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N.Y. / Region
School Bus Drivers End Strike, in Win for New York Mayor
Union leaders said drivers suffered a toll from weeks of picketing for job protections while losing income, and they would try their luck with Mayor Michael M. Bloomberg’s successor.
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U.S.
Governments Look for New Ways to Pay for Roads and Bridges
As revenues from gasoline taxes fail to keep pace with the costs of transportation infrastructure, governments look for new solutions.
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N.Y. / Region
Teachers’ Pension Fund Divests Gun Holdings
The pension fund’s board voted to get rid of holdings from five gun companies, making the fund the biggest in the country so far to shed such holdings.
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Business Day
Incomes Flat in Recovery, but Not for the 1%
New data show uneven benefits from the economic recovery of 2010-11, with a big rise for the highest earners and little change for others.
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U.S.
Legal Clashes at Hearing for Defendants in 9/11 Case
Defense lawyers kept the focus on the legitimacy of the military tribunal process that the government is using instead of a civilian trial.
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Business Day
In New England, a Natural Gas Trap
Electricity prices in New England have been four to eight times higher than normal in recent weeks, as overreliance on natural gas collides with a surge in demand for heating.
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N.Y. / Region
Town Sued After Barring Debate on Gas Extraction at Meetings
On Tuesday two environmental groups filed suit against the town of Sanford, N.Y., alleging that it was violating residents’ free speech rights.
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Science
Traces of Anxiety Drug May Affect Behavior in Fish
Researchers in Sweden reported that fish exposed to Oxazepam became less social, more active and ate faster, behaviors they said could have long-term consequences for aquatic ecosystems.
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World
Anger That a Herod Show Uses West Bank Objects
The Palestinian Authority says the exhibition is a violation of international law because much of its material was taken from the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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N.Y. / Region
Quinn’s Affordable Housing Plan Revisits Tax Caps Once Rejected by Bloomberg
City Council speaker Christine C. Quinn’s proposal would impose a 30-year cap on real estate taxes for landlords who set aside 20 percent of their apartments for below-market rents.
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Opinion
Exonerating the Scottsboro Nine
The Alabama Legislature finally moves to grant posthumous pardons, a confirmation of the travesty 80 years ago.
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U.S.
Election Opponents Team Up on Panel to Fix Voting System
President Obama hopes that bipartisan leadership on a new commission led by two of the nation’s pre-eminent election lawyers — Robert Bauer and Ben Ginsberg — will yield results.
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Business Day
One Step Toward Rethinking Taxes
A proposal by Dave Camp of the House Ways and Means Committee would change the way derivatives are taxed and the way capital gains are calculated.
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Business Day
Gaming the System
Some college students unanimously boycotted their final exam and all got A's under a grading curve loophole. It's a great example of game theory at work.
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Arts
A Grammy-Winning Formula for Paul McCartney: Don't Show Up
Paul McCartney talks about the Grammy Award he won for his album "Kisses on the Bottom," and why, by design, he wasn't at the Grammys ceremony.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Governor Puts Off Decision on Drilling
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is awaiting a review of the potential health effects of hydraulic fracturing, and will thus miss a February deadline to issue a new environmental impact statement.
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World
Furor Over Use of Horse Meat Grows in Britain Despite Testing
Only a small percentage of horse meat was found in products labeled as beef, but only a quarter of those products have been tested.
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Business Day
Total Discloses Origins of a Gas Leak in the North Sea
The natural gas leak at a well in the French oil company’s flagship Elgin-Franklin field resulted from corrosion that produced stress cracks, the company said.
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