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TUESDAY , JANUARY 24 , 2017
TRUMP PULLS US OUT FOX NEEDS PATRIOTS IRAQI FORCES RECAPTURE
OF PACIFIC TRADE DEAL TO DRIVE RATINGS EASTERN MOSUL
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President Donald Trump he signed the F ox will have to rely on viewership of more than 100 I raqi offi cials said on
formally withdrew the United order on his the popularity of the million. Big Super Bowl ratings Monday government
States from the Trans-Pacifi c third full day New England Patriots are particularly important this forces had taken complete
Partnership trade deal, distancing in offi ce. The as they face the less-celebrated year as the NFL is coming off a control of eastern Mosul, 100
America from its Asian allies as Republican Atlanta Falcons if it wants to draw season in which it saw its average days after the start of their U.S.-
China’s infl uence in the region says the trade a record U.S. television crowd TV audience drop by 8 percent. backed campaign to dislodge
rises. Fulfi lling a campaign pledge deal would for the Super Bowl. The 21st The league was hoping the Islamic State militants from
to end American involvement in have damaged U.S. manufactur- Century Fox unit is set to playoff s would continue its the city. The deputy parliament “We completed the total libera-
the 2015 pact, Trump signed an ing. The accord, backed heavily by broadcast the 51st edition of post-U.S. election turnaround speaker announced the capture tion of the left bank of Mosul
executive order in the Oval Offi ce U.S. business, was negotiated by the National Football League’s but the post-season has been of the east of the city, Islamic and this is a gift to the Iraqi
pulling the United States from the former President Barack Obama’s title game on Feb. 5 in what is fi lled with one-sided matchups, State’s last major stronghold in people,” said Sheikh Humam
12-nation TPP. “Great thing for the administration but never ap- traditionally the most-watched with an average margin of vic- Iraq, after a meetin5g with Prime Hamoudi in a statement.
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TUESDAY , JANUARY 24 , 2017
Will we move closer to nuclear war
under President Donald Trump?
Metro asked a
NUCLEAR
leading opponent
of nuclear weapons
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proliferation what
the nation might
A glance at nuclear warhead stockpiles around the world
expect of its new
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in 1985. Lederer is an
infectious diseases
physician in Boston,
Massachusetts. Metro
interviewed Dr. Lederer
to get his take on how a
Source: Federation of American Scientists
Donald Trump presidency
might impact the nuclear NUCLEAR WEAPONS STATES: U.S., RUSSIA, A deactivated Titan II nuclear ICMB seen in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum.
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U.K., FRANCE, CHINA, INDIA, PAKISTAN,
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ISRAEL, NORTH KOREA
of President Donald to Abolish Nuclear
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trigger alert and can of light at this dark time.
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7,000
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that would put two support the use of tacti- the light of my life, and
billion people at risk cal nuclear weapons by I want him to live in
of starvation. This is the Trump administration a peaceful world. As a
extremely concerning. THE U.S. AND RUSSIA TOGETHER HAVE OVER against a terrorist organi- physician, I recognize
zation such as ISIS? that nuclear weapons
Trump also declared 90% OF THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS I certainly hope they are the greatest threat to
during a Republican would not. We cross the human health in history.
town hall in April that STOCKPILE red line banning the use A large-scale nuclear war
the proliferation of of nuclear weapons at will mean the end of
nuclear weapons is THE CENTER FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION enormous peril. Even a human civilization and
“going to happen limited use of tactical possibly the extinction
anyway.” Is proliferation weapons states meet nuclear weapons. To the Russian nuclear deal weapons would destroy of our species. It is a
inevitable? their obligations under medical community, it might result from this the global consensus that miracle that we have
Nuclear proliferation the Non-Proliferation is clear which would be relation, and Trump and has helped to prevent survived the last 70
will happen if the U.S. Treaty to negotiate the safer. Putin have an amazing their use since Nagasaki.  years without a nuclear
and the other nuclear elimination of their opportunity to fin- war, and we cannot
weapons states continue own arsenals and work Do you feel the unusual ish what Reagan and What is the 2017 agenda expect our good luck to
to insist that they need together, as they did mutual respect between Gorbachev started. But of International Physi- hold out indefinitely.
to have nuclear weap- in the case of Iran, Trump and Russian it is hard to imagine cians for the Prevention As physicians, we have
ons for their security. If to dissuade potential President Vladimir either the U.S. or Russia of Nuclear War? a duty to protect our
the U.S. and Russia need proliferators.  Putin could eventually wanting to give up the IPPNW will work with patients, and as citizens
them, why don’t other The choice is ours. lead to a reduction in weapons that make our national affiliates of the Earth, we have a
countries? We can have a world nuclear arms by both them the toughest kid like Physicians for Social duty to protect our chil-
But it is not in- free of nuclear weapons nations? on the block without a Responsibility here in dren from this terrible
evitable if the nuclear or a world awash in I do hope that a U.S./ lot of pressure.  the U.S. and with the danger.

