Question: Ben Carson believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to do what?

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Answer: the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. <hl> He also believes the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain rather than as tombs for kings and queens. <hl> Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.

Trump calls climate change “a total hoax.” He arrived at this position, judging by several tweets, after experiencing a couple of especially cold winter days in New York. This is a man who has bought into every nutty conspiracy theory, and stoked much of the same, about President Obama’s birth — all without a shred of evidence. But he won’t take the world’s leading scientists at their peer-reviewed word. If this is the kind of judgment you want in the Oval Office, get thee to Trump Tower. And here’s Carson: “I’ll tell you what I think about climate change,” he said earlier this year. “The temperature is either going up or down at any point in time, so it really is not a big deal.” Ah, well. He also believes <hl> the pyramids of Egypt were built to store grain <hl> rather than as tombs for kings and queens. Hey, it’s all there in the Bible, Carson says, for you fact-obsessed archaeologists. How do you explain the boastful ignorance of other leading Republican candidates? It’s a political variant of Upton Sinclair’s line about how “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” In trying to win the support of the Koch brothers, Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have signed a pledge to do the bidding of the billionaire oil industrialists, promising to “oppose any legislation relating to climate change” that would involve higher taxes or fees. Cruz has gone the extra step of denying the very existence of climate change, an assertion that puts him at odds with three-fourths of the American public. Just pause for a second to soak in the magnitude of this sellout by these candidates to a pair of men who’ve vowed to spend $889 million influencing the 2016 election.


Question: Who is Mark Galeotti?

“The Russians have fought what is largely a proxy war in eastern Ukraine — and on the cheap, too,” Mark Galeotti, a military analyst, wrote in Foreign Policy magazine. “Even the government in Kiev, which is prone to alarmism, estimates that Russia has deployed, at most, some 9,000 troops.” But the conflict has also reached a point where Russia would have to commit significant new resources for any further advance, which helped clear the way for a settlement to consolidate its gains, Mr. Lukyanov said. The separatists “cannot advance very much without direct Russian involvement, and Russia does not want to get directly involved,” he said.

Answer: Mark Galeotti, a military analyst

<hl> “The Russians have fought what is largely a proxy war in eastern Ukraine — and on the cheap, too,” Mark Galeotti, a military analyst , wrote in Foreign Policy magazine. <hl> “Even the government in Kiev, which is prone to alarmism, estimates that Russia has deployed, at most, some 9,000 troops.” But the conflict has also reached a point where Russia would have to commit significant new resources for any further advance, which helped clear the way for a settlement to consolidate its gains, Mr. Lukyanov said. The separatists “cannot advance very much without direct Russian involvement, and Russia does not want to get directly involved,” he said.

“The Russians have fought what is largely a proxy war in eastern Ukraine — and on the cheap, too,” <hl> Mark Galeotti, a military analyst <hl>, wrote in Foreign Policy magazine. “Even the government in Kiev, which is prone to alarmism, estimates that Russia has deployed, at most, some 9,000 troops.” But the conflict has also reached a point where Russia would have to commit significant new resources for any further advance, which helped clear the way for a settlement to consolidate its gains, Mr. Lukyanov said. The separatists “cannot advance very much without direct Russian involvement, and Russia does not want to get directly involved,” he said.

“The Russians have fought what is largely a proxy war in eastern Ukraine — and on the cheap, too,” <hl> Mark Galeotti, a military analyst <hl> , wrote in Foreign Policy magazine.


Question: Mike Massaroli's friends frat brother's sometimes refer to him as what?

Ashlyn Knaur of Huntsville, Ala., recently unfollowed some friends after Mrs. Clinton’s announcement. She also removed the actress Anne Hathaway from her Instagram feed after Ms. Hathaway shared a posting supportive of Mrs. Clinton. Julie Ruby of Normal, Ill., is on the brink of unfollowing her daughter’s mother-in-law for negative comments regarding Mrs. Clinton. And John Thrasher of Cumberland, Md., lost touch with his father over his politics postings on Facebook. “The regular contact between us has been cut because of politics and social media,” Mr. Thrasher said. Mike Massaroli, from Staten Island, says that his postings are often ignored and that he is occasionally unfollowed even by his fraternity brothers, who playfully cast him off as “the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders” for his frequent praise of the Vermont senator. In theory, Facebook’s algorithm provides for an overall better experience on the site, ranking the number of posts likely to be ignored by the user lower in the news feed. But in the realm of politics, that sometimes has the unintended consequence of engineering the political discourse on Facebook toward the user’s political leanings. “The fundamental principle underpinning news feed is the more you interact with specific types of content and content from specific places, the more likely you are to continue to see” that kind of content, said Andy Stone, a spokesman for Facebook.

Answer: the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders

Ashlyn Knaur of Huntsville, Ala., recently unfollowed some friends after Mrs. Clinton’s announcement. She also removed the actress Anne Hathaway from her Instagram feed after Ms. Hathaway shared a posting supportive of Mrs. Clinton. Julie Ruby of Normal, Ill., is on the brink of unfollowing her daughter’s mother-in-law for negative comments regarding Mrs. Clinton. And John Thrasher of Cumberland, Md., lost touch with his father over his politics postings on Facebook. “The regular contact between us has been cut because of politics and social media,” Mr. Thrasher said. <hl> Mike Massaroli, from Staten Island, says that his postings are often ignored and that he is occasionally unfollowed even by his fraternity brothers, who playfully cast him off as “ the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders ” for his frequent praise of the Vermont senator. <hl> In theory, Facebook’s algorithm provides for an overall better experience on the site, ranking the number of posts likely to be ignored by the user lower in the news feed. But in the realm of politics, that sometimes has the unintended consequence of engineering the political discourse on Facebook toward the user’s political leanings. “The fundamental principle underpinning news feed is the more you interact with specific types of content and content from specific places, the more likely you are to continue to see” that kind of content, said Andy Stone, a spokesman for Facebook.

Ashlyn Knaur of Huntsville, Ala., recently unfollowed some friends after Mrs. Clinton’s announcement. She also removed the actress Anne Hathaway from her Instagram feed after Ms. Hathaway shared a posting supportive of Mrs. Clinton. Julie Ruby of Normal, Ill., is on the brink of unfollowing her daughter’s mother-in-law for negative comments regarding Mrs. Clinton. And John Thrasher of Cumberland, Md., lost touch with his father over his politics postings on Facebook. “The regular contact between us has been cut because of politics and social media,” Mr. Thrasher said. Mike Massaroli, from Staten Island, says that his postings are often ignored and that he is occasionally unfollowed even by his fraternity brothers, who playfully cast him off as “<hl> the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders <hl>” for his frequent praise of the Vermont senator. In theory, Facebook’s algorithm provides for an overall better experience on the site, ranking the number of posts likely to be ignored by the user lower in the news feed. But in the realm of politics, that sometimes has the unintended consequence of engineering the political discourse on Facebook toward the user’s political leanings. “The fundamental principle underpinning news feed is the more you interact with specific types of content and content from specific places, the more likely you are to continue to see” that kind of content, said Andy Stone, a spokesman for Facebook.

Mike Massaroli, from Staten Island, says that his postings are often ignored and that he is occasionally unfollowed even by his fraternity brothers, who playfully cast him off as “ <hl> the dude who is voting for Bernie Sanders <hl> ” for his frequent praise of the Vermont senator.


Question: Who is William Schubert?

In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed. The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

Answer: president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston

In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed. The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. <hl> Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston , flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. <hl> But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

In Boeing’s defense, an army has massed. The United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, with Boeing’s help, have organized Exporters for Ex-Im, which has mobilized dozens of Boeing suppliers and other small companies to knock on Capitol Hill doors, call lawmakers and generally do the public work that the biggest recipients of Ex-Im help — Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar and Applied Materials — avoid. Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, <hl> president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston <hl>, flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide. But the so-called fly-in, from hotel reservations to meeting schedules, was arranged by professionals.

Representatives of small businesses, like William Schubert, <hl> president of a small infrastructure export firm outside Houston <hl> , flooded the hallways of Congress in February and confronted usual Republican allies on the other side of the Ex-Im divide.


Question: In "Immediate Family," what does Virginia appear to have done?

