Question: Who is China's central bank governor?

“Banks are on notice if they raise rates and then engage in what the regulators regard as riskier lending, they will have to pay higher insurance premiums,” said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics who has studied China’s financial system for decades. “This it is hoped will deter such risky behavior and thus head off a competitive race to raise rates when the cap on deposit rates is lifted.” For the banks, the insurance premiums represent an additional expense that could crimp their profit margins. China’s central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, said the base premium would be set at only 0.01 percent to 0.02 percent of deposits at the onset, a level he described as “much lower than the initial rates in the majority of countries when they introduced deposit insurance,” according to transcripts of interviews published this week in the Chinese press. So far, regulators have declined to say at what level they will set the adjustable, risk-based premiums. “It’s like with car insurance,” Mr. Zhou said in the interviews. “Drivers who get in accidents pay higher premiums, those that don’t pay lower ones. This helps create a positive incentive to reduce risk.” Ordinary Chinese, too, will have to digest the new risk in the banking system. Under the insurance plan, only the first 500,000 renminbi, or roughly $80,000, in any given account will be insured. Officials say this will effectively cover 99.6 percent of all depositors. But analysts point out that the amount of deposits covered will be much lower — some estimate that only around 50 percent of deposits by value will be insured, because some very wealthy individuals park large sums in their accounts. Changing public perceptions about the risk of bank deposits could have implications for another huge part of the system: shadow financing, or off-balance-sheet fund-raising. In recent years, trust companies and other loosely regulated institutions in China have issued billions of dollars in loans, relying on funds raised by selling short-term, high-interest wealth management products. It is a murky market where levels of risk, including of default, are difficult to quantify. But ordinary investors regard the risk of such products as comparable to savings deposits, since they are often marketed by banks. Analysts say that could change with the introduction of deposit insurance, potentially pulling money out of riskier investment products and putting it back into the official banking system. That could be a good thing in the long term, even if it leads to more defaults in the near term. “Households will likely keep some resources in higher-return, higher-risk instruments, but they will properly recognize the risks involved,” said David Dollar, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former China-based official at the United States Treasury Department and the World Bank. “The government can then allow some defaults and bankruptcies, which they have done recently,” Mr. Dollar added. “This is a normal part of a market economy and should not be alarming.”

Answer: Zhou Xiaochuan

“Banks are on notice if they raise rates and then engage in what the regulators regard as riskier lending, they will have to pay higher insurance premiums,” said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics who has studied China’s financial system for decades. “This it is hoped will deter such risky behavior and thus head off a competitive race to raise rates when the cap on deposit rates is lifted.” For the banks, the insurance premiums represent an additional expense that could crimp their profit margins. <hl> China’s central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan , said the base premium would be set at only 0.01 percent to 0.02 percent of deposits at the onset, a level he described as “much lower than the initial rates in the majority of countries when they introduced deposit insurance,” according to transcripts of interviews published this week in the Chinese press. <hl> So far, regulators have declined to say at what level they will set the adjustable, risk-based premiums. “It’s like with car insurance,” Mr. Zhou said in the interviews. “Drivers who get in accidents pay higher premiums, those that don’t pay lower ones. This helps create a positive incentive to reduce risk.” Ordinary Chinese, too, will have to digest the new risk in the banking system. Under the insurance plan, only the first 500,000 renminbi, or roughly $80,000, in any given account will be insured. Officials say this will effectively cover 99.6 percent of all depositors. But analysts point out that the amount of deposits covered will be much lower — some estimate that only around 50 percent of deposits by value will be insured, because some very wealthy individuals park large sums in their accounts. Changing public perceptions about the risk of bank deposits could have implications for another huge part of the system: shadow financing, or off-balance-sheet fund-raising. In recent years, trust companies and other loosely regulated institutions in China have issued billions of dollars in loans, relying on funds raised by selling short-term, high-interest wealth management products. It is a murky market where levels of risk, including of default, are difficult to quantify. But ordinary investors regard the risk of such products as comparable to savings deposits, since they are often marketed by banks. Analysts say that could change with the introduction of deposit insurance, potentially pulling money out of riskier investment products and putting it back into the official banking system. That could be a good thing in the long term, even if it leads to more defaults in the near term. “Households will likely keep some resources in higher-return, higher-risk instruments, but they will properly recognize the risks involved,” said David Dollar, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former China-based official at the United States Treasury Department and the World Bank. “The government can then allow some defaults and bankruptcies, which they have done recently,” Mr. Dollar added. “This is a normal part of a market economy and should not be alarming.”

“Banks are on notice if they raise rates and then engage in what the regulators regard as riskier lending, they will have to pay higher insurance premiums,” said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics who has studied China’s financial system for decades. “This it is hoped will deter such risky behavior and thus head off a competitive race to raise rates when the cap on deposit rates is lifted.” For the banks, the insurance premiums represent an additional expense that could crimp their profit margins. China’s central bank governor, <hl> Zhou Xiaochuan <hl>, said the base premium would be set at only 0.01 percent to 0.02 percent of deposits at the onset, a level he described as “much lower than the initial rates in the majority of countries when they introduced deposit insurance,” according to transcripts of interviews published this week in the Chinese press. So far, regulators have declined to say at what level they will set the adjustable, risk-based premiums. “It’s like with car insurance,” Mr. Zhou said in the interviews. “Drivers who get in accidents pay higher premiums, those that don’t pay lower ones. This helps create a positive incentive to reduce risk.” Ordinary Chinese, too, will have to digest the new risk in the banking system. Under the insurance plan, only the first 500,000 renminbi, or roughly $80,000, in any given account will be insured. Officials say this will effectively cover 99.6 percent of all depositors. But analysts point out that the amount of deposits covered will be much lower — some estimate that only around 50 percent of deposits by value will be insured, because some very wealthy individuals park large sums in their accounts. Changing public perceptions about the risk of bank deposits could have implications for another huge part of the system: shadow financing, or off-balance-sheet fund-raising. In recent years, trust companies and other loosely regulated institutions in China have issued billions of dollars in loans, relying on funds raised by selling short-term, high-interest wealth management products. It is a murky market where levels of risk, including of default, are difficult to quantify. But ordinary investors regard the risk of such products as comparable to savings deposits, since they are often marketed by banks. Analysts say that could change with the introduction of deposit insurance, potentially pulling money out of riskier investment products and putting it back into the official banking system. That could be a good thing in the long term, even if it leads to more defaults in the near term. “Households will likely keep some resources in higher-return, higher-risk instruments, but they will properly recognize the risks involved,” said David Dollar, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former China-based official at the United States Treasury Department and the World Bank. “The government can then allow some defaults and bankruptcies, which they have done recently,” Mr. Dollar added. “This is a normal part of a market economy and should not be alarming.”

China’s central bank governor, <hl> Zhou Xiaochuan <hl> , said the base premium would be set at only 0.01 percent to 0.02 percent of deposits at the onset, a level he described as “much lower than the initial rates in the majority of countries when they introduced deposit insurance,” according to transcripts of interviews published this week in the Chinese press.


Question: What is Mr. canby described as?

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy. His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

Answer: an original fanboy

<hl> It might even be said that Mr. Canby was an original fanboy . <hl> His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was <hl> an original fanboy <hl>. His review began: “‘Star Wars,’ George Lucas’s first film since his terrifically successful ‘American Graffiti,’ is the movie that the teenagers in ‘American Graffiti’ would have broken their necks to see.” He described the film as “the most elaborate, most expensive, most beautiful movie serial ever made.” It was, he wrote, “both an apotheosis of ‘Flash Gordon’ serials and a witty critique that makes associations with a variety of literature that is nothing if not eclectic: ‘Quo Vadis?,’ ‘Buck Rogers,’ ‘Ivanhoe,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ‘The Gospel According to St. Matthew,’ the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.”

It might even be said that Mr. Canby was <hl> an original fanboy <hl> .


Question: how man times has Kenya won in the past?

The Boston race has been dominated by East Africans, with Kenya and Ethiopia taking 16 of the last 18 women’s titles. Kenya and Ethiopia also won 24 of the 26 men’s races before Keflezighi gave the United States its first victory since 1983. Now it could be the women’s turn. Flanagan was fourth in the 2013 Boston race, crossing the finish line a few hours before two explosions there killed three people and wounded more than 260. She led early last year, when she conceded to being overanxious in the aftermath of the bombings. “Everyone knows that this is the one I want to win so badly,” Flanagan said. “That’s probably been one of my downfalls — that I want it too much.”

