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Opinion
A Zika Vaccine, but for Whom?
Far from being a threat unique to the Western Hemisphere, the virus is endemic to Africa. But that’s not where resources are going.A cheap and effective vaccine will benefit all at risk.
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N.Y. / Region
First Crop of Foreign Entrepreneurs Setting Up Shop at CUNY
A new program, IN2NYC, helps founders of start-ups get temporary visas to establish their businesses, all while mentoring students and hopefully creating jobs.It is not the worst use of resources.
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Sports
Russians No Longer Dispute Olympic Doping Operation
The officials ended their long denial but insisted that the state had no role in the doping and that it was not responsible for the institutionalized cheating.The Russian State is convicted.
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U.S.
Houses of Worship Poised to Serve as Trump-Era Immigrant Sanctuaries
Providing safe haven from deportation efforts is shaping up as a priority of the religious left across various faiths and ethnicities.I am in favor but I am not yet ready to risk my liberty.
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Times Insider
Long Reads of 2016
Dig into some of the most deeply reported stories of 2016.The editors chose well.
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Opinion
How a Budget Chief Can Wreak Havoc
As head of the O.M.B., Mick Mulvaney would have the power to advance or impede federal regulation.There are no exceptions.
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Science
Cheetahs in Danger of Extinction, Researchers Say
A drop in their numbers has prompted an international team to call for changing the animal’s status from vulnerable to endangered.List Cheetahs as endangered.
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Opinion
Black Lung, Incurable and Fatal, Stalks Coal Miners Anew
The challenge for the Trump administration will be helping miners who are stricken, not trying to bring back more coal jobs.We know how and why.
Fund the benefits.
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Business Day
Trump’s Push to Cut Jet Costs Hits a Nerve, but His Demands Face Limitations
The President-elect may be pitting defense contractors against each to force down prices, but military and political realities may intervene.Congress must pay for the toys it wants.
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Opinion
If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama
Obama has laid all the groundwork Trump needs for a crackdown on reporters.I can try to blame congress.
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World
Israeli Mystery of Lost Babies Gets New Chapter: 200,000 Secret Records
The government released documents pertaining to the “Yemenite children” of the 1950s, whose families have long suspected their babies were abducted and given up for adoption.Faith is a nuisance.
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Business Day
Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant
With corporate funding of research, “There’s no scientist who comes out of this unscathed.”More confidence must be placed in peer review.
Peer review must receive more unconditional support.
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U.S.
North Carolina Judge Delays Law Overhauling Elections Panel
The decision by a Wake County Superior Court judge came after weeks of partisan bickering about the law, which would curb the power of the Democratic governor-elect.The new law stinks.
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Business Day
Will Donald Trump’s Corporate ‘Tax Holiday’ Create Jobs? Not Necessarily
Corporate boards and executives are likely to use much of the cash to acquire businesses in the United States, to buy back their own stock or to pay down debt.Probably there will be little growth from tax cuts.
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Multimedia
Through the Centuries, New York From Above
A new book chronicles New York City’s ever-expanding skyward reach, with towers that rise like symbols of “aspiration and faith,” as E.B. White once wrote.Drama more than information.
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Business Day
Why Aren’t There More Female Billionaires?
A study shows that women are making inroads among the wealthy, but that their ranks at the very top of the earnings ladder are still remarkably thin.Few women see great wealth as great honor.
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N.Y. / Region
A Song for Bill de Blasio Sounds a Sour Note for Watchdogs
A video on the mayor’s City Hall Twitter account uses two Broadway stars to promote his accomplishments. Some say it is too much like a campaign ad.Bill de Blasio is an active politician.
He needs a manager.
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Business Day
China Builds Out the Air as Frustrations Mount Below
A new $12 billion Beijing airport is the country’s latest attempt to unclog its crowded airways — and aid its slowing economy to boot.It is a speculative travel add.
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