Trimming the Times

Fighting Death, Taxes, and Who's Watching the Watchers?

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Dashiell Bennett 172 Views Nov 3, 2011

Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 20 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

Top Stories: Lots of crime stories today as several high-profile corruption cases seem to indicate that NYPD's internal affairs division is doing a terrible job at policing the police. The Supreme Court is set to hear yet another case of prosecutorial misconduct involving Orleans Parrish in Louisiana. (The second in two years to go before the Court.) The Parrish has had four death sentences overturned because of illegal conduct by the DA's office. And the trial begins for an angry boyfriend who allegedly got his girlfriend framed for armed robberies that never happened.

Business: An investigation of corporations and their tax bills is sure to stir up trouble in political circles today. A new study says the nation's biggest companies are paying about half of the actual corporate tax rate.

World: Greece is imploding as other ministers fight back against Prime Minister George Papandreou's referendum plans. The story of Benito Mussolini explains why everyone tries to hide the burial grounds of deposed dictators. (His tomb is a popular shrine in Italy.) An investigation shows how anti-Qaddafi propaganda may have backfired in Libya when an attempt to discredit his regime turned out to be lies.

New York: Bizarre tale of the day: A man is suing his wedding photographer for $48,000 so that he can recreate his wedding (including flying in all the key guests) because the cameras missed the last 15 minutes of the reception. Only one problem: The couple is already divorced and he doesn't even know where his ex-wife lives now.

Science: Your newest anti-aging breakthrough miracle buzzwords: "Senescent cells." Doctors have found away to purge mice of these special cells, and thereby postpone the destructive effects of aging.

Technology: Dating websites go mobile, allowing people to set up a blind dates based only on where they happen to be standing and who is nearby.

Sports: The New York Islanders have opened a tattoo parlor inside their arena.

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