Answer: 16

<hl> The Boston race has been dominated by East Africans, with Kenya and Ethiopia taking 16 of the last 18 women’s titles. <hl> Kenya and Ethiopia also won 24 of the 26 men’s races before Keflezighi gave the United States its first victory since 1983. Now it could be the women’s turn. Flanagan was fourth in the 2013 Boston race, crossing the finish line a few hours before two explosions there killed three people and wounded more than 260. She led early last year, when she conceded to being overanxious in the aftermath of the bombings. “Everyone knows that this is the one I want to win so badly,” Flanagan said. “That’s probably been one of my downfalls — that I want it too much.”

The Boston race has been dominated by East Africans, with Kenya and Ethiopia taking <hl> 16 <hl> of the last 18 women’s titles. Kenya and Ethiopia also won 24 of the 26 men’s races before Keflezighi gave the United States its first victory since 1983. Now it could be the women’s turn. Flanagan was fourth in the 2013 Boston race, crossing the finish line a few hours before two explosions there killed three people and wounded more than 260. She led early last year, when she conceded to being overanxious in the aftermath of the bombings. “Everyone knows that this is the one I want to win so badly,” Flanagan said. “That’s probably been one of my downfalls — that I want it too much.”


Question: For which Bay Are literary magazine were Mr. Connell and Calvin Kentfield early editors?

Mr. Connell’s drinking buddies included the novelist Calvin Kentfield, who like Mr. Connell was an early editor of Contact, an old Bay Area literary magazine that had been restarted in 1958. Early issues of this new Contact, with offices on the Bridgeway, near the No Name Bar, featured young writers like Mr. Connell, Updike and Ray Bradbury, as well as established hands like William Saroyan and William Carlos Williams. It also featured early works by Gina Berriault, Donald Barthelme and Wallace Stegner. In the convivial, hard-drinking Sausalito writing crowd, Mr. Connell kept his distance. “Whatever social life he had going, he was pretty private about,” Mr. Seymour said. They knew one another mainly through the bars. After I left Mr. Seymour’s house, I walked by the old Glad Hand, the defunct bar where the idea for the No Name was born. The building is still there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 1965 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.

Answer: Contact

<hl> Mr. Connell’s drinking buddies included the novelist Calvin Kentfield, who like Mr. Connell was an early editor of Contact , an old Bay Area literary magazine that had been restarted in 1958. <hl> Early issues of this new Contact, with offices on the Bridgeway, near the No Name Bar, featured young writers like Mr. Connell, Updike and Ray Bradbury, as well as established hands like William Saroyan and William Carlos Williams. It also featured early works by Gina Berriault, Donald Barthelme and Wallace Stegner. In the convivial, hard-drinking Sausalito writing crowd, Mr. Connell kept his distance. “Whatever social life he had going, he was pretty private about,” Mr. Seymour said. They knew one another mainly through the bars. After I left Mr. Seymour’s house, I walked by the old Glad Hand, the defunct bar where the idea for the No Name was born. The building is still there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 1965 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.

Mr. Connell’s drinking buddies included the novelist Calvin Kentfield, who like Mr. Connell was an early editor of <hl> Contact <hl>, an old Bay Area literary magazine that had been restarted in 1958. Early issues of this new Contact, with offices on the Bridgeway, near the No Name Bar, featured young writers like Mr. Connell, Updike and Ray Bradbury, as well as established hands like William Saroyan and William Carlos Williams. It also featured early works by Gina Berriault, Donald Barthelme and Wallace Stegner. In the convivial, hard-drinking Sausalito writing crowd, Mr. Connell kept his distance. “Whatever social life he had going, he was pretty private about,” Mr. Seymour said. They knew one another mainly through the bars. After I left Mr. Seymour’s house, I walked by the old Glad Hand, the defunct bar where the idea for the No Name was born. The building is still there, on a pier cantilevered over the bay. After the Glad Hand closed around 1959, the building became a coffee shop. Since 1965 it has been Scoma’s, a popular seafood house.

Mr. Connell’s drinking buddies included the novelist Calvin Kentfield, who like Mr. Connell was an early editor of <hl> Contact <hl> , an old Bay Area literary magazine that had been restarted in 1958.


Question: In percents, how much inflation is Russia experiencing?

Second, it gives Mr. Putin the opportunity to play the statesman, too busy reasserting Russia’s rightful position in the world to get caught up in problems like recession, 16 percent inflation and a weak ruble. “He wants to keep the society consolidated and to present himself continuously as a high-profile leader who lives somewhere above everything in the country,” Mr. Trudolyubov said, “so you cannot connect anything that he is doing to what is happening with the ruble, or the hospitals or the schools or the roads. All that is beneath him.” Third, there is a kind of “bread and circus” aspect to it all. In keeping with the paternalistic traditions of czarist Russia, Mr. Putin constantly assumes the role of national superhero.

Answer: 16 percent inflation

<hl> Second, it gives Mr. Putin the opportunity to play the statesman, too busy reasserting Russia’s rightful position in the world to get caught up in problems like recession, 16 percent inflation and a weak ruble. <hl> “He wants to keep the society consolidated and to present himself continuously as a high-profile leader who lives somewhere above everything in the country,” Mr. Trudolyubov said, “so you cannot connect anything that he is doing to what is happening with the ruble, or the hospitals or the schools or the roads. All that is beneath him.” Third, there is a kind of “bread and circus” aspect to it all. In keeping with the paternalistic traditions of czarist Russia, Mr. Putin constantly assumes the role of national superhero.

Second, it gives Mr. Putin the opportunity to play the statesman, too busy reasserting Russia’s rightful position in the world to get caught up in problems like recession, <hl> 16 percent inflation <hl> and a weak ruble. “He wants to keep the society consolidated and to present himself continuously as a high-profile leader who lives somewhere above everything in the country,” Mr. Trudolyubov said, “so you cannot connect anything that he is doing to what is happening with the ruble, or the hospitals or the schools or the roads. All that is beneath him.” Third, there is a kind of “bread and circus” aspect to it all. In keeping with the paternalistic traditions of czarist Russia, Mr. Putin constantly assumes the role of national superhero.


Question: How many innings did Harvey throw in the game?

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Harvey had not exactly had a good day at work. He felt off. He struggled stringing together what would normally be typical pitch sequences. He made two critical outs at the plate. He took his first loss in six starts this season. And the Rangers, his favorite hockey team, were heading to overtime in an elimination playoff game. Understandably, he might have wanted to go blow off steam and watch the end of the game. He was standing at his locker late Friday night when he was asked whether he had checked the score of the game yet. “No,” Harvey said gruffly. “I don’t know why you’re asking me that question.” And he walked away. The Mets lost to the Phillies, the last-place team in the National League East, 3-1. Harvey threw six innings, allowing three runs and recording four strikeouts. He might have gotten by with a start like that if Cole Hamels, the Phillies’ starter, had not stifled the Mets for seven strong innings.

Answer: six

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Harvey had not exactly had a good day at work. He felt off. He struggled stringing together what would normally be typical pitch sequences. He made two critical outs at the plate. <hl> He took his first loss in six starts this season. <hl> And the Rangers, his favorite hockey team, were heading to overtime in an elimination playoff game. Understandably, he might have wanted to go blow off steam and watch the end of the game. He was standing at his locker late Friday night when he was asked whether he had checked the score of the game yet. “No,” Harvey said gruffly. “I don’t know why you’re asking me that question.” And he walked away. The Mets lost to the Phillies, the last-place team in the National League East, 3-1. Harvey threw six innings, allowing three runs and recording four strikeouts. He might have gotten by with a start like that if Cole Hamels, the Phillies’ starter, had not stifled the Mets for seven strong innings.

PHILADELPHIA — Matt Harvey had not exactly had a good day at work. He felt off. He struggled stringing together what would normally be typical pitch sequences. He made two critical outs at the plate. He took his first loss in <hl> six <hl> starts this season. And the Rangers, his favorite hockey team, were heading to overtime in an elimination playoff game. Understandably, he might have wanted to go blow off steam and watch the end of the game. He was standing at his locker late Friday night when he was asked whether he had checked the score of the game yet. “No,” Harvey said gruffly. “I don’t know why you’re asking me that question.” And he walked away. The Mets lost to the Phillies, the last-place team in the National League East, 3-1. Harvey threw six innings, allowing three runs and recording four strikeouts. He might have gotten by with a start like that if Cole Hamels, the Phillies’ starter, had not stifled the Mets for seven strong innings.


Question: What month did Moussa Mohammad receive his refugee status in Germany ?

Europe is once again wary of Germany. This time, it is not an aggressive Germany that wants to expand its borders but an aggressively generous one that is opening its borders, recent controls notwithstanding. Two questions are frequently raised: Is Europe’s richest and most populous country still trying to ease its conscience 70 years after the war? And does its new “Willkommenskultur” have a mercantilist edge given a shrinking and aging population? One German broadsheet, The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, recently suggested that when Germany thinks about refugees, it really thinks about itself. Such talk does not bother Moussa Mohammad, a cardiologist and father of four from Dara’a, Syria, who received refugee status in Germany in February. “If Germany needs us, good,” he said. “Because we need Germany.”

