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Science
Freezing January for Easterners Was Not Felt Round the World
Despite ice storms in the American South, it was the fourth-warmest January on record for the earth as a whole.
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Opinion
Contraception in the Shadow of Abortion
A response to Will Saletan and James Taranto on the sexual revolution and the decline of marriage.
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World
Coping with Retirement
Thomas James Brennan tries to move on with his life after being medically retired from the Marine Corps and finds a number of obstacles in his way.
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Opinion
The Go-To Congresswoman on Gun Control Packs It In
After 18 years of meeting with victims and their families, Representative Carolyn McCarthy can move on and know that she tried to make a difference.
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Movies
For Your Consideration: Apathy
In a longer campaign season before the Oscars, Hollywood’s mood is dampened by moral disputes and low box-office bumps.
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U.S.
Flu Rate Rises in the Young and the Middle-Aged
The flu is hitting young and middle-aged people particularly hard this season, as a tough flu strain re-emerged and too few people were vaccinated, health authorities said Thursday.
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N.Y. / Region
Police Coercion Cited in Order for Retrial in Upstate New York Killing
A chief judge said the lies and deceptions of police detectives in Troy, N.Y., taken together, amounted to psychological coercion that violated a suspect’s constitutional rights.
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U.S.
American Meat Plants Said to Face Shortages of Inspectors
The shortfalls, linked to slow hiring in a new Agriculture Department program, raise the possibility that contaminated products could reach consumers.
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U.S.
In the Debate Over Health Care, ‘Real People’ Become Human Volleyballs
Democrats and Republicans alike resort to “real people” to get their messages across, sometimes with unexpected consequences.
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U.S.
GTT ★
Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.
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Shooting the neighbors has fans.
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Opinion
The Tame Truth About the Wolves of Wall Street
Unlike Hollywood’s idea of Wall Street partying, the only all-nighters I pulled were over spreadsheets.
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N.Y. / Region
A Poet Mines Memories of Drug Addiction
Gil Fagiani writes poetry that he hopes will connect with people in a way that his political writings could not.
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U.S.
Jury Reaches Partial Verdict in Florida Killing Over Loud Music
Michael Dunn, a white man who admitted shooting Jordan Davis, a black 17-year-old, was convicted of three counts of second-degree attempted murder, but not first-degree murder.
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World
Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank Is Fired After Warning of Missing Oil Revenue
President Goodluck Jonathan’s dismissal of Lamido Sanusi, who had charged that billions in oil revenue was missing, was seen as a lack of resolve in tackling corruption.
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