In her pictures of her own family — like “Damaged Child,” with its implication of battering, and “Flour Paste,” in which Jessie’s legs resemble a burn victim’s — Mann punches the buttons of her viewers. Upon discovering that she has stage-managed a scene, some people feel cheated, as if their emotions have been trifled with. “I hope you can get past that,” she argues. “You learn something about yourself and your own fears. Everyone surely has all those fears that I have for my children.” Mann has been criticized for treating violence with an esthete’s dispassion, for bringing out the subtle texture of blood and bruises without offering a clear political statement along the way. The imagery of death fascinates her. A picture of Virginia with a black eye moved her for a long time because “you couldn’t tell if she was living or dead. It looked like one of those Victorian post-mortem photographs.” In 1987, Emmett was struck by a car and thrown 50 feet. Though he escaped critical injury, Mann saw the real thing as a warning not to pretend again. Still, “Immediate Family” includes a picture from 1989 that may be the most gruesome so far: a nude Virginia seeming to have hanged herself by a rope from a tree.

Answer: hanged herself

In her pictures of her own family — like “Damaged Child,” with its implication of battering, and “Flour Paste,” in which Jessie’s legs resemble a burn victim’s — Mann punches the buttons of her viewers. Upon discovering that she has stage-managed a scene, some people feel cheated, as if their emotions have been trifled with. “I hope you can get past that,” she argues. “You learn something about yourself and your own fears. Everyone surely has all those fears that I have for my children.” Mann has been criticized for treating violence with an esthete’s dispassion, for bringing out the subtle texture of blood and bruises without offering a clear political statement along the way. The imagery of death fascinates her. A picture of Virginia with a black eye moved her for a long time because “you couldn’t tell if she was living or dead. It looked like one of those Victorian post-mortem photographs.” In 1987, Emmett was struck by a car and thrown 50 feet. Though he escaped critical injury, Mann saw the real thing as a warning not to pretend again. <hl> Still, “Immediate Family” includes a picture from 1989 that may be the most gruesome so far: a nude Virginia seeming to have hanged herself by a rope from a tree. <hl>

In her pictures of her own family — like “Damaged Child,” with its implication of battering, and “Flour Paste,” in which Jessie’s legs resemble a burn victim’s — Mann punches the buttons of her viewers. Upon discovering that she has stage-managed a scene, some people feel cheated, as if their emotions have been trifled with. “I hope you can get past that,” she argues. “You learn something about yourself and your own fears. Everyone surely has all those fears that I have for my children.” Mann has been criticized for treating violence with an esthete’s dispassion, for bringing out the subtle texture of blood and bruises without offering a clear political statement along the way. The imagery of death fascinates her. A picture of Virginia with a black eye moved her for a long time because “you couldn’t tell if she was living or dead. It looked like one of those Victorian post-mortem photographs.” In 1987, Emmett was struck by a car and thrown 50 feet. Though he escaped critical injury, Mann saw the real thing as a warning not to pretend again. Still, “Immediate Family” includes a picture from 1989 that may be the most gruesome so far: a nude Virginia seeming to have <hl> hanged herself <hl> by a rope from a tree.


Question: What is the name of the agency that manages the Avengers?

12:30 P.M. (AMC) AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007) Ridley Scott directs this Oscar-nominated crime drama set in the 1970s. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a gangster in Harlem who finds that he can get the best heroin cheap from Southeast Asia, smuggled to the United States in the coffins of American soldiers sent from Vietnam. He calls the heroin Blue Magic and takes over the market. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an obnoxiously honest New Jersey detective. When his partner (John Ortiz) dies from an overdose of Blue Magic, Richie is asked to lead a drug trafficking task force. A corrupt New York detective named Trupo (Josh Brolin) bridges the gap between the two lead characters. “You can almost feel Mr. Scott trying to coax the material away from its generic trappings toward something rarefied, something like Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 definitive American story, ‘The Godfather,’ ” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times. “He comes closest to that goal with the suggestion that the lethal pursuit of the American dream is not restricted to one or two families — the Corleones, say, or the Sopranos — but located in a network of warring tribes that help to obscure the larger war of all against all.” 7 P.M. (FX) THE AVENGERS (2012) In this film written and directed by Joss Whedon, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes a deal with aliens: If he gives them the Tesseract, a mythically powerful energy source, they will give him an army with which to rule Earth. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) leads S.H.I.E.L.D., the agency that oversees the Avengers, the superhero team made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). When Loki does as villains do and begins wreaking havoc on New York City, the Avengers must put aside their differences and save the world. “This movie revels in the individuality of its mighty, mythical characters, pinpointing insecurities that are amplified by superhuman power and catching sparks that fly when big, rough-edged egos (and alter egos) collide,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. “The best scenes are not the overblown, skull-assaulting action sequences — which add remarkably little that will be fresh or surprising to devotees of the “Transformers” franchise — but the moments in between, when the assembled heroes have the opportunity to brag, banter, flirt and bicker.”

Answer: S.H.I.E.L.D.

12:30 P.M. (AMC) AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007) Ridley Scott directs this Oscar-nominated crime drama set in the 1970s. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a gangster in Harlem who finds that he can get the best heroin cheap from Southeast Asia, smuggled to the United States in the coffins of American soldiers sent from Vietnam. He calls the heroin Blue Magic and takes over the market. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an obnoxiously honest New Jersey detective. When his partner (John Ortiz) dies from an overdose of Blue Magic, Richie is asked to lead a drug trafficking task force. A corrupt New York detective named Trupo (Josh Brolin) bridges the gap between the two lead characters. “You can almost feel Mr. Scott trying to coax the material away from its generic trappings toward something rarefied, something like Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 definitive American story, ‘The Godfather,’ ” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times. “He comes closest to that goal with the suggestion that the lethal pursuit of the American dream is not restricted to one or two families — the Corleones, say, or the Sopranos — but located in a network of warring tribes that help to obscure the larger war of all against all.” 7 P.M. (FX) THE AVENGERS (2012) In this film written and directed by Joss Whedon, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes a deal with aliens: If he gives them the Tesseract, a mythically powerful energy source, they will give him an army with which to rule Earth. <hl> Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) leads S.H.I.E.L.D. , the agency that oversees the Avengers, the superhero team made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). <hl> When Loki does as villains do and begins wreaking havoc on New York City, the Avengers must put aside their differences and save the world. “This movie revels in the individuality of its mighty, mythical characters, pinpointing insecurities that are amplified by superhuman power and catching sparks that fly when big, rough-edged egos (and alter egos) collide,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. “The best scenes are not the overblown, skull-assaulting action sequences — which add remarkably little that will be fresh or surprising to devotees of the “Transformers” franchise — but the moments in between, when the assembled heroes have the opportunity to brag, banter, flirt and bicker.”

12:30 P.M. (AMC) AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007) Ridley Scott directs this Oscar-nominated crime drama set in the 1970s. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is a gangster in Harlem who finds that he can get the best heroin cheap from Southeast Asia, smuggled to the United States in the coffins of American soldiers sent from Vietnam. He calls the heroin Blue Magic and takes over the market. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an obnoxiously honest New Jersey detective. When his partner (John Ortiz) dies from an overdose of Blue Magic, Richie is asked to lead a drug trafficking task force. A corrupt New York detective named Trupo (Josh Brolin) bridges the gap between the two lead characters. “You can almost feel Mr. Scott trying to coax the material away from its generic trappings toward something rarefied, something like Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 definitive American story, ‘The Godfather,’ ” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times. “He comes closest to that goal with the suggestion that the lethal pursuit of the American dream is not restricted to one or two families — the Corleones, say, or the Sopranos — but located in a network of warring tribes that help to obscure the larger war of all against all.” 7 P.M. (FX) THE AVENGERS (2012) In this film written and directed by Joss Whedon, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes a deal with aliens: If he gives them the Tesseract, a mythically powerful energy source, they will give him an army with which to rule Earth. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) leads <hl> S.H.I.E.L.D. <hl>, the agency that oversees the Avengers, the superhero team made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). When Loki does as villains do and begins wreaking havoc on New York City, the Avengers must put aside their differences and save the world. “This movie revels in the individuality of its mighty, mythical characters, pinpointing insecurities that are amplified by superhuman power and catching sparks that fly when big, rough-edged egos (and alter egos) collide,” A. O. Scott wrote in The Times. “The best scenes are not the overblown, skull-assaulting action sequences — which add remarkably little that will be fresh or surprising to devotees of the “Transformers” franchise — but the moments in between, when the assembled heroes have the opportunity to brag, banter, flirt and bicker.”

Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) leads <hl> S.H.I.E.L.D. <hl> , the agency that oversees the Avengers, the superhero team made up of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner).


Question: While incarcerated, what sort of revenge did Mr. Hincapie envision?

Mr. Carpenter, who also spells his surname Charpentier, also said he did not see Mr. Hincapie among the teenagers who attacked the Watkins family. He said the strong-arm tactics the police had used to persuade him and the other defendants to confess were to blame for Mr. Hincapie’s conviction. “You became concerned that your only way out of this precinct was to give the cops a story that they could use and give to the prosecutor,” he said. For his part, Mr. Hincapie said his first order of business was to go to a restaurant and have a seafood dinner. He said during his long incarceration he had at times nursed “a desire for full reprisal and revenge.” “I believed in the biblical imperative on an eye for an eye, that was my reality,” he added. “But I came to realize once I put my bitterness and angriness behind me that compassion was even more powerful. Shame on those individuals who did this to me, and shame on all those individuals who had knowledge of what happened to me. But I forgive them.”