Answer: February

Europe is once again wary of Germany. This time, it is not an aggressive Germany that wants to expand its borders but an aggressively generous one that is opening its borders, recent controls notwithstanding. Two questions are frequently raised: Is Europe’s richest and most populous country still trying to ease its conscience 70 years after the war? And does its new “Willkommenskultur” have a mercantilist edge given a shrinking and aging population? One German broadsheet, The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, recently suggested that when Germany thinks about refugees, it really thinks about itself. <hl> Such talk does not bother Moussa Mohammad, a cardiologist and father of four from Dara’a, Syria, who received refugee status in Germany in February . <hl> “If Germany needs us, good,” he said. “Because we need Germany.”

Europe is once again wary of Germany. This time, it is not an aggressive Germany that wants to expand its borders but an aggressively generous one that is opening its borders, recent controls notwithstanding. Two questions are frequently raised: Is Europe’s richest and most populous country still trying to ease its conscience 70 years after the war? And does its new “Willkommenskultur” have a mercantilist edge given a shrinking and aging population? One German broadsheet, The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, recently suggested that when Germany thinks about refugees, it really thinks about itself. Such talk does not bother Moussa Mohammad, a cardiologist and father of four from Dara’a, Syria, who received refugee status in Germany in <hl> February <hl>. “If Germany needs us, good,” he said. “Because we need Germany.”

Such talk does not bother Moussa Mohammad, a cardiologist and father of four from Dara’a, Syria, who received refugee status in Germany in <hl> February <hl> .


Question: Who argued that a shot ruled as a two point play should have counted for three?

“I thought my guy was taking a lot of hard hits, and I didn’t like it, and I was expressing my opinion,” he said. “And LeBron stepped in to sort of protect me in that situation, which is more than fine.” Star player, coach, assistant coach, medical expert. James even found time to impersonate a statistician during the game, approaching the officials during a first-quarter timeout and arguing that a 2-point basket credited to his teammate Kevin Love should have been a 3-pointer. After reviewing the play, the officials made the change. But Love did not make another 3, shot 3 for 11 from the field and, not for the first time, spent the fourth quarter on the bench.

Answer: James

“I thought my guy was taking a lot of hard hits, and I didn’t like it, and I was expressing my opinion,” he said. “And LeBron stepped in to sort of protect me in that situation, which is more than fine.” Star player, coach, assistant coach, medical expert. <hl> James even found time to impersonate a statistician during the game, approaching the officials during a first-quarter timeout and arguing that a 2-point basket credited to his teammate Kevin Love should have been a 3-pointer. <hl> After reviewing the play, the officials made the change. But Love did not make another 3, shot 3 for 11 from the field and, not for the first time, spent the fourth quarter on the bench.

“I thought my guy was taking a lot of hard hits, and I didn’t like it, and I was expressing my opinion,” he said. “And LeBron stepped in to sort of protect me in that situation, which is more than fine.” Star player, coach, assistant coach, medical expert. <hl> James <hl> even found time to impersonate a statistician during the game, approaching the officials during a first-quarter timeout and arguing that a 2-point basket credited to his teammate Kevin Love should have been a 3-pointer. After reviewing the play, the officials made the change. But Love did not make another 3, shot 3 for 11 from the field and, not for the first time, spent the fourth quarter on the bench.


Question: In 2015 what was their biggest challenge?

A. There are a couple of things that we are looking at here in the city, but it’s too early to speak about right now. My biggest challenge in 2015 is to find assets to buy. Just before the Christmas break we just finished a recapitalization. We bought Prudential out of 28 West 44th Street — the Club Row Building. We owned the building with them for three years and they were closing down a fund and they needed to exit the fund and we wanted to stay in the building. Q. Where else do you get the capital to make your investments?

Answer: to find assets to buy.

A. There are a couple of things that we are looking at here in the city, but it’s too early to speak about right now. <hl> My biggest challenge in 2015 is to find assets to buy. Just before the Christmas break we just finished a recapitalization. <hl> We bought Prudential out of 28 West 44th Street — the Club Row Building. We owned the building with them for three years and they were closing down a fund and they needed to exit the fund and we wanted to stay in the building. Q. Where else do you get the capital to make your investments?

A. There are a couple of things that we are looking at here in the city, but it’s too early to speak about right now. My biggest challenge in 2015 is <hl> to find assets to buy. <hl> Just before the Christmas break we just finished a recapitalization. We bought Prudential out of 28 West 44th Street — the Club Row Building. We owned the building with them for three years and they were closing down a fund and they needed to exit the fund and we wanted to stay in the building. Q. Where else do you get the capital to make your investments?


Question: What did Delta offer inresponse to the federal judge's decision?

WASHINGTON —  Last week, with little notice, a federal judge here tossed out Delta Air Lines’ longstanding claim that the government’s export credit agency — which, among other things, provides loan guarantees to overseas airlines for the purchase of Boeing jets — was helping international competitors at the airline’s expense. Delta offered only a shrug. Judicial opinions aside, the continued existence of the Export-Import Bank turns more on bare-knuckle politics than on legal niceties. “We pursued all our options in court, but we’ve known all along this is going to be won or lost in Congress,” said Trebor Banstetter, a Delta spokesman in Atlanta.

Answer: bare-knuckle politics

WASHINGTON — Last week, with little notice, a federal judge here tossed out Delta Air Lines’ longstanding claim that the government’s export credit agency — which, among other things, provides loan guarantees to overseas airlines for the purchase of Boeing jets — was helping international competitors at the airline’s expense. Delta offered only a shrug. <hl> Judicial opinions aside, the continued existence of the Export-Import Bank turns more on bare-knuckle politics than on legal niceties. <hl> “We pursued all our options in court, but we’ve known all along this is going to be won or lost in Congress,” said Trebor Banstetter, a Delta spokesman in Atlanta.

WASHINGTON — Last week, with little notice, a federal judge here tossed out Delta Air Lines’ longstanding claim that the government’s export credit agency — which, among other things, provides loan guarantees to overseas airlines for the purchase of Boeing jets — was helping international competitors at the airline’s expense. Delta offered only a shrug. Judicial opinions aside, the continued existence of the Export-Import Bank turns more on <hl> bare-knuckle politics <hl> than on legal niceties. “We pursued all our options in court, but we’ve known all along this is going to be won or lost in Congress,” said Trebor Banstetter, a Delta spokesman in Atlanta.


Question: Who did the American instructors recommend to help with training the Ukrainian units?

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. American instructors intend to recommend top performers to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly.

Answer: top performers

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. <hl> American instructors intend to recommend top performers to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly. <hl>

Capt. Andrii Syurkalo, a Ukrainian officer, said it was commendable that the trainers were willing to use the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal as an element in a class on the Geneva Conventions. American officers described the course work as equivalent to the latter months of basic training in the United States. The courses will train 705 Ukrainian soldiers at a cost of $19 million over six months. The Ukrainian National Guard is rotating from the front what units it can spare for the training. American instructors intend to recommend <hl> top performers <hl> to serve as trainers within other Ukrainian units, and in this way spread the instruction more broadly.


Question: Where are the misstated 5.5 million actually located?

An article on Wednesday about a vote by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to change its definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage misstated the membership of the United Methodist Church. It is 12.8 million worldwide — not 5.5 million, which is the number outside the United States.

Answer: the number outside the United States.

An article on Wednesday about a vote by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to change its definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage misstated the membership of the United Methodist Church. <hl> It is 12.8 million worldwide — not 5.5 million, which is the number outside the United States. <hl>

An article on Wednesday about a vote by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to change its definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage misstated the membership of the United Methodist Church. It is 12.8 million worldwide — not 5.5 million, which is <hl> the number outside the United States. <hl>


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: How so the duck family and human family overcome obstacles in this play?

‘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: with self-confidence and optimism

‘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. <hl> It focuses on a duck family and a human family as they learn to face challenges with self-confidence and optimism . <hl> 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, 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 <hl> with self-confidence and optimism <hl>. At 11 a.m., Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Street, near Lafayette Street, East Village, 866-811-4111, candoduckthemusical.com.

It focuses on a duck family and a human family as they learn to face challenges <hl> with self-confidence and optimism <hl> .


Question: who was the news outlet refrenced ?

Trump actually launched his campaign on June 16 with a message of polarization, saying: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. … They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column gave him four Pinocchios, its highest rating for not telling the truth, noting: “Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration. But that is a misperception; no solid data support it, and the data that do exist negate it.”

