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The Upshot
Affordable Housing That’s Very Costly
What is known as inclusionary zoning lets developers build more housing units if they charge much lower rents for some of them.
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World
In South Sudan, a Ghost of Wars Past: Child Soldiers
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) estimated last month that 9,000 children had been recruited into armed forces or other groups to fight in the South Sudan conflict.
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Opinion
Gov. Christie’s Money Troubles
The decision to skimp on scheduled payments to pension funds for state workers adds another stain to the governor’s résumé.
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Opinion
How to Beat Malaria, Once and for All
We have to shift from controlling the disease to eliminating the parasite.
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Opinion
Calls for Rebirth, Not Demolition, in Detroit
The president of the National Trust and an architect suggest alternatives to demolition.
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U.S.
State and Local Officials Vow to End Homelessness Among Veterans
Michelle Obama, an active supporter of service members and their families, emphasized that a goal set by the administration in 2010 to end homelessness among veterans was achievable.
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Business Day
Performing Without Net: Stars of YouTube Take to the Stage
As YouTube personalities grow in popularity and prove more than flashes in the pan, traditional media businesses, particularly concert promoters, are rushing to capitalize.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Z06 Power Edition
Chevrolet announces specifications for the 2015 Corvette Z06; Mercedes-Benz says it will double its urban sales locations.
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World
For Afghan Lovers, Joy Is Brief, Ending in Arrest
Mohammad Ali, 21, was captured by six of his male in-laws and dragged to a police station where he is being accused of kidnapping his wife, Zakia, 18, who he had married for love.
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World
Saudi Arabia and Iran Reach Out Tentatively
With the Persian Gulf region still in tumult, there have been surprising signs that Tehran and Riyadh are looking to temper their destructive rivalry.
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Business Day
The Chatter for Sunday, June 8
Notable quotes from business articles that appeared in The New York Times last week.Two truths of our times: The zero lower bound and child care is full time.
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Automobiles
General Motors Recalls 105,500 Vehicles in 2 Actions
The automaker said some recent G.M. pickups and S.U.V.s may have inoperative door chimes and other models may have a problem with an air bag.
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U.S.
Senate Candidate Arrested After G.O.P. Primary Loss in South Dakota
Annette Boswort, who lost with 6 percent of the vote, was charged on Wednesday with several counts of perjury and filing false election documents.
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Fashion & Style
In a Small Bag, She Packed All Our Hopes
Love doesn’t afford us the luxury of caring, or not caring, only about ourselves.
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Science
In Some States, Emissions Cuts Defy Skeptics
At least 10 states have already met President Obama’s goal of a 30 percent reduction in power plant emissions by 2030, without the economic damage that critics have warned would occur.The War on Coal Already Happened
I’m trying to pull together some
thoughts about interests and ideology in the fight over climate
policies, and found myself wondering what exactly is at stake in the
supposed “war on coal”. And the answer is, surprisingly little — at
least as far as jobs are concerned. Here’s total employment in coal
mining (the earlier numbers are from Historical Statistics of the United
States, Millennial Edition; the later from the FRED database):
There used to be a lot of coal miners, but
not any more — strip mines and machinery in general have allowed us to
produce more coal with very few miners. Basically, it’s a job that was
destroyed by technology long ago, with only a relative handful of
workers — 0.06 percent of the US work force — still engaged in mining.
So what is this fight about? There’s capital
invested in coal and coal-related stuff, hiding behind the pretense of
caring about the workers. And there’s also ideology, of which more soon.
But the war on coal already happened, it had nothing to do with
liberals and environmentalists, and coal lost."
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The Upshot
More Fathers Who Stay at Home by Choice
A shift reveals a structural change in gender roles in family and at work underway in the United States.
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World
International Criminal Court to Focus on Sex Crimes
For the first time, the court’s statute included rape, sexual slavery, and other forms of sexual violence as crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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Opinion
Children on the Run
The rising influx of young unauthorized immigrants crossing the border with or without parents has become a humanitarian crisis.
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Opinion
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