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World
In Move for Economy, Mexican President Seeks Foreign Investment in Energy
President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed opening his country’s historically closed energy industry to private companies so that they might pump for oil.
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Business Day
In Mexico, a Proposal to Revamp Oil Policy
The suggested policy changes could reinvigorate the country’s oil industry and ease American dependence on OPEC, experts say.
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Health
Afraid to Get Tested? Slow Down and Think About It
When it comes to learning whether they are at risk for certain diseases by getting a medical test, millions of people would rather just not know.
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Style
Subsidized Child Care: For the Poor, By the Poor
In-home family child-care providers often make it possible for minimum-wage parents to go to work, but don’t always make minimum wage themselves.
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World
Embassies Open, but Yemen Stays on Terror Watch
The American Embassy in Yemen remained closed, underscoring the challenges President Obama faces in trying to reshape the nation’s counterterrorism strategy.
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World
Gays in Russia Find No Haven, Despite Support From the West
Despite the breathtaking wealth and vibrant culture in its metropolises, Russia remains a country where discrimination and violence against gay people are widely tolerated.
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Dining & Wine
The Trip From Bountiful
At this time of year, if you get to the market early, it’s almost like picking vegetables straight from the field. Celebrate the abundance with a dinner party.
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Business Day
July Retail Sales Rose 0.2%, Despite a Drop in Auto Sales
Core retail sales rose 0.5 percent in July, the biggest gain since a similar increase in December.
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Business Day
To Judge Sleep Aids, U.S. Looks at Drowsy Driving in the Morning
The Food and Drug Administration is considering the residual drowsiness that can persist the day after taking prescription sleep aids, and whether users can drive safely upon waking.
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World
Canada: Railroad Company to Be Shut Down
Canada plans to shut the rail operator whose tanker train blew up in a Quebec town last month, killing 47 people, because the company does not have enough insurance to pay for cleanup costs.
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U.S.
Florida Sit-In Against ‘Stand Your Ground’
A group formed after the death of Trayvon Martin remained ensconced in the state’s Old Capitol building, demanding changes to the Stand Your Ground provision of Florida law.
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Style
Fertility Diary: I'm Old
People hear “older woman trying to have a baby,” and they think they know me.
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Science
Timing a Rise in Sea Level
Along with how high oceans may swell, researchers are also trying to determine how fast.
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N.Y. / Region
New Jersey Jitney Drivers Squeezed Between Competition and Demands for More Safety
Since a minibus crash July 30 that killed a baby girl, a torrent of outrage has been directed at the industry.
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Business Day
An Odd Crown for Atlanta: Most Guns at the Airport
Security agents at American airports have confiscated more than 800 guns so far in 2013, setting a pace that is likely to beat last year’s record of 1,556.
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Health
A Glut of Antidepressants
Overdiagnosis of depression is seen as one factor in the rise in antidepressant use.
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Booming
Sex Ed, 1964
Sex Ed in the ‘60s was scant, but there was a lot of information in the era’s best-sellers. Too bad so much of it was wrong.
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Science
The Stuff of Those Visions in Clinical Death
A surge of brain activity in dying rats may hold an explanation for the realistic visions experienced by some human victims of cardiac arrest, researchers say.
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Science
Mapping the Brain Circuitry That Spots Movement, in Flies
Researchers have mapped the precise circuit in the fruit fly brain that enables the tiny animal to detect movement in its visual field.
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Business Day
In Australia, Signs of a Tilt in Economic Equilibrium
An appeals court ruling could set a precedent that favors the environmental interests of local communities over the economic interests of mining companies.
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Business Day
U.S. Accounting Regulator Proposes More In-Depth Reports From Auditors
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is proposing a major overhaul of how company audits are reported to the public, a move that could provide investors with deeper insights into the health of corporations.
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We had some problems with Tylinol PM. The day after was fuzzy.
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Autos
Hyundai Recalls 259,000 Vehicles for Corrosion and Axle Problems
Hyundai’s corrosion-related recall is a regional issue affecting cars in states using road salt, but 20,000 other vehicles are being recalled over an axle issue.
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Style
Fertility Diary: I'm Old
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World
The Flames of Kishtwar
Electoral calculations, religious demographics, and a lethal history of insurgency and counter-insurgency are behind the sectarian violence in Kishtwar town in Indian-administered-Kashmir.
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Opinion
The Government as a Low-Wage Employer
President Obama should sign an executive order to raise the pay of millions of poorly paid employees of government contractors.
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Business Day
Lessons From the Emergency Room
Is it possible to build a company from scratch and also maintain a good work-life balance?
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N.Y. / Region
Bloomberg Signs Bills to Aid Disaster Planning
The laws focus on issues raised last fall during Hurricane Sandy when New Yorkers were evacuated.
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Opinion
When Sexual Harassment Occurs in the Academy
Readers comment on a news article about a professor who left his post after a harassment charge.
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Opinion
Hillary Clinton Returns to Political Life
She gave an impassioned speech on voting rights. Let’s hope she sticks with the issue.
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U.S.
When Charter Schools Are in Churches, Conflict Is in the Air
There are practical reasons to allow charter schools to be set up in houses of worship, but some worry that the arrangement makes church-state separation impossible.
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Opinion
The Civil War and Hawaii
Despite the 5,000 miles separating Gettysburg and Honolulu, the island kingdom played a surprising role in the conflict.
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Autos
Wheelies: The Government Motors Edition
The federal government sold nearly $900 million worth of General Motors stock last month, and Chrysler will unveil a new performance pickup truck at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit this weekend.
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Autos
Could Outmoded Phone Booths Become E.V. Charging Stations?
New York City is full of dormant, albeit still electrified phone booths. Some say the unused infrastructure could be repurposed for electric vehicle charging.
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Business Day
Social Security at 78
Social Security means the difference between sufficiency and poverty for a large share of the nation’s elderly, and it is important to find ways to bolster it, not retreat, an economist writes.
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World
The Flames of Kishtwar
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Business Day
Lessons From the Emergency Room
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Opinion
The Civil War and Hawaii
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Fashion & Style
A Dollar a Day, for Only 20 Years
Impatience had brought me to Jim; now it was time for me to practice the art of letting go.
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Sports
Punishments to Ponder
Players and many readers of The New York Times reacted to the penalties and their effect on the integrity of the game meted out last week by Major League Baseball.
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U.S.
Manning Played Vital Role in Iraq Despite Erratic Behavior, Supervisor Says
Despite concerns about Pfc. Bradley Manning’s mental health, a former supervisor testified that he let him keep working because of understaffing and the private’s role in analyzing threats.
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Business Day
Questions Arise About Herbalife Product Safety
Herbalife is at the heart of a Wall Street brawl. Now the company’s response to its handling of a product safety issue in 2011 is drawing scrutiny.
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