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Opinion
Eating With Our Eyes Closed
Instead of making undercover investigation of animal abuses in factory farms a crime, we need laws that guarantee our right to know how our food is being produced.
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World
Horse Meat Problems Resurface Across Europe
The scandal over horse meat sold as beef re-emerged with a Dutch alert about 50,000 tons of meat sold in Europe and a recall of a product in Britain containing a veterinary drug.
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Business Day
Riding the Momentum Created by a Cheeky Video
Dollar Shave Club took 12,000 orders for its subscription razor service in the first two days after a promotional video it released went viral.
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Opinion
Open the Slaughterhouses
Let’s install webcams in abattoirs so we can see how we get our meat.
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U.S.
Oyster Farm Caught Up in Pipeline Politics
The fate of a family-run business north of San Francisco has drawn the attention of a Louisiana senator, Tea Party supporters and Alice Waters, the owner of Chez Panisse.
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Business Day
Disney Studios Lays Off 150 Employees
The cuts come as Disney is reviewing its staff levels at the studios as well as at other business units, like theme parks.
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World
Kaziranga Remains a Success Story, Despite Rising Poaching
Northeastern India’s national park could serve as a conservation model for others.
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U.S.
Washington: Embattled Seattle Police Chief Retires
Chief John Diaz of the Seattle police retired Monday as his department faces a court-overseen monitoring plan to address the use of force by officers.
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U.S.
A Governor Retrenches on a Big Idea
Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana announced that he would shelve a plan to get rid of state income and corporate taxes, saying that he was listening to those who had expressed concerns.
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World
Indonesia: Death Sentence for British Woman Is Upheld
An Indonesian court upheld a death sentence for Lindsay June Sandiford, convicted of smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine onto the resort island of Bali, a court official said Monday.
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N.Y. / Region
Judge Questions Legality of Fee for Bike Tour
The city insists that the tour is a noncharitable athletic event, and that the organizers should pay nearly $1 million for police coverage.
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Business Day
White House Budget Curbs Some Deductions for the Wealthy
Under President Obama’s budget proposal, deductions for tax breaks like mortgage interest and contributions to charities would be capped at a maximum rate of 28 percent.
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U.S.
Slaking a Region’s Thirst While Cleaning Its Beaches
Storm runoff is the primary source of water pollution in Southern California, but cities are being encouraged to capture rainwater to bolster groundwater supplies.
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U.S.
Martyl Langsdorf, Doomsday Clock Designer, Dies at 96
Ms. Langsdorf drew the Doomsday Clock for the June 1947 cover of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists as a way to evoke the potential devastation of nuclear weapons.
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U.S.
Washington: Prison Set in Plot to Attack Recruits
A second man who pleaded guilty to planning to attack a military recruitment facility in Seattle in 2011 was sentenced Monday to 17 years in prison.
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Opinion
Reforms for Work Visas
Congress must fix policies that leave skilled workers and their families in limbo for years.
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Opinion
Lost in the Supermarket
A new book about processed food is so much fun you almost forget how depressing it all is.
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Business Day
Starting Up, but There for the Long Haul
Ron Zeghibe is co-founder and chairman of Hailo, a taxi booking phone application.
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Business Day
Report Identifies Companies Vulnerable to Activist Takeovers
Fifth Third Bancorp, Ameren and ConAgra Foods are among the companies that would be the most vulnerable to takeover by activist investors, a new study by a research firm finds.
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Business Day
Food Politics Creates Rift in Panel on Labeling
A committee of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics dismissed a member whose objectivity on genetically modified food was questioned, but she also questioned others’ objectivity.
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Science
An Embarrassment of Anoles
Going into the field and finding a blur of activity: lizards eating, scratching, pooping, posturing, courting and almost constantly on the move.
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Health
'Good' Patients, 'Bad' Patients
Every patient — whether gracious or rude, cooperative or hostile — deserves the full extent of our respect and abilities. But too often those most in need of our compassion are least likely to receive it.
