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Opinion
Convicts and College Aid
The College & Community Fellowship calls on Congress and the states to enact “ban the box” legislation."The House and the Senate need to do more than just “consider” bills that keep the Department of Education from asking questions about criminal history on federal aid applications; they need to act. And we should do the same on the state level."
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N.Y. / Region
Poem for a Warm Spring Day
In no time at all, the chill of early March becomes the balminess of late May, and clothes undergo a change.It is April The middle of the change.
The world is turning green.
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U.S.
Rape Victims Say Brigham Young Uses Honor Code to Punish Them
The university is caught in a debate over the disparate treatment of sexual-assault survivors as it tries to uphold a moral code at the heart of its Mormon identity.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prude
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Health
Employers Urged to Prevent Zika Infections at Work
Two federal agencies on Friday issued guidelines to help reduce exposure to the virus among employees who may become pregnant or whose partners may become pregnant.The Zika virus will get to the deep south.
Employers have some responsibility for the health of their employees.
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N.Y. / Region
Turning an Eye for Fashion on a Quiet Corner of a Hospital
After a stay at an Upper East Side hospital, the designer Dennis Basso decided that a nondenominational chapel there was in need of an update.Doing a nondenominational sacred space is a challenge.
This space reads as Christian.
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The Upshot
Avoiding Peanuts to Avoid an Allergy Is a Bad Strategy for Most
New research on potential allergens fits with a wider hypothesis that complete avoidance of risky substances doesn’t work well.Eat peanuts if you like them. If you get a bad reaction, stop.
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Times Insider
Times Insider Book Club: Frank Bruni and the Madness of College Admissions
Join Frank Bruni, Times columnist and author of “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be,” in an online chat.Prepare, then apply.
Learning the essential content gets in the way of learning the interesting content.
Assigned advisors are useless.
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Business Day
China Curbs Plans for More Coal-Fired Power Plants
The country, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, halted plans for new coal-fired plants and postponed building of some already approved.The air pollution must be killing more and more quickly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankine_cycle
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Opinion
Rogue Prison Guards
The Correctional Association of New York writes that there is a “crisis situation” that exists in New York’s prison system.An end to abuse is easily demanded.
Producing such an end is not easy.
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N.Y. / Region
Suspect in Brooklyn Triple Homicide Is Charged After 7 Months
Acting on an anonymous tip, investigators found Allen Cooper, who faces three counts of murder from a shooting in September at the Ingersoll Houses.Conviction after trial is likely.
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Health
Tanzanian Women Face High Rates of Abortion-Related Deaths
According to a recent study, deaths result from several factors and women in some regions die much more often than others.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mifepristone
Provide it over the counter on credit and subsidized.
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Opinion
Race and the Standardized Testing Wars
A growing number of minority parents and educators are joining the anti-testing movement.Make the test a requirement.
Aid and advancement depend on taking the test.
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N.Y. / Region
A Nervous Biker’s Guide to Cycling in New York City
We asked experts for advice for the wary potential cyclist, for whom the idea of riding a bike is both tempting and anxiety-inducing.Nobody wants to hit a cyclist.
Make it easy for them to miss you.
I do not keep a bicycle in the city.
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Food
Pizza From the Grain Up
At All Souls Pizza in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the pies begin with the mill.It reads as delicious.
We will visit if we can.
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Style
Queen Elizabeth’s Party Planner Is Proud to Wear $35 Shoes
Britain’s Lady Elizabeth Anson has been organizing events for her cousin the queen — and celebrities like Tom Cruise — for over 50 years. Plus eight tips that have helped make her parties a success.A wedding is the brides party. I will leave it there.
Get the RSVPs before you plan the seating.
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N.Y. / Region
In Wealthy Pocket of Connecticut, an Innovative Approach to Affordable Housing
In compliance with a state law, New Canaan is trying to reverse decades of housing discrimination in one of the most economically stratified areas of the nation.The servants quarters must be near the hall.
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Sports
Miami Running Back Mark Walton Is Arrested
Walton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and was suspended indefinitely from the team.Next time get the coach to drive.
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Opinion
This Is Our Country. Let’s Walk It.
In much of Europe, walking wherever you want is perfectly legal. Not in America.Good idea.
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Health
Book Review: ‘Hoping to Help’ Questions Value of Volunteers
The sociologist Judith Lasker expresses wonder that such global health programs seem uninclined to seriously evaluate the effects of their work.Short term volunteers are usually not what is needed.
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