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Health
Bike Sharing Can Mean Safer Biking
Growing experience from bike sharing programs in many cities makes clear that bicycling can be a safe mode of transportation, and the mere presence of a bike sharing program is a boon to the safety of all bicyclists.
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U.S.
Census Benchmark for White Americans: More Deaths Than Births
The data, recorded for the first time in at least a century, showed further evidence that white Americans will become a minority within three decades.
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N.Y. / Region
Sunlight in Store for Downtown Subway Crossing
Building Blocks: A huge artwork incorporated in the dome of the Fulton Center subway hub under construction in Lower Manhattan will let in daylight in distinct ways and help define the station.
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U.S.
Band of Heavy Weather Ravages Midwest
Over a dozen tornadoes were reported throughout the Midwest on Wednesday as thunderstorms battered the region and barreled toward the Atlantic Coast overnight.
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U.S.
Pennsylvania: Priest and Ex-Teacher Get Prison for Abuse
Exceeding sentencing guidelines, a judge gave prison terms to a Catholic priest and a former teacher in a sexual abuse case that brought down a Philadelphia church official.
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Business Day
In Japan, a Growth Strategy With Echoes of the Past
The ideas behind Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s growth plan are stirring a sense of déjà vu.Hamster-Wheel Economics
Sad reading from British economic analysts
these days — sad, that is, for anyone who likes to believe that
evidence actually matters for policy.
First, the normally even-tempered Simon Wren-Lewis is angry, with cause: he sees the Dutch central bank calling for more austerity despite the depressed state of the Dutch economy, no prospect of recovery any time soon, no hint of debt trouble — and no explanation except boilerplate about how deficits are bad. As he says, it was one thing to buy into the austerity thing three years ago, when there wasn’t a vast accumulation of evidence about the effects of austerity in a depressed economy; but to roll out the same old line given everything that has happened since is pretty disgraceful.
But then, think about the fact that Martin Wolf is out today with a column explaining that there is no current risk of inflation. He’s right, of course, and presumably what he hears from policymakers and others tells him that such a column is necessary. But my God: we had this debate in full four years ago. The usual suspects issued dire inflation warnings; the Keynesian/liquidity trap types like me insisted that this was all wrong given current circumstances. The events unfolded like this:
And yet the people warning about inflation four years ago, and three
years ago, and two years ago, are still at it, still making the same
arguments. And they still have influence!
I guess there’s nothing for it but to keep on pounding. But it’s discouraging."
First, the normally even-tempered Simon Wren-Lewis is angry, with cause: he sees the Dutch central bank calling for more austerity despite the depressed state of the Dutch economy, no prospect of recovery any time soon, no hint of debt trouble — and no explanation except boilerplate about how deficits are bad. As he says, it was one thing to buy into the austerity thing three years ago, when there wasn’t a vast accumulation of evidence about the effects of austerity in a depressed economy; but to roll out the same old line given everything that has happened since is pretty disgraceful.
But then, think about the fact that Martin Wolf is out today with a column explaining that there is no current risk of inflation. He’s right, of course, and presumably what he hears from policymakers and others tells him that such a column is necessary. But my God: we had this debate in full four years ago. The usual suspects issued dire inflation warnings; the Keynesian/liquidity trap types like me insisted that this was all wrong given current circumstances. The events unfolded like this:
I guess there’s nothing for it but to keep on pounding. But it’s discouraging."
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Education
Data Reveal aRise in CollegeDegrees AmongAmericans
The increase, which follows more than two decades of slow growth in college completion, appears to be driven by the recent recession and the creation of new types of jobs.
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U.S.
Illinois: Governor Offers a Pension Compromise
Gov. Pat Quinn proposed a compromise to solve Illinois’ nearly $100 billion pension crisis, but it was unclear whether the Democratic House speaker would agree to the plan.
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Opinion
Dark Money Politics
How corrupt are we willing to allow our campaign finance system to become?
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Business Day
Is It Worth a Piece of Your Company to Appear on 'Shark Tank'?
Do you think the appearance paid off for VerbalizeIt?
