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Opinion
Neo-Classical Republicanism
The Republican Party should go back to its beginnings as the party of freedom.
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Opinion
Barbarians at the Gate
Germany's harsh asylum law reveals its lingering discomfort with "ausländer," or foreigners.
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U.S.
North Carolina Approves Steep Benefit Cuts for Jobless in Bid to Reduce Debt
In a debt-reducing effort, the Republican-controlled legislature voted to cut maximum weekly benefits to $350 from $535, a 35 percent drop.
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Health
Life, Interrupted: Crazy, Unsexy Cancer Tips
Every few weeks I host a "girls' night" at my apartment in Lower Manhattan with a group of friends who are at various stages in their cancer treatments. But one topic that doesn't come up as often as you might think -- particularly at a gathering of women in their early 20s and 30s -- is sex.
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Business Day
TV Show Mirrors a Japanese Battery Maker’s Bind
The plot of the Japanese television series “Made in Japan” underscores the hopes the country has pinned on technologies like lithium-ion batteries.
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Opinion
Try a Little Tenderness
Philosophers have written tomes on love. So why have they, and most of us, left tenderness - that blossom of love - out in the cold?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXGsPBUV5g
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World
Russian Parliament Ethics Chief Steps Aside Over Reports of Undisclosed Properties
The chairman, Vladimir A. Pekhtin, is the owner of expensive real estate, including an oceanfront apartment in Florida and property in Russia that was not listed on disclosure forms.
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Science
Could Hearing Loss and Dementia Be Connected?
Katherine Bouton talked about her own struggle with hearing loss, as well as new research that has found an association between hearing loss and dementia.
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World
Sports Illustrated's New Swimsuit Issue Rouses Ire Over 'Ethnic Props'
Sports Illustrated's swimwear issue has long drawn rebuke from some for objectifying and sexualizing women. But is this year's, photographed around the world, also using non-westerners as "ethnic props"?
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World
In High-Tech Japan, the Fax Machines Roll On
The reluctance to give up fax machines offers a revealing glimpse into an aging nation that can often seem quietly determined to stick to its tried-and-true ways.
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Business Day
The 1040 Blues
To an accountant, questions about tax liability are straightforward, but their answers may surprise people who are not used to such calculations.
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U.S.
Anxiety Grows as Thousands Remain Stranded and in the Dark After Storm
Emergency crews in the Northeast continued to work Sunday to restore power to the region and to clear highways after a storm dumped more than three feet of snow in some areas.
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Business Day
Health Officials Urge F.D.A. to Limit Sweeteners in Sodas
Led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the group says the scientific consensus is that the level of added sugars in soft drinks is unsafe.
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N.Y. / Region
After Storm, Commuters Navigate Slick, Slushy Roads
Public transit systems were operating close to normal Monday morning, but the streets could be perilous, especially in Connecticut and on Long Island.
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Opinion
My Family’s Papers
Millions of American citizens live with an undocumented immigrant. In my family, I am that undocumented immigrant.
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World
E-Mails of Reporters in Myanmar Are Hacked
Several journalists who write about Myanmar have received warnings from Google that their Gmail accounts may have been hacked by “state-sponsored attackers.”
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World
A Volatile Brahmaputra River Will Grow Only More So
The impact of climate change on the river and its tributaries will be dramatic, scientists predict.
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Business Day
R.B.S. Executives Testify in Rate-Rigging Case
British politicians sharply questioned current and former executives of the Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday about the management failures that led to the rate-manipulation scandal.
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Business Day
Silicon Valley and Immigrant Groups Find Common Cause
Silicon Valley executives, who have long pushed for more visas for foreign-born experts in math and science, are joining forces with immigration advocates.
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U.S.
Passengers Face Two More Days of Squalor on Carnival Ship Stranded in the Gulf
Grim reports from the ship were relayed to relatives, two days after a fire knocked out the ship’s propulsion system.The builder looks to be skilled. Italian. Builds in multiple countries.
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U.S.
Menendez Backed Donor on Port Security Plan
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey discouraged any government gift of port security equipment to the Dominican Republic, citing concern for a company run by his friend, a major campaign contributor.@15:15
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Technology
Former BlackBerry C.E.O. Sold All Company Shares
Jim Balsillie, the former co-chief executive and co-chairman of BlackBerry, has sold all of his shares in the struggling company he co-founded, a regulatory filing indicated on Thursday.
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World
Executions as a Matter of Opinion
The hanging of Muhammad Afzal has raised a disturbing question: Is the Indian justice system competent, consistent and fair enough to grant the state the moral authority to terminate a human life?
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N.Y. / Region
In Connecticut Replay, Storm Comes, Power Goes
President Obama signed a disaster declaration for Connecticut for the fifth time in three years, continuing a wearying loop of natural chaos and tragedy.|
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