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N.Y. / Region
At Easter, Congregation Vows to Rebuild New Jersey Church After a Fire
A fire ripped through the First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, but parishioners celebrated the holiday in another location and vowed to rebuild the sanctuary.Your choice of place and ceremony.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Business Day
$15 Hour Minimum Wage in California? Plan Has Some Worried
The move to raise the statewide minimum wage would make the California a guinea pig in a bold economic experiment.Some will always worry.
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N.Y. / Region
Documents Reveal Early Concerns About Leaks at Hudson Yards Subway Station
As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority investigates what went wrong at the $2.4 billion station, a contractor’s lawsuit faults a type of concrete that lines the waterproofing system.The fight over responsibility continues along with the leaks.
Wear a hat.
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Health
Vietnam’s Battle With Tuberculosis
A country’s stunning progress against tuberculosis may be threatened by reduced support for a health care system stretched thin.It is easier and probably cheaper to treat tuberculosis elsewhere.
Let us not stint the programs.
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U.S.
Rahm Emanuel Picks Eddie Johnson as Chicago’s Interim Police Chief
The mayor rejected three candidates that had been recommended by a police board as he seeks to repair Chicago’s relationship with its police force.We are not told the mayor's reasoning.
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N.Y. / Region
In Trial of Rikers Officers, Focus Turns to Cover-Up of an Inmate’s Beating
Prosecutors say that three correction officers at New York City’s main jail tried to cover up the brutal attack on an inmate in July 2012.The facts will be established.
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Science
Three Headaches for the Recycling Industry
The products that have proved particularly troublesome: diapers, plastic bags and juice boxes.The recycling industry is not being clever yet.
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N.Y. / Region
Exemptions May Color Deal to Lift New York State’s Minimum Wage
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers in Albany could soon announce an agreement to raise hourly pay to $15, but that minimum might not apply statewide.The actual competitive wage is close to fifteen dollars.
Just pass it.
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N.Y. / Region
A Mysterious Killing on the Upper East Side Unsettles Residents
Christopher Cooley, 78, was found dead in his apartment with a necktie around his neck and a pillow over his head. On Friday, the city’s chief medical examiner declared the death a homicide.http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/cops-investigating-hair-found-strangled-socialite-hand-article-1.2578811
Two suspects.
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Business Day
Israeli Court Strikes Down Natural Gas Development Deal
The Obama administration has hopes that gas export efforts will help build peaceful relations between Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East.Business as usual.
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Opinion
The State Assault on Planned Parenthood
Twenty-three states have tried to defund the family-planning organization in the months since a similar effort failed in Congress.The Republican party is carrying on its campaign against abortion.
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Food
For a Better Caesar, Get Kale Into the Mix
The sturdy green, added to romaine, produces an updated classic that can keep awhile. (Article plus video.)http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018035-kale-romaine-caesar-salad
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U.S.
Colleges Spending Millions to Deal With Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Campuses nationwide are relying on lawyers, case workers, advocates and other officials to help negotiate changing ideas and standards of sexual behavior.A rebirth of formality is being forced on the social environment.
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U.S.
Violence Surges in Chicago Even as Policing Debate Rages On
Murders and shootings have risen sharply this year, and the increase could hardly have come at a more difficult time.The drug trade and the associated power structure are probably disturbed.
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U.S.
Unions Win Fee Victory as Supreme Court Ties 4-4
When the California teachers case was argued, Justice Antonin Scalia was still alive, and the court appeared ready to hand public unions a setback.It is probably a good thing.
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Business Day
Ten States Still Have Fewer Jobs Since Recession
Ten states still have not regained all the jobs they lost in the recession, even after six and a half years of recovery.A statement of fact. The Federal Reserve Bank is not raising rates.
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U.S.
Eddie Johnson, New Chicago Police Leader, Has Deep Roots in a City Adrift in Turmoil
Mr. Johnson, who has been with the Chicago Police Department for more than 30 years, was named the new interim superintendent by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.The interim appointment may end the noise.
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Opinion
My Mother’s Garden
We were one of the few black families in the housing project. A small plot of green made it feel more, and less, like home.The rage stays.
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N.Y. / Region
Thinking Big and Bigger About New York
Jim Venturi floated audacious plans to overhaul New York’s transportation hubs, and now he has more inventive plans for the region.New Jersey is sure it is not New York.
New York will have to build the additional rail links across the Hudson.
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Opinion
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Give Puerto Rico Its Chance to Thrive
Alexander Hamilton fought to help his island home. Now the creator of “Hamilton” is asking Congress to help his.The situation of Puerto Rico is moral hazard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard
A faction of the Republican party wants a fire sale in Puerto Rico.
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