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Science
A Solar System First and Sizing Down a Mountain
Recent developments in health and science news. This week: That lip tingling from Sichuan cuisine and good news for the Arctic’s ice.
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World
Door to U.S. May Be Closing for Iraqis Who Helped the American Military
Iraqis who worked for the American military during the war, many of whom face discrimination and danger at home, could lose their chance at American visas if Congress doesn’t act.
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Opinion
New Growth of Cities
Mayor Steven M. Fulop of Jersey City responds to a Sunday Review news analysis.
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Opinion
How to Survive a Mass Extinction - Even One Caused by Us
Handy tips for surviving the next mass extinction — even if it’s our own doing.
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Science
DNA Double Take
Your DNA and identity are not as entwined as once thought. In fact most people have multiple genomes floating around, from mutations and remnants of pregnancies or twins.
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Science
Life on Mars? Well, Maybe Not
In more than a year on Mars, Curiosity has found no evidence of methane, a gas that is considered a possible calling card of microbes, NASA announced Thursday.
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N.Y. / Region
Private Schools Are Expected to Drop a Dreaded Entrance Test
A group representing New York City private schools said it would no longer recommend using the test because of concerns that test-preparation courses rendered it meaningless.
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World
Berlusconi Stakes a Claim for Relevance, but Avoids Threats
In a televised address on Wednesday, Silvio Berlusconi tried to claim a continued place at the heart of Italian politics, but did not mention his party’s threats to bring down the coalition government.
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Opinion
A Farewell to the Dying
A reader laments that she did not have the chance to say goodbye before her husband’s death.
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Business Day
U.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean Energy
A controversial federal loan-guarantee program intended to support greener energy technologies will shift to supporting development of cleaner oil and coal technology.
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World
Anglicans Name First Female Bishop in Ireland
The Rev. Pat Storey, 53, a married mother of two, will serve as the bishop of Meath and Kildare, in the Church of Ireland.
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Crosswords/Games
Robert Torrence's Lights Out
Can you press the correct series of buttons to create Lights Out?
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World
Germany’s Effort at Clean Energy Proves Complex
Germany’s plan to convert to renewable energy sources is running into problems in execution that are forcing Germans to face the costs of sticking to their principles.
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N.Y. / Region
Hynes Is Said to Be Weighing a G.O.P. Run for District Attorney
People close to Charles J. Hynes, the incumbent in Brooklyn who lost the Democratic primary last week, say that he is reconsidering his resolution not to campaign as a Republican.
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N.Y. / Region
Judge Won’t Delay Order on Policing
Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, who told the New York Police Department to change its stop-and-frisk strategy, declined to postpone them pending an appeal by the city.
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U.S.
Gas Leaks in Fracking Disputed in Study
Hydraulic fracking appears to cause smaller leaks of methane, a greenhouse gas, than the federal government estimates, according to a study released Monday.
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World
In Mexico, Critics Say Political Corruption Worsened Impact of Dual Storms
The twin storms that tore through the country this week renewed criticism that corruption and political shortsightedness made the damage even worse.
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World
For China, a New Kind of Feminism
The arrival of the "Lean In" movement derived from Sheryl Sandberg's contemporary manifesto has given a new focus to feminism in China.
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Technology
Microsoft Increases Quarterly Dividend
The company’s board raised the dividend to 28 cents, a 22 percent increase, and approved a new $40 billion stock buyback program.
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Sports
Mets’ Harvey Is Covered Like Any Other Employee With a Workplace Injury
The elbow injury sustained by Mets pitcher Matt Harvey is covered by workers’ compensation insurance.
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Education
Online Classes Move Closer to Degree Programs
Coursera and edX, the two largest providers of massive open online courses, are inching closer to offering degree programs, although the courses so far carry no academic credit.
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Science
The Sun That Did Not Roar
The Sun appears to slack off at the height of the solar cycle, the solar maximum, usually a time of roiling activity as the star’s magnetic fields reverse.
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World
Hacking U.S. Secrets, China Pushes for Drones
A two-year hacking operation by a group linked to China’s army is the latest sign of Beijing’s ambitious plans to be at the forefront of drone manufacturing.
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Opinion
A Farewell to the Dying
A reader laments that she did not have the chance to say goodbye before her husband’s death.
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World
Anglicans Name First Female Bishop in Ireland
The Rev. Pat Storey, 53, a married mother of two, will serve as the bishop of Meath and Kildare, in the Church of Ireland.
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Business Day
U.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean Energy
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Technology
Microsoft Increases Quarterly Dividend
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Health
Test of Alzheimer’s Drug Gets Large Federal Grant
The $33.2 million grant will help finance a clinical trial to test a treatment on people 60 to 75 who have no symptoms of the disease, but do have two copies of a gene known to greatly increase the risk of getting it.
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Science
New Approach to Explaining Evolution’s Big Bang
Two scientists take a fresh look at the hypotheses about the Cambrian explosion, one of the most important phases in the history of life.
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Opinion
Silencing Scientists
The Canadian government is making it harder for scientists to do their work.
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Business Day
Detroit Is Now a Charity Case for Carmakers
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are investing heavily in plants from Mexico to China. Yet their operations in Detroit remains a fraction of what they were a half-century ago.
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U.S.
Draining the Life From 'Community'
Actual communities in which people know each other, do things for each other and act in concert may be on the decline. But new meanings of community are rushing to fill the void.
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U.S.
Delaware Seeks to Steer the Poor to Top Colleges
The state plans to use application fee waivers and other information to address a pattern that limits social mobility.
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World
Pope Says Church Is ‘Obsessed’ With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control
Saying that the Roman Catholic Church should seek a “new balance,” Pope Francis articulated his vision of an inclusive church, evoking gratitude and hope from liberal Catholics who had felt left out in the cold.
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U.S.
Cherokee Girl Is Handed Over to Adoptive Parents
A 4-year-old Cherokee girl at the center of a long custody dispute was handed over to her adoptive parents in South Carolina on Monday night.
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Magazine
Freebies for the Rich
Why are colleges giving away money to rich kids who don’t need it? They might value their rankings more than the economy.
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Science
Cargo Ship Docking at Space Station Is Delayed
A commercial cargo spacecraft, which was to dock at the International Space Station on Sunday, will not make its second attempt until at least Saturday.
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Technology
Microsoft Increases Quarterly Dividend
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U.S.
I.R.S. Official Linked to Tea Party Scandal Retires
Lois Lerner, an official at the center of the Internal Revenue Service’s scrutiny of the Tea Party, is retiring, the agency said Monday.
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Opinion
Silencing Scientists
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N.Y. / Region
Judge Won’t Delay Order on Policing
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U.S.
Tina Brown Goes Global
Just as she leaves her job at the news site Daily Beast, she is creating a new brand, which will promote Women in the World events around the globe.
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U.S.
Victims Push Laws to End Online Revenge Posts
Posting explicit images of former sexual partners can ruin lives, yet mostly goes unpunished. But the law may be catching up with technology.
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World
Mexico’s New Arrivals Mix Praise and Criticism
Readers responding to an article in The Times said that while they wished the world would focus more on Mexico’s strengths, they also wished the country would do more to tackle its flaws.
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