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TUESDAY , JANUARY 24 , 2017
Parks offi cials chided for ‘unacceptable’ delays
Council members The city’s Department government relations,
demand answers of Parks and Recreation is attributed  some of
on the hot seat for what the delays to  cumber-
for seven-year play-
appears to be excessive some regulations.
ground projects. delays and costs in reno- The commission-
vating playgrounds, pour- er noted that the online
AMANDA MIKELBERG ing asphalt and building Capital Project Tracker
@MetroNewYork bathrooms. tool he helped launch in
[email protected] “We’re talking about 2014, which allows the
renovating playgrounds,” public to look up the sta-
Money to renovate the said Levine, who chairs tus of any capital project,
Booker T. Washington the council’s parks com- as an example of the de-
playground at West 108th mittee. “There’s just no partment’s transparency.
Street and Amsterdam reason that needs to take “Since taking office
Avenue was allocated over seven years.” in 2014, Commissioner
four years ago, but the Discontented city coun- Silver has led compre-
upgrade isn’t expected to cil members grilled parks hensive reforms to the
be completed for three or commissioner  Mitchell capital process that have
more years. Silver at a special hearing reduced overall project
Similarly, cash for im- Thursday on why simple City Councilman Mark Levine at a hearing with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. N YC COUNCIL/WILLIAM ALTRISTE time by approximately
provements to the Broad- parks projects lag in com- six months. These re-
way Malls from West parison to the city’s larger, cording to parks depart- to believe,” Levine said. ment lengths.   forms include reducing
137th through  139th more complex capital ment records. However, “It’s not a complicated Silver assured the coun- change orders, stan-
streets was allocated over projects, such as schools. council  members argue project. It’s a two-room cil members that stream- dardizing design and
four years ago. Comple- They proposed legislation that those figures don’t house when it comes lining the process is his increasing transparency
tion is slated for 2019. mandating more frequent reflect the entire lifespan down to it.” top priority, and since he with our Capital Projects
“The fact that it takes updates on the status of of projects. But the bombshell rev- took the position in 2014 Tracker,” parks represen-
four, five, six years to projects. Council  members  at elation from the hearing he has reduced drags in tative Sam Biederman
complete parks projects, There are currently the hearing were also flab- is that the parks depart- the design phase by two told Metro in an email.
even relatively small ones, 549 projects in various bergasted to hear the cur- ment doesn’t measure months, and reduced pa- “The commissioner
is just unacceptable for stages of development rent cost of building the how long a project takes perwork processing from has clearly done a lot
members of the council,” in the city’s 1,900 public average comfort station from the time it’s funded, two weeks to two days. of work internally, but
City Council Member parks. — park restroom — is Levine said. Instead, the Mitchell, joined by we don’t know yet what
Mark Levine told Metro. Last year, 97 of 101 now nearing $3 million, a department starts the Therese Braddick, dep- kind of gains we’re mak-
“It’s just tremendous frus- parks projects in the 175 percent increase since clock when construction uty commissioner for ing because we are not
tration for the slow pace construction phase were 2011. begins, not accounting capital projects, and measuring the full time-
of this work.” completed “on time,” ac- “It’s almost impossible for design or procure- Matt Drury, director of line,” Levine said.