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Canadian Teen's Suicide Ignites Calls for Review of Rape Case
The recent suicide of a Canadian teenager has revived outrage that the authorities did not do enough to investigate allegations that she was gang-raped in 2011 and bullied after photographs of the assault were shared and posted online.
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N.Y. / Region
Judge Questions Legality of Fee for Bike Tour
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N.Y. / Region
A Bus Accident That Came With a Gift
Metropolitan Diary: After a commuter bus hit a woman’s car near the Lincoln Tunnel, the bus driver offered an unusual gift.
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Opinion
Reforms for Work Visas
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Business Day
Starting Up, but There for the Long Haul
Lets do it.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Business Day
Hollande Creates a Prosecutor for Fraud and Vows to End Tax Havens
As President François Hollande of France made the announcement, Luxembourg said it would begin forwarding details on foreign clients’ accounts to their home governments.
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Technology
PC Sales Still in a Slump, Despite New Offerings
The figures reinforce predictions of a permanent shift in consumers’ computer use.
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Education
Gap Widens for Faculty at Colleges, Report Finds
As states cut back financing, the gap between the pay scales at private and public universities is getting larger, according to the American Association of University Professors.
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Education
Texas Considers Backtracking on Testing
Lawmakers in the state that spawned test-based accountability in public schools say changes would allow teachers to be more creative and give students more flexibility.
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Business Day
Food Politics Creates Rift in Panel on Labeling
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Business Day
New Solar Process Gets More Out of Natural Gas
Scientists are developing a way to use energy from the sun to increase efficiency and reduce emissions at natural gas power plants.
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Health
Study of Babies Did Not Disclose Risks, U.S. Finds
A federal agency said blindness and death risks were not properly communicated to parents, depriving them of information when deciding whether to participate.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Science
An Embarrassment of Anoles
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Opinion
Open the Slaughterhouses
Let’s install webcams in abattoirs so we can see how we get our meat.
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Canadian Teen's Suicide Ignites Calls for Review of Rape Case
The recent suicide of a Canadian teenager has revived outrage that the authorities did not do enough to investigate allegations that she was gang-raped in 2011 and bullied after photographs of the assault were shared and posted online.
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N.Y. / Region
A Bus Accident That Came With a Gift
Metropolitan Diary: After a commuter bus hit a woman’s car near the Lincoln Tunnel, the bus driver offered an unusual gift.
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Opinion
Lost in the Supermarket
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Saturated market.
The new features are not enough of an improvement.
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Education
Gap Widens for Faculty at Colleges, Report Finds
As states cut back financing, the gap between the pay scales at private and public universities is getting larger, according to the American Association of University Professors.
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Business Day
Food Politics Creates Rift in Panel on Labeling
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Not a winner.
I think the sunk costs make it uneconomic.
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Health
Study of Babies Did Not Disclose Risks, U.S. Finds
A federal agency said blindness and death risks were not properly communicated to parents, depriving them of information when deciding whether to participate.
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World
India: Drones Protecting Rhinos
Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a sprawling natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from armed poachers.
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N.Y. / Region
Desecration on Doorways in Brooklyn
The police said at least 11 mezuzot were burned at a Williamsburg building, and they are treating the burnings as a hate crime.
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Style
Melissa Harris-Perry's 'Uncontroversial Comment' About Children
If Melissa Harris-Perry can’t propose investing in our children without provoking partisan ire, our “every man for himself” family policies are never going to change.
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Opinion
Not Enough Reform on Derivatives
Attempts in the House to undercut derivatives regulation would lead to future bailouts of reckless risk-taking by banks.
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Arts
Jolts From Life: Christian Wiman Talks About 'My Bright Abyss'
In his new book, Mr. Wiman reflects on his life-threatening illness and his Christian faith.
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Business Day
Senior R.B.S. Executive in Japan Expected to Resign After Libor Scandal
A senior executive at Royal Bank of Scotland’s Japanese investment banking unit is expected to resign in the wake of the rate-rigging scandal, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
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