Answer: full reprisal and revenge

Mr. Carpenter, who also spells his surname Charpentier, also said he did not see Mr. Hincapie among the teenagers who attacked the Watkins family. He said the strong-arm tactics the police had used to persuade him and the other defendants to confess were to blame for Mr. Hincapie’s conviction. “You became concerned that your only way out of this precinct was to give the cops a story that they could use and give to the prosecutor,” he said. For his part, Mr. Hincapie said his first order of business was to go to a restaurant and have a seafood dinner. <hl> He said during his long incarceration he had at times nursed “a desire for full reprisal and revenge .” <hl> “I believed in the biblical imperative on an eye for an eye, that was my reality,” he added. “But I came to realize once I put my bitterness and angriness behind me that compassion was even more powerful. Shame on those individuals who did this to me, and shame on all those individuals who had knowledge of what happened to me. But I forgive them.”

Mr. Carpenter, who also spells his surname Charpentier, also said he did not see Mr. Hincapie among the teenagers who attacked the Watkins family. He said the strong-arm tactics the police had used to persuade him and the other defendants to confess were to blame for Mr. Hincapie’s conviction. “You became concerned that your only way out of this precinct was to give the cops a story that they could use and give to the prosecutor,” he said. For his part, Mr. Hincapie said his first order of business was to go to a restaurant and have a seafood dinner. He said during his long incarceration he had at times nursed “a desire for <hl> full reprisal and revenge <hl>.” “I believed in the biblical imperative on an eye for an eye, that was my reality,” he added. “But I came to realize once I put my bitterness and angriness behind me that compassion was even more powerful. Shame on those individuals who did this to me, and shame on all those individuals who had knowledge of what happened to me. But I forgive them.”

He said during his long incarceration he had at times nursed “a desire for <hl> full reprisal and revenge <hl> .”


Question: What was not removed from the DEA's list of harmful and addictive substances?

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

Answer: marijuana

<hl> A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of marijuana from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. <hl> Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

A federal judge declined on Wednesday to order the removal of <hl> marijuana <hl> from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of the most harmful and addictive drugs, disappointing those who had hoped the courts might help settle growing conflicts between federal and state laws. Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of United States District Court in Sacramento heard testimony on whether marijuana belonged alongside heroin and LSD on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list: substances classified as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.


Question: What issue does Sanders claim the President was wrong about?

“We are fighting for the future of middle-class families,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. “These trade deals make it much easier for corporations to send American jobs overseas.” Over the past 20 years, Connecticut has lost more than 96,000 manufacturing jobs, she said, because of agreements that failed to protect American workers. Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership.” He added, “I do not believe that continuing a set of bad policies, policies that have failed, makes any sense at all.”

Answer: Trans-Pacific Partnership

“We are fighting for the future of middle-class families,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. “These trade deals make it much easier for corporations to send American jobs overseas.” Over the past 20 years, Connecticut has lost more than 96,000 manufacturing jobs, she said, because of agreements that failed to protect American workers. <hl> Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership .” <hl> He added, “I do not believe that continuing a set of bad policies, policies that have failed, makes any sense at all.”

“We are fighting for the future of middle-class families,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. “These trade deals make it much easier for corporations to send American jobs overseas.” Over the past 20 years, Connecticut has lost more than 96,000 manufacturing jobs, she said, because of agreements that failed to protect American workers. Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the <hl> Trans-Pacific Partnership <hl>.” He added, “I do not believe that continuing a set of bad policies, policies that have failed, makes any sense at all.”

Sanders told the assembled media that while he liked the president’s speech, “he was wrong on one major issue, and that is the <hl> Trans-Pacific Partnership <hl> .”


Question: Who led in playoff minutes played?

Ranking second to James on the team is Kyrie Irving, who rated at 25.1 in the one finals game he played before being injured. Of players still active, the next ranked, at 19.4, is Matthew Dellavedova, the undrafted Australian whose rate in the regular season was 12.6. That is a steep drop-off. Despite being the league’s most valuable player and the clear leader of the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry has a far lower figure than James in the finals, 30.5. And he benefits from teammates who are more useful than Dellavedova, like Klay Thompson (24.5). More conventional statistics back up James’s importance. He leads all players in the playoffs in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, and assists. In addition to those categories, he leads his own team in free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, steals, points and turnovers. Rare is the Cleveland offensive play that James does not take part in.

Answer: James

<hl> Ranking second to James on the team is Kyrie Irving, who rated at 25.1 in the one finals game he played before being injured. <hl> Of players still active, the next ranked, at 19.4, is Matthew Dellavedova, the undrafted Australian whose rate in the regular season was 12.6. That is a steep drop-off. Despite being the league’s most valuable player and the clear leader of the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry has a far lower figure than James in the finals, 30.5. And he benefits from teammates who are more useful than Dellavedova, like Klay Thompson (24.5). More conventional statistics back up James’s importance. He leads all players in the playoffs in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, and assists. In addition to those categories, he leads his own team in free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, steals, points and turnovers. Rare is the Cleveland offensive play that James does not take part in.

Ranking second to <hl> James <hl> on the team is Kyrie Irving, who rated at 25.1 in the one finals game he played before being injured. Of players still active, the next ranked, at 19.4, is Matthew Dellavedova, the undrafted Australian whose rate in the regular season was 12.6. That is a steep drop-off. Despite being the league’s most valuable player and the clear leader of the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry has a far lower figure than James in the finals, 30.5. And he benefits from teammates who are more useful than Dellavedova, like Klay Thompson (24.5). More conventional statistics back up James’s importance. He leads all players in the playoffs in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, and assists. In addition to those categories, he leads his own team in free throws made and attempted, defensive and total rebounds, steals, points and turnovers. Rare is the Cleveland offensive play that James does not take part in.


Question: Who is J.D.'s first choice?

J.D.: He twice finished a head behind my top choice, Dortmund, before winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico. I’m hoping he is overlooked on Derby Day. M.H.: This speedy and improving colt showed in the Sunland that he could win with ease once free of his shadow. Of course, that will not be the case in the Derby.  4. Carpe Diem  Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 5-4-1-0 Points: 164 Odds: 10-1 J.D.: Seemingly the only real threat from the East, this colt has won races without working up much of a sweat. He is going to like the Derby’s mile-and-a-quarter distance. M.H.: He has shown that he deserves to be in the conversation with Baffert’s big guns. Still, he did not pull away from the Blue Grass Stakes field as much as I expected; Dortmund looked more dominant that day in Santa Anita.

Answer: Dortmund

<hl> J.D.: He twice finished a head behind my top choice, Dortmund , before winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico. <hl> I’m hoping he is overlooked on Derby Day. M.H.: This speedy and improving colt showed in the Sunland that he could win with ease once free of his shadow. Of course, that will not be the case in the Derby. 4. Carpe Diem Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 5-4-1-0 Points: 164 Odds: 10-1 J.D.: Seemingly the only real threat from the East, this colt has won races without working up much of a sweat. He is going to like the Derby’s mile-and-a-quarter distance. M.H.: He has shown that he deserves to be in the conversation with Baffert’s big guns. Still, he did not pull away from the Blue Grass Stakes field as much as I expected; Dortmund looked more dominant that day in Santa Anita.

J.D.: He twice finished a head behind my top choice, <hl> Dortmund <hl>, before winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico. I’m hoping he is overlooked on Derby Day. M.H.: This speedy and improving colt showed in the Sunland that he could win with ease once free of his shadow. Of course, that will not be the case in the Derby. 4. Carpe Diem Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez Record: 5-4-1-0 Points: 164 Odds: 10-1 J.D.: Seemingly the only real threat from the East, this colt has won races without working up much of a sweat. He is going to like the Derby’s mile-and-a-quarter distance. M.H.: He has shown that he deserves to be in the conversation with Baffert’s big guns. Still, he did not pull away from the Blue Grass Stakes field as much as I expected; Dortmund looked more dominant that day in Santa Anita.

J.D.: He twice finished a head behind my top choice, <hl> Dortmund <hl> , before winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico.


Question: What did Kiev request that went nowhere?

From the earliest days of the war, the government in Kiev had asked for military help from the United States. Its request for a sophisticated antitank missile went nowhere, as Washington feared it would just encourage Russia to send more weapons and men to Ukraine. What eventually arrived was basic training.