Answer: The Washington Post

Trump actually launched his campaign on June 16 with a message of polarization, saying: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. … They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. <hl> And some, I assume, are good people.” The Washington Post ’s Fact Checker column gave him four Pinocchios, its highest rating for not telling the truth, noting: “Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration. <hl> But that is a misperception; no solid data support it, and the data that do exist negate it.”

Trump actually launched his campaign on June 16 with a message of polarization, saying: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. … They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” <hl> The Washington Post <hl>’s Fact Checker column gave him four Pinocchios, its highest rating for not telling the truth, noting: “Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration. But that is a misperception; no solid data support it, and the data that do exist negate it.”

And some, I assume, are good people.” <hl> The Washington Post <hl> ’s Fact Checker column gave him four Pinocchios, its highest rating for not telling the truth, noting: “Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration.


Question: Who is the director for the show playing at the Greek Theater?

MORRIS TOWNSHIP Greek Theater, College of St. Elizabeth “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” directed by Brian B. Crowe, presented by the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey. Through July 26. $15 and $35. Greek Theater, College of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road. 973-408-5600; cse.edu/about-cse/arts.

Answer: Brian B. Crowe

<hl> MORRIS TOWNSHIP Greek Theater, College of St. Elizabeth “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” directed by Brian B. Crowe , presented by the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey. <hl> Through July 26. $15 and $35. Greek Theater, College of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road. 973-408-5600; cse.edu/about-cse/arts.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP Greek Theater, College of St. Elizabeth “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” directed by <hl> Brian B. Crowe <hl>, presented by the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey. Through July 26. $15 and $35. Greek Theater, College of St. Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road. 973-408-5600; cse.edu/about-cse/arts.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP Greek Theater, College of St. Elizabeth “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” directed by <hl> Brian B. Crowe <hl> , presented by the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey.


Question: What is the name of the evil fairy character?

Veronika Part, a Lilac Fairy of long experience, now radiates the mature generosity that this part is all about; on Thursday evening, her performance was the most wonderful thing in the whole ballet. Marcelo Gomes, who as Prince Désiré delivers the taxing intricacies of his solo variation at the peak of an exemplary account of the role, also performs as the evil fairy, Carabosse, with splendidly venomous force. Cory Stearns, whose nobility has become nuanced by humor, reflectiveness and poignancy, takes the character of Désiré through a true journey.

Answer: Carabosse

Veronika Part, a Lilac Fairy of long experience, now radiates the mature generosity that this part is all about; on Thursday evening, her performance was the most wonderful thing in the whole ballet. <hl> Marcelo Gomes, who as Prince Désiré delivers the taxing intricacies of his solo variation at the peak of an exemplary account of the role, also performs as the evil fairy, Carabosse , with splendidly venomous force. <hl> Cory Stearns, whose nobility has become nuanced by humor, reflectiveness and poignancy, takes the character of Désiré through a true journey.

Veronika Part, a Lilac Fairy of long experience, now radiates the mature generosity that this part is all about; on Thursday evening, her performance was the most wonderful thing in the whole ballet. Marcelo Gomes, who as Prince Désiré delivers the taxing intricacies of his solo variation at the peak of an exemplary account of the role, also performs as the evil fairy, <hl> Carabosse <hl>, with splendidly venomous force. Cory Stearns, whose nobility has become nuanced by humor, reflectiveness and poignancy, takes the character of Désiré through a true journey.

Marcelo Gomes, who as Prince Désiré delivers the taxing intricacies of his solo variation at the peak of an exemplary account of the role, also performs as the evil fairy, <hl> Carabosse <hl> , with splendidly venomous force.


Question: How long can it take to work out a situation in which a fraudulent return has been filed?

Last week’s suspension of some electronic state tax filings because of a sudden increase in fraudulent returns highlights the need for consumers to track potential misuse of their personal information, especially at tax time. In tax-refund fraud, criminals file a tax return using someone else’s Social Security number to collect a refund. Taxpayers often learn of the fraud when they file a legitimate return, only to find one has already been processed in their name. It can take weeks or months before the situation is resolved and taxpayers receive their rightful refund.

Answer: weeks or months

Last week’s suspension of some electronic state tax filings because of a sudden increase in fraudulent returns highlights the need for consumers to track potential misuse of their personal information, especially at tax time. In tax-refund fraud, criminals file a tax return using someone else’s Social Security number to collect a refund. Taxpayers often learn of the fraud when they file a legitimate return, only to find one has already been processed in their name. <hl> It can take weeks or months before the situation is resolved and taxpayers receive their rightful refund. <hl>

Last week’s suspension of some electronic state tax filings because of a sudden increase in fraudulent returns highlights the need for consumers to track potential misuse of their personal information, especially at tax time. In tax-refund fraud, criminals file a tax return using someone else’s Social Security number to collect a refund. Taxpayers often learn of the fraud when they file a legitimate return, only to find one has already been processed in their name. It can take <hl> weeks or months <hl> before the situation is resolved and taxpayers receive their rightful refund.


Question: Who keeps the couple separated?

They flirted awkwardly at a conference in Amman, Jordan, where they met in 2011. Then, in flurries of text messages over a few weeks, they discovered they both were interested in photography and astronomy and craved the Saudi rice dish kabsa. Their mobile phones both had the Backstreet Boys song with the lyrics: “I don’t care who you are/Where you’re from/Or what you did/As long as you love me.” They got engaged, exchanging rings and completing a contract to marry in an Islamic court. But theirs is a love unfulfilled. Dalia Shurrab, 32, lives here in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, and Rashed Sameer Faddah, 35, in the West Bank city of Nablus. Romance is not among the humanitarian reasons for which Israel allows Palestinians to travel from here to there. Now, the couple have started a Facebook campaign calling on President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority to “Deliver the Bride to the Groom.” “I have the love of my life — he’s really warm and kind, he always tries to make me happy, he’s proud of me,” Ms. Shurrab said, blushing and giggling as she shared their story. “When we cannot achieve what we are dreaming of, it dies slowly inside of us.”

Answer: Israel

They flirted awkwardly at a conference in Amman, Jordan, where they met in 2011. Then, in flurries of text messages over a few weeks, they discovered they both were interested in photography and astronomy and craved the Saudi rice dish kabsa. Their mobile phones both had the Backstreet Boys song with the lyrics: “I don’t care who you are/Where you’re from/ Or what you did/As long as you love me.” They got engaged, exchanging rings and completing a contract to marry in an Islamic court. But theirs is a love unfulfilled. Dalia Shurrab, 32, lives here in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, and Rashed Sameer Faddah, 35, in the West Bank city of Nablus. <hl> Romance is not among the humanitarian reasons for which Israel allows Palestinians to travel from here to there. <hl> Now, the couple have started a Facebook campaign calling on President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority to “Deliver the Bride to the Groom.” “I have the love of my life — he’s really warm and kind, he always tries to make me happy, he’s proud of me,” Ms. Shurrab said, blushing and giggling as she shared their story. “When we cannot achieve what we are dreaming of, it dies slowly inside of us.”

They flirted awkwardly at a conference in Amman, Jordan, where they met in 2011. Then, in flurries of text messages over a few weeks, they discovered they both were interested in photography and astronomy and craved the Saudi rice dish kabsa. Their mobile phones both had the Backstreet Boys song with the lyrics: “I don’t care who you are/Where you’re from/Or what you did/As long as you love me.” They got engaged, exchanging rings and completing a contract to marry in an Islamic court. But theirs is a love unfulfilled. Dalia Shurrab, 32, lives here in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, and Rashed Sameer Faddah, 35, in the West Bank city of Nablus. Romance is not among the humanitarian reasons for which <hl> Israel <hl> allows Palestinians to travel from here to there. Now, the couple have started a Facebook campaign calling on President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority to “Deliver the Bride to the Groom.” “I have the love of my life — he’s really warm and kind, he always tries to make me happy, he’s proud of me,” Ms. Shurrab said, blushing and giggling as she shared their story. “When we cannot achieve what we are dreaming of, it dies slowly inside of us.”


Question: what was the name of the nurse?

A court sentenced a nurse to life in prison on Thursday for killing patients at a clinic with overdoses of heart medication that he confessed to administering because he enjoyed trying to revive them. The Oldenburg regional court found the 38-year-old nurse guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and another of serious bodily harm, said a court spokesman. Prosecutors had accused the man, identified only as Niels H., in line with German privacy rules, of three murders and two attempted murders at a clinic in the town of Delmenhorst. But he may have killed more. He said that he intentionally brought about cardiac crises in some 90 patients and that 30 had died. The police are investigating about 200 deaths that occurred at hospitals where he worked.

Answer: Niels H.