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Opinion
Fresh Start for a Critical Relationship
Talks between the United States and China set a positive tone, but there is hard work ahead.
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U.S.
Police Agencies Are Assembling Records of DNA
The trend is expected to accelerate after the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding a Maryland statute allowing the harvesting of DNA from suspects.
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U.S.
Tip Sheet: Determining College Fit and Value
Gloria Cordes Larson, the president of Bentley University, suggests questions that prospective students might ask to determine if they have found a college that is worth the investment.
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Business Day
Discrimination in Housing Against Nonwhites Persists Quietly, U.S. Study Finds
Blacks, Hispanics and Asians were also asked more questions about their finances, according to the study, and given fewer offers of help financing a loan.
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N.Y. / Region
Weiner’s Record in House: Intensity, Publicity and Limited Results
To admirers, Anthony D. Weiner in Congress was a tireless worker on many issues; to detractors, he was ineffectual, impatient and publicity-hungry.
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Business Day
Group Takes On Arms Trade Corruption
Transparency International called on top executives of military contractors to speak out against corruption and follow up tips from whistle-blowers more forcefully.
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Science
120,000 Years of Cancer
A tumor found in the rib of a 120,000-year-old Neanderthal specimen is the oldest occurrence of the disease in the human fossil record, a new study reports.
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U.S.
Fish Nets Found to Kill Large Numbers of Birds
Gill nets snare and drown at least 400,000 seabirds every year, and the actual figure could be considerably higher, scientists said.
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Home & Garden
Native Flora Garden Opens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The century-old display of local flora is expanded to include 150 species found in and around the city.
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Opinion
Diabetes and Blindness
An official of Helen Keller International writes about a public health crisis.
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Opinion
A Film Presses the Climate, Health and Security Case for Nuclear Energy
A new film stirs strong feelings and fresh thinking on nuclear energy.
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Opinion
Seeking Constructive Debate on Nuclear Energy
A Pulitzer-winning historian of the atomic age defends nuclear energy and a new film about it.
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Health
Medicare to Pay Less for Diabetes Care Supplies
Medicare is changing how it pays for diabetes care supplies, and beneficiaries are likely to be charged less.
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We will tour when things have healed more.
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N.Y. / Region
City Argues to Overturn Ruling That Prevented Limits on Sugary Drinks
After a judge barred New York City from restricting sales of the large drinks, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration asked an appellate court to approve the rules.
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Real Estate
James K. Moyle
Mr. Moyle is the chief executive of RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosed residential properties and real estate data.
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U.S.
Justices Decline Case on Graphic Abortion Images
The decision lets stand a Colorado court order that bars protesters from displaying images of aborted fetuses in places where they might disturb children.
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U.S.
Harsher Sentencing Guidelines Can’t Be Used for Old Offenses, Justices Say
The justices ruled, in a 5-to-4 decision, that courts violate the Constitution when they apply new, harsher federal sentencing guidelines to old offenses.
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World
Resisting by Raising a Glass
Drinking has become intertwined with broader complaints in Turkey, where Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that “religion demands” curbs on alcohol.
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Opinion
Hong Kong, a Strange Place to Seek Freedom
Edward J. Snowden’s positive view of Hong Kong’s protection of individual liberties does not match our reality.
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World
Tourists Still Coming to India but at Slower Pace
According to a recent survey the number of foreign tourists visiting India had fallen 25 percent since December 2012, with a 35 percent drop among female travelers.
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Crosswords/Games
The Steps Puzzle
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Opinion
Civil Rights for Transgenders
It is time for New York State lawmakers to extend basic civil rights protections to transgender people.
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Business Day
Plant Faces New Hurdle on Horse Meat
Veterinary drugs commonly administered to horses would render their meat adulterated under New Mexico law, meaning it would not be fit for human consumption.
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Opinion
Lincoln Answers His Critics
The story behind the president’s famous letter to Erastus Corning.
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N.Y. / Region
Branch Falls on Tourist as She Walks Through Central Park
The woman was said to be in serious condition with head injuries from the accident, which happened near the West 86th Street park entrance.
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