Thursday, July 25, 2013

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Technology

A Social Network Dedicated to Happy Moments

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U.S.

After Filibuster, a Star Rises in Texas

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World

Amid Violence, Hamlet Joins Electoral Politics in Bengal

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4
Health

Diaries Aid Mental Recovery

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Opinion

Increase in Child Abuse

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Opinion

The Hanging-by-a-Thread Gardens

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Fashion & Style

A Lesson in the Desert

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Opinion

Composting in New York

The Citizens Committee for New York City says cities are “the true activists that fight big agribusinesses.”
Compost; Urban Areas; Recycling of Waste Materials; 

Where should the composting be done?  What about the rats?
 
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Health

F.D.A. Closer to Decision About Menthol Cigarettes

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N.Y. / Region

Spitzer Hits the Street, and Doesn’t Break a Sweat

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Health

F.D.A. Grants Exclusivity to Plan B One-Step


The F.D.A. is fighting the use by the young.

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Opinion

What a Difference a Massacre Makes


Vikings were not nice.

14
Sports

Going From Classroom to All-Star Game

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Fashion & Style

The Care-Package Wars

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Business Day

Deutsche Bank Hints It Would Take Steps to Reduce Risks

If Deutsche Bank does announce a plan to reduce its assets, it would probably do so on July 30, when it discloses second-quarter earnings.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Derivatives (Financial Instruments); Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; 

Mindless.  
U.S. banks depend on the FDIC and the Federal Reserve.
Britain has the Bank of England as a lender of last resort.
The Euro has no lender of last resort.
 
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World

Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Baghdad and Nearby

Bombings and other attacks have killed more than 250 people since the start of Ramadan on July 10.
Bombs and Explosives; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Ramadan; 

The Sunni  are trying to reassert dominance.

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Opinion

Back to a Burma Jail

I’m returning to the prison in Myanmar where I was detained as a political prisoner 15 years ago.
Meditation; Political Prisoners; Sentences (Criminal); Solitary Confinement; 

Meditation works when other things do not.
 
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Arts

Turning Addiction Into a Sideshow

The actress and author Kristen Johnston takes issue with how addicts are portrayed on television shows, in news reports and on social media.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Alcohol Abuse; Celebrities; 

Ok, now what?
 
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U.S.

In a Military Town, Calls Grow to Lift the Voices of Sexual Assault Victims

Residents in the military town of Oceanside, Calif., say the system to deal with sexual assault cases is not fair to the victims.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Veterans; Sex Crimes;

The situation must get fixed.    
Reporting up the chain of command does not work.
Rape is criminal. 

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