A court sentenced a nurse to life in prison on Thursday for killing patients at a clinic with overdoses of heart medication that he confessed to administering because he enjoyed trying to revive them. The Oldenburg regional court found the 38-year-old nurse guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and another of serious bodily harm, said a court spokesman. <hl> Prosecutors had accused the man, identified only as Niels H. , in line with German privacy rules, of three murders and two attempted murders at a clinic in the town of Delmenhorst. <hl> But he may have killed more. He said that he intentionally brought about cardiac crises in some 90 patients and that 30 had died. The police are investigating about 200 deaths that occurred at hospitals where he worked.

A court sentenced a nurse to life in prison on Thursday for killing patients at a clinic with overdoses of heart medication that he confessed to administering because he enjoyed trying to revive them. The Oldenburg regional court found the 38-year-old nurse guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and another of serious bodily harm, said a court spokesman. Prosecutors had accused the man, identified only as <hl> Niels H. <hl>, in line with German privacy rules, of three murders and two attempted murders at a clinic in the town of Delmenhorst. But he may have killed more. He said that he intentionally brought about cardiac crises in some 90 patients and that 30 had died. The police are investigating about 200 deaths that occurred at hospitals where he worked.

Prosecutors had accused the man, identified only as <hl> Niels H. <hl> , in line with German privacy rules, of three murders and two attempted murders at a clinic in the town of Delmenhorst.


Question: How old was Willis Carto?

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was 89. His death was announced by The American Free Press, a newspaper he helped found. Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

Answer: 89

He was 89 .

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. <hl> He was 89 . <hl> His death was announced by The American Free Press, a newspaper he helped found. Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”

Willis Carto, a reclusive behind-the-scenes wizard of the far-right fringe of American politics who used lobbying and publishing to denigrate Jews and other minorities and galvanize the movement to deny the Holocaust, died last Monday at his home in Virginia. He was <hl> 89 <hl>. His death was announced by The American Free Press, a newspaper he helped found. Mr. Carto raised funds to finance a right-wing military dictatorship in the United States, campaigned to persuade blacks to voluntarily return to Africa and, most influentially, started newsletters, a journal and conferences of academics and others to deny the scale, and even the existence, of the Holocaust. The Anti-Defamation League called him “one of the most influential American anti-Semitic propagandists” and “the mastermind of the hate network.”


Question: Who confirmed the number of accidents?

The Midland crossing has been the site of 29 accidents since 1975, according to the railroad agency’s data. Two people have been killed and six more injured. The Metro-North Railroad crash last week, in which six people were killed when a train plowed into a sport-utility vehicle at a grade crossing in Westchester County, N.Y., cast renewed attention on the constantly lurking danger posed by the mixing of cars, trains and human nature at the tens of thousands of rail crossings across the country. Over the last week, reporters for The New York Times visited the 10 crossings that the railroad administration’s accident-prediction algorithm deems the most likely sites for crashes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to examine their configurations and talk to people about the safety concerns.

Answer: the railroad agency’s data

<hl> The Midland crossing has been the site of 29 accidents since 1975, according to the railroad agency’s data . <hl> Two people have been killed and six more injured. The Metro-North Railroad crash last week, in which six people were killed when a train plowed into a sport-utility vehicle at a grade crossing in Westchester County, N.Y., cast renewed attention on the constantly lurking danger posed by the mixing of cars, trains and human nature at the tens of thousands of rail crossings across the country. Over the last week, reporters for The New York Times visited the 10 crossings that the railroad administration’s accident-prediction algorithm deems the most likely sites for crashes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to examine their configurations and talk to people about the safety concerns.

The Midland crossing has been the site of 29 accidents since 1975, according to <hl> the railroad agency’s data <hl>. Two people have been killed and six more injured. The Metro-North Railroad crash last week, in which six people were killed when a train plowed into a sport-utility vehicle at a grade crossing in Westchester County, N.Y., cast renewed attention on the constantly lurking danger posed by the mixing of cars, trains and human nature at the tens of thousands of rail crossings across the country. Over the last week, reporters for The New York Times visited the 10 crossings that the railroad administration’s accident-prediction algorithm deems the most likely sites for crashes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — to examine their configurations and talk to people about the safety concerns.

The Midland crossing has been the site of 29 accidents since 1975, according to <hl> the railroad agency’s data <hl> .


Question: Who stated that death of the black woman in police custody would bring renewed attention to the anger between white and blacks?

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said Sunday that the recent arrest of a black woman in Texas and her death while in police custody were bringing renewed attention to the fear and anger that characterize the relationship of blacks with the police. “I think that it highlights the concern of many in the black community that a routine stop for many of the members of the black community is not handled with the same professionalism and courtesy that other people may get from the police,” she said in an interview on the ABC News program “This Week.”

Answer: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch

<hl> WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said Sunday that the recent arrest of a black woman in Texas and her death while in police custody were bringing renewed attention to the fear and anger that characterize the relationship of blacks with the police. <hl> “I think that it highlights the concern of many in the black community that a routine stop for many of the members of the black community is not handled with the same professionalism and courtesy that other people may get from the police,” she said in an interview on the ABC News program “This Week.”

WASHINGTON — <hl> Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch <hl> said Sunday that the recent arrest of a black woman in Texas and her death while in police custody were bringing renewed attention to the fear and anger that characterize the relationship of blacks with the police. “I think that it highlights the concern of many in the black community that a routine stop for many of the members of the black community is not handled with the same professionalism and courtesy that other people may get from the police,” she said in an interview on the ABC News program “This Week.”


Question: What the advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage hoped for?

The advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage, hoped the ad would make riders do a double take. The image hints at an intimate encounter without showing it and even promotes a positive message about safe sex, said Lior Rachmany, the company’s chief executive. “Obviously it’s kind of intriguing to the eye,” Mr. Rachmany said, “but it’s not too suggestive, if you ask me.” Dean Crutchfield, a senior vice president at Sterling Brands, a brand consulting firm, said the moving company ad clearly depicted sexual activity and had nothing to do with the business.

Answer: the ad would make riders do a double take

<hl> The advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage, hoped the ad would make riders do a double take . <hl> The image hints at an intimate encounter without showing it and even promotes a positive message about safe sex, said Lior Rachmany, the company’s chief executive. “Obviously it’s kind of intriguing to the eye,” Mr. Rachmany said, “but it’s not too suggestive, if you ask me.” Dean Crutchfield, a senior vice president at Sterling Brands, a brand consulting firm, said the moving company ad clearly depicted sexual activity and had nothing to do with the business.

The advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage, hoped <hl> the ad would make riders do a double take <hl>. The image hints at an intimate encounter without showing it and even promotes a positive message about safe sex, said Lior Rachmany, the company’s chief executive. “Obviously it’s kind of intriguing to the eye,” Mr. Rachmany said, “but it’s not too suggestive, if you ask me.” Dean Crutchfield, a senior vice president at Sterling Brands, a brand consulting firm, said the moving company ad clearly depicted sexual activity and had nothing to do with the business.

The advertiser, Dumbo Moving and Storage, hoped <hl> the ad would make riders do a double take <hl> .


Question: How many elections are being held for open seats?

Updated 8:27 a.m. Good morning on this bright Tuesday. As Election Days in New York go, this year’s is pretty quiet: nothing statewide, no federal elections and several uncontested seats. But there are a few interesting races, and three seats in the State Legislature are open because their prior occupants left under a criminal cloud. • Thomas W. Libous, a Republican state senator, was convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents about his son’s hiring at a law firm. In today’s race for his Binghamton seat, the Republican candidate, Fred Ashkar, an undersheriff, leads the Democrat, Barbara Fiala, a former county executive, by 52 points. •  State Senator John L. Sampson, Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation. Roxanne Persaud, a Democratic assemblywoman, and Jeffrey Ferretti, a Republican real estate executive, are vying to replace him.

Answer: three

Updated 8:27 a.m. Good morning on this bright Tuesday. As Election Days in New York go, this year’s is pretty quiet: nothing statewide, no federal elections and several uncontested seats. <hl> But there are a few interesting races, and three seats in the State Legislature are open because their prior occupants left under a criminal cloud. <hl> • Thomas W. Libous, a Republican state senator, was convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents about his son’s hiring at a law firm. In today’s race for his Binghamton seat, the Republican candidate, Fred Ashkar, an undersheriff, leads the Democrat, Barbara Fiala, a former county executive, by 52 points. • State Senator John L. Sampson, Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation. Roxanne Persaud, a Democratic assemblywoman, and Jeffrey Ferretti, a Republican real estate executive, are vying to replace him.

