Race, Class and Neglect - NYTimes.com:
"Every time you’re tempted to say that America is moving forward on race — that prejudice is no longer as important as it used to be — along comes an atrocity to puncture your complacency. Almost everyone realizes, I hope, that the Freddie Gray affair wasn’t an isolated incident, that it’s unique only to the extent that for once there seems to be a real possibility that justice may be done."
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Monday, May 4, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Baltimore Lifts Citywide Curfew Put in Place After Rioting - NYTimes.com
Baltimore Lifts Citywide Curfew Put in Place After Rioting - NYTimes.com:
"BALTIMORE — The Baltimore authorities announced on Sunday that they had lifted the citywide curfew that the police said helped to curb violent protests here, but that had also come under mounting criticism as days passed without new bouts of widespread rioting and looting."
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"BALTIMORE — The Baltimore authorities announced on Sunday that they had lifted the citywide curfew that the police said helped to curb violent protests here, but that had also come under mounting criticism as days passed without new bouts of widespread rioting and looting."
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Going Way Back With Cubans, Tampa Leads Push Forward - NYTimes.com
Going Way Back With Cubans, Tampa Leads Push Forward - NYTimes.com:
"TAMPA, Fla. — Decades before Miami danced to a Cuban rhythm, Tampa’s Ybor City grew up and got rich to the sounds of Cuban-inflected Spanish as thousands of workers rolled cigars by day and plotted the island’s independence from Spain by night."
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"TAMPA, Fla. — Decades before Miami danced to a Cuban rhythm, Tampa’s Ybor City grew up and got rich to the sounds of Cuban-inflected Spanish as thousands of workers rolled cigars by day and plotted the island’s independence from Spain by night."
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
American Released by Cuba Plays Role as U.S. Relations With Havana Thaw - NYTimes.com
American Released by Cuba Plays Role as U.S. Relations With Havana Thaw - NYTimes.com:
"MEXICO CITY — For five years, Alan P. Gross, an American aid worker, sat in a Cuba prison growing so despondent that he openly considered suicide."
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"MEXICO CITY — For five years, Alan P. Gross, an American aid worker, sat in a Cuba prison growing so despondent that he openly considered suicide."
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Friday, May 1, 2015
Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Found Guilty in Split Verdict - NYTimes.com
Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Found Guilty in Split Verdict - NYTimes.com:
"For the second time in five years, Sergey Aleynikov was convicted on charges of stealing confidential computer trading code from his former employer, Goldman Sachs. The first time it took a federal jury just hours to convict; this time it came after more than a week of deliberation and an accusation of “food poisoning” and avocado tampering in a state court jury room."
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"For the second time in five years, Sergey Aleynikov was convicted on charges of stealing confidential computer trading code from his former employer, Goldman Sachs. The first time it took a federal jury just hours to convict; this time it came after more than a week of deliberation and an accusation of “food poisoning” and avocado tampering in a state court jury room."
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Prosecutor Cites ‘Probable Cause’ for Homicide Charges in Freddie Gray Case - NYTimes.com
Prosecutor Cites ‘Probable Cause’ for Homicide Charges in Freddie Gray Case - NYTimes.com:
"BALTIMORE — The state attorney of Baltimore, in a unexpected announcement, said Friday that she had probable cause to file homicide charges against the police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, who was died after sustaining a spinal cord injury while in police custody."
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"BALTIMORE — The state attorney of Baltimore, in a unexpected announcement, said Friday that she had probable cause to file homicide charges against the police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, who was died after sustaining a spinal cord injury while in police custody."
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Ideology and Integrity - NYTimes.com
Ideology and Integrity - NYTimes.com:
"The 2016 campaign should be almost entirely about issues. The parties are far apart on everything from the environment to fiscal policy to health care, and history tells us that what politicians say during a campaign is a good guide to how they will govern."
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"The 2016 campaign should be almost entirely about issues. The parties are far apart on everything from the environment to fiscal policy to health care, and history tells us that what politicians say during a campaign is a good guide to how they will govern."
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