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TUESDAY , JANUARY 24 , 2017
Glassdoor’s top jobs in 2017
Glassdoor’s
Top 10:
IF YOU’RE
1. Data Scientist
CARING FOR A Median base salary:
$110K
2. DevOps Engineer
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Median base salary:
If you’re looking to make “This report rein- $110K
WHO’S CARING a career change in 2017, forces that the best jobs 4. Tax Manager
you’re in luck. are highly-skilled and Median base salary:
Glassdoor just are staying ahead of the $110K
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released its ranking of growing trend toward 5. Analytics Manager
the 50 best jobs in Amer- workplace automation,” Median base salary:
ica. With 14 positions on Glassdoor Chief Econo- $110K
the job and recruiting mist Andrew Chamber- 6. HR Manager
marketplace’s annual lain said. “Nearly half the Median base salary:
list, tech remains one list is comprised of jobs $85K
of the hottest industries within the fast-growing 7. Database Adminis-
to make a living. Data technology, healthcare trator
scientist claimed the top and finance industries.”  Median base salary:
spot for the second year The time to find a job $85K
in a row.  in these sectors has never 8. Strategy Manager
To compile its rank- been better as Chamber- Median base salary:
ing, Glassdoor looked at lain added that any com- $85K
potential salaries, the pany “with a mobile app, 9. UX Designer
amount of job openings web presence or digitized Median base salary:
(as of Jan. 1) and overall data are struggling to fill $85K
job satisfaction based jobs like data scientists, 10. Solutions Architect
INTRODUCING THE on ratings shared by software engineers and Median base salary:
U.S. employees over the mobile developers.”  $125K
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10 NEWS
TUESDAY , JANUARY 24 , 2017
Musicians protest eff orts to chase them
out of newly opened subway stations
Performers say
Though he was new to group that advocates is only three-weeks old,
they obey rules set busking (performing for street musicians. Christian said. He told
by the MTA. publicly for donations), Christian said that since protesters that MTA
the 71-year-old Cobin 1985, the MTA has al- celebrates art at the
had read the rules for lowed music artists to station by prominently
GREG SANDOVAL musicians set down by perform in displaying
@MetroNewYork the Metropolitan Tran- subways “He’s the one murals. He
[email protected]
sit Authority (MTA). as long as noted, how-
with the gun,
The policeman was they obeyed ever, that
Last spring, harmonica unswayed. “When I regulations, so I left.” music artists
player Gary Cobin was come back here, you such as not “have very
preparing to perform better be gone,” he blocking Gary Cobin often been
for commuters inside warned Cobin. traffic and wrongfully
Brooklyn’s Church “He’s the one with keeping the sound low ejected from the sta-
Street subway station the gun, so I left,” Cobin Gary Cobin, who has been playing harmonica on the streets for about a year, was one of enough for loud-speak- tions.”
when a cop warned him told Metro. the musicians who protested at the new 72nd Street subway station. GREG SANDOVAL er announcements to be The musicians say
to get out. But Cobin returned heard. police still don’t seem
Cobin politely re- the next week “deter- wasn’t going to put up to, said Matthew Chris- Despite the MTA’s to know MTA’s rules.
sponded that it was per- mined to go to jail or with this.” tian, a violinist, and co- policy, despite the Some officers have told
fectly legal to play there. do whatever I had to. I He shouldn’t have founder of  BuskNY, a public relations set- them that to perform in
backs suffered by the the subways they must
NYPD after  videos of be a member of Music
cops wrongly arresting Under New York, the
musicians went viral, MTA-directed arts pro-
and despite the sums gram. BuskNY argues
the city has paid to com- that while MTA sets
pensate some of those aside choice times and
artists, police continue spots for members to
to boot performers from perform, a membership
subways, according to isn’t required.
BuskNY. MTA seemed to con-
BuskNY supporters firm that in a state-
gathered last week at ment. “Any musician
the new Second Avenue is welcome to per-
station on the Upper form in the New York
East Side to protest what City subway,” provided
they say is NYPD’s at- they followed the afore-
tempt to bar musicians mentioned regulations.
from that location. The key word is “any.”
Police have harassed MTA said it plans to “re-
musicians numerous mind” police about the
times there, though it rules.
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White House website en español speed. And trust me, it’s just going
not available; admin says it’s a to take a little bit more time, but
work-in-progress we’re working piece by piece to
The issue “climate change” and get that done.”
a page for the LGBT community Spicer did not say when the
disappeared from the White House website would be fully up and
website after President Donald functioning.
Trump took his oath of offi ce on Under the U.S. Constitution,
Friday, but another missing link there is no offi cial language for
is the White House en español the nation, but Spanish is often a
option. common option as the population
The new Whitehouse.gov  of Spanish-speakers grows.
does not off er a Spanish-language As of 2015, the Hispanic
version of the site as it did when population of the United States
Presidents Obama and Bush were was 56.6 million, although it is
in offi ce. not noted how many are solely
“As you know, we hit the Spanish speakers. People of His-
ground running on Day 1. There panic origin are the nation’s largest
was a lot to do and we had done ethnic population group making
a lot of work on the website to up 17.6 percent of the country’s
make sure that we were prepared total population, according to
to get as much information up census data.
as fast as possible,” White House Hispanics are no longer the
spokesman Sean Spicer said at a fastest-growing ethnic or racial
news conference on Monday. “We group. In 2016, the Pew Research
are continuing to build out the Center reported that the growth
website, both in the issue areas of the Latino population has fallen
and then that area. behind the Asian infl ux, which
“But we’ve got the IT folks grew an average of 3.4 percent an-
working overtime right now to nually between 2007 and 2014.
continue to get all of that up to KIMBERLY M. AQUILINA