Updated 8:27 a.m. Good morning on this bright Tuesday. As Election Days in New York go, this year’s is pretty quiet: nothing statewide, no federal elections and several uncontested seats. But there are a few interesting races, and <hl> three <hl> seats in the State Legislature are open because their prior occupants left under a criminal cloud. • Thomas W. Libous, a Republican state senator, was convicted of lying to F.B.I. agents about his son’s hiring at a law firm. In today’s race for his Binghamton seat, the Republican candidate, Fred Ashkar, an undersheriff, leads the Democrat, Barbara Fiala, a former county executive, by 52 points. • State Senator John L. Sampson, Democrat of Brooklyn, was convicted of trying to thwart a federal investigation. Roxanne Persaud, a Democratic assemblywoman, and Jeffrey Ferretti, a Republican real estate executive, are vying to replace him.


Question: What institution was the author joking that should raise the tuition to $1 billion a year?

The third force at work is what economists call price discrimination. Businesses of all sorts have an incentive to charge different prices to different consumers based on their willingness and ability to pay. Movie theaters, for example, charge children less than adults for a ticket. Colleges have increasingly followed this practice by raising published prices and offering more financial aid based on a family’s resources. I often joke that Harvard should complete the process by setting tuition at $1 billion a year. But that sticker price applies only to the children of Bill Gates. Everyone else gets a special price, just for you.

Answer: Harvard

The third force at work is what economists call price discrimination. Businesses of all sorts have an incentive to charge different prices to different consumers based on their willingness and ability to pay. Movie theaters, for example, charge children less than adults for a ticket. Colleges have increasingly followed this practice by raising published prices and offering more financial aid based on a family’s resources. <hl> I often joke that Harvard should complete the process by setting tuition at $1 billion a year. <hl> But that sticker price applies only to the children of Bill Gates. Everyone else gets a special price, just for you.

The third force at work is what economists call price discrimination. Businesses of all sorts have an incentive to charge different prices to different consumers based on their willingness and ability to pay. Movie theaters, for example, charge children less than adults for a ticket. Colleges have increasingly followed this practice by raising published prices and offering more financial aid based on a family’s resources. I often joke that <hl> Harvard <hl> should complete the process by setting tuition at $1 billion a year. But that sticker price applies only to the children of Bill Gates. Everyone else gets a special price, just for you.


Question: In what dish did the flavors stay stubbornly separate?

The appetizers were more perplexing. As a lot, they looked more interesting than they were. Seared scallops got almost no assistance from a bright orange raw-carrot sauce. It didn’t have the sweetness of cooked carrots, which might have underlined the shellfish’s own sweetness. Maybe the chefs just like the color. This seemed to be the case with a salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra. The flavors stayed stubbornly separate, the okra contributing only its interior sliminess. Inexplicably, the chefs also spurted a gray dribble of soaked basil seeds on the plate. It was a real goo party.

Answer: salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra

The appetizers were more perplexing. As a lot, they looked more interesting than they were. Seared scallops got almost no assistance from a bright orange raw-carrot sauce. It didn’t have the sweetness of cooked carrots, which might have underlined the shellfish’s own sweetness. Maybe the chefs just like the color. <hl> This seemed to be the case with a salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra . <hl> The flavors stayed stubbornly separate, the okra contributing only its interior sliminess. Inexplicably, the chefs also spurted a gray dribble of soaked basil seeds on the plate. It was a real goo party.

The appetizers were more perplexing. As a lot, they looked more interesting than they were. Seared scallops got almost no assistance from a bright orange raw-carrot sauce. It didn’t have the sweetness of cooked carrots, which might have underlined the shellfish’s own sweetness. Maybe the chefs just like the color. This seemed to be the case with a <hl> salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra <hl>. The flavors stayed stubbornly separate, the okra contributing only its interior sliminess. Inexplicably, the chefs also spurted a gray dribble of soaked basil seeds on the plate. It was a real goo party.

This seemed to be the case with a <hl> salad of pink watermelon with green needles of okra <hl> .


Question: what is Philippe Dauman's title?

In the suit, filed last week, Manuela Herzer, who once had a romantic relationship with Mr. Redstone, said that he had been unable to “communicate reliably or competently manage his own health care” for weeks. The petition specifically asked that the court decide whether Ms. Herzer was improperly removed on Oct. 16 from control of an advanced health care directive that put her in charge of his health decisions. Philippe Dauman, the chief executive of Viacom, has since been put in control of Mr. Redstone’s medical care. The petition included personal details, including claims that Mr. Redstone is incontinent, requires suctioning to remove phlegm up to 20 times day, is “obsessed with eating steak” even while on a feeding tube, and “demands, to the extent he can be understood, to engage in sexual activity every day.”

Answer: chief executive of Viacom

In the suit, filed last week, Manuela Herzer, who once had a romantic relationship with Mr. Redstone, said that he had been unable to “communicate reliably or competently manage his own health care” for weeks. The petition specifically asked that the court decide whether Ms. Herzer was improperly removed on Oct. 16 from control of an advanced health care directive that put her in charge of his health decisions. <hl> Philippe Dauman, the chief executive of Viacom , has since been put in control of Mr. Redstone’s medical care. <hl> The petition included personal details, including claims that Mr. Redstone is incontinent, requires suctioning to remove phlegm up to 20 times day, is “obsessed with eating steak” even while on a feeding tube, and “demands, to the extent he can be understood, to engage in sexual activity every day.”

In the suit, filed last week, Manuela Herzer, who once had a romantic relationship with Mr. Redstone, said that he had been unable to “communicate reliably or competently manage his own health care” for weeks. The petition specifically asked that the court decide whether Ms. Herzer was improperly removed on Oct. 16 from control of an advanced health care directive that put her in charge of his health decisions. Philippe Dauman, the <hl> chief executive of Viacom <hl>, has since been put in control of Mr. Redstone’s medical care. The petition included personal details, including claims that Mr. Redstone is incontinent, requires suctioning to remove phlegm up to 20 times day, is “obsessed with eating steak” even while on a feeding tube, and “demands, to the extent he can be understood, to engage in sexual activity every day.”

Philippe Dauman, the <hl> chief executive of Viacom <hl> , has since been put in control of Mr. Redstone’s medical care.


Question: The refugees make what type of artwork?

A major focus of the Iraqi pavilion this year (held at Ca’ Dandolo, a palazzo on the Grand Canal) is a set of drawings by adult Iraqi refugees who fled the Islamic State’s onslaught. These depictions — a hooded militant shooting a mother and child, a bandaged man whose bleeding heart is shaped like Iraq — were produced when the Ruya Foundation took paper, pencils and crayons to refugees in three camps in northern Iraq. All 546 submissions were then flown to Beijing and shown to the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who made a selection for a book published by the foundation. (That book is on sale at the exhibition and proceeds will go to the refugees.)

Answer: drawings

<hl> A major focus of the Iraqi pavilion this year (held at Ca’ Dandolo, a palazzo on the Grand Canal) is a set of drawings by adult Iraqi refugees who fled the Islamic State’s onslaught. <hl> These depictions — a hooded militant shooting a mother and child, a bandaged man whose bleeding heart is shaped like Iraq — were produced when the Ruya Foundation took paper, pencils and crayons to refugees in three camps in northern Iraq. All 546 submissions were then flown to Beijing and shown to the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who made a selection for a book published by the foundation. (That book is on sale at the exhibition and proceeds will go to the refugees.)

A major focus of the Iraqi pavilion this year (held at Ca’ Dandolo, a palazzo on the Grand Canal) is a set of <hl> drawings <hl> by adult Iraqi refugees who fled the Islamic State’s onslaught. These depictions — a hooded militant shooting a mother and child, a bandaged man whose bleeding heart is shaped like Iraq — were produced when the Ruya Foundation took paper, pencils and crayons to refugees in three camps in northern Iraq. All 546 submissions were then flown to Beijing and shown to the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who made a selection for a book published by the foundation. (That book is on sale at the exhibition and proceeds will go to the refugees.)


Question: What is being reviewed?

The investigation, and a review of the corrections agency’s policies and procedures at Clinton by the office of the state inspector general, Catherine Leahy Scott, is continuing. Mr. Sweat’s account, along with interviews of corrections officers and prison officials, documents and reviews of other evidence, will no doubt play a significant role in determining what went wrong at the prison and within the culture of the agency. An initial investigation led to the arrest of Ms. Mitchell. The charges, brought by the Clinton County district attorney, Andrew M. Wylie, accused her of smuggling hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools into the prison. The superintendent at Clinton, two senior members of his staff and nine correction officers were also placed on administrative leave, according to prison agency officials, who said the superintendent was expected to retire at the end of July.

