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Science
Sydney’s Swelter Has a Climate Change Link, Scientists Say
Heat waves like those that affected southeastern Australia early this year are much more likely with human-caused global warming, a study has found.The study looks good to me.
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Food
What to Cook This Weekend
Nova Scotia-style fish cakes, chicken Marbella, Persian jeweled rice: We’ve got recipes to fill and sustain you in the coming days.These look possible.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Well
Acupuncture Can Ease Wrist Pain of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Acupuncture produced changes in the brain and nerves that produced lasting relief from wrist pain.The problem is to find an effective practitioner.
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Opinion
What to Do With Jeff Sessions
Leave him alone and let him be charming?Unfortunately the special investigator legislation has sunset.
Jeff Sessions and the Trump administration should be tied up with investigations
for the foreseeable future.
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Food
Taking the Dread Out of Cooking Dinner
Once you get in the groove, preparing the day’s final meal can morph from a formidable chore into a beautiful dance.Sure . . .
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018590-coriander-seed-chicken-with-caramelized-brussels-sprouts
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018591-lemony-pasta-with-chickpeas-and-parsley
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U.S.
Desperate for Presidential Leadership, Republicans Find Little
A lack of engagement from President Trump, who has relied on attention-grabbing executive actions, has left the party paralyzed when it expected legislative activity.The Republican party is stuck.
Trump cannot find an acceptable alternative to Obamacare.
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N.Y. / Region
St. Louis Man Charged With Making Bomb Threats Against Jewish Sites
The man, Juan Thompson, was accused by federal authorities of threatening more than a half-dozen schools and community centers around the United States.Some people are foolish and ignorant.
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Business Day
How Signet Jewelers Puts Extra Sparkle on Its Balance Sheet
An unusual accounting method helps the parent of Jared, Kay and Zales make its loan portfolio look shinier than it should.Investors have a duty of due diligence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Due_diligence
If risk is unacceptably high they can sell the stock.
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U.S.
Pawnee Nation Sues Oklahoma Oil Companies in Tribal Court Over Earthquake Damage
The tribe, exerting its sovereignty, brought the case over property damage caused by a 5.8-magnitude quake in September likely caused by fracking.It is a wonderful concept.
Give the oil companies a fair trial and find them liable in the sovereign tribal court.
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Business Day
Morning Agenda: Snap, Caterpillar’s Tax, Harvard Donor Records
Snap’s spectacular debut has left some investors wondering how the company can be worth so much, while others just seem eager to jump aboard the marquee offering.Janet Yellen should not raise interest rates.
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Well
Should I Take a Vitamin for Brittle Nails?
Most splitting nails can be healed with a simple moisturizer, although nail problems can also be a sign of an underlying medical problem.Good advice.
Vitamins probably do not help nail health.
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N.Y. / Region
Four Cups of Coffee by Noon
Tallying a morning’s worth of caffeine.He slows his intake as the day advances.
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U.S.
Senate Confirms Rick Perry as Energy Secretary
Mr. Perry, a former Texas governor, will lead an agency he had once pledged as a presidential candidate to eliminate.Cabinet secretaries follow orders.
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U.S.
Was Texas Voter ID Law Biased? Justice Dept. Stays Out of Argument
A previously scheduled hearing over the law had an awkward tone, one day after the Justice Department changed its position on a key issue.Trump is doing what he can to please Texas.
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Science
The Secret to a Really Crisp Apple
Differences in cell walls result in some apples being mealy and some being magnificent.Controlled atmosphere was a discovery sixty years ago.
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U.S.
N.A.A.C.P. President Has Candid Talk With Sessions About Civil Rights
The group’s president, Cornell William Brooks, said the meeting with the attorney general addressed voter suppression, police misconduct and civil rights.I do not trust Jeff Sessions.
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World
China’s Response to Reports of Torture: ‘Fake News’
The government has long denounced articles by Western news organizations as biased and dishonest, but Beijing has now adopted a very Western term to describe them.China does not make poets in English
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World
Philippines Moves Closer to Reinstating Death Penalty
The House of Representatives approved a proposal to bring back capital punishment, reflecting President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign pledge to end crime and corruption.President Rodrigo Duterte seems not to need a rule of law.
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Health
In Red-State Utah, a Surge Toward Obamacare
Despite uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act’s future, Utah had one of the biggest increases of any state in residents who signed up for its coverage this year.Mormons understand federal subsidies.
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