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World
Tainted Water Poses New Risks at Japan Reactor
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are struggling to contain groundwater that is pouring into the plant’s reactor buildings by the minute.
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N.Y. / Region
In Its Defense, Police Dept. Cites Laziness of Its Officers
To counter claims that commanders created quotas for street stops, officials have contended they have instead simply been nudging some lethargic officers to be proactive.
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Autos
Honda Recalls 44,000 Fit Sports Over Stability Control Issue
Using a different brand of tires on the Honda Fit Sport appears to be the cause of a 44,000-vehicle recall.
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Opinion
Limiting Antibiotics in Animals
Louise M. Slaughter, a New York Democrat, responds to an online letter by the F.D.A.’s Center for Veterinary Medicine.
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Science
A Blank Canvas to Create Smart Limbs
Hugh Herr lost both of his legs below the knee in 1982. Today he designs computerized prostheses and artificial body parts as director of the biomechatronics research group at the M.I.T. Media Lab.
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Health
Overweight Patients Face Bias
Transcripts of patient visits show a striking difference in the way doctors talk to their obese patients and those of normal weight, Johns Hopkins researchers found.
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U.S.
In Texas Blast, Horseman Died Trying to Save Creatures He Loved
Buck Uptmor was a short, feisty man who spent nearly all his 45 years riding, racing and tending to horses, and died trying to rescue horses near the West fertilizer plant.
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Fashion & Style
Divorce Whisperer? Mediating With Parents Isn’t Easy
Wedding planning anxiety deepens when couples have to accommodate warring divorced parents.
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Science
Right Time and Place
May-Britt and Edvard I. Moser are exploring the way the brain records and remembers movement in space, which they speculate may be the basis of all memory.
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Health
Debating Age Limits on Tobacco
New York has taken up a proposal to raise the minimum age for cigarette sales to 21 from 18, the strictest such limits in any major American city.
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U.S.
Lowering Standards to Earn a Diploma Could Raise Voters’ Ire
Some may see a proposal by Texas legislators to change the requirements for a high school diploma as a “dumbing down.”
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Business Day
Kodak Strikes New Deal for Imaging Units to Win Exit From Bankruptcy
Instead of selling just its document imaging operation to Brother, Kodak will instead spin off the unit, along with its personal imaging arm, to its British pension plan for $650 million in cash and noncash considerations. More important, the sale paves the way for the bankrupt film pioneer to exit Chapter 11.
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Business Day
The Welfare Queen of Denmark
Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen” lives on, shadowing discussions of social spending and austerity, an economist writes.
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Magazine
Making Sense of an Infant’s Sudden Weakness
A 3-month-old loses her appetite, then her strength.
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Business Day
Level Global to Pay $21.5 Million to Settle S.E.C. Case
The hedge fund founded by David Ganek and Anthony Chiasson — which was ensnared by the government’s insider trading crackdown — has agreed to pay more more than $21.5 million in fines and penalties to resolve its role in the investigation.
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N.Y. / Region
Salsa Veterans
The Bronx club Mon Ami gives veterans a place to socialize that feels like home.
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World
Italy’s New Premier Puts Stimulus First
Prime Minister Enrico Letta said he would move quickly to stimulate growth and jobs, while easing some austerity measures enacted during the Euozone crisis.
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Opinion
The Art of the Hunt
It’s mainly men who have glorified themselves by amassing large collections of valuable work.
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World
Europe Facing More Pressure to Reconsider Cuts as a Cure
European officials who favored austerity have adopted a softer tone, backing away from a strategy that is widely unpopular with the public.The Beatings Must Continue
Sometimes economists in official positions
give bad advice; sometimes they give very, very bad advice; and
sometimes they work at the OECD.
It’s almost exactly three years since the Paris-based OECD gave what may have been the worst advice of any major international organization — worse than the European Commission, worse than the ECB. Not only did it join in the demand for fiscal austerity, it also demanded that the US start raising interest rates rapidly, so as to head off the threat of inflation — even though its own models showed no such threat.
So here we are three years later. No inflation takeoff in America (and the Fed trying to find ways to boost demand at a zero rate); austerity economics has crashed and burned; the latest numbers from Eurostat look like this:
And what is the OECD’s chief economist (still the same person) saying?
It’s almost exactly three years since the Paris-based OECD gave what may have been the worst advice of any major international organization — worse than the European Commission, worse than the ECB. Not only did it join in the demand for fiscal austerity, it also demanded that the US start raising interest rates rapidly, so as to head off the threat of inflation — even though its own models showed no such threat.
