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N.Y. / Region
Environmental Group Targets Spewing Buildings in Pollution Report
The Urban Green Council is calling largely for greater efficiency and common-sense moves to reduce carbon emissions in New York City, where homes and offices release more carbon than motor vehicles.
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Opinion
When the Red Orchestra Fell Silent
Mildred Fish Harnack's last words, before she was executed on Feb. 16, 1943, were: "And I have loved Germany so much."
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World
In India, Kisses Are on Rise, Even in Public
Indian couples have not always embraced kissing in front of others. Recent studies, backed by interviews with sociologists and psychiatrists, suggest that is changing.
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N.Y. / Region
Fire at Pratt Institute Destroys Studios and Artwork of Students
An early-morning fire raced through the top of the historic Main Building in Brooklyn, causing significant damage and three minor injuries.
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Business Day
Uphill Road for Plan to Cut Government’s Drug Costs
Extending Medicaid’s drug discounts to low-income seniors on Medicare is likely to face staunch opposition.
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World
Ukraine: Plane Crash Kills 5
A passenger plane skidded past the landing strip and overturned in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing five people, officials said.
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Books
Read Any Good Web Sites Lately? Book Lovers Talk Online
The social media site goodreads.com is exploding in popularity as a platform for finding and sharing and, yes, marketing books.
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Home & Garden
Where the Bonbons Are Buried
Somewhere in your home, your partner may be concealing something, whether it is an appetite for junk food or a smoldering flame.
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Opinion
Investors Beware
Riskier investments are growing again, but federal investor protections are fading.
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U.S.
Vermont: Senate Advances Bill for Cases in Which Patients Choose to End Lives
The State Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a measure that would exempt doctors from criminal or civil liability when treating terminally ill patients who choose to end their lives.
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Business Day
At Senate Hearing, Warren Comes Out Swinging
At a hearing on Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren grilled top banking regulators on their response to Wall Street wrongdoing.
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Science
East Asian Physical Traits Linked to 35,000-Year-Old Mutation
The discovery explains a crucial juncture in the evolution of East Asians, and the method used can also be applied to some 400 other sites on the human genome.
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N.Y. / Region
After Rebuke, an Apology for Pastor in Newtown
The head of a conservative national Lutheran denomination had criticized the Rev. Rob Morris, a pastor in Newtown, Conn., for taking part in an interfaith memorial service.
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Business Day
The Most Important Problem Facing Small Businesses
For years industry groups have complained that government regulations and taxes were at the root of the weak recovery, but survey data consistently showed that demand was actually far and away the biggest problem. Until recently.
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U.S.
Four Years Later, Slain Abortion Doctor’s Aide Steps Into the Void
An activist who was Dr. George R. Tiller’s spokeswoman plans to reopen his Kansas clinic, which has been abandoned since Dr. Tiller was shot in 2009.
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World
100th Self-Immolation Reported Inside Tibet
A former monk killed himself to protest Chinese rule, advocacy groups said on a day when another Tibetan, this one in exile, set himself on fire in Nepal.
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World
How to Help Veterans Succeed in College
Who should be responsible for informing veterans about the nuances of higher education? Once a veteran is on campus, it may be too late, argues Ryan Gallucci of the nonprofit organization Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Technology
Digital Diary: Are We Suffering From Mobile App Burnout?
The App Store used to be a virtual candy store of cool new games and services to test out and download. Is that appeal wearing thin?
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