Answer: antitank missile

From the earliest days of the war, the government in Kiev had asked for military help from the United States. <hl> Its request for a sophisticated antitank missile went nowhere, as Washington feared it would just encourage Russia to send more weapons and men to Ukraine. <hl> What eventually arrived was basic training.

From the earliest days of the war, the government in Kiev had asked for military help from the United States. Its request for a sophisticated <hl> antitank missile <hl> went nowhere, as Washington feared it would just encourage Russia to send more weapons and men to Ukraine. What eventually arrived was basic training.


Question: Who else was trailing the brothers?

At its best, “Big Time” works like a parody and love letter to shows like “Breaking Bad,” whose ingenious last-second escapes were always a little absurd and ripe for ridicule. “Big Time” makes this point more overtly. By the end of the fourth episode, two brothers (along with Mr. Gooding) break into a suburban house, hold a family hostage while being trailed by a detective hired by their mother and by a team of drug traffickers with machine guns. There aren’t many jokes, but it’s a nicely staged sequence in which barreling action becomes joyfully preposterous farce.

Answer: a team of drug traffickers with machine guns

At its best, “Big Time” works like a parody and love letter to shows like “Breaking Bad,” whose ingenious last-second escapes were always a little absurd and ripe for ridicule. “Big Time” makes this point more overtly. <hl> By the end of the fourth episode, two brothers (along with Mr. Gooding) break into a suburban house, hold a family hostage while being trailed by a detective hired by their mother and by a team of drug traffickers with machine guns . <hl> There aren’t many jokes, but it’s a nicely staged sequence in which barreling action becomes joyfully preposterous farce.

At its best, “Big Time” works like a parody and love letter to shows like “Breaking Bad,” whose ingenious last-second escapes were always a little absurd and ripe for ridicule. “Big Time” makes this point more overtly. By the end of the fourth episode, two brothers (along with Mr. Gooding) break into a suburban house, hold a family hostage while being trailed by a detective hired by their mother and by <hl> a team of drug traffickers with machine guns <hl>. There aren’t many jokes, but it’s a nicely staged sequence in which barreling action becomes joyfully preposterous farce.

By the end of the fourth episode, two brothers (along with Mr. Gooding) break into a suburban house, hold a family hostage while being trailed by a detective hired by their mother and by <hl> a team of drug traffickers with machine guns <hl> .


Question: Which song was  a radio hit from Mr. Lloyd's adolescence?

It can be read as an ode to Mr. Lloyd Webber’s rock ’n’ roll coming-of-age, containing snippets of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (an inescapable radio hit from his adolescence); Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” (a nod to that band’s lead singer, Ian Gillan, the original Jesus of “Superstar”); and “Walk on the Wild Side,” by Lou Reed (whose music was ubiquitous on his early visits to New York). Looking solely at the show’s creative team, Mr. Slater acknowledged, “Certainly, from a socio-economic standpoint, this is not the most obvious group to make ‘School of Rock — The Musical.’”

Answer: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

<hl> It can be read as an ode to Mr. Lloyd Webber’s rock ’n’ roll coming-of-age, containing snippets of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (an inescapable radio hit from his adolescence); Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” (a nod to that band’s lead singer, Ian Gillan, the original Jesus of “Superstar”); and “Walk on the Wild Side,” by Lou Reed (whose music was ubiquitous on his early visits to New York). <hl> Looking solely at the show’s creative team, Mr. Slater acknowledged, “Certainly, from a socio-economic standpoint, this is not the most obvious group to make ‘School of Rock — The Musical.’”

It can be read as an ode to Mr. Lloyd Webber’s rock ’n’ roll coming-of-age, containing snippets of the Rolling Stones’ <hl> “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” <hl> (an inescapable radio hit from his adolescence); Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” (a nod to that band’s lead singer, Ian Gillan, the original Jesus of “Superstar”); and “Walk on the Wild Side,” by Lou Reed (whose music was ubiquitous on his early visits to New York). Looking solely at the show’s creative team, Mr. Slater acknowledged, “Certainly, from a socio-economic standpoint, this is not the most obvious group to make ‘School of Rock — The Musical.’”


Question: When did the Paris Military attack occur?

He has also said that further military action was necessary to stem terrorist acts like the ones that struck Paris on Nov. 13, leaving 130 dead, and that it would be an essential component of any diplomatic solution to the Syrian civil war, which has displaced up to half that country’s population. Mr. Cameron also argued that airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria will not make Britain any more vulnerable.

Answer: Nov. 13

<hl> He has also said that further military action was necessary to stem terrorist acts like the ones that struck Paris on Nov. 13 , leaving 130 dead, and that it would be an essential component of any diplomatic solution to the Syrian civil war, which has displaced up to half that country’s population. <hl> Mr. Cameron also argued that airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria will not make Britain any more vulnerable.

He has also said that further military action was necessary to stem terrorist acts like the ones that struck Paris on <hl> Nov. 13 <hl>, leaving 130 dead, and that it would be an essential component of any diplomatic solution to the Syrian civil war, which has displaced up to half that country’s population. Mr. Cameron also argued that airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria will not make Britain any more vulnerable.

He has also said that further military action was necessary to stem terrorist acts like the ones that struck Paris on <hl> Nov. 13 <hl> , leaving 130 dead, and that it would be an essential component of any diplomatic solution to the Syrian civil war, which has displaced up to half that country’s population.


Question: What does Nadal say the sport is?

Rafael Nadal expressed a similar sentiment. “Being young or not, I think, is not an excuse at all,” Nadal, 29, said of the 20-year-old Kyrgios. “I have been 16 when I arrived to this tour. A lot of top players that are there arrived at younger ages than some of them that are there.” He added: “The real thing is, when we are on court and we are saying things outside of court, we are in front of the cameras, in front of the audience. And the most important thing: We are in front of kids. Our sport is a gentleman’s sport. It’s a sport about respect.”

Answer: a gentleman’s sport

Our sport is a gentleman’s sport .

Rafael Nadal expressed a similar sentiment. “Being young or not, I think, is not an excuse at all,” Nadal, 29, said of the 20-year-old Kyrgios. “I have been 16 when I arrived to this tour. A lot of top players that are there arrived at younger ages than some of them that are there.” He added: “The real thing is, when we are on court and we are saying things outside of court, we are in front of the cameras, in front of the audience. And the most important thing: We are in front of kids. <hl> Our sport is a gentleman’s sport . <hl> It’s a sport about respect.”

Rafael Nadal expressed a similar sentiment. “Being young or not, I think, is not an excuse at all,” Nadal, 29, said of the 20-year-old Kyrgios. “I have been 16 when I arrived to this tour. A lot of top players that are there arrived at younger ages than some of them that are there.” He added: “The real thing is, when we are on court and we are saying things outside of court, we are in front of the cameras, in front of the audience. And the most important thing: We are in front of kids. Our sport is <hl> a gentleman’s sport <hl>. It’s a sport about respect.”

Our sport is <hl> a gentleman’s sport <hl> .


Question: what was the name of the obscure law adopted in 1789?

The biggest setback for this kind of litigation came two years ago when the Supreme Court sharply limited the use of an obscure law adopted in 1789, the Alien Tort Statute, to bring international claims in American courts. Meanwhile, a number of controversies involving Mr. Collingsworth and other lawyers have cast a shadow over the field and made it possible for companies to mount counterattacks. “The bar has been set higher,” for human rights litigation, said Susan H. Farbstein, a law professor at Harvard.

Answer: the Alien Tort Statute

<hl> The biggest setback for this kind of litigation came two years ago when the Supreme Court sharply limited the use of an obscure law adopted in 1789, the Alien Tort Statute , to bring international claims in American courts. <hl> Meanwhile, a number of controversies involving Mr. Collingsworth and other lawyers have cast a shadow over the field and made it possible for companies to mount counterattacks. “The bar has been set higher,” for human rights litigation, said Susan H. Farbstein, a law professor at Harvard.

The biggest setback for this kind of litigation came two years ago when the Supreme Court sharply limited the use of an obscure law adopted in 1789, <hl> the Alien Tort Statute <hl>, to bring international claims in American courts. Meanwhile, a number of controversies involving Mr. Collingsworth and other lawyers have cast a shadow over the field and made it possible for companies to mount counterattacks. “The bar has been set higher,” for human rights litigation, said Susan H. Farbstein, a law professor at Harvard.

The biggest setback for this kind of litigation came two years ago when the Supreme Court sharply limited the use of an obscure law adopted in 1789, <hl> the Alien Tort Statute <hl> , to bring international claims in American courts.


Question: How did the tourists feel about the blizzard?

