nyti.ms/1h6Z2e6 The New York Times Science Higgs Boson, Movies, Physics

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By DENNIS OVERBYE from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Science http://nyti.ms/1juJm4B via IFTTT

Kerry Kennedy Trial Opens With Questions About Her Awareness of Sleeping Aid’s Effect The case highlights what has become an increasingly difficult question for authorities: how to deal with people who drive while under the influence of prescription drugs. JOSEPH BERGER and MARC SANTORA February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1dqooPv The New York Times N.Y. / Region Drunken and Reckless Driving, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)

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By JOSEPH BERGER and MARC SANTORA from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/1dqooPv via IFTTT

In New York, Push for Market-Rate Housing Pits Landlords Against Tenants Real estate disputes are a fact of life in the city, but who wins and who loses has acquired new urgency amid rising rents that are putting some neighborhoods out of reach for lower-income residents. MIREYA NAVARRO February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k5UasG http://nyti.ms/1dqopTJ The New York Times N.Y. / Region Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Landlords

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By MIREYA NAVARRO from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/1k5UasG via IFTTT

Step 1 Before Red Bulls’ Opener: Remove Foot of Snow Workers at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., began the process of removing compacted snow from the playing surface so they can prepare the grass field for a March 15 game. JACK BELL February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k5U70f http://nyti.ms/1dqojvl The New York Times Sports Soccer, Snow and Snowstorms

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By JACK BELL from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Sports http://nyti.ms/1k5U70f via IFTTT

Efforts to Rein In Public-Sector Pension Costs Are Falling Short, Experts Say States and cities continue to face a problem that stems from demographics, financial markets and reluctance to make politically tough choices. RICK LYMAN and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1hq5oUf The New York Times U.S. Pensions and Retirement Plans, State Legislatures

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By RICK LYMAN and MARY WILLIAMS WALSH from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. U.S. http://nyti.ms/1hq5oUf via IFTTT

Was It a Big Night? Nets Players Act as if It Wasn’t Jason Collins’s teammates played down his return to the N.B.A. as the league’s first openly gay and active player, acting as if it were just another normal night. ANDREW KEH February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1hiuqpq http://bit.ly/1hL2sWR The New York Times Sports Basketball, Homosexuality

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By ANDREW KEH from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Sports http://nyti.ms/1hiuqpq via IFTTT

South Korea Awaits 2018 Games With a Different Plan Five of 13 venues are already built for the Pyeongchang Games, which will emphasize the mountain venues, unlike the Sochi Games, which were built from scratch and centered in the city. CHRISTOPHER CLAREY February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fisTvl http://bit.ly/1hKR6C5 The New York Times Sports Olympic Games, Olympic Games (2014)

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By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Sports http://nyti.ms/1fisTvl via IFTTT

Science So Everyone Can Get It An actor with a love of science seeks to apply techniques of drama to help scientists be better communicators. CLAUDIA DREIFUS February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fisTv9 http://bit.ly/1fisTva The New York Times Science Science and Technology, Education (K-12)

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By CLAUDIA DREIFUS from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Science http://nyti.ms/1fisTv9 via IFTTT

Bill Thomas Is Dead at 89; Editor Guided Los Angeles Times to 9 Pulitzers Under his leadership, The Times greatly expanded its range, opening six more foreign bureaus and six more domestic ones, often concentrating on big projects. BRUCE WEBER February 25, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ju7J2g The New York Times Business Day Newspapers, News and News Media

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By BRUCE WEBER from NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Business Day http://nyti.ms/1ju7J2g via IFTTT