Answer: corrections agency’s policies and procedures

<hl> The investigation, and a review of the corrections agency’s policies and procedures at Clinton by the office of the state inspector general, Catherine Leahy Scott, is continuing. <hl> Mr. Sweat’s account, along with interviews of corrections officers and prison officials, documents and reviews of other evidence, will no doubt play a significant role in determining what went wrong at the prison and within the culture of the agency. An initial investigation led to the arrest of Ms. Mitchell. The charges, brought by the Clinton County district attorney, Andrew M. Wylie, accused her of smuggling hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools into the prison. The superintendent at Clinton, two senior members of his staff and nine correction officers were also placed on administrative leave, according to prison agency officials, who said the superintendent was expected to retire at the end of July.

The investigation, and a review of the <hl> corrections agency’s policies and procedures <hl> at Clinton by the office of the state inspector general, Catherine Leahy Scott, is continuing. Mr. Sweat’s account, along with interviews of corrections officers and prison officials, documents and reviews of other evidence, will no doubt play a significant role in determining what went wrong at the prison and within the culture of the agency. An initial investigation led to the arrest of Ms. Mitchell. The charges, brought by the Clinton County district attorney, Andrew M. Wylie, accused her of smuggling hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools into the prison. The superintendent at Clinton, two senior members of his staff and nine correction officers were also placed on administrative leave, according to prison agency officials, who said the superintendent was expected to retire at the end of July.


Question: How was the look of Leon Bridges?

Wednesday night, Leon Bridges was wearing a drapy, short-sleeved, wide-collared shirt tucked into high-waisted, form-fitting slacks held up with a thin belt. The look was somewhere between 1957 and 1963, as was the sound. Mr. Bridges is a soul man of the classic sort — or, at least, that’s how the sales pitch goes. Here, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, he was surrounded by his band in static “Ed Sullivan Show” style, singing songs that recalled the peak Sam Cooke era. Mr. Bridges has just released his debut album, “Coming Home” (Columbia). All the parts are there — he recorded his album live to tape, on vintage equipment, with producers obsessed with 1950s soul. He has both an edgeless, soothing voice and a knack for swinging, idea-filled songwriting.

Answer: somewhere between 1957 and 1963

Wednesday night, Leon Bridges was wearing a drapy, short-sleeved, wide-collared shirt tucked into high-waisted, form-fitting slacks held up with a thin belt. <hl> The look was somewhere between 1957 and 1963 , as was the sound. <hl> Mr. Bridges is a soul man of the classic sort — or, at least, that’s how the sales pitch goes. Here, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, he was surrounded by his band in static “Ed Sullivan Show” style, singing songs that recalled the peak Sam Cooke era. Mr. Bridges has just released his debut album, “Coming Home” (Columbia). All the parts are there — he recorded his album live to tape, on vintage equipment, with producers obsessed with 1950s soul. He has both an edgeless, soothing voice and a knack for swinging, idea-filled songwriting.

Wednesday night, Leon Bridges was wearing a drapy, short-sleeved, wide-collared shirt tucked into high-waisted, form-fitting slacks held up with a thin belt. The look was <hl> somewhere between 1957 and 1963 <hl>, as was the sound. Mr. Bridges is a soul man of the classic sort — or, at least, that’s how the sales pitch goes. Here, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, he was surrounded by his band in static “Ed Sullivan Show” style, singing songs that recalled the peak Sam Cooke era. Mr. Bridges has just released his debut album, “Coming Home” (Columbia). All the parts are there — he recorded his album live to tape, on vintage equipment, with producers obsessed with 1950s soul. He has both an edgeless, soothing voice and a knack for swinging, idea-filled songwriting.

The look was <hl> somewhere between 1957 and 1963 <hl> , as was the sound.


Question: Who is one of Gerber's private equity owners?

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Answer: 3i Group

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. <hl> The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include 3i Group . <hl> The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

Refresco Gerber expects its shares to begin trading on Euronext in Amsterdam on March 27. The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include <hl> 3i Group <hl>. The company expects to receive gross proceeds of €100 million from the offering, which will be used to repay debt and give it additional financial flexibility. Institutional investors and retail investors in the Netherlands and certain institutional investors in other jurisdictions will be able to buy shares in the offering. Founded in 1999, Refresco Gerber has significantly expanded its business through a series of acquisitions, the most recent being Gerber Emig in 2013. It employs about 4,100 people in nine countries.

The I.P.O. will consist of new shares issued by Refresco Gerber and a sale of about 30.9 million shares held by Refresco Gerber’s private equity owners, which include <hl> 3i Group <hl> .


Question: Who worked with Ms. Harper at a California care center?

“He’s no babbling idiot nor is his life worthless,” Ms. Harper wrote. “He’s very intelligent and is working on a career in filmmaking. My 18 years worth of experience with and knowledge about Asperger’s syndrome is paying off.” Alexis Jefferson, who worked with Ms. Harper at a Southern California subacute care center around 2010, said the gunman’s mother sometimes confided the difficulties she had in raising her son, including that she had placed Mr. Harper-Mercer in a psychiatric hospital when he did not take his medication. “She said that ‘my son is a real big problem of mine,’ ” Ms. Jefferson said in a telephone interview. “She said: ‘He has some psychological problems. Sometimes he takes his medication, sometimes he doesn’t. And that’s where the big problem is, when he doesn’t take his medication.’ ”

Answer: Alexis Jefferson

“He’s no babbling idiot nor is his life worthless,” Ms. Harper wrote. “He’s very intelligent and is working on a career in filmmaking. <hl> My 18 years worth of experience with and knowledge about Asperger’s syndrome is paying off.” Alexis Jefferson , who worked with Ms. Harper at a Southern California subacute care center around 2010, said the gunman’s mother sometimes confided the difficulties she had in raising her son, including that she had placed Mr. Harper-Mercer in a psychiatric hospital when he did not take his medication. <hl> “She said that ‘my son is a real big problem of mine,’ ” Ms. Jefferson said in a telephone interview. “She said: ‘He has some psychological problems. Sometimes he takes his medication, sometimes he doesn’t. And that’s where the big problem is, when he doesn’t take his medication.’ ”

“He’s no babbling idiot nor is his life worthless,” Ms. Harper wrote. “He’s very intelligent and is working on a career in filmmaking. My 18 years worth of experience with and knowledge about Asperger’s syndrome is paying off.” <hl> Alexis Jefferson <hl>, who worked with Ms. Harper at a Southern California subacute care center around 2010, said the gunman’s mother sometimes confided the difficulties she had in raising her son, including that she had placed Mr. Harper-Mercer in a psychiatric hospital when he did not take his medication. “She said that ‘my son is a real big problem of mine,’ ” Ms. Jefferson said in a telephone interview. “She said: ‘He has some psychological problems. Sometimes he takes his medication, sometimes he doesn’t. And that’s where the big problem is, when he doesn’t take his medication.’ ”

My 18 years worth of experience with and knowledge about Asperger’s syndrome is paying off.” <hl> Alexis Jefferson <hl> , who worked with Ms. Harper at a Southern California subacute care center around 2010, said the gunman’s mother sometimes confided the difficulties she had in raising her son, including that she had placed Mr. Harper-Mercer in a psychiatric hospital when he did not take his medication.


Question: Who made up an annual test for banks?

All the large United States banks passed an annual regulatory test that aims to assess whether they can make it through a financial and economic calamity, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. But Bank of America, the nation’s second-largest bank by assets after JPMorgan Chase, passed only provisionally and could still fail later this year if it does not fix deficiencies that the Fed identified. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, which dominate Wall Street, each had to alter their planned payouts to investors to achieve passing grades.

Answer: the large United States banks

<hl> All the large United States banks passed an annual regulatory test that aims to assess whether they can make it through a financial and economic calamity, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. <hl> But Bank of America, the nation’s second-largest bank by assets after JPMorgan Chase, passed only provisionally and could still fail later this year if it does not fix deficiencies that the Fed identified. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, which dominate Wall Street, each had to alter their planned payouts to investors to achieve passing grades.

All <hl> the large United States banks <hl> passed an annual regulatory test that aims to assess whether they can make it through a financial and economic calamity, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. But Bank of America, the nation’s second-largest bank by assets after JPMorgan Chase, passed only provisionally and could still fail later this year if it does not fix deficiencies that the Fed identified. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, which dominate Wall Street, each had to alter their planned payouts to investors to achieve passing grades.


Question: How much is Puerto Rico's debt?

Q. How did Puerto Rico get here? A. For years, the commonwealth borrowed too much money, trying to paper over declining government revenue and prevent deep cuts in services and layoffs of public workers. Puerto Rico easily found lenders willing to extend the government more debt. The bonds made for hot investments across the mainland United States because the interest is often “triple tax exempt,” meaning the holder does not pay state, federal or city income taxes. But all that debt, now totaling $72 billion, couldn’t solve the structural problems in Puerto Rico’s economy: high labor costs and shipping costs, an exodus of educated people to the mainland United States and the expiration of a special federal tax credit meant to attract big corporations to the island and keep them there.

