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Science
Relief for a Parched Delta
An amendment to an old treaty between the United States and Mexico will send more water down to restore native habitat and local and migratory wildlife.
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World
Protested Sale of Hopi Works Brings $1.2 Million
A sale of Indian artifacts was conducted in Paris on Friday, amid protests, after a judge ruled that the auction could go forward.
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U.S.
Missouri: Grocery Chain Reports Credit Card Breach
Up to 2.4 million credit and debit cards used by customers at Schnucks grocery stores in four states may have been compromised over a three-month period.
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Health
A Battle Plan to Lose Weight
People with mental illness are more likely to be overweight, with medications often contributing to the problem, and a study suggests structured programs may help them shed pounds.
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Health
Side Sleeping May Reduce Risk of Stillbirth
Interviews with pregnant women in Ghana, which has a high rate of stillbirths, suggest that those who slept on their sides had a lower risk of stillbirth.
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Opinion
Exam Time
Something seems wrong when more than 90 percent of Japanese are said to have health problems.
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Business Day
When Shareholder Democracy Is Sham Democracy
There are 41 publicly traded companies with directors who lost their elections last year. Despite these votes of no confidence, they stayed in their posts.
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Health
Really? Eating Fish as a Child May Curb Allergies
Studies show a link between early fish consumption and reduced allergies later on, but it’s not clear what is behind the association.
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Opinion
Help for Troubled Teenagers
The Jewish Child Care Association discusses treatment through the arts.
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Business Day
Fewer Americans Lose Jobs, but Hiring Is Also Down
Data from the Labor Department may help explain why long-term unemployment persists.
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Autos
Federal Regulators Warn of 15-Passenger Van Rollover Danger
Warmer weather means that more people will be traveling to and from activities in 15-passenger vans. Federal safety officials say watch out.
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Job Market
My Copyright Career
The chief executive of the Copyright Clearance Center has seen the field’s evolution over her 23 years with the organization.
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Business Day
India, Long the Home of Outsourcing, Now Wants to Make Its Own Chips
The Indian government has committed itself to buying half of its computing needs from domestic sources — though India manufactures few of those products.
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Business Day
The Top 10 Private Equity Loopholes
April 15 is a good day to reflect on how much you pay in taxes and what you receive in return. It’s also good to think about how your tax rate compares with what the private equity industry pays.
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Health
Crucial Studies, Fragile Subjects
A federal agency’s rebuke that parents of premature babies in a trial of oxygen therapy were not notified properly of risks has raised alarm among some researchers.
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Business Day
SoftBank Shares Drop After Dish's Competing Bid for Sprint
SoftBank, the Japanese telecommunications giant, said its $20.1 billion offer for a 70 percent stake in Sprint still represented better value than Dish Network’ offer, but investors were skittish.
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Business Day
Medical Care, Aided by the Crowd
Watsi, a start-up founded by a former Peace Corps volunteer, is using crowdfunding to provide health care to patients in third-world countries.
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Opinion
Hacktivists as Gadflies
For those whose real crime is outsmarting the authorities, severe punishment awaits.
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World
Once Derided, Bihar's Police Become Model for Other States
Top police officials around India have pledged to adopt Bihar’s focus on speedy trials and scientific investigations.
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World
Protested Sale of Hopi Works Brings $1.2 Million
A sale of Indian artifacts was conducted in Paris on Friday, amid protests, after a judge ruled that the auction could go forward.
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Autos
G.M. Enters the 3-Cylinder Engine Arms Race
Ford and BMW developed turbocharged three-bangers for the North American market. Now General Motors has entered the fray.
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Opinion
Basketball Giant Keeps Pressing China on Rhinos and Ivory
A basketball legend keeps pressing China’s consumers to drop their ivory and rhino horn habits.
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There is no action I want to take right now.
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Watsi looks to be a good effort. Contribute if you wish.
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Good luck to them.
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Opinion
Hacktivists as Gadflies
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Real Estate
Settlement to Benefit Borrowers
A New York State investigation results in a settlement that could rein in the outsize premiums charged for so-called force-placed insurance, for borrowers who let their homeowners’ insurance lapse.
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N.Y. / Region
Trusted Deputy to Liu May Be Called in Trial
Prosecutors say the aide, Sharon Lee, was a member of an alleged so-called straw donor scheme that began in 2009 to raise money for John C. Liu’s campaign.
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Opinion
An End to Horse Breeding?
The New York director of Friends of Animals responds to a news article.
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Business Day
Trying Passenger Patience
It is not clear how overwhelmingly negative public comment will affect airport screening procedures, since more than 800 body scanners are in use at 200 domestic airports.
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World
U.S. Practiced Torture After 9/11, Nonpartisan Review Concludes
The report said the use of torture had “no justification,” “damaged the standing of our nation” and “potentially increased the danger to U.S. military personnel.”
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U.S.
Quietly, Indians Reshape Cities and Reservations
High unemployment and violence continue to affect more than 7 of 10 American Indians now living in urban areas, according to new Census Bureau data.
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World
Carmen Weinstein, Who Led the Jews of Cairo, Dies at 82
Ms. Weinstein was the driving force behind the restoration of Maimonides’s yeshiva and other monuments of Egyptian Jewish history.
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Sports
At a College, Dropping Sports in Favor of Fitness
Spelman’s highly unusual move to eliminate the athletic department comes at a time when few institutions seem to be able to resist the lure of intercollegiate sports.
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Opinion
A Tax System Stacked Against the 99 Percent
The glaring unfairness of the United States tax system, with its myriad loopholes and special provisions for the wealthy, undermines not only economic growth, but the sense of shared purpose that is vital for democracy.
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World
Kerry Says North Korea Talks Are Possible, but Hints at Conditions
Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States was prepared to reach out if North Korea made the first move to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
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