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Science
Medieval Remains, Dwindling Butterflies and Chatterboxes
Recent developments in health and science news and a glance at what’s ahead.
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Education
A Gray Jobs Market for All Ages
Here are some tips on how to get the education you need to obtain a job that benefits the aging population.
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Health
On the Trail of Cancer
Dan Fagin’s new book, “Toms River,” is an edge-of-your-seat account of industry and illness in a New Jersey town, with plenty of side trips.
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Multimedia
Where Home Is an Elusive Fantasy
Nadia Shira Cohen and Paulo Siqueira moved into a Florida motel to document the lives of families uprooted by poverty, illness and misfortune.
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Opinion
Knowing What’s in the Food We Eat
Responses to an editorial that opposed mandatory labels for genetically modified foods.
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Opinion
False Historical Consciousness
Beijing is destroying its architectural heritage to make way for replicas, favoring shiny fakery over shabby authenticity.
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Science
So You’re Extinct? Scientists Have Gleam in Eye
It could be years before scientists succeed in bringing species back from extinction, but they are thinking of ways to give new life to creatures like woolly mammoths and frogs.
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Business
Washington Post Says Pay Model Will Start This Summer
The Post is joining hundreds of other newspapers in asking its readers to pay a fee for access to its Web site
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U.S.
Republicans Act With Air, if Not a Vote, of Confidence
In Congress, the party is pushing an agenda that is almost identical to the one it lost with in November, with no regrets and few efforts to reframe it.
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Science
Bringing a Virtual Brain to Life
With the Human Brain Project, Henry Markram and his team in Lausanne, Switzerland, are trying to bring together scientists worldwide to create a “virtual copy of the human brain.”
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Booming
In the Song of Egypt, a Chord for Both Secular and Religious Jews
A boomer who baby-sits for a 5-year-old finds that playing “Egypt” is fun, but that it is also common ground for secular and religious Jews.
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Business Day
The Politics of the 14th Amendment and the Debt Limit
The reasoning behind the 14th Amendment provision that addressed Civil War debt should be applied today, an economist writes.
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Opinion
Race and Republican Politics
It’s hard to complain about being unfairly called a racist when you say nutty, racist things.
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Technology
Google Executive to Visit Myanmar
Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, plans to visit Myanmar, one of the last unexploited territory for businesses in Asia.
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Business Day
The Money Shot: When the Dogs Come Running In
Megan Coryat says she loves every day now that she’s her own boss.
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Opinion
Paul Ryan’s Ax Isn’t Sharp Enough
His plan takes 10 years to balance the budget. You call that radical?
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U.S.
Obama Seeks to Use Oil and Gas Money to Develop Alternative Fuel Cars
President Obama said his plan to divert $2 billion for research into advanced vehicles was a way to “break this cycle of spiking gas prices.”
"In an article
in The Atlantic written with the directors of two other Energy
Department labs, Dr. Isaacs said that the cuts would force all new
programs and research initiatives to be canceled, probably for at least
two years.
“This sudden halt on new starts will freeze American science in place
while the rest of the world races forward, and it will knock a
generation of young scientists off their stride, ultimately costing
billions of dollars in missed future opportunities,” Dr. Isaacs wrote."
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Business Day
Young People Left Out as European Social Fabric Tears
Three-generation families surviving on a single income are increasingly common across Southern Europe, and services that would help future employees are in the most danger.
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Science
Detecting Heat Stress in Cows
Cows who are feeling too hot avoid lying down, leading to exhaustion, according to researchers who used temperature and motion sensors to study the animals.
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Business Day
Ethanol Surplus May Lift Gas Prices
To meet federal mandates, refiners trade ethanol credits, whose prices have jumped nearly tenfold since January, adding to costs at the pump, experts say.
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Multimedia
Where Home Is an Elusive Fantasy
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Opinion
False Historical Consciousness
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Opinion
Race and Republican Politics
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Technology
Google Executive to Visit Myanmar
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Business Day
The Money Shot: When the Dogs Come Running In
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U.S.
Florida: Campus Attack Is Foiled, Police Say
A University of Central Florida dropout planned an attack on the campus but committed suicide in a dorm before carrying it out, the authorities said Monday.
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N.Y. / Region
Criminal Lawyer Is Barred From Working in U.S. Court
A court grievance panel blocked Ivan S. Fisher from practicing in the Southern District of New York, saying he stole from a client.
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Health
Garbled Texting as a Sign of Stroke
Doctors in Detroit encountered the unusual case of a 40-year-old patient who had no trouble reading, writing or understanding language. His only consistent problem was that he had lost the ability to type coherent text messages on his phone.
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Business Day
The Truth About Working From Home
A group of owners offer support to Marissa Mayer. Said one owner: “There’s a generation of people who are like, ‘I want to go kayaking. Can I kayak today, instead?”
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Business Day
Judge Approves Sale of Rights to Hostess Brands, Including Twinkies
A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sales of several major Hostess Brands’ product lines, including Twinkies, fetching about $800 million for the bankrupt baking company and clearing the way for its eventual wind-down.
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Opinion
False Historical Consciousness
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Opinion
Race and Republican Politics
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U.S.
Unwanted Electronic Gear Rising in Toxic Piles
Advances in flat-screen technology have made older monitors and televisions obsolete, decimating demand for tube glass used in them and creating vast stockpiles of useless material.
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Business Day
JPMorgan Chase Inquiry Reveals Status Quo After Financial Crisis
The investigation into JPMorgan Chase’s multibillion-dollar trading loss shows that bankers are not acting cautious and regulators remain docile.
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Business Day
The Money Shot: When the Dogs Come Running In
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Technology
Google Executive to Visit Myanmar
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Business Day
The Truth About Working From Home
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U.S.
Jewish and Muslim, Bonding Over Dieting
The idea that concerns about weight cross religious borders has led to a Muslim-Jewish dieting support group that also aims to foster tolerance and understanding.
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N.Y. / Region
Trial to Start in Class Suit on Stop-and-Frisk Tactic
A federal judge will begin hearing testimony in a case to determine whether the New York Police Department has been unconstitutionally stopping black and Hispanic males in the street over the last decade.
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Business Day
No Decision on Bee-Harming Pesticides in Europe
Representatives from Britain and Germany, two of the largest members of the European Union, abstained from the voting, which left the proposal in limbo.
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Opinion
A Closer Look at Obama's Plan to Pay for Energy Research With Drilling Fees
Two energy analysts assess President Obama’s energy research trust fund.
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N.Y. / Region
In Obesity Epidemic, Poverty Is an Ignored Contagion
In New York City, where the poverty rate has remained steady for a decade, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s efforts to limit the size of sugary drinks ignore a much larger problem.
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Business Day
U.S. Drug Costs Dropped in 2012, but Rises Loom
The 1 percent drop in drug spending was partly a sign of the rising use of generics, but experts warn that the high cost of specialty medicines could reverse the downturn.
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Business Day
Spam Texts Vex Me and Make Me Feel Old
Spam texts can be both annoying and misdirected.
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Opinion
Race and Republican Politics
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Business Day
The Money Shot: When the Dogs Come Running In
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Technology
Google Executive to Visit Myanmar
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Business Day
Debevoise & Plimpton's Trusts and Estates Group Finds a New Home
Loeb & Loeb has hired the group of trusts and estates lawyers from Debevoise & Plimpton, which had decided last year to eliminate the practice.
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