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U.S.
Climate Change Will Cause More Energy Breakdowns, U.S. Warns
The national power supply is increasingly vulnerable to severe weather, according to a new Department of Energy study.
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Opinion
The Cost of Compromise
Accomodation in the pursuit of unanimity on the Supreme Court can be perilous.
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Business Day
Coveting Not a Corner Office, but Time at Home
For many middle-class working mothers, climbing a career ladder is less of a concern than finding a job with flexible scheduling.
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Science
Some Trees Use Less Water Amid Rising Carbon Dioxide, Paper Says
New research suggests that trees in at least some parts of the world are having to pull less water out of the ground to achieve a given amount of growth.
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Opinion
More Signs of 'Peak Us' in New Study of 'Peak Oil Demand'
A new study foresees declining demand for oil both through thriftier use and new fuel options.
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World
Japanese Nuclear Plant May Have Been Leaking for Two Years
The finding that the Fukushima plant has probably been leaking contaminated water into the ocean for two years highlights the precariousness of the cleanup after it was damaged.
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Booming
Every Teenager Should Have a Summer of ’65
The Catskills in summer. A girl meets a teenage boy. And a first boyfriend can become a lifelong friend.
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World
Guide to a Few Nonprofit Groups Providing Care to Veterans
Jonathan Raab explores some nonprofit organizations and local community groups that are filling the gaps left by government agencies.
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Business Day
2 Competitors Sued by Genetics Company for Patent Infringement
Myriad Genetics, the company that once held patents on human genes, is now suing two rivals who are conducting gene tests using its other patents not banned by the Supreme Court.
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Autos
Ford F-250 Replaces Cadillac Escalade as Thieves' Favorite Target, Study Says
The Highway Loss Data Institute has found that the F-250 is more likely to be stolen than any other vehicle.
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Business Day
E-Book Ruling Gives Amazon an Advantage
A federal judge’s antitrust finding against Apple over e-book prices underscores how much the book industry has changed and bolsters the advantage held by the online retail giant.
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N.Y. / Region
Lawsuit Says 2 Rabbis Abused Boys at Jewish High School
The suit, brought by 19 former students at Yeshiva University High School for Boys, in Manhattan, names Rabbi George Finkelstein, a former principal, and Rabbi Macy Gordon, a former teacher.
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Opinion
Talking Cyberthreat With China
The United States and China need to be creative when they sit down to discuss cybersecurity this week.
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Autos
N.H.T.S.A. Investigates Hyundai Santa Fe and the Adequacy of a G.M. Recall
N.H.T.S.A. is investigating 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe models over possible axle-shaft failures and is also questioning the adequacy of a recall G.M. issued this year.
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Arts
Exalting the Sacred, Wooing the Secular
The Christian band Skillet keeps its rock hard enough and its message subtle enough to attract mainstream fans.
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Business Day
American Tastes Branch Out, and Food Makers Follow
Food companies are experimenting more and more with exotic flavors and ethnic staples to appeal to a rising number of Latino and Asian immigrants.
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World
In Portugal, a Protector of a People Is Honored
Descendants of those saved from Nazism by Aristides de Sousa Mendes gathered to pay tribute to the former diplomat.
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Business Day
Working Parents, Wanting Fewer Hours
Why an article focused on the work-family balance challenges for working mothers, and what working fathers face as well.
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Technology
Apps for Digital Note-Taking
Popular choices for writing on tablets include Noteshelf and Papyrus Natural Note Taking.
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Health
Rare Mutation Ignites Race for Cholesterol Drug
Companies are rushing to win approval for a drug mimicking the effects of a rare gene mutation linked with astoundingly low LDL cholesterol levels, and many heart researchers are bracing for a blockbuster.
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N.Y. / Region
Lawsuit Says 2 Rabbis Abused Boys at Jewish High School
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Myriad will get whacked again.
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Business Day
Working Parents, Wanting Fewer Hours
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Business Day
E-Book Ruling Gives Amazon an Advantage
A federal judge’s antitrust finding against Apple over e-book prices underscores how much the book industry has changed and bolsters the advantage held by the online retailer.
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N.Y. / Region
Lever Voting Machines and New Runoff Date Are Approved by Cuomo
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a bill allowing the city to use lever machines for the mayoral primary election and the runoff that is expected to follow.
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Arts
Exalting the Sacred, Wooing the Secular
The Christian band Skillet keeps its rock hard enough and its message subtle enough to attract mainstream fans.
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Science
Unraveling the Pollinating Secrets of a Bee’s Buzz
Some 20,000 plant species rely on bees and other insects to shake their pollen out of secret tubes in order to survive.
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Health
How Faith Can Affect Therapy
Can belief in God predict how someone responds to mental health treatment? A recent study suggests it might.
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Real Estate
Buried Garage to Help Pay for New Park in Brooklyn
The high-tech 700-car garage will sit beneath the downtown park under a deal negotiated by the city.
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Opinion
The Decline of Black Power in the South
The Republican takeover of state legislatures has left African-Americans without effective representation.