“We got to eat at the Boathouse for Sunday brunch, and we really enjoyed that, so we were talking about doing the more touristy things,” she said. “It’s nice to come back and have more of an excuse to do the touristy things.” Mr. Garcia said he was neither relieved nor disappointed by the blizzard’s last-minute zag to the east. “I’m indifferent,” he said. “It was nice weather. I enjoyed it. I was out till midnight walking Monday night — had a late dinner at Quality Meats and walked around. So it was great. We’re used to the hype in Miami, with the hurricanes. I guess it’s terrible if you have to run a business, but for us it didn’t affect us.”

Answer: neither relieved nor disappointed

“We got to eat at the Boathouse for Sunday brunch, and we really enjoyed that, so we were talking about doing the more touristy things,” she said. “It’s nice to come back and have more of an excuse to do the touristy things.” <hl> Mr. Garcia said he was neither relieved nor disappointed by the blizzard’s last-minute zag to the east. <hl> “I’m indifferent,” he said. “It was nice weather. I enjoyed it. I was out till midnight walking Monday night — had a late dinner at Quality Meats and walked around. So it was great. We’re used to the hype in Miami, with the hurricanes. I guess it’s terrible if you have to run a business, but for us it didn’t affect us.”

“We got to eat at the Boathouse for Sunday brunch, and we really enjoyed that, so we were talking about doing the more touristy things,” she said. “It’s nice to come back and have more of an excuse to do the touristy things.” Mr. Garcia said he was <hl> neither relieved nor disappointed <hl> by the blizzard’s last-minute zag to the east. “I’m indifferent,” he said. “It was nice weather. I enjoyed it. I was out till midnight walking Monday night — had a late dinner at Quality Meats and walked around. So it was great. We’re used to the hype in Miami, with the hurricanes. I guess it’s terrible if you have to run a business, but for us it didn’t affect us.”


Question: Who thinks he is the best player in the draft?

Earlier in the week, word leaked out that during private interviews with team staff members, Eichel had told the Sabres that he was the best player in the draft. “I’m pretty confident in my own abilities,” Eichel said when asked about it. “I know everyone is making a big deal that I said a comment like that. That wasn’t me comparing myself to Connor or anything like that. It was just me thinking I’m the best player in the draft, more confidence in my own self. I didn’t think it was a big deal. I thought it was confidential within the team.”

Answer: Eichel

<hl> Earlier in the week, word leaked out that during private interviews with team staff members, Eichel had told the Sabres that he was the best player in the draft. <hl> “I’m pretty confident in my own abilities,” Eichel said when asked about it. “I know everyone is making a big deal that I said a comment like that. That wasn’t me comparing myself to Connor or anything like that. It was just me thinking I’m the best player in the draft, more confidence in my own self. I didn’t think it was a big deal. I thought it was confidential within the team.”

Earlier in the week, word leaked out that during private interviews with team staff members, <hl> Eichel <hl> had told the Sabres that he was the best player in the draft. “I’m pretty confident in my own abilities,” Eichel said when asked about it. “I know everyone is making a big deal that I said a comment like that. That wasn’t me comparing myself to Connor or anything like that. It was just me thinking I’m the best player in the draft, more confidence in my own self. I didn’t think it was a big deal. I thought it was confidential within the team.”


Question: What garnish is placed on top of the dish?

8. In a separate pan, fry the breadcrumbs with a generous amount of butter until light golden brown and sprinkle over the casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for around 30 minutes. 9. Serve with bean sprouts on top and the lime, ketchup and mustard on the side. *Béchamel sauce with cheese

Answer: bean sprouts

8. In a separate pan, fry the breadcrumbs with a generous amount of butter until light golden brown and sprinkle over the casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for around 30 minutes. 9. <hl> Serve with bean sprouts on top and the lime, ketchup and mustard on the side. <hl> *Béchamel sauce with cheese

8. In a separate pan, fry the breadcrumbs with a generous amount of butter until light golden brown and sprinkle over the casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for around 30 minutes. 9. Serve with <hl> bean sprouts <hl> on top and the lime, ketchup and mustard on the side. *Béchamel sauce with cheese


Question: who was imprisoned?

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

Answer: Tudaxun

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. <hl> The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, Tudaxun , was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month. <hl>

A court in China’s western region of Xinjiang tried two brothers of an American reporter on charges of endangering state security and leaking secrets, according to a spokesman for Radio Free Asia, the journalist’s employer. No verdict has yet been announced in the trials of Shawket Hoshur on Tuesday and his younger brother Rexim Hoshur, which took place on Aug. 19, Rohit Mahajan, a spokesman for the United States government-funded R.F.A., said in an interview. Their brother, Shohret Hoshur, is a United States citizen whose reports on the Chinese government’s crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uighur ethnic group have been criticized by Beijing. The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, <hl> Tudaxun <hl>, was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.

The plight of Shohret Hoshur’s brothers — a third brother, <hl> Tudaxun <hl> , was convicted of endangering state security last year and sentenced to five years in prison — has become an issue between the two countries before President Xi Jinping’s summit meeting with President Obama in Washington next month.


Question: Where are debates over the Confederacy taking place?

Barnum surely would have admired the puffing necessary to transform an archtraitor into an American hero. The commanding poses struck by Davis in statues across the country are anxious correctives to depictions that troubled his followers long after the war’s end. Recent debates over relics of the Confederacy — in South Carolina, the United States Capitol, and elsewhere — only underscore how successful 150 years of revisionism can be. If Jefferson Davis manages to survive current efforts to remove him from several of his pedestals, his old antagonist would likely know why. “The American people,” Barnum famously said, “like to be fooled.”

Answer: South Carolina, the United States Capitol, and elsewhere

Barnum surely would have admired the puffing necessary to transform an archtraitor into an American hero. The commanding poses struck by Davis in statues across the country are anxious correctives to depictions that troubled his followers long after the war’s end. <hl> Recent debates over relics of the Confederacy — in South Carolina, the United States Capitol, and elsewhere — only underscore how successful 150 years of revisionism can be. <hl> If Jefferson Davis manages to survive current efforts to remove him from several of his pedestals, his old antagonist would likely know why. “The American people,” Barnum famously said, “like to be fooled.”

Barnum surely would have admired the puffing necessary to transform an archtraitor into an American hero. The commanding poses struck by Davis in statues across the country are anxious correctives to depictions that troubled his followers long after the war’s end. Recent debates over relics of the Confederacy — in <hl> South Carolina, the United States Capitol, and elsewhere <hl> — only underscore how successful 150 years of revisionism can be. If Jefferson Davis manages to survive current efforts to remove him from several of his pedestals, his old antagonist would likely know why. “The American people,” Barnum famously said, “like to be fooled.”


Question: When is Myanmar's final landmark election?

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

Answer: Nov. 8

<hl> BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s Nov. 8 landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. <hl> Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s election commission on Friday announced the final tally of the country’s <hl> Nov. 8 <hl> landmark election, a rout by the opposition, led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won 390 seats compared with 42 for the governing party, a state-run television station reported in its Friday evening broadcast. The remaining 59 available seats in Parliament were won by smaller parties. One-quarter of the seats were not contested and are controlled by the military.


Question: What book was once banned?

The Bookends feature (Sept. 27) asks, “Why read books considered obscene?” One answer is that last year’s pornography can be this year’s literature. One of the most glorious moments in D.H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” once a banned book, occurs when Connie and Mellors adorn their genitalia with flowers. They name them Sir John and Lady Jane, raising anatomy to the level of aristocracy. Only prudes would find such an incident, which is both innocent and erotic, offensive. And only the self-righteous would find the novel obscene. BERNARD F. DICK

Answer: Lady Chatterley’s Lover

The Bookends feature (Sept. 27) asks, “Why read books considered obscene?” One answer is that last year’s pornography can be this year’s literature. <hl> One of the most glorious moments in D.H. Lawrence’s “ Lady Chatterley’s Lover ,” once a banned book, occurs when Connie and Mellors adorn their genitalia with flowers. <hl> They name them Sir John and Lady Jane, raising anatomy to the level of aristocracy. Only prudes would find such an incident, which is both innocent and erotic, offensive. And only the self-righteous would find the novel obscene. BERNARD F. DICK

The Bookends feature (Sept. 27) asks, “Why read books considered obscene?” One answer is that last year’s pornography can be this year’s literature. One of the most glorious moments in D.H. Lawrence’s “<hl> Lady Chatterley’s Lover <hl>,” once a banned book, occurs when Connie and Mellors adorn their genitalia with flowers. They name them Sir John and Lady Jane, raising anatomy to the level of aristocracy. Only prudes would find such an incident, which is both innocent and erotic, offensive. And only the self-righteous would find the novel obscene. BERNARD F. DICK

One of the most glorious moments in D.H. Lawrence’s “ <hl> Lady Chatterley’s Lover <hl> ,” once a banned book, occurs when Connie and Mellors adorn their genitalia with flowers.


