Monday, April 4, 2016

@12:30, 4/2/16

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Business Day

Wall St. Moves Higher

The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department showed a strong pace of hiring in March.

Any excuse.

2
Food

Your Next Lesson: Austrian Riesling

Spring prompts a yearning for light, lively freshness.

Your choice.

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The Upshot

This Is the Job Market We’ve Been Hoping for All These Years

The U.S. economy still has serious problems, but the labor market continues to head in the right direction.

One month is not significant.
Politics tries to keep things looking good in election years.

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N.Y. / Region

An ‘Exemplary’ Foster Father, a String of Suspicions and Sexual-Abuse Charges

Interviews and child-protection records document a failure of oversight by government agencies that shared responsibility for the welfare of children placed in the care of Cesar Gonzales-Mugaburu on Long Island.

I would expect a more solid case.

5
Opinion

The Danger of a Runaway Antarctica

Despite environmental progress, the threat of rising seas must be countered by increased international cooperation and leadership from the United States.

It is late to offer hope.
There is a fifty year lag in the response of the planet.
If carbon dioxide emission stopped now conditions would worsen for half a century.
It would take several centuries for conditions to decay back toward what they are now.
Carbon continues to be burnt at an increasing rate.

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Health

F.D.A. Eases Requirements on Abortion Pill Label

The move was a victory for abortion rights advocates who had been fighting laws in states like Texas, North Dakota and Ohio that required providers to follow the original F.D.A. labels.

Good.

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U.S.

Thousands Could Lose Food Stamps as States Restore Pre-Recession Requirements

More than 500,000 people are estimated to soon lose food stamps as states reimpose time limits and work requirements that were suspended in recent years because of high unemployment.

There are those who think this a good thing.

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N.Y. / Region

Review: The Cottage Aims for Complex Food in a Simple Setting

The Westport restaurant is the latest effort from the owner and chef Brian Lewis, who tries to create a sense of home in the cozy space.

Any time we are near.

9
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Nassau and Westchester Counties

This week’s featured properties are four-bedroom homes in Rye Brook, N.Y., and Massapequa, N.Y.

Worse and more of it.

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Business Day

Technology to Make Clean Energy From Coal Is Stumbling in Practice

A large-scale project in Canada to capture carbon from a coal-burning power plant has fallen short of its goal and its costs are soaring.

The system is working amazingly well.
That does not mean it is a good system.

11
Opinion

Abortion and Punishment

Donald Trump stumbles onto the true logic of the case against legal abortion: Murder has consequences.

The argument over abortion is settled.


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Business Day

Popular Quartz Countertops Pose a Risk to Workers

The government has issued new rules on “engineered stone” containing silica, a mineral linked to silicosis and other diseases among workers.

Silicosis is understood.
Exposure to silica dust is regulated.

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Food

For Extraordinary Flavor, Add a Few Drops of Squid Ink

The important thing to know about squid ink is that it is extraordinarily delicious.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018044-risotto-nero-with-squid

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World

Cameron Rules Out Nationalization of Britain’s Struggling Steel Industry

Prime Minister David Cameron spoke after Tata Steel, an Indian company, announced on Wednesday that it would seek to sell its British steel factories.

Tariffs are popular.
The fight about the E.U. continues.

15
Food

What to Cook This Weekend

Unveiling the ‘Sousbot,’ a Bittman recipe for pork ribs and other ideas for the weekend.

Provide an excuse.

16
Health

Exercise Is Not the Path to Strong Bones

The idea that modest strength training exercise can help build bone mass was too good to be true.

Do what you can.

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N.Y. / Region

Suspensions Keep Falling in New York City’s Schools

The use of the punishment declined by 32 percent during the second half of 2015, in part because of curtailed suspensions for defying authority.

OK

18
Opinion

Sexual Assault on Campus

The president of a college stresses a responsibility to protect students, and a reader suggests a return to old-fashioned dating.

Culture is changing.

19
Business Day

Tranquil Start to Last Trading Day of Stormy Quarter


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Real Estate

When Your Dog Meets the Co-op Board

A pet’s behavior on display; an apartment that gets noisy; and utilities not covered by rent.

Good advice as usual.


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@21:15
  

1
Opinion

Abortion and Punishment


N.Y. / Region

New York’s Path to $15 Minimum Wage: Uneven, and Bumpy


N.Y. / Region

The Winter Flounder, a Master of Disguise With a Wandering Eye

A search for warmer waters bring the fish closer to humans, who have found them to be good eating.

Numbers are down
N.Y. / Region

Review: The Cottage Aims for Complex Food in a Simple Setting


Science

Don’t Let Them Tell You You’re Not at the Center of the Universe

A timely answer to the question: “Where did the Big Bang happen?”

Everywhere.
U.S.

Michigan: Longtime Prosecutor Resigns After Charges That He Hired Prostitutes

The prosecutor of Ingham County said that he had resigned after being charged with hiring prostitutes hundreds of times and paying for sex with a woman who wanted help in a child custody dispute.

The Republicans are hunting.
U.S.

Unable to Pay $100 Bail, Homeless Man Dies in New Hampshire Jail

The state medical examiner said the autopsy report for Jeffrey Pendleton, 26, was inconclusive and needs toxicology results.

Tear jerker.
N.Y. / Region

Lots to Love About a Gecko

Ron Peteroy says there is a lizard for everyone out there. He should know. He has about a thousand of them.

I have no desire for a pet rock.
Business Day

Ensuring That Educators Are Honest About Job Prospects


U.S.

Virginia Gunman Said He Hated Police, Ex-Girlfriend Says


Opinion

Trump, Truth and Abortion

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N.Y. / Region

Suspensions Keep Falling in New York City’s Schools


Travel

An Edinburgh Hotel With a Boutique Sensibility (on Steroids)

Industrial chic and modern, the five-story hotel is just north of the city center.

A place to sleep.
Health

In Miami, Facing Risk of Zika With Resolve but Limited Resources

Stopping the virus’s spread, health experts say, requires muscular control of the mosquitoes that carry it. But the quality of services varies wildly.

Zika will do well in Miami.
N.Y. / Region

New York State Steps Up Arrests of Parole Violators


U.S.

Donald Trump Starts Wisconsin Bid in Ryan’s Hometown

Mr. Trump, the anti-establishment voice, kicked off his quest at a rally in Janesville, the hometown of Speaker Paul D. Ryan — the button-downed, clean-cut steward of the G.O.P.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/politics/
Health

F.D.A. Proposes a Limit on Arsenic in Rice Cereal for Babies


Food

Your Next Lesson: Austrian Riesling

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