Answer: $72 billion

Q. How did Puerto Rico get here? A. For years, the commonwealth borrowed too much money, trying to paper over declining government revenue and prevent deep cuts in services and layoffs of public workers. Puerto Rico easily found lenders willing to extend the government more debt. The bonds made for hot investments across the mainland United States because the interest is often “triple tax exempt,” meaning the holder does not pay state, federal or city income taxes. <hl> But all that debt, now totaling $72 billion , couldn’t solve the structural problems in Puerto Rico’s economy: high labor costs and shipping costs, an exodus of educated people to the mainland United States and the expiration of a special federal tax credit meant to attract big corporations to the island and keep them there. <hl>

Q. How did Puerto Rico get here? A. For years, the commonwealth borrowed too much money, trying to paper over declining government revenue and prevent deep cuts in services and layoffs of public workers. Puerto Rico easily found lenders willing to extend the government more debt. The bonds made for hot investments across the mainland United States because the interest is often “triple tax exempt,” meaning the holder does not pay state, federal or city income taxes. But all that debt, now totaling <hl> $72 billion <hl>, couldn’t solve the structural problems in Puerto Rico’s economy: high labor costs and shipping costs, an exodus of educated people to the mainland United States and the expiration of a special federal tax credit meant to attract big corporations to the island and keep them there.

But all that debt, now totaling <hl> $72 billion <hl> , couldn’t solve the structural problems in Puerto Rico’s economy: high labor costs and shipping costs, an exodus of educated people to the mainland United States and the expiration of a special federal tax credit meant to attract big corporations to the island and keep them there.


Question: What day did the hearing with the new Secret Service director take place?

WASHINGTON —  Lawmakers from both parties lashed out at the newly appointed director of the Secret Service at a hearing Tuesday, accusing him of doing little to restore the public’s faith in an agency jolted by embarrassing scandals and security breaches. Republican lawmakers seized on accusations that two drunken Secret Service agents crashed a government car into a White House barricade after a party this month. Representative Harold Rogers, Republican of Kentucky and the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, called the incident “unacceptable” and said it represented a “breakdown, to put it mildly, of the discipline within the ranks of your agency.”

Answer: Tuesday

<hl> WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties lashed out at the newly appointed director of the Secret Service at a hearing Tuesday , accusing him of doing little to restore the public’s faith in an agency jolted by embarrassing scandals and security breaches. <hl> Republican lawmakers seized on accusations that two drunken Secret Service agents crashed a government car into a White House barricade after a party this month. Representative Harold Rogers, Republican of Kentucky and the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, called the incident “unacceptable” and said it represented a “breakdown, to put it mildly, of the discipline within the ranks of your agency.”

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties lashed out at the newly appointed director of the Secret Service at a hearing <hl> Tuesday <hl>, accusing him of doing little to restore the public’s faith in an agency jolted by embarrassing scandals and security breaches. Republican lawmakers seized on accusations that two drunken Secret Service agents crashed a government car into a White House barricade after a party this month. Representative Harold Rogers, Republican of Kentucky and the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, called the incident “unacceptable” and said it represented a “breakdown, to put it mildly, of the discipline within the ranks of your agency.”

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties lashed out at the newly appointed director of the Secret Service at a hearing <hl> Tuesday <hl> , accusing him of doing little to restore the public’s faith in an agency jolted by embarrassing scandals and security breaches.


Question: On which team does Adrian Peterson play?

Here are the best games to watch in N.F.L. Week 4: Vikings (2-1) at Broncos (3-0) 4:25 p.m. Line: Broncos by 7 “Who is a better running back than me?” Vikings running back Adrian Peterson asked a group of reporters last week. He may have a point. Peterson, 30, is at an age when running backs tend to wear down, but after being suspended for 15 games last season, he has emerged as an example of how an extended break from the rigors of competition can rejuvenate an aging star. Through three games, he leads the N.F.L. with 291 rushing yards, and last week he uncorked a 43-yard touchdown run that had fans checking their calendars to see if they had traveled back to 2012. One could argue for Jamaal Charles, Le’Veon Bell or Matt Forte as the game’s best running back, but Peterson is certainly in the discussion. The question now is whether Peterson’s two-week outburst, in which he shredded the Lions and the Chargers, is a fluke or a sign that he and the Vikings are back.

Answer: Vikings

<hl> Here are the best games to watch in N.F.L. Week 4: Vikings (2-1) at Broncos (3-0) 4:25 p.m. <hl> Line: Broncos by 7 “Who is a better running back than me?” Vikings running back Adrian Peterson asked a group of reporters last week. He may have a point. Peterson, 30, is at an age when running backs tend to wear down, but after being suspended for 15 games last season, he has emerged as an example of how an extended break from the rigors of competition can rejuvenate an aging star. Through three games, he leads the N.F.L. with 291 rushing yards, and last week he uncorked a 43-yard touchdown run that had fans checking their calendars to see if they had traveled back to 2012. One could argue for Jamaal Charles, Le’Veon Bell or Matt Forte as the game’s best running back, but Peterson is certainly in the discussion. The question now is whether Peterson’s two-week outburst, in which he shredded the Lions and the Chargers, is a fluke or a sign that he and the Vikings are back.

Here are the best games to watch in N.F.L. Week 4: <hl> Vikings <hl> (2-1) at Broncos (3-0) 4:25 p.m. Line: Broncos by 7 “Who is a better running back than me?” Vikings running back Adrian Peterson asked a group of reporters last week. He may have a point. Peterson, 30, is at an age when running backs tend to wear down, but after being suspended for 15 games last season, he has emerged as an example of how an extended break from the rigors of competition can rejuvenate an aging star. Through three games, he leads the N.F.L. with 291 rushing yards, and last week he uncorked a 43-yard touchdown run that had fans checking their calendars to see if they had traveled back to 2012. One could argue for Jamaal Charles, Le’Veon Bell or Matt Forte as the game’s best running back, but Peterson is certainly in the discussion. The question now is whether Peterson’s two-week outburst, in which he shredded the Lions and the Chargers, is a fluke or a sign that he and the Vikings are back.


Question: How many days passed before informing the Police Department?

Mr. Arlia argues that someone else made that hole and that the detective, who maintains he had no idea who was actually in the Range Rover, assumed it had been broken by a projectile from inside the car. “He actually thought it was an attack from within and he reacted,” Mr. Arlia argued. “He never had any purposeful intent to cause harm.” Mr. Steinglass pointed out in his opening that Detective Braszczok never intervened when he saw Mr. Lien assaulted, nor did he call the uniformed police. According to a witness at a pretrial hearing, the detective waited two days before telling the Police Department that he had been involved in the attack, a decision his lawyer attributed to his fear that he would be fired. Three hours after the assault, Mr. Steinglass pointed out, Detective Braszczok sent two texts to colleagues in the Police Department, one saying the biker tour was “mayhem” and another stating “it was fun.”

Answer: two days

Mr. Arlia argues that someone else made that hole and that the detective, who maintains he had no idea who was actually in the Range Rover, assumed it had been broken by a projectile from inside the car. “He actually thought it was an attack from within and he reacted,” Mr. Arlia argued. “He never had any purposeful intent to cause harm.” Mr. Steinglass pointed out in his opening that Detective Braszczok never intervened when he saw Mr. Lien assaulted, nor did he call the uniformed police. <hl> According to a witness at a pretrial hearing, the detective waited two days before telling the Police Department that he had been involved in the attack, a decision his lawyer attributed to his fear that he would be fired. <hl> Three hours after the assault, Mr. Steinglass pointed out, Detective Braszczok sent two texts to colleagues in the Police Department, one saying the biker tour was “mayhem” and another stating “it was fun.”

Mr. Arlia argues that someone else made that hole and that the detective, who maintains he had no idea who was actually in the Range Rover, assumed it had been broken by a projectile from inside the car. “He actually thought it was an attack from within and he reacted,” Mr. Arlia argued. “He never had any purposeful intent to cause harm.” Mr. Steinglass pointed out in his opening that Detective Braszczok never intervened when he saw Mr. Lien assaulted, nor did he call the uniformed police. According to a witness at a pretrial hearing, the detective waited <hl> two days <hl> before telling the Police Department that he had been involved in the attack, a decision his lawyer attributed to his fear that he would be fired. Three hours after the assault, Mr. Steinglass pointed out, Detective Braszczok sent two texts to colleagues in the Police Department, one saying the biker tour was “mayhem” and another stating “it was fun.”