My cell may have died.
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World
In Move for Economy, Mexican President Seeks Foreign Investment in Energy
President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed opening his country’s historically closed energy industry to private companies so that they might pump for oil.
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Home & Garden
Bound to a Place, Despite Life’s Thorns
With time, a Danish cottage became more than just the remains of a failed marriage.
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U.S.
U.P.S. Cargo Plane Crashes in Alabama
The aircraft, an Airbus A300, which was en route from Louisville, Ky., crashed as it was making its landing approach.
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U.S.
Panel Wants to End Ban on Church Political Work
A commission of 14 Christian leaders has recommended that churches and other houses of worship be allowed to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status.
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World
Divers in India Try to Rescue Trapped Sailors After Navy Submarine Blast
India’s naval chief said chances were slim that any of the missing 18 sailors were alive after the Russian-made vessel docked in Mumbai caught fire, exploded and sank.
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N.Y. / Region
The Balancing Act That Bike-Share Riders Just Watch
In a tricky juggling act, the city relies primarily on a fleet of box trucks to remove bikes from fully occupied stations and to refill stations that are running low.
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Business Day
Appeals Court Blocks Attempt by Vermont to Close a Nuclear Plant
In a victory for the owners of the Vermont Yankee plant, the court ruled that nuclear safety was the responsibility of the federal government.
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Business Day
Consumer Debt in U.S. Fell by 0.7% Last Quarter
Total consumer debt stood at $11.15 trillion in the second quarter, down 0.7 percent from the previous quarter, the New York Fed said.
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U.S.
The Challenge of Helping the Uninsured Find Coverage
“Navigators,” created under the health law to educate consumers about health insurance options, are seen as crucial to the success of the law.
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Business Day
Justice Dept. Alters View of Mergers by Airlines
Regulators and industry officials continue to debate the merits of a possible merger between American Airlines and US Airways.
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Technology
Turning to Your Phone for a Better Night’s Sleep
Apps can turn your mobile device into a white-noise machine, a personal bedtime storyteller and even a diagnostic tool to analyze your sleep patterns.
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U.S.
Still Marching on Washington, 50 Years Later
Representative John Lewis, the sole surviving speaker from the 1963 March on Washington, is working on a new version of the Voting Rights Act.
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N.Y. / Region
Man Granted New Trial in Child Sexual Abuse Case
The 2008 conviction of a Long Island man was thrown out after defense lawyers found evidence that refuted a key portion of the prosecution’s case.
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World
Doctors Without Borders to Pull Out of Somalia
The aid group said it could no longer endure the safety risks and would shut down all operations in the country after 22 years of working there.
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Booming
August 16 (a Message on Love)
I don’t know why I saved one calendar entry of the many given to me by my wife, a lover of pithy sayings. Perhaps it was the promise it showed: golden years shared with a loving companion.
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N.Y. / Region
Hurricane Sandy Crept Up on a Boy Who Couldn’t Swim. Guess What He Did.
Free and discounted lessons across the city are preparing many low-income New Yorkers to brave the water.
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Health
Discord in an Intergenerational Home
In “Mother Daughter Me,” Katie Hafner tells a sad story of good intentions gone awry.
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N.Y. / Region
When Nature Calls a Bus Driver
Metropolitan Diary: Riders on a Third Avenue bus were surprised when the driver pulled over and left them for a bathroom break.
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Business Day
Intermittent Nature of Green Power Is Challenge for Utilities
When a Vermont wind farm was required to cut back generation, the episode prompted a larger debate about the alternative energy’s place in the nation’s power supply.
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Sports
After Injuring Knee, Giants’ Thomas Repaired Spirit
After tearing a knee ligament for a third time, Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas found inspiration in a fellow rehabilitation patient he met in Florida.
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Business Day
India Seeks to Overhaul a Corporate World Rife With Fraud
Sweeping legislation in India aims at auditing reform, with stiffer penalties for fraud and more government oversight of businesses.
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Science
Watching Bacteria Evolve, With Predictable Results
A new experiment filmed a common bacterium evolving into “hyperswarmers” with multiple tails with astonishing reliability.
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Style
Infertility Less Likely in Women With Children
The biological effect of age on fecundity is not seen among women who have already had one or more children.
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Chemical storage.
Think hydrogen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell
Think hydrogen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell
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Business Day
Auto Loans and Risky Borrowers
A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that the increase in auto lending is not primarily driven by loans to risky borrowers.
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World
Freedom for Midnight's Daughters
India has miles to go before its women find a full measure of freedom.
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Opinion
Werner Herzog Says: Don’t Text and Drive
America’s largest wireless carriers finance a moving documentary on the perils of texting while driving.
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Home & Garden
In Pursuit of the Perfectly Passive
An eco-friendly home that started one man’s career as a green architect evolves, like the chemical-free gardens outside.
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