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Health
How Exercise Changes Fat and Muscle Cells
Several striking new studies provide some clarity by showing that exercise seems able to drastically alter how genes operate, perhaps altering the risk for problems like obesity and diabetes.
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Health
Tracing Germs Through the Aisles
Overuse of antibiotics has caused growing resistance to drugs, and many scientists say their heavy use on farm animals is a major culprit.
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Business Day
Plan Aims to Enliven Paris’s Financial District, Long Called Soulless
La Défense is often seen as sterile and inhospitable, but now at least three office towers are under construction there, spawning hope for a rebound.
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Business Day
JPMorgan Looks to Pay to Settle U.S. Inquiries
The payouts began on Tuesday when JPMorgan struck a $410 million settlement with the nation’s top energy regulator.
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U.S.
House Plan on Food Stamps Would Cut 5 Million From Program
A new report finds that a proposal would increase poverty and illness, resulting in billions of dollars in federal and state health care costs.
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Opinion
Doing a Better Job of Doing Good
Readers react to an Op-Ed essay by Peter Buffett criticizing many philanthropic efforts.
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Job Market
She Turned Her Upspeak Down a Notch
A freelance journalist was tired of sources thinking that she sounded like a little girl on the phone. So she set out to change her voice.
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U.S.
Maybe Animals Just Need Quality Time With Friends
At the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary near Fort Worth, a self-trained behaviorist is using a method known as emotional enrichment to improve the lives of animals in captivity.
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World
Wave of Car Bombs Kills Dozens in Iraq
A surge of violence in Iraq claimed more victims on Monday, when 15 car bombs killed at least 46 people and injured many more, security officials said.
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Multimedia
A Modernist's Challenge to Instant Gratification
In this age of instant gratification, the work of Modernists like Ray K. Metzker, who is enjoying a sort of late-career comeback, might teach us something about craftsmanship and patient engagement.
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Travel
Booted Off the Plane: How Normal Is That?
It can be difficult to figure out exactly what can get you thrown off a flight, and how often passengers are removed.
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Business Day
Pfizer Settles a Drug Marketing Case for $491 Million
The Justice Department announced that the drug maker would settle criminal and civil charges over illegal marketing of the kidney-transplant drug Rapamune.
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Your Money
In Search of Romance, and Maybe a Refund
A reader tells the Haggler about her soured relationship with a matchmaking service.
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N.Y. / Region
Beauty School Students Left With Broken Promises and Large Debts
Hundreds of women in New York City have found themselves deep in debt and with little training after attending cosmetology schools that falsified applications for student loans.
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Magazine
Uncovering the Truth Behind a Twisted Anti-Abortion Tale
In case you missed it, Emily Bazelon wrote an illuminating column on Slate about the so-called evidence behind Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment.
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N.Y. / Region
Bronx Courts Trim Big Backlog, With Outside Judge at the Helm
Justice Patricia DiMango has handled 500 cases since January, leading officials to declare a partial victory after years of failed efforts to break the logjam.
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World
House Weighs Iran Measure Amid Doubts on Timing
Legislation to impose the sanctions, up for a vote in the House on Wednesday, could coerce Iran’s customers to find other oil suppliers.
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World
After the Delhi Rape, Small Victories for Women in India's Popular Culture
Seven months after the Delhi rape, India’s popular culture continues to fail the gender test.
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