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World
Outsider’s Election Gives Portuguese a Ray of Optimism
With his election victory in Porto, Portugal, Rui Moreira became the first mayor of a major city to be elected without having been affiliated with an established political party.
2) Employ the poor with fiat currency.
3) Protect domestic industry so money stays within the national boundaries.
4) Export as much as possible to pay for goods not available in the domestic economy.
5) When the currency is solid and the population is working tax the rich to pay down old debt.
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World
The Philippines: Storm Hits East Coast
The United States Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii said the typhoon, Haiyan, had maximum sustained winds of 195 miles per hour, with gusts up to 235 m.p.h.
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U.S.
Facing Limits on Financing Road Repairs
Next year, state lawmakers will try to sell voters on $1 billion in financing for highways, but voters tend to consider the costs of fixing even pressing problems.
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N.Y. / Region
U.S. Judge Says City Neglected Disabled
A judge ruled that the city, which was sued after Tropical Storm Irene, has failed to accommodate for the needs of disabled New Yorkers during emergencies.
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Fashion & Style
After a Parent’s Death, a Rush of Change
A writer goes from being lesbian and not wanting children, to dating men and trying to conceive.
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N.Y. / Region
No Wrongdoing Found Yet in Inquiry Into Detective, Motion by Prosecutor Says
Despite the recent parole of an inmate whose case was handled by Detective Louis Scarcella, the prosecution’s review of the detective’s work found no misconduct.
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Travel
My Caribbean: 5 Vignettes
From a “mind-blowing” experience in the Dominican Republic to a “profound sense of awe” on Barbados, writers share personal stories about islands that matter to them.
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U.S.
In a Message to Poachers, U.S. Will Destroy Its Ivory
Six tons of illegal elephant ivory that the government has been stockpiling for three decades will be crushed and used in antipoaching memorials, officials announced.
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Opinion
Protecting Data Privacy
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is concerned about the security of cloud computing.
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Activists Accuse Walmart of Condoning Torture of Pigs by Pork Suppliers
Mercy for Animals, an animal rights organization, released video this week documenting what activists are calling the torture of pigs by workers at a Minnesota pork farm that supplies Walmart.
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Science
Case of Insect Interruptus Yields a Rare Fossil Find
Researchers say the oldest fossil of two insects copulating — in this case, froghoppers killed in a volcanic eruption 165 million years ago — was identified in what is now Northeastern China.
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Science
High Above Sea Level, Evolutionary Hot Spots
The remarkable ecosystems known as Páramos are home to the fastest evolution on Earth, a new study suggests.
Nature does everything it can all the time.
The article is built on a misperception of our world.
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Not a split but a sibling rivalry.
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Opinion
Second Thoughts on Neighborhood Watches
More than a year after Trayvon Martin was shot to death in Sanford, Fla., by a neighborhood watch volunteer, the town’s police department is wisely changing the program.
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Opinion
Bloomberg, Champion of the Poor
Usually depicted as a champion of the rich, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg also started a bold antipoverty program.
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Opinion
Video: The Animated Life of A. R. Wallace
This paper-puppet animation celebrates the life of Alfred Russel Wallace, who is co-credited with Charles Darwin for the theory of natural selection.
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Books
Solemn Panorama of Battle
Joe Sacco’s latest book, “The Great War,” is a 24-foot-long panoramic pen-and-ink imagining of the first day of World War I’s bloody Battle of the Somme.
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Business Day
BAE to Stop Building Ships at Historic British Site
Britain’s biggest military contractor, BAE Systems, is closing down its shipbuilding yards in Portsmouth, and cutting nearly 1,800 jobs in England and Scotland.
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U.S.
In a Message to Poachers, U.S. Will Destroy Its Ivory
Six tons of illegal elephant ivory that the government has been stockpiling for three decades will be crushed and used in antipoaching memorials, officials announced.
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Activists Accuse Walmart of Condoning Torture of Pigs by Pork Suppliers
Mercy for Animals, an animal rights organization, released video this week documenting what activists are calling the torture of pigs by workers at a Minnesota pork farm that supplies Walmart.
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Bad management. Moving toward the wrong goal.
A financially successful business can be a failure as a school and so fail.
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Business Day
Cyprus in Plan to Develop a Natural Gas Industry
The island nation seeks to rebuild its economy after the collapse of its banking industry, but its natural gas industry so far exists mainly in theory.
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Opinion
Protecting Data Privacy
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is concerned about the security of cloud computing.
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Opinion
Jailing Pregnant Women
Rachel Roth, the author of “Making Women Pay: The Hidden Costs of Fetal Rights,” discusses the shameful conditions for pregnant women in prison.
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N.Y. / Region
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