So here we are three years later. No inflation takeoff in America (and the Fed trying to find ways to boost demand at a zero rate); austerity economics has crashed and burned; the latest numbers from Eurostat look like this:
The euro zone is at risk of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by abandoning efforts to cut budget deficits and fix long-standing economic problems, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development‘s chief economist warned Monday.…
Mr. Padoan said the growing perception that austerity has been futile is incorrect.I believe that’s eurospeak for “the beatings will continue until morale improves.”"
“Fiscal consolidation is producing results, the pain is producing results,” he said.
He added that euro-zone policy makers need to do a better job of communicating their successes to a weary population.
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Opinion
Basketball’s Gay Paragon
Only when we’re past the milestones and gay is just one adjective among many will we have won the game.
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Opinion
Energy Agreement Hidden by Climate Disputes
Self-described conservatives eschew efficient light bulbs when they come with green messages.
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Opinion
Predatory Lenders
Federal banking regulators are taking steps to protect short-term borrowers.
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Technology
Court Ruling Takes a Stand on Essential High-Tech Patents
A federal court ruling last week determined that licensing fees on essential communications and data-handling patents used in devices like smartphones, tablets and game consoles should be low. The opinion, legal experts say, may help blunt the use of so-called standard-essential patents as weapons.
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Booming
Lesbian Daughter Tells Mother, ‘Address Wedding Invitations My Way’
A mother asks for help after her daughter demands they forego traditional invitation etiquette.
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World
Grim Economics Shape France’s Military Spending
The government froze the defense budget but will reallocate resources, devoting more to high-tech equipment and cutting 10 percent of military jobs.
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U.S.
Push to Require Online Sales Tax Divides the G.O.P.
Antitax groups seem to be losing their influence, as Republican lawmakers’ constituents support legislation that would require Internet retailers to collect sales taxes.
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N.Y. / Region
Salsa Veterans
The Bronx club Mon Ami gives veterans a place to socialize that feels like home.
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World
10 Syrians Dead or Missing in Ship Collision Off Greece
The cause of the accident, which involved two cargo ships off the coast of the Peloponnese region, was unclear.
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Technology
Internet Sales Tax Coming Too Late for Some Stores
Congress is considering taxing sales made by Internet retailers like Amazon, but some sellers believe it should have been done years ago.
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Business Day
Wealth Gap Among Races Has Widened Since Recession
The wealth gap might still be growing, experts said, further dimming the prospects for economic advancement for current and future generations of nonwhite Americans.
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Business Day
The Welfare Queen of Denmark
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Opinion
Next Steps on Military Sexual Assaults
Addressing the underreported epidemic requires a credible prosecution system.
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Opinion
The Detainees’ Dilemma
If you have been cleared for release from the prison in Guantánamo and you still can’t leave, what do you do?
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Opinion
The Urban Fire Next Time
Cities are entering a new era of neglect by the federal government.
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N.Y. / Region
Searching for the Snakehead Fish, Fierce and Entirely Unwelcome
The northern snakehead, an invasive, predatory fish that can live on land in the right conditions, has been reported in the Harlem Meer in Central Park.
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Opinion
Predatory Lenders
Federal banking regulators are taking steps to protect short-term borrowers.
Credit and Debt;
Regulation and Deregulation of
Industry; Payday Loans;
Consumer Protection;
Editorials;
Banking and Financial Institutions;
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Booming
Lesbian Daughter Tells Mother, ‘Address Wedding Invitations My Way’
A mother asks for help after her daughter demands they forego traditional invitation etiquette.
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World
Grim Economics Shape France’s Military Spending
The government froze the defense budget but will reallocate resources, devoting more to high-tech equipment and cutting 10 percent of military jobs.
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Technology
Court Ruling Takes a Stand on Essential High-Tech Patents
A federal court ruling last week determined that licensing fees on essential communications and data-handling patents used in devices like smartphones, tablets and game consoles should be low. The opinion, legal experts say, may help blunt the use of so-called standard-essential patents as weapons.
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Opinion
The Detainees’ Dilemma
If you have been cleared for release from the prison in Guantánamo and you still can’t leave, what do you do?
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U.S.
A Haven for the Deaf Draws Federal Scrutiny Over Potential Discrimination
A subsidized housing complex in Arizona that was meant to foster a sense of community among residents who use sign language now faces discrimination charges.
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Opinion
CUNY Chancellor’s Tenure
Matthew Goldstein, the departing chancellor, is criticized by several CUNY organizations.
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World
Billions of Cellphones Polluting the World
As people in emerging economies adopt more mobile technology, global metal needs will be three to nine times larger than all the metals currently used in the world.
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Business Day
Wealth Gap Among Races Has Widened Since Recession
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U.S.
Interior Department's No. 2 Stepping Down
David J. Hayes, the deputy interior secretary since the early days of the Obama administration, said he would leave his post at the end of June.
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