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U.S.
Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling
As one congressman put it, “There is nothing hotter than farm to table.” The bill’s champion, Senator Debbie Stabenow, made sure the trend got a boost.
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Fashion & Style
Celebrities Behaving Well
The days of our unqualifiedly celebrating the rowdy, libidinous, self-destructive artist may be drawing to a close.
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N.Y. / Region
Costs Have Piled Up Along With the Snow of a Difficult Winter
A long, cold and snowy winter has brought a flurry of extra expenses for car repairs, higher heating bills and replacement of lost mittens, expenses that have piled up along with the snow.
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U.S.
Family Wants Say in New King Memorial
The estate holds the rights to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s image, and the family wants input concerning plans for a monument, its representatives told the governor.
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U.S.
Computer Searches at Center of Dispute on C.I.A. Detentions
An office is at the center of an escalating fight between the spy agency and its congressional overseers, and an investigation by the C.I.A.’s inspector general.
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U.S.
Drought Hastens End of a Region’s Hydropower Era
The yearslong drought in Central Texas could eventually snuff out a renewable power source that fueled the region’s early growth: hydropower.
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World
Rio’s Race to Future Intersects Slave Past
With a building spree tearing apart sections of Rio de Janeiro, archaeological finds are giving new insight into its old role as a slave trade center.
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U.S.
Big-Money Donors Demand Larger Say in Campaign Strategy
In both parties, elite donors who once deferred to “super PAC” leaders to determine the best use of their money are now taking a central role in shaping campaigns.
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Your Money
An Aging Population Also Poses Opportunities for Retirement Careers
One increasingly popular niche for those who want to be their own boss are jobs that target people who want to stay in their own homes, rather than move to an assisted living facility.
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U.S.
Behind Clash Between C.I.A. and Congress, a Secret Report on Interrogations
A dispute over a classified C.I.A. report has led to a bitter fight between the agency and the Senate Intelligence Committee, with each side accusing the other of spying on it.
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Sports
No Quick or Clear Solution in N.F.L. Settlement
Judge Anita B. Brody said she wants more proof that the $765 million in a proposed settlement for retired N.F.L. players will last 65 years.
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Business Day
Citing Shift to Online Sales, Staples Says It Will Close Up to 225 Stores by the End of 2015
The nation’s largest office-supply company says it will close 10 percent, or up to 225, of its North American stores in a move to save $500 million.
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Health
Geriatricians Question Five Common Treatments
The American Geriatrics Society says medical evidence is scant for five common treatments in the elderly.
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N.Y. / Region
Head of Port Authority Police Union Questioned in Bridge Inquiry
The relationship between Paul Nunziato and David Wildstein is under scrutiny as investigators piece together events that led to the lane closings near the George Washington Bridge.
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Opinion
The Fat Drug
How humankind unwittingly joined an experiment on antibiotics and weight gain.Sugar: The Bitter Truth - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6...
YouTube
Jul 31, 2009 - Uploaded by University of California Television (UCTV)
Watch "The Skinny on Obesity" with Dr. Lustig: http://www.uctv.tv/skinny-on-
He includes the biochemistry to make the case.
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Business Day
Vodafone Said to Submit Tentative Bid for Ono
The British telecommunications giant has submitted a tentative offer for the Spanish cable company Ono that values it at around 7 billion euros, or $10 billion, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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N.Y. / Region
Ramp to Tappan Zee Will Close for 4 Years
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Opinion
Gun Safety on Facebook
The fact that the company acknowledged some responsibility to act against illegal firearm sales is encouraging.
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Business Day
E-Cigarettes, by Other Names, Lure Young and Worry Experts
Products virtually identical to e-cigarettes are known by names like e-hookahs or vaping pens, thwarting efforts by health officials to track their use, especially among young people.
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Opinion
A Climate Analyst Clarifies the Science Behind California's Water Woes
A closer look at the science behind the fighting over whether global warming has shaped California’s drought.
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Business Day
Republican’s Tax Plan Awkwardly Aims at Rich
The Tax Reform Act of 2014 proposed by Dave Camp, a Michigan Republican, contains provisions to take away benefits from some taxpayers simply because they make too much money.
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Technology
No Longer Clashing, Wearable Tech Embraces Fashion
The days of chunky, loud-colored straps may be waning as the fashion industry tackles wearable gadgets.
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N.Y. / Region
De Blasio and Operator of Charter School Empire Do Battle
Eva S. Moskowitz, who built a chain of charter schools during the Bloomberg administration, saw plans for three more canceled by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Opinion
Great Hope for Babies With H.I.V.
A new protocol of early treatment could save many young lives.
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Opinion
Pyongyang’s Hunger Games
Kim Jong-un's dependency on the international financial system should be exploited.
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Business Day
What the Jobs Report Means for the Fed
February’s employment numbers were decent, and it is increasingly clear that Federal Reserve officials are not going to modify their scheduled retreat from bond-buying unless they must.Wait Until Wages Start Rising
And then wait some more — a lot more.
There’s a growing meme in discussions of
monetary policy to the effect that we’re actually getting close to full
employment, because the long-term unemployed don’t actually count in
wage determination. Soon, this story goes, wages will start to rise, and
so it’s time to get ready for monetary tightening.
This is a terrible idea.
For one thing, we can speculate all we like
about the true state of labor markets, but we won’t really know until we
start seeing solid wage increases. So why not wait until that happens?
Now, you might say that it’s important to get
ahead of the curve, lest inflation rear its ugly head. But this is in
fact a case where you really want to be behind the curve.
Look at what has happened to wage growth
since the crisis began. The various series are noisy; I’ve followed
Goldman Sachs in using principal components to take a weighted average
of nonsupervisory wages, total compensation, and the employment cost
index. Still a bit jumpy, but the picture seems fairly clear:
So far, no clear sign that wage growth is
accelerating. Even more important, however, wages are growing much more
slowly now than they were before the crisis. There is no argument I can
think of for not wanting wage growth to get at least back to pre-crisis
levels before tightening. In fact, given that we’ve now seen just how
dangerous the “lowflation”
trap is, we should be aiming for a significantly higher underlying rate
of growth in wages and prices than we previously thought appropriate.
So even if we believe that full employment is
now 6.5 percent unemployment or something like that — and I’m not at
all convinced — we need a period of overfull employment to get inflation
back up to where it should be.
There is absolutely no case for monetary tightening for a long time to come."
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