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N.Y. / Region
New York Today: Mercury on the Move
Monday: An unusual event in our sky, the return of the Jersey tomato, and other goings-on in the galaxy.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/nyregion/new-jersey-tomato-victim-of-modern-farming-vies-for-a-comeback.html
We will grow our tomatoes.
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Real Estate
Miami Emerges From Gloom Into Residential and Commercial Sunlight
After decades in the shadow of glamorous Miami Beach, Miami is having a building boom that enhances its appeal to businesses and residents.Cash out now.
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Real Estate
$3,000,000 Homes in New Orleans, Montana and Massachusetts
An 1850 house in New Orleans, a compound in Lenox, Mass. and a contemporary in Big Sky, Mont.Staffing.
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World
Video: Russia Convenes to Celebrate Victory Day
During the Victory Day celebration in Moscow, President Vladimir V. Putin told the Russian military that now is the time to be cautious, and that short-sightedness is not acceptable.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames
"The only way to win is not to play."
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Sports
That’s Right, $63 Million for a Football Stadium … for High Schoolers
It’s in Texas, of course, where football is revered. And it’s not the only massive facility, leading some to argue that local schools are engaged in an arms race.Texas is insane.
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U.S.
Video: G.O.P. Needs 'Real Unification,' Ryan Says
Representative Paul D. Ryan, the speaker of the House, said that Republicans should not prematurely 'pretend' that they are unified and that he was looking forward to getting to know Donald J. Trump, the presumptive presidential nominee.http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/paul-ryan-and-the-trump-fail/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/the-facts-have-a-well-known-center-left-bias/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/send-in-the-clowns/
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Your Money
Tips for House Hunting in a Seller’s Market
A scarcity of homes for sale is pushing up prices and making house hunting a challenge, especially at the entry level.We will use our imaginations and design/construction skills.
We will build.
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Health
Addicts Who Can’t Find Painkillers Turn to Anti-Diarrhea Drugs
The opioid epidemic has led to a form of drug abuse that few experts saw coming: the use of Imodium and other anti-diarrhea medications to get high.Take the stigma off of methadone maintenance and the problem will cease.
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Business Day
Clinton Son-in-Law’s Firm Is Said to Close Greece Hedge Fund
Eaglevale Partners, an investment firm co-founded by Marc Mezvinsky, Chelsea Clinton’s husband, is said to be shutting down a fund betting on a Greek revival.https://yanisvaroufakis.eu/
Greece is bankrupt.
Germany wants to buy at the firesale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_sale
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The Upshot
Donald Trump’s Plan to Raise Taxes on Rich: Just Kidding
The candidate backs away from remarks he made over the weekend that seemed to reverse his earlier stance.Trump does not kid.
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Health
A Malaria Vaccine Has Some Success in Testing
An experimental vaccine tested in varying doses provided 55 percent protection for one year to a few volunteers, according to a study released Monday.A malaria vaccine is needed.
Continue the work.
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The Upshot
E-Cigarettes Are Safer, but Not Exactly Safe
Nicotine without the bad stuff is the promise. But the new devices can push people toward conventional cigarettes, as well as away from them.E-cigareiies are a bad idea.
They should be suppressed.
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Food
Farming for Restaurant Kitchens and Yours
Rosemary’s offers a summer C.S.A. from its 40 acres in Dutchess County.Cheaper than a vegetable garden.
There is less control and less risk.
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Magazine
An Old Idea, Revived: Starve Cancer to Death
In the early 20th century, the German biochemist Otto Warburg believed that tumors could be treated by disrupting their source of energy. His idea was dismissed for decades — until now.Bookmarked.
I must review the biochemistry of sugar metabolism.
Glucose and fructose are different and follow different paths.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
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Business Day
As Jobs Vanish, Forgetting What Government Is For
What has stopped the United States from creating better-paying jobs is not a lack of ideas but an encrusted ideological opposition to government activism.Ignorance does not help.
Different ignorance still does not help.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%281869%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank#History
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T Magazine
A Rebellious Artist’s Psychedelic Rugs
Faig Ahmed is making waves with his unconventional take on traditional carpets.Graphic design.
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Times Insider
Pamela Paul: Talking Books at The Times
Pamela Paul — joined by Dwight Garner, Sam Tanenhaus and Gary Shteyngart — discusses the ins and outs of The Times’s longest-running podcast.18
Real Estate
Garden City, N.Y.: Affluent, With a Welcome Mat Out
With its tree-shaded avenues, manicured gardens, and handsome Tudors and colonials, 5.3-square-mile Garden City is distinct from its neighbors.A town created as a refuge for the well off.
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Fashion & Style
Kips Bay Offers a Colorful Answer to Décor Sameness
The Kips Bay Decorator Show House features 23 design firms in a new Upper East Side townhouse.Price support.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Today: The Big Oyster
Tuesday: Bringing back our oysters, a landlord in court, and an all-you-can-eat oyster party.New York harbor is not clean enough to eat.
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