Question: What did Mr. Obama's speech leave no room for questioning of?

Answer: whether the agreement is good for American security

<hl> Delivered in stark terms that surprised some foreign policy analysts and left no room for questioning whether the agreement is good for American security — “It’s not even close,” Mr. Obama declared at one point — the president’s speech was a striking display of certitude about a diplomatic deal that has split the American public and presented a dilemma for lawmakers, including many in his own party. <hl>

Delivered in stark terms that surprised some foreign policy analysts and left no room for questioning <hl> whether the agreement is good for American security <hl> — “It’s not even close,” Mr. Obama declared at one point — the president’s speech was a striking display of certitude about a diplomatic deal that has split the American public and presented a dilemma for lawmakers, including many in his own party.


Question: Why did Governor Cuomo initially support the decision?

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. At a board meeting Tuesday, Kevin Law, the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.

Answer: spur economic development

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. <hl> Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to spur economic development in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. <hl> But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. At a board meeting Tuesday, Kevin Law, the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.

The Gaming Facility Location Board reviewed 16 proposals for casino resorts in three regions north and west of New York City and recommended licenses for three projects on Dec. 17, but rebuffed two from the Southern Tier that it said were not viable. Governor Cuomo initially supported the decision, saying that a casino was not likely to <hl> spur economic development <hl> in the relatively sparsely populated area near Binghamton. But after hearing criticism from elected officials and local residents, Mr. Cuomo asked the board to consider a new round of bidding for a casino license specifically for the Southern Tier. At a board meeting Tuesday, Kevin Law, the chairman, said that he saw “no harm” in soliciting new proposals solely for the Southern Tier, as the governor suggested.


Question: What have router manufactures recently done?

Router manufacturers have more recently improved Wi-Fi technology with mobile devices in mind, said Mr. Fraser. New routers often include smarter antennas that do a better job of assembling signals and beaming energy toward devices that are moving around. Some features inside newer routers also help reduce signal interference. Newer routers typically can transmit data over two radio frequencies — 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz — and give you the option to split them up into two separate Wi-Fi networks. In general, the 2.4 GHz band transmits data farther and is more crowded because many types of devices, like cordless phones and microwaves, use that frequency. The 5 GHz band is less congested but typically travels a shorter distance. Consumer behavior is also to blame for Wi-Fi headaches. People may wait years before buying a new router, so their devices might be more up-to-date than their infrastructure. An outdated router becomes a bottleneck that hinders the speeds of web downloads and file transfers between connected devices.

Answer: improved Wi-Fi technology with mobile devices in mind

<hl> Router manufacturers have more recently improved Wi-Fi technology with mobile devices in mind , said Mr. Fraser. <hl> New routers often include smarter antennas that do a better job of assembling signals and beaming energy toward devices that are moving around. Some features inside newer routers also help reduce signal interference. Newer routers typically can transmit data over two radio frequencies — 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz — and give you the option to split them up into two separate Wi-Fi networks. In general, the 2.4 GHz band transmits data farther and is more crowded because many types of devices, like cordless phones and microwaves, use that frequency. The 5 GHz band is less congested but typically travels a shorter distance. Consumer behavior is also to blame for Wi-Fi headaches. People may wait years before buying a new router, so their devices might be more up-to-date than their infrastructure. An outdated router becomes a bottleneck that hinders the speeds of web downloads and file transfers between connected devices.

Router manufacturers have more recently <hl> improved Wi-Fi technology with mobile devices in mind <hl>, said Mr. Fraser. New routers often include smarter antennas that do a better job of assembling signals and beaming energy toward devices that are moving around. Some features inside newer routers also help reduce signal interference. Newer routers typically can transmit data over two radio frequencies — 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz — and give you the option to split them up into two separate Wi-Fi networks. In general, the 2.4 GHz band transmits data farther and is more crowded because many types of devices, like cordless phones and microwaves, use that frequency. The 5 GHz band is less congested but typically travels a shorter distance. Consumer behavior is also to blame for Wi-Fi headaches. People may wait years before buying a new router, so their devices might be more up-to-date than their infrastructure. An outdated router becomes a bottleneck that hinders the speeds of web downloads and file transfers between connected devices.

Router manufacturers have more recently <hl> improved Wi-Fi technology with mobile devices in mind <hl> , said Mr. Fraser.


Question: What's the name of Greece's backsliding exit?

Greece’s backsliding on its pledges has stirred speculation in recent days of a possible “Grexit,” or Greek exit, from the 19-nation group that uses the euro. It also gave rise to a new piece of Brussels jargon: “Grexident,” or the prospect of Greece stumbling through the exit by accident. In a sign of how testy the mood had become, Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, another country that uses the euro, complained that mediation with Greece should involve all members of the eurozone and could not be done by a few individual members.

Answer: Grexit

<hl> Greece’s backsliding on its pledges has stirred speculation in recent days of a possible “ Grexit ,” or Greek exit, from the 19-nation group that uses the euro. <hl> It also gave rise to a new piece of Brussels jargon: “Grexident,” or the prospect of Greece stumbling through the exit by accident. In a sign of how testy the mood had become, Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, another country that uses the euro, complained that mediation with Greece should involve all members of the eurozone and could not be done by a few individual members.

Greece’s backsliding on its pledges has stirred speculation in recent days of a possible “<hl> Grexit <hl>,” or Greek exit, from the 19-nation group that uses the euro. It also gave rise to a new piece of Brussels jargon: “Grexident,” or the prospect of Greece stumbling through the exit by accident. In a sign of how testy the mood had become, Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, another country that uses the euro, complained that mediation with Greece should involve all members of the eurozone and could not be done by a few individual members.

Greece’s backsliding on its pledges has stirred speculation in recent days of a possible “ <hl> Grexit <hl> ,” or Greek exit, from the 19-nation group that uses the euro.


Question: Who is the Senator of Wyoming?

WASHINGTON —  Emerging from an all-night session that was more exhausting than dramatic, Senate Republicans on Friday squeaked through a budget blueprint that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, fundamentally remake federal health care for the poor and elderly, and push the federal deficit toward zero over the next decade. The 52-to-46 vote came at 3:28 a.m. after the Senate considered hundreds of amendments and voted on dozens — many of them politically freighted, some of them contradictory, but none of them binding. No Democrats voted for the budget. Among Republicans, only Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who is likely to seek the White House, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who has announced his intention to do so, voted no. Senator Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming, the chairman of the Budget Committee, hailed a plan that he said would “protect the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, strengthen national defense and bring robust economic growth.”

Answer: Michael B. Enzi

WASHINGTON — Emerging from an all-night session that was more exhausting than dramatic, Senate Republicans on Friday squeaked through a budget blueprint that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, fundamentally remake federal health care for the poor and elderly, and push the federal deficit toward zero over the next decade. The 52-to-46 vote came at 3:28 a.m. after the Senate considered hundreds of amendments and voted on dozens — many of them politically freighted, some of them contradictory, but none of them binding. No Democrats voted for the budget. Among Republicans, only Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who is likely to seek the White House, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who has announced his intention to do so, voted no. <hl> Senator Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming, the chairman of the Budget Committee, hailed a plan that he said would “protect the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, strengthen national defense and bring robust economic growth.” <hl>

WASHINGTON — Emerging from an all-night session that was more exhausting than dramatic, Senate Republicans on Friday squeaked through a budget blueprint that would repeal the Affordable Care Act, fundamentally remake federal health care for the poor and elderly, and push the federal deficit toward zero over the next decade. The 52-to-46 vote came at 3:28 a.m. after the Senate considered hundreds of amendments and voted on dozens — many of them politically freighted, some of them contradictory, but none of them binding. No Democrats voted for the budget. Among Republicans, only Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, who is likely to seek the White House, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who has announced his intention to do so, voted no. Senator <hl> Michael B. Enzi <hl> of Wyoming, the chairman of the Budget Committee, hailed a plan that he said would “protect the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, strengthen national defense and bring robust economic growth.”


Question: What advantage does the latest Wi-Fi offer?

Not only can a newer router improve the speed and range for users, the routers typically have upgraded internal components and strong external antennas. Many also support the latest Wi-Fi standard — 802.11ac — which has top speeds that are nearly three times faster than the previous standard, 802.11n, for the fastest wireless devices you can buy today. Many smartphones, tablets and laptops released since 2013 support 802.11ac. But even older devices that support only the previous standard, 802.11n, can enjoy faster speeds at long range with a newer 802.11ac router.

