Month: October 2014

Judge in Maine Eases Restrictions on Nurse

NEW YORK TIMES: In a victory for a nurse who treated Ebola patients in West Africa, a judge in Maine on Friday rejected arguments by the state that her movements should be firmly restricted, praising her “compassion” even as he acknowledged the public’s fears about the virus. The order by Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere, the […]

Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal

FINANCIAL TIMES: …But after 30 hours of negotiations in Brussels, Moscow signed a deal with Kiev to guarantee supplies until March. “There is now no reason for people in Europe to stay cold this winter,” said José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission. According to the terms of the accord, Kiev will make prepayments […]

California Leads on [Prison] Reform

Dire warnings that crime would go up as a result were unfounded. Over two years, the recidivism rate of former three-strikes inmates is 3.4 percent, or less than one-tenth of the state’s average. That’s, in large part, because of a strong network of re-entry services…