Official Defends Cuomo Program That Has Created Only 408 Jobs

By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT N.Y. / Region http://ift.tt/2avEv3b
via IFTTTLawmakers repeatedly questioned the wisdom and effectiveness of Start-Up New York, one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s signature initiatives. August 4, 2016 at 05:00AM

Win for DraftKings and FanDuel Opens Door for Sports Betting in New York

By JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports http://ift.tt/2ajp5nE
via IFTTTGov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill classifying daily fantasy sports as a game of skill. It is a step toward legalized betting on games. August 4, 2016 at 05:00AM

Ex-Students of St. George’s School Reach Pact on Sex Abuse Accusations

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2aVjVfC
via IFTTTThe settlement may help bring the curtain down on a tumultuous period for the elite school, at a time when accusations of sexual abuse have rocked many schools. August 4, 2016 at 05:00AM

Jim Northrup, Vietnam Veteran Who Wrote About Life on the Reservation, Dies at 73

By SAM ROBERTS from NYT Books http://ift.tt/2aVioG1
via IFTTTMr. Northrup, a published author, columnist, playwright, poet, performer and commentator, had crossover appeal beyond Indian country. August 4, 2016 at 05:00AM

Kansas Voters Send Message in Ousting Tea Party Firebrand Tim Huelskamp From House

By CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. http://ift.tt/2aVi22j
via IFTTTThe lawmaker who has spent most of his six years in Washington feuding with his own Republican leaders was seen as contributing to political paralysis, not action. August 4, 2016 at 05:00AM

Donald Trump, Perhaps Unwittingly, Exposes Paradox of Nuclear Arms

By MAX FISHER from NYT World http://ift.tt/2aRE5tA
via IFTTTSince the Cold War, leaders have grappled with the puzzling logic of weapons whose power comes in not being used. August 4, 2016 at 05:00AM

Saudi Arabia Agrees to Help Stranded Workers, India Says

By REUTERS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2aDitgr
via IFTTTSome Saudi companies, squeezed financially by a sharp decline in oil prices, have laid off thousands of foreign workers. August 4, 2016 at 05:00AM