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Health
The 'Love Hormone' as Sports Enhancer
The brain hormone oxytocin facilitates the ability to read other people's emotions and deepens bonds between group members. It is also almost certainly an essential, if unacknowledged, player in most sports competitions.
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N.Y. / Region
Demand for Electricians Soars After Hurricane
Water-damaged homes must be inspected, and sometimes repaired, before Con Edison will turn the power back on.
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Opinion
Creating a Vital Long View for Gauging Environmental Change
Scientists build part of a continent-wide system for monitoring long-term change in important ecosystems.
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World
And on Your Left, Behind Those Walls, Lobbyists Are at Work
A walking tour in Berlin tries to raise awareness of lobbying in Germany, a country with a low tolerance for money in politics.
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Opinion
Workers Must Get a Bigger Slice of the Pie
For Europe’s economy to grow, labor must be given a larger share of national income.
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Business Day
Britain Revives Regulation in a Push for Renewable Energy
Britain is returning to a system of greater market intervention to fulfill what the government considers to be an imperative to reduce greenhouse gases.
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World
Russian Judge Dismisses Suit Against Madonna
The singer was sued by antigay groups who contended that during a concert in August she violated a local law against advocating homosexuality.
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Business Day
Tax Reform Might Start With a Look Back to ’86
Taking a page from the Reagan administration and the development of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 may help the Obama administration.
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Business Day
Britain to Encourage Both Nuclear and Wind Power
The plan is intended to keep the government on track in meeting its goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Style
The Youngest Thanksgiving Hosts
When children are allowed to really help with the Thanksgiving meal, they're invested in making the party a success.
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World
Remake of 'Red Dawn' Changes Its Political Hue
The 1984 cult film "Red Dawn" had Soviet troops invading the United States. A remake of the movie replaced the Soviets with Chinese invaders, but with China now the world's second-largest film market, the producers have digitally transformed the bad guys into North Koreans.
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N.Y. / Region
City Will Test a Disaster Housing Prototype Both Innovative and Inside the Box
The city’s emergency management office has been developing a new line of temporary housing for future disasters using shipping containers — a multistory prototype is in the works.
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U.S.
Tech’s New (Geographical) Frontier: ‘Silicon Prairie’
From Des Moines to Omaha to Kansas City — a region known more for its barns than its bandwidth — a start-up tech scene is blossoming.
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World
Missile’s Firing, Bomb Blasts and Sirens Shatter Gaza Calm
People waiting for foreign ministers to arrive at a Gaza hospital were startled by a nearby rocket launching, then by a deluge of wounded in the firefight with Israel.
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N.Y. / Region
New Ethics Rule Will Make Some Donors’ Names Public
Givers of more than $5,000 to political advocacy and other groups will be named, but the entire amounts will not be specified.
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Business Day
Court Allows Liquidation of Hostess
In granting Hostess's motion, Judge Robert D. Drain of the Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York cited the need for a quick and orderly shuttering of the company to avoid letting its assets molder.
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World
The Philippines: China’s Passport Map Sets Off Protest
The Philippines has protested China’s decision to issue passports containing a map that marks Chinese territorial claims in a maritime dispute with Southeast Asian nations.
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Times Topics
Ask an Expert About Alzheimer’s, Part 3
Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University addresses reader questions about Alzheimer’s disease and other memory problems.
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Opinion
Coal Boom Unabated in Asia
China and India lead in plans for fleets of new coal-fired power plants.
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