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Business Day
SoftBank and Sprint Said to Win National Security Clearance for Deal
SoftBank of Japan has reached a tentative agreement to win national security clearance for its $20.1 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, people briefed on the matter said on Tuesday, surmounting one of the biggest hurdles to the deal.
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Health
Is It Better to Walk or Run?
New studies that pit running against walking found that if your goal is to lose weight, running wins. But in other measures of health, walking can be at least as valuable as running — and in some instances more so.
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N.Y. / Region
As Hurricane Season Nears, Con Ed Shows Off Equipment's New Protections
The electric utility, trying to avoid the destruction it suffered with Hurricane Sandy last fall, has built a mile of concrete walls to safeguard crucial parts of its network against flooding and storms.
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Business Day
Wal-Mart Is Fined $82 Million Over Mishandling of Hazardous Wastes
Wal-Mart pleaded guilty to seven counts related to the improper discarding of hazardous wastes in California and Missouri.
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Opinion
Exceptions to Harsh Rules
In two cases, the Supreme Court correctly said defendants should get federal habeas review.
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Business Day
Incentives to Start a 529 College Savings Plan
More than 30 states are organizing events around a Wednesday promotion to encourage enrollment in their 529 plans.
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Business Day
Solar Power’s Dark Side
When defects are discovered, confidentiality agreements keep the manufacturer’s identity secret, making accountability difficult.
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Opinion
The Case for a Profit Motive in Conserving the Environment
A capitalist turned conservationist defends the idea that environmental care can be good for business.
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Business Day
Ex-KPMG Partner to Admit Fraud
The former partner, Scott London, agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of securities fraud in an insider trading case.
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Business Day
European Union to Press Google for New Concessions
The bloc’s antitrust chief said he would probably ask Google to improve its proposed concessions to end a three-year investigation into complaints that it unfairly dominated Internet search.
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Opinion
The World As Wonkblog Sees It
A response to Ezra Klein on the plight of the conservative policy wonk.
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Business Day
The Trouble With Taxing Corporations
If corporations generate “stateless” income — beyond the reach of tax authorities — then governments should probably look outside the corporate sector for revenue.
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Business Day
Volcker’s Aim: Respwwwonsive Government
Paul A. Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, is starting a foundation that will support research, fellowships and conferences focused on making government work better.
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World
Japanese Lab Workers Exposed to Low Levels of Radiation
While the leak was small, it received intensive coverage in Japan’s news media, a reflection of the country’s anxiety over nuclear safety.
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Opinion
Border Injustice
The immigration system cannot abandon fairness in the rush to prosecute and punish.
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World
Father and Son Travel Across America to Meet Veterans
Nick Gerber and his father, Kurt, decided to travel across the country on motorcycles to connect with veterans.
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Opinion
Silencing the Whistle-Blowers
A proposed rule would punish government workers who speak out when they see something wrong.
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U.S.
Maryland: 8 People Hurt in Explosion on Boat
Eight people were hospitalized on Monday after an explosion and a fire on a boat on the South River near Edgewater, fire officials said.
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World
Where Is Home for a Third-Culture Kid?
For the children of expats, home is not always easy to define. Is it the country of their birth? Their parents’ birth? Or the places in between?
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Science
Mapping the Great Indoors
Ecologists are increasingly interested in the great wildlife diversity indoors, where they’ve found that buildings contain identifiable microbial signatures of their human inhabitants.
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N.Y. / Region
As Hurricane Season Nears, Con Ed Shows Off Equipment's New Protections
The electric utility plans to spend $1 billion to harden its system and is asking regulators to let it pass the cost on to customers over four years.
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Business Day
SoftBank and Sprint Said to Win National Security Clearance for Deal
SoftBank of Japan has reached a tentative agreement to win national security clearance for its $20.1 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, people briefed on the matter said on Tuesday, surmounting one of the biggest hurdles to the deal.
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Opinion
Exceptions to Harsh Rules
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Business Day
FEMA Promotes Its Wireless Emergency Alert System
The agency is releasing radio, television and digital ads to educate the public about the system, which began two years ago.
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Opinion
The World As Wonkblog Sees It
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Booming
I’m JOYCE. Now Stop Bothering Me
Nametag Day arrives in New York Saturday. Will it make the city a friendlier, nicer place?
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Business Day
Ex-KPMG Partner to Admit Fraud
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U.S.
Seeking Serenity in a Patch of California Land
Community gardens for immigrant groups can provide familiar foods that are hard to find in the grocery store. They can also be a balm for alienation and depression.
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Business Day
Shareholders Are Speaking Up, but Who’s Listening?
It’s that time of year when shareholders speak their minds at annual meetings. But that doesn’t mean the companies’ boards are always listening.
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Opinion
Border Injustice
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