Answer: top speeds that are nearly three times faster than the previous standard, 802.11n

Not only can a newer router improve the speed and range for users, the routers typically have upgraded internal components and strong external antennas. <hl> Many also support the latest Wi-Fi standard — 802.11ac — which has top speeds that are nearly three times faster than the previous standard, 802.11n , for the fastest wireless devices you can buy today. <hl> Many smartphones, tablets and laptops released since 2013 support 802.11ac. But even older devices that support only the previous standard, 802.11n, can enjoy faster speeds at long range with a newer 802.11ac router.

Not only can a newer router improve the speed and range for users, the routers typically have upgraded internal components and strong external antennas. Many also support the latest Wi-Fi standard — 802.11ac — which has <hl> top speeds that are nearly three times faster than the previous standard, 802.11n <hl>, for the fastest wireless devices you can buy today. Many smartphones, tablets and laptops released since 2013 support 802.11ac. But even older devices that support only the previous standard, 802.11n, can enjoy faster speeds at long range with a newer 802.11ac router.

Many also support the latest Wi-Fi standard — 802.11ac — which has <hl> top speeds that are nearly three times faster than the previous standard, 802.11n <hl> , for the fastest wireless devices you can buy today.


Question: What are the two ways in which Chinese households could invest in stock?

Credit Suisse estimated in a research note this week that 80 percent of urban Chinese households held stakes in the stock market, either directly or through equity funds that invest in it. By midway through this year, 8.8 percent of all Chinese households had bought stocks directly, and the vast majority were urban dwellers, according to the China Household Finance Survey, conducted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. Under Mr. Xi, the government has urged households to invest in the stock market to meet several economic imperatives: to generate more capital for state-run companies being weaned off bank loans, to strengthen the private companies that create many of the country’s jobs, and to lift the confidence of consumers so that they will play a bigger role in driving economic growth.

Answer: either directly or through equity funds that invest in it

<hl> Credit Suisse estimated in a research note this week that 80 percent of urban Chinese households held stakes in the stock market, either directly or through equity funds that invest in it . <hl> By midway through this year, 8.8 percent of all Chinese households had bought stocks directly, and the vast majority were urban dwellers, according to the China Household Finance Survey, conducted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. Under Mr. Xi, the government has urged households to invest in the stock market to meet several economic imperatives: to generate more capital for state-run companies being weaned off bank loans, to strengthen the private companies that create many of the country’s jobs, and to lift the confidence of consumers so that they will play a bigger role in driving economic growth.

Credit Suisse estimated in a research note this week that 80 percent of urban Chinese households held stakes in the stock market, <hl> either directly or through equity funds that invest in it <hl>. By midway through this year, 8.8 percent of all Chinese households had bought stocks directly, and the vast majority were urban dwellers, according to the China Household Finance Survey, conducted by the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. Under Mr. Xi, the government has urged households to invest in the stock market to meet several economic imperatives: to generate more capital for state-run companies being weaned off bank loans, to strengthen the private companies that create many of the country’s jobs, and to lift the confidence of consumers so that they will play a bigger role in driving economic growth.

Credit Suisse estimated in a research note this week that 80 percent of urban Chinese households held stakes in the stock market, <hl> either directly or through equity funds that invest in it <hl> .


Question: What does Mr. Sharif use his electricity for?

He blamed the government for keeping energy and water prices low, saying that he paid only $270 a month for his electricity bill, covering his huge pump and 20 employees. “It’s ridiculous,” he said. “And while we have no water, its price is also dirt cheap.” His investment has paid off, Mr. Sharif, 44, acknowledged. “I have bought myself another 15 years,” he said as he walked among freshly picked pistachio trees. That is just enough to last to his retirement. “After that,” he said, “this place, like everything else here, is done for.”

Answer: covering his huge pump and 20 employees

<hl> He blamed the government for keeping energy and water prices low, saying that he paid only $270 a month for his electricity bill, covering his huge pump and 20 employees . <hl> “It’s ridiculous,” he said. “And while we have no water, its price is also dirt cheap.” His investment has paid off, Mr. Sharif, 44, acknowledged. “I have bought myself another 15 years,” he said as he walked among freshly picked pistachio trees. That is just enough to last to his retirement. “After that,” he said, “this place, like everything else here, is done for.”

He blamed the government for keeping energy and water prices low, saying that he paid only $270 a month for his electricity bill, <hl> covering his huge pump and 20 employees <hl>. “It’s ridiculous,” he said. “And while we have no water, its price is also dirt cheap.” His investment has paid off, Mr. Sharif, 44, acknowledged. “I have bought myself another 15 years,” he said as he walked among freshly picked pistachio trees. That is just enough to last to his retirement. “After that,” he said, “this place, like everything else here, is done for.”

He blamed the government for keeping energy and water prices low, saying that he paid only $270 a month for his electricity bill, <hl> covering his huge pump and 20 employees <hl> .


Question: The family has had its share of divorces and what other thing?

None of the businesses facing sanctions are saying they wouldn’t serve gay people as a class; they just don’t want to work at nuptials. This isn’t a structural system of oppression, a society-wide conspiracy like Jim Crow; we’re talking about a handful of shops across the country. It seems possible, and reasonable, to live and let live. I think discrimination is discrimination. What about you? Would you bake the cake?  Honestly, since so many of my friends aren’t religious or conservative, I’ve always taken for granted that being part of their lives meant accompanying them through life choices that belong to a different worldview than my own. (And I’m very grateful that they’ve accompanied and tolerated me.) My family has its share of divorces and second marriages; my friends’ romantic paths are varied; my closest friend from high school just exchanged vows with his longtime boyfriend. I’m going to a party celebrating them next month. If they asked me, I’d bring a cake.

Answer: second marriages

None of the businesses facing sanctions are saying they wouldn’t serve gay people as a class; they just don’t want to work at nuptials. This isn’t a structural system of oppression, a society-wide conspiracy like Jim Crow; we’re talking about a handful of shops across the country. It seems possible, and reasonable, to live and let live. I think discrimination is discrimination. What about you? Would you bake the cake? Honestly, since so many of my friends aren’t religious or conservative, I’ve always taken for granted that being part of their lives meant accompanying them through life choices that belong to a different worldview than my own. (And I’m very grateful that they’ve accompanied and tolerated me.) <hl> My family has its share of divorces and second marriages ; my friends’ romantic paths are varied; my closest friend from high school just exchanged vows with his longtime boyfriend. <hl> I’m going to a party celebrating them next month. If they asked me, I’d bring a cake.

None of the businesses facing sanctions are saying they wouldn’t serve gay people as a class; they just don’t want to work at nuptials. This isn’t a structural system of oppression, a society-wide conspiracy like Jim Crow; we’re talking about a handful of shops across the country. It seems possible, and reasonable, to live and let live. I think discrimination is discrimination. What about you? Would you bake the cake? Honestly, since so many of my friends aren’t religious or conservative, I’ve always taken for granted that being part of their lives meant accompanying them through life choices that belong to a different worldview than my own. (And I’m very grateful that they’ve accompanied and tolerated me.) My family has its share of divorces and <hl> second marriages <hl>; my friends’ romantic paths are varied; my closest friend from high school just exchanged vows with his longtime boyfriend. I’m going to a party celebrating them next month. If they asked me, I’d bring a cake.

My family has its share of divorces and <hl> second marriages <hl> ; my friends’ romantic paths are varied; my closest friend from high school just exchanged vows with his longtime boyfriend.


Question: In the game which Utah player did not compete?

Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists for the Timberwolves, who held off a late charge from the Jazz that cut a 15-point deficit to 6 even as Utah was playing without Derrick Favors. Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points in the second half for Utah. The Jazz have been gutted by injuries to much of their foundation, including Rudy Gobert, Dante Exum and Alec Burks. Relying on replacements for them and for Favors has left the team playing sloppy basketball of late. SPURS 112, SUNS 79 LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio easily won its 19th straight home game to start the season. The Spurs also extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 28 straight games dating to last season.

Answer: Derrick Favors

<hl> Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists for the Timberwolves, who held off a late charge from the Jazz that cut a 15-point deficit to 6 even as Utah was playing without Derrick Favors . <hl> Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points in the second half for Utah. The Jazz have been gutted by injuries to much of their foundation, including Rudy Gobert, Dante Exum and Alec Burks. Relying on replacements for them and for Favors has left the team playing sloppy basketball of late. SPURS 112, SUNS 79 LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio easily won its 19th straight home game to start the season. The Spurs also extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 28 straight games dating to last season.

Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists for the Timberwolves, who held off a late charge from the Jazz that cut a 15-point deficit to 6 even as Utah was playing without <hl> Derrick Favors <hl>. Trey Burke scored all 23 of his points in the second half for Utah. The Jazz have been gutted by injuries to much of their foundation, including Rudy Gobert, Dante Exum and Alec Burks. Relying on replacements for them and for Favors has left the team playing sloppy basketball of late. SPURS 112, SUNS 79 LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio easily won its 19th straight home game to start the season. The Spurs also extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 28 straight games dating to last season.

Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists for the Timberwolves, who held off a late charge from the Jazz that cut a 15-point deficit to 6 even as Utah was playing without <hl> Derrick Favors <hl> .


Question: How many points did Nic Moore score?

S.M.U. 67, TEMPLE 58 Nic Moore scored 18 points, and No. 21 Southern Methodist (22-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) rallied from 10 points down in the second half to end a seven-game winning streak by visiting Temple (19-8, 10-4). Women  NOTRE DAME 71, GEORGIA TECH 61 Jewell Loyd scored 31 points and No. 4 Notre Dame survived a scare to beat host Georgia Tech (14-13, 4-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) for its 11th straight win. The Irish (25-2, 12-1) trailed by 34-33 at halftime, and the final margin was the only double-digit lead of the game.

Answer: 18 points

S.M.U. 67, TEMPLE 58 <hl> Nic Moore scored 18 points , and No. 21 Southern Methodist (22-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) rallied from 10 points down in the second half to end a seven-game winning streak by visiting Temple (19-8, 10-4). <hl> Women NOTRE DAME 71, GEORGIA TECH 61 Jewell Loyd scored 31 points and No. 4 Notre Dame survived a scare to beat host Georgia Tech (14-13, 4-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) for its 11th straight win. The Irish (25-2, 12-1) trailed by 34-33 at halftime, and the final margin was the only double-digit lead of the game.

S.M.U. 67, TEMPLE 58 Nic Moore scored <hl> 18 points <hl>, and No. 21 Southern Methodist (22-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) rallied from 10 points down in the second half to end a seven-game winning streak by visiting Temple (19-8, 10-4). Women NOTRE DAME 71, GEORGIA TECH 61 Jewell Loyd scored 31 points and No. 4 Notre Dame survived a scare to beat host Georgia Tech (14-13, 4-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) for its 11th straight win. The Irish (25-2, 12-1) trailed by 34-33 at halftime, and the final margin was the only double-digit lead of the game.

Nic Moore scored <hl> 18 points <hl> , and No. 21 Southern Methodist (22-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) rallied from 10 points down in the second half to end a seven-game winning streak by visiting Temple (19-8, 10-4).


Question: Who helped out financially with getting money for Viagra?

That is in sharp contrast to the introduction of Pfizer’s Viagra, the so-called little blue pill aimed at treating erectile dysfunction in men. Viagra was a blockbuster from the start in 1998 and last year Pfizer sold nearly $1.7 billion of it. With financial help from Sprout, women’s groups and other supporters started a campaign to win F.D.A. approval for Addyi, noting that the agency had approved comparable treatments for men. Sprout’s effort succeeded but the F.D.A.’s approval came with a boxed warning, alerting patients not to take the drug with alcohol. Women with impaired liver function were also advised not to take it. Ms. Whitehead will continue to consult with Valeant and Sprout executives after her departure, according to the statement from Valeant.

Answer: Sprout

That is in sharp contrast to the introduction of Pfizer’s Viagra, the so-called little blue pill aimed at treating erectile dysfunction in men. Viagra was a blockbuster from the start in 1998 and last year Pfizer sold nearly $1.7 billion of it. <hl> With financial help from Sprout , women’s groups and other supporters started a campaign to win F.D.A. approval for Addyi, noting that the agency had approved comparable treatments for men. <hl> Sprout’s effort succeeded but the F.D.A.’s approval came with a boxed warning, alerting patients not to take the drug with alcohol. Women with impaired liver function were also advised not to take it. Ms. Whitehead will continue to consult with Valeant and Sprout executives after her departure, according to the statement from Valeant.

That is in sharp contrast to the introduction of Pfizer’s Viagra, the so-called little blue pill aimed at treating erectile dysfunction in men. Viagra was a blockbuster from the start in 1998 and last year Pfizer sold nearly $1.7 billion of it. With financial help from <hl> Sprout <hl>, women’s groups and other supporters started a campaign to win F.D.A. approval for Addyi, noting that the agency had approved comparable treatments for men. Sprout’s effort succeeded but the F.D.A.’s approval came with a boxed warning, alerting patients not to take the drug with alcohol. Women with impaired liver function were also advised not to take it. Ms. Whitehead will continue to consult with Valeant and Sprout executives after her departure, according to the statement from Valeant.

With financial help from <hl> Sprout <hl> , women’s groups and other supporters started a campaign to win F.D.A. approval for Addyi, noting that the agency had approved comparable treatments for men.


Question: What was burned?

The tit for tat has been so obvious that even pro-Kremlin commentators have dropped the pretense, saying the flower burning is intended as a warning to the Netherlands over risks to trade if the investigation proceeds unfavorably for Russia. “This is connected to the Malaysian Boeing,” Sergei A. Markov, a former member of Parliament in the pro-government United Russia party, said in a telephone interview. “Russia is certain that the Dutch government is falsifying this investigation,” he said, but cannot say so directly.

Answer: flower

<hl> The tit for tat has been so obvious that even pro-Kremlin commentators have dropped the pretense, saying the flower burning is intended as a warning to the Netherlands over risks to trade if the investigation proceeds unfavorably for Russia. <hl> “This is connected to the Malaysian Boeing,” Sergei A. Markov, a former member of Parliament in the pro-government United Russia party, said in a telephone interview. “Russia is certain that the Dutch government is falsifying this investigation,” he said, but cannot say so directly.

The tit for tat has been so obvious that even pro-Kremlin commentators have dropped the pretense, saying the <hl> flower <hl> burning is intended as a warning to the Netherlands over risks to trade if the investigation proceeds unfavorably for Russia. “This is connected to the Malaysian Boeing,” Sergei A. Markov, a former member of Parliament in the pro-government United Russia party, said in a telephone interview. “Russia is certain that the Dutch government is falsifying this investigation,” he said, but cannot say so directly.


Question: What is Arielle's father's name?

‘Can Do Duck: The Musical’ (Saturday and Sunday) You’ve heard about the little engine that could — now comes the little duck. Arielle Sosland, writer and director of this musical, based it on “The Can Do Duck” series of children’s books by her father, Morton Sosland, a child psychiatrist. The charming and interactive hourlong show, for ages 3 through 11, closes this weekend. It focuses on a duck family and a human family as they learn to face challenges with self-confidence and optimism. At 11 a.m., Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Street, near Lafayette Street, East Village, 866-811-4111, candoduckthemusical.com.

Answer: Morton Sosland

‘Can Do Duck: The Musical’ (Saturday and Sunday) You’ve heard about the little engine that could — now comes the little duck. <hl> Arielle Sosland, writer and director of this musical, based it on “The Can Do Duck” series of children’s books by her father, Morton Sosland , a child psychiatrist. <hl> The charming and interactive hourlong show, for ages 3 through 11, closes this weekend. It focuses on a duck family and a human family as they learn to face challenges with self-confidence and optimism. At 11 a.m., Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Street, near Lafayette Street, East Village, 866-811-4111, candoduckthemusical.com.

‘Can Do Duck: The Musical’ (Saturday and Sunday) You’ve heard about the little engine that could — now comes the little duck. Arielle Sosland, writer and director of this musical, based it on “The Can Do Duck” series of children’s books by her father, <hl> Morton Sosland <hl>, a child psychiatrist. The charming and interactive hourlong show, for ages 3 through 11, closes this weekend. It focuses on a duck family and a human family as they learn to face challenges with self-confidence and optimism. At 11 a.m., Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Street, near Lafayette Street, East Village, 866-811-4111, candoduckthemusical.com.

Arielle Sosland, writer and director of this musical, based it on “The Can Do Duck” series of children’s books by her father, <hl> Morton Sosland <hl> , a child psychiatrist.


Question: What is one specific benefit that is mentioned for Same-Sex Military couples?

“It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry, for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.” A federal appeals court in Washington is considering a challenge to that interpretation, but the Supreme Court’s decision in the four same-sex marriage cases to be argued next week, among them Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556, may make the challenge moot.

Answer: to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry

<hl> “It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry , for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.” <hl> A federal appeals court in Washington is considering a challenge to that interpretation, but the Supreme Court’s decision in the four same-sex marriage cases to be argued next week, among them Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556, may make the challenge moot.

“It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government <hl> to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry <hl>, for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.” A federal appeals court in Washington is considering a challenge to that interpretation, but the Supreme Court’s decision in the four same-sex marriage cases to be argued next week, among them Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556, may make the challenge moot.

“It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government <hl> to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry <hl> , for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.”