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N.Y. / Region

Food Co-ops in Gentrifying Areas Find They Aren’t to Every Taste

By VIVIAN YEE | Feb 11th 2014

Organizers of food cooperatives talk of unifying communities and bringing healthy options to low-income neighborhoods, but cultural barriers and resentment can make that message a hard sell.

Cooperatives; Gentrification; Supermarkets and Grocery Stores; Food 

Suspicion of the new comes easily to the desperate.

 

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Sports

North Carolina Beats Duke

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 10th 2014

The Tar Heels snapped a three-game overall losing streak, a seven-game slide against their fiercest rivals and claimed their first win at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 2008.

Basketball (College) 

N.C.A.A. Women’s Final

In the most lopsided title game ever, the Connecticut Huskies cruised to a 33-point rout of Louisville to win their eighth national championship.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/sports/ncaabasketball/ncaa-womens-championship-connecticut-louisville.html

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U.S.

In Governors’ Races This Year, Lessons for 2016

By TRIP GABRIEL | Feb 11th 2014

Closely watched elections approach in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. How the governors fare will say a lot about whether their conservative policies provide a template for their party’s ability to appeal to independents and wavering Democrats in 2016, or whether those voters can be coaxed back to the Democrats.

Elections, Governors; Presidential Election of 2016; States (US) 

The self destruction of the G.O.P. is almost complete.

 

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World

North Korea Balks Again at Bid to Free American

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Feb 9th 2014

An invitation for a special envoy to visit on behalf of Kenneth Bae, a Christian missionary serving a 15-year sentence, was rescinded for a second time.

United States International Relations; Korean-Americans; Missionaries; Christians and Christianity 

The headline writer has misread the situation.

There is no reason for North Korea to release Kenneth Bae.

 

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Business Day

Dollars for Dads

By NANCY FOLBRE | Feb 10th 2014

Stronger paternity leave programs are good for children, mothers and fathers, though they still elicit some negative attitudes in the workplace, an economist writes.

Family Leaves; Gender; Paid Time Off; Parenting 

The philosophical position of business is a workers time is owned by the employer for the work day.  

Personal leave is a privilege. 

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Business Day

The Path to Reading a Newborn’s DNA Map

By ANNE EISENBERG | Feb 8th 2014

As technology becomes more sophisticated, genomic sequencing will inevitably expand into the world of newborns. The process has both medical and ethical implications.

Genetics and Heredity; Babies and Infants; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Ethics (Institutional); Research 

"laboratories could run comprehensive DNA tests on infants at birth"

The decision point is before twenty weeks gestation in most places.

At birth the information is only important to insurance companies.

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N.Y. / Region

Facing Jail Time, Until a Lawyer With Survival Skills Helped Her Find Her Way

By JIM DWYER | Feb 11th 2014

Jessica Williams was essentially a dropout when she was arrested; with the help of her lawyer, she stayed out of prison and returned to school.

Juvenile Delinquency; Firearms; Prisons and Prisoners 

"Had being on “Survivor” helped Ms. Orlins navigate the court system? 

“You mean being starving and miserable and dealing with people who are cranky and miserable?” Ms. Orlins said. “It’s the perfect preparation for criminal court.”"

 

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Business Day

Chick-fil-A Commits to Stop Sales of Poultry Raised With Antibiotics

By STEPHANIE STROM | Feb 11th 2014

The company said that consumer demand prompted the change, and that it did not know whether antibiotic-free chicken would cost consumers more.

Fast Food Industry; Meat; Medicine and Health; Poultry; Agriculture and Farming 

A good idea.