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Hospital Billing Varies Wildly, U.S. Data Shows
Data being released for the first time shows that hospitals charge Medicare wildly differing amounts for the same procedure, often far above what Medicare typically reimburses.
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Older Workers Say Age Bias Is Common
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Health
A Mother's Day Gift
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Business Day
New York State Investigating Pension-Advance Firms
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Opinion
China and Cyberwar
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One Perspective on the Best Places to Retire
The financial Web site Bankrate has compiled a list of best states for retirement, based on what makes financial sense.
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Health
Living With Cancer: Good News Soup
My oncologist is thrilled about my test results. But I worry: What if I fail her?
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N.Y. / Region
Mayoral Hopefuls Express Support for Animal Rights
Animal rights have emerged as an unexpected tinderbox in the mayoral race, primarily around the issue of New York’s horse carriage industry. Christine C. Quinn opposes a ban on the industry.
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World
Israel Moves to End Gender Segregation in Public Spaces
The attorney general called on public agencies “to act fast, efficiently and decisively” on sweeping new rules after years of legal battles over the treatment of women.
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Business Day
Foes Suggest a Tradeoff if Pipeline Is Approved
Should President Obama approve the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, some foes of the project say he ought to address climate policy at the same time.
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Real Estate
Transactions
Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased.
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Business Day
One Perspective on the Best Places to Retire
The financial Web site Bankrate has compiled a list of best states for retirement, based on what makes financial sense.
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Health
Sweet and Easy Vegetable Pickles
What to do with impulse purchases from the farmers’ market? With a simple brine and a little patience, you can have pickles in just a few days.
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Health
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout
In 12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and a wall, it fulfills the latest mandates for high-intensity effort, which essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room into about seven minutes of steady discomfort — all of it based on science.
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Health
Pressing Patients to Change Their Minds
When my patient took herself off the active liver transplant list, I had to ask myself a question: Did I have some type of duty to get her to change her mind?
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U.S.
For First Time on Record, Black Voting Rate Outpaced Rate for Whites in 2012
A Census Bureau survey also found that Hispanics and Asians continue to turn out at much lower rates than other groups, and that women turn out at higher rates than men.
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U.S.
Judge Rebukes F.D.A. Over Contraception Restriction
A federal judge on Tuesday criticized the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to make emergency contraception available to girls of all ages without a prescription.
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Opinion
Exporting Electronic Waste
The Coalition for American Electronics Recycling says restricting exports would create American jobs.
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Sports
A New Way to Care for Young Brains
Doctors are pleased that the dangers of concussions are receiving more attention, but they often see overreactions from parents alarmed by high-profile cases.
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Business Day
Some Retailers Say More About Their Clothing’s Origins
With fair-trade coffee and organic fruit now prolific, consumers concerned with working conditions and environmental issues are demanding more disclosure about what they wear.
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U.S.
Death Row Inmate’s Request for DNA Testing Is Rejected
Willie J. Manning, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday in Mississippi, has been repeatedly rebuffed as he sought to have crime scene evidence tested.
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Opinion
In Manhattan Real Estate, Wealth and Power Are Relative
My family has to evacuate our home, for the second time in six months, because of a giant condominium tower going up next door.
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Business Day
An End to Scrounging for Plus-Size Clothing
A new commercial from Destination XL takes an unusual approach of featuring chubby men.
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Business Day
S.E.C. Contends Harrisburg, Pa., Misled Its Bond Investors
The municipality was accused of misstating or omitting relevant information about its troubled finances in reports and statements.21st century fiscal difficulties, bankruptcy, and receivership
Harrisburg has become the first municipality ever in the history of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to be charged with securities fraud, for misleading statements about its financial health. The city agreed to a plea bargain to settle the case.[27]
In 2011 Harrisburg filed a Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition.[28] But bankruptcy Judge Mary France dismissed the petition, because the City Council majority that filed it over Mayor Linda Thompson's objection, could not file without the mayor's approval, and in any event had circumvented state procedures for distressed cities.[29]
Instead, a state appointed receiver was to take charge of the city's finances.[30] Governor Tom Corbett appointed bond attorney David Unkovic as the city's receiver, but Unkovic resigned after only four months.[31] Unkovic blamed disdain for legal restraints on contracts and debt for creating Harrisburg's intractable financial problem, and said the corrupt influence of creditors and their political cronies prevented fixing it.[15][32]
As creditors began to file lawsuits seeking to seize and sell off city assets, a new receiver, William Lynch, was appointed.[33] The City Council remained at odds with the new receiver's plans for tax increases and determined to seek the protection of the bankruptcy process, while Mayor Thompson continued to oppose bankruptcy.[34] A state law moratorium crafted to prevent Harrisburg from filing a bankruptcy petition has expired.[35] But only the state receiver, not the City Council with or without the Mayor, can now file for bankruptcy.[36] The new receiver, General Lynch, continues to threaten Harrisburg's creditors with putting the matter before a bankruptcy judge but has not yet done so. [37]
In sum, the situation and even who will resolve the situation remains uncertain, while Harrisburg continues defaulting on its obligations."
