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Crosswords/Games
Daniel Finkel's Perfect Hopscotch Loops
The weather’s perfect for a game of hopscotch. But have you tried Daniel Finkel’s Perfect Hopscotch Loops?
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Business Day
China Further Restricts Foreign Dairy Brands
The new regulations appear to be the government’s latest attempt to reduce the enormous demand for foreign milk powder and infant formula and bolster domestic brands.
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Science
Video: Chernobyl’s Toll on Nature
Biologist Timothy Mousseau has been studying the lasting effects of radiation on the flora and fauna of Chernobyl, Ukraine.
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U.S.
Judge Paves Way for Voting on Detroit’s Recovery Plan as Two Police Unions Settle
Detroit officials have raced to reach deals with city workers and others in an effort to expedite the process of exiting bankruptcy court by mid-October.
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Science
At Chernobyl, Hints of Nature’s Adaptation
A study of the Chernobyl fallout area has found that some bird species have adapted to the radioactive environment by producing more protective antioxidants, with correspondingly less genetic damage.
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Opinion
Values and Data Meet at a Vatican Workshop on Sustaining Humanity on a Flourishing Planet
The Vatican hosts a meeting considering the mix of science, technology and values-laden choices that will determine the quality of life — human and otherwise — on Earth in coming decades.
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U.S.
Rescuers Turn to Boat as Storm Rocks Florida
A storm driven by heavy rainfall and high winds has also hit hard in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
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U.S.
Where Tornadoes Are a Known Danger, the One That Hits Home Still Stuns
A series of tornadoes have ravaged large areas of the South this week, killing at least 35 people and leaving residents stunned and weary.
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U.S.
Rhode Island: Circus Accident Linked to Metal Fastener
Fire officials in Providence said an accident that injured nine performers with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday apparently occurred when a metal fastener snapped.
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Opinion
Too Hot to Be Safe
Researchers uncover new dangers from smoking superheated electronic cigarettes.
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World
Alphonso Mangoes Flood Indian Market After E.U. Ban
Lovers of the fruit, traditionally prized for its taste and scarcity, are enjoying the drop in prices, but for farmers across Maharashtra grappling with crop failure because of unseasonal rain and hailstorms, the ban comes as further bad news.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Don’t Clone Me Edition
G.M. limits availability of Camaro Z28 parts to prevent cloning; the federal government pushes for higher fines when automakers fail to issue recalls.
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Science
A Debt to the Future, Face of Pain, Science Meets Fiction
Letters to the editor and online comments.
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Sports
Pole Wins Tour of Romandie Prologue
Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland won the prologue of the Tour of Romandie in Switzerland. The winner of the six-day Romandie race has won the Tour de France for the past three years.
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The Upshot
Envisioning the End of Employer-Provided Health Plans
A new study finds the new health care law could create big savings for companies.
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The Upshot
Media Slant: A Question of Cause and Effect
Research finds that media owners generally don’t try to mold the population to their own brand of politics, but instead give customers what they want.
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U.S.
Ohio: Suit Seeks to Overturn Gay-Marriage Ban
Civil rights lawyers filed a lawsuit on Wednesday asking a judge to strike down Ohio’s ban on same-sex weddings as unconstitutional.
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U.S.
Justices Appear Willing to Give a Fired Public Worker Only Half a Victory
The Supreme Court will decide whether the First Amendment rights of a public employee were clearly established when he was fired after testifying in a corruption trial.
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N.Y. / Region
State Energy Plan Would