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Booming
Gardening Advice for Aging Bodies, Part 2
Patty Cassidy, a horticultural therapist, answers readers’ questions about grass, rock gardens, gardening for people with dementia and other subjects.
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U.S.
Poll Finds Rural Voters Are Divided on Federal Role
A survey by the Center for Rural Affairs provides a nuanced portrait of the nation’s most rural areas, long considered a mainstay of small-government sentiments.
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U.S.
New Face of South Rises as an Extralegal Force
Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling on voting rights, a temptation to gerrymander districts could harm the G.O.P.’s long-term prospects.
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Opinion
C. S. Lewis, Evangelical Rock Star
C. S. Lewis’s “Chronicles of Narnia” offers theological complexity, not simplicity — a chance to hang on to God in a secular age of doubt.
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Business Day
UBS's French Unit Fined $13 Million in Tax-Evasion Inquiry
French authorities said Wednesday they fined the local unit of UBS, the largest Swiss bank, 10 million euros, the most possible under French law, over lax internal controls that enabled the bank’s sales representatives to help French clients evade taxes.
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N.Y. / Region
Police Unit Taking Closer Look at Deadly Crashes
With New York City’s murder rate at a historic low, the Police Department has shifted attention and resources to fatal automobile accidents.
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World
Lebanon: Bank Settles Case With U.S.
Federal prosecutors announced that a Lebanese bank linked to what they described as a vast money-laundering operation by Hezbollah had agreed to a $102 million settlement.
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U.S.
Scientists Find Canadian Oil Safe for Pipelines, but Critics Say Questions Remain
The study found that the crude proposed for the Keystone XL pipeline posed no increased risks of transport, but environmental groups said its possible environmental hazards required scrutiny.
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N.Y. / Region
Court Ruling on Voting Act May Affect New York City
The decision striking down federal approval for changes to voting laws has simplified efforts to bring back lever voting machines in New York’s mayoral primary.
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Booming
No Nachos for You, General Zod, We’re on Weight Watchers
Is Evil Doing a food-burning activity? Oh, the distractions of dieting.
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Opinion
Invitation to a Dialogue: Gender Identity
A psychiatrist discusses how to treat children who see themselves as the opposite gender. Readers are invited to reply.
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Sports
Critics Say Chicago Shouldn’t Aid DePaul Arena With Schools Closing
A proposal to build a $173 million arena with public and private money has upset critics who prefer the city stave off school closures.
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Business Day
Dropping Out of College, and Paying the Price
College graduates have higher employment rates and make more money, but many students drop out because the cost of college seems to be more than their job prospects are worth.
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N.Y. / Region
Luxe Builders Chase Dreams of Property Tax Exemptions
In all, 150,000 units in New York City are granted tax abatements, at a cost of $1.1 billion to the city.
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World
Copter Crash Kills 19 as Flood Rescue Efforts Strain Indian Air Force
Airlifts have evacuated 12,000, but pilots say the mountains, winds and lack of landing pads are testing their will and courage.
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Business Day
Greek Plan May Reward Some Bank Executives
Many of the investors who are expected to participate in the stock program are the same executives who were running the banks at the time of their crisis.
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Opinion
Bittersweet Achievement on Climate
Obama’s new rules are no replacement for Congressional action.
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Business Day
The Perils of Significant Misunderstandings in Evaluating Medicaid
Knowing the difference between the practical significance of findings and statistical methodology is crucial in evaluating health care policies and other issues, an economist writes.
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U.S.
Washington: Layoffs Possible Over Budget Impasse
Thousands of state government workers are getting notifications that they may be temporarily laid off starting next week.
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Booming
Caregiving Advice for a Family Member With Cancer
Julia Bucher, a registered nurse and an author of a caregiving book, will answer readers’ questions on handling a family member’s illness like cancer.
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Business Day
In Shareholder Say-on-Pay Votes, More Whispers Than Shouts
The Dodd-Frank Act required shareholder approval of executive pay packages, but investors don’t seem to care about pay if their stocks are up.
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Opinion
Religious Liberty and the Gay Marriage Endgame
Would social conservatives be better off with a swift judicial settlement on gay marriage?
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N.Y. / Region
Court Ruling on Voting Act May Affect New York City
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Opinion
The Test You Want To Fail
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N.Y. / Region
Luxe Builders Chase Dreams of Property Tax Exemptions
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Business Day
More Use of Wiretaps Is Likely to Come in Trading Cases
An appeals court decision in the Raj Rajaratnam insider-trading case means that prosecutors will have a strong impetus to employ wiretaps in other white-collar crime investigations, the author writes.
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Opinion
Revisiting the I.R.S. 'Scandal'
The agency didn’t just scrutinize Tea Party groups, but also those with names including the words “progressive” and “occupy.”
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World
Indonesia: Leader Apologizes for Haze
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia on Monday apologized to Singapore and Malaysia for record-setting pollution caused by forest fires in his country.
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World
Resuming the Search for a Pioneering Plane Off a Remote Island
A retired septuagenarian has committed the past five years to finding a plane that carried two French aviators who were trying to make the first flight between Paris and New York in 1927.
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N.Y. / Region
Luxe Builders Chase Dreams of Property Tax Exemptions
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Opinion
Revisiting the I.R.S. 'Scandal'
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U.S.
California: Cabbies Protest Online Booking
Los Angeles cabdrivers staged a noisy protest on Tuesday over the smartphone-driven ride-sharing services that are cutting into their business.
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Style
Do You Cheat Your Kids Out of Summer Sleep?
Longer daylight hours and fluctuating summer schedules can make it hard to ensure that children get all the sleep they need.
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N.Y. / Region
The Ad Campaign: Former CNN Anchor Brings Teacher Misconduct Into Mayoral Race
Campbell Brown, the former CNN anchor, has taken her campaign for stricter teacher misconduct laws to the New York City mayoral race.
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Science
Clean Air Act, Reinterpreted, Would Focus on Flexibility and State-Level Efforts
President Obama is staking part of his legacy on a big risk: that he can substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by stretching the intent of a law decades old.
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World
Standoff in China Drags On for U.S. Man Held by Workers
Chip Starnes, the president of a medical supply company in Beijing, has been detained in his factory since Friday.
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Travel
Environmental Group Rates Beaches for Water Quality
The Natural Resources Defense Council has assessed the water quality at more than 3,000 beaches in the United States.
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U.S.
Task Force Gives Insight on U.N. Nominee
When Samantha Power traded academia for a human rights post in the Obama administration in 2009, the question was how she would translate her moral outrage into policy.
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