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Booming
In Grandmother’s Alzheimer’s, Another Lesson in Family
With her parents her model, a granddaughter finds it natural to do what she can to help.
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Business Day
Working Parents, Wanting Fewer Hours
Why an article focused on the work-family balance challenges for working mothers, and what working fathers face as well.
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Opinion
Talking Cyberthreat With China
The United States and China need to be creative when they sit down to discuss cybersecurity this week.
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Business Day
American Tastes Branch Out, and Food Makers Follow
Food companies are experimenting more and more with exotic flavors and ethnic staples to appeal to a rising number of Latino and Asian immigrants.
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Business Day
Attitudes on Crops Are Modifying
In pockets of the United States, momentum is building behind the concept of labeling genetically modified foods, while in Europe, Britain has recently signaled a new openness to such products.
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Developer's dreams. Cars are not urban.
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Opinion
As G.O.P. Guts Energy Research Spending, Where's George Will, Science Defender?
Republicans slash the federal investment in basic science on energy frontiers.
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Business Day
Regulators Seek Stiffer Bank Rules on Capital
The proposal would increase the financial cushion banks must maintain to protect their assets in a crisis.
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Business Day
Office Advancement vs. Home Duties
Fewer parents today say they want more responsibilities in their jobs than did so in 1992. Perhaps changing gender roles are at play.
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N.Y. / Region
Father and Son Pimps Are Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison
Prosecutors had sought a harsher sentence for Vincent George Sr. and Vincent George Jr., who were convicted of money laundering and promoting prostitution but acquitted of sex-trafficking charges.Spitzer
I was on the Upper West Side yesterday,
and you had to walk carefully to avoid the teeming masses of people
trying to get you to sign up to get Eliot Spitzer on the ballot for
comptroller. And it looks as if the effort succeeded.
So, is this absurd? I don’t think so.
Full disclosure: I happen to know and like Spitzer personally; also, at least some of the talks I’ve given at the 92nd Street Y were sponsored by the Spitzer family. So you can discount what I’m about to say appropriately.
So, first and stupid things first: the prostitute thing is embarrassing and painful to think about, but not a disqualification for public office. David Vitter is still in the Senate, and in internal LA Republican politics is apparently squashing the very pious Bobby Jindal like a bug.
A more important point is that Spitzer was,it turned out, temperamentally unsuited to the job of governor. He’s a bulldog who sinks his teeth into those he sees as wrongdoers and won’t let go. This worked for him as Attorney General, but got him nowhere in running the state.
The point, however, is that the office he’s now seeking is more like the AG position than the governor’s mansion. And it would give him,once again, a chance to tangle with the bad guys of Wall Street from a position of considerable influence.
I know that opinions differ about just how effective Spitzer’s confrontations were. But at least he tried — which is more than you can say about almost anyone else in our political life.Basically, the malefactors of great leverage were bailed out and went right back to being bad guys again, and everyone in public life pretended that nothing had happened.
That, I think, is why there’s a surprising reservoir of support for Spitzer; people remember him as someone who showed at least some of the righteous outrage that has been so wrongly absent from our national discourse.
It’s a useful reminder, and it’s why I regard his entry into the race, win or lose, as a good thing."
So, is this absurd? I don’t think so.
Full disclosure: I happen to know and like Spitzer personally; also, at least some of the talks I’ve given at the 92nd Street Y were sponsored by the Spitzer family. So you can discount what I’m about to say appropriately.
So, first and stupid things first: the prostitute thing is embarrassing and painful to think about, but not a disqualification for public office. David Vitter is still in the Senate, and in internal LA Republican politics is apparently squashing the very pious Bobby Jindal like a bug.
A more important point is that Spitzer was,it turned out, temperamentally unsuited to the job of governor. He’s a bulldog who sinks his teeth into those he sees as wrongdoers and won’t let go. This worked for him as Attorney General, but got him nowhere in running the state.
The point, however, is that the office he’s now seeking is more like the AG position than the governor’s mansion. And it would give him,once again, a chance to tangle with the bad guys of Wall Street from a position of considerable influence.
I know that opinions differ about just how effective Spitzer’s confrontations were. But at least he tried — which is more than you can say about almost anyone else in our political life.Basically, the malefactors of great leverage were bailed out and went right back to being bad guys again, and everyone in public life pretended that nothing had happened.
That, I think, is why there’s a surprising reservoir of support for Spitzer; people remember him as someone who showed at least some of the righteous outrage that has been so wrongly absent from our national discourse.
It’s a useful reminder, and it’s why I regard his entry into the race, win or lose, as a good thing."
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Opinion
Invitation to a Dialogue: Leaving the N.C.A.A.
A professor muses about what would happen if elite college sports teams ventured off on their own. Readers are invited to respond.
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Opinion
The Ultimate Conversion
A fallen Israeli soldier doesn’t get the recognition he deserves because he wasn’t Jewish enough by Orthodox standards.
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