The city needs to raise its taxes. This has not been permitted by the Republican governor.
The bonds will probably pay. I would not bet heavily on them.
The commute looks long but is probably fast. The rail connection to New York was good. It is probably less good now.
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World
Hope Seen for Afghanistan After Coalition Exits
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., who assumed command of the international forces in February, said Afghan forces would step up as the coalition’s war ended.
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Autos
Audi, Architects and the New Museum Discuss Tomorrow's Transportation
With the world’s population growing and technology changing, Audi and other want to talk about how people will get around in the future.
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Business Day
Alzheimer’s Treatment Failed Trial, Maker Says
Baxter International said that the immunoglobulin therapy did not significantly arrest the decline in either cognition or daily functioning when compared with a placebo.
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N.Y. / Region
Mayoral Hopefuls Express Support for Animal Rights
Animal rights have emerged as an unexpected tinderbox in the mayoral race, primarily around the issue of New York’s horse carriage industry. Christine C. Quinn opposes a ban on the industry.
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Business Day
A Call to Refinance Private Student Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging the creation of more options for refinancing private student loans.
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Real Estate
SoHo Nonprofit’s Expansion Upsets Some Neighbors
God’s Love We Deliver, a provider of meals to sick people, sold its air rights for a condominium development to finance an expansion of its building. But some residents object to the plan.
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Science
A Remote-Controlled Robot the Size of a Fly
Weighing just 80 milligrams, the tiny robot, whose wings can be controlled separately, can mimic a fly’s aerial maneuvers.
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World
Ex-Lawyer in State Department Criticizes Drone Secrecy
Harold H. Koh, a former legal adviser to the State Department, said the lack of transparency was unnecessary and had backfired.
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Health
The Roving Runner: The New York Botanical Garden
Road races are social and energizing, but a run through the New York Botanical Garden offers something different: natural beauty and a thought-provoking solitude that is not easy to obtain in the city.
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Science
Celebrating the Web; an Atomic Movie; a Hurricane Over Saturn
Recent developments in health and science news.
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Opinion
Terms of Art
Many on the political right have a bone-deep contempt for those who are different.
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Business Day
New Test Improves Assessment of Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says
The test, developed by Genomic Health, can help distinguish aggressive prostate cancer from less threatening ones, potentially saving many men from unneeded operations.
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Business Day
Alzheimer’s Treatment Failed Trial, Maker Says
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Sports
Flubbing a Baseline Test on Purpose Is Often Futile
Attempts to fail a baseline test to make postconcussion tests look better have reached youth sports, medical professionals say.
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Business Day
A Call to Refinance Private Student Loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging the creation of more options for refinancing private student loans.
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Opinion
The Jamie Dimon Witch Hunt
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Real Estate
A Historic Textile Mill Begins a New Chapter
Loray Mill, which for decades produced fabric for car tires, has begun a conversion project that will create 190 apartments, as well as restaurants and shops.
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Business Day
The Problem With Corporate Governance at JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase shareholders have an opportunity to strength the company’s corporate governance, but whether they’ll take advantage is uncertain, an economist writes.
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Business Day
Solving Equation of a Hit Film Script, With Data
For as much as $20,000, Worldwide Motion Picture Group compares the story structure and genre of a script with those of released movies, looking for clues to box-office success.
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World
In Malaysia's Election, a Free Press Was Elusive
Limits on a free press in Malaysia undercut the nation’s claims to have held a free and fair election, critics say.
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U.S.
Undercover Video Targets Abortion Doctor
The group that released the tape, Live Action, claims remarks made by a prominent provider of late-term procedures were inhumane.This group is working hard at being offended.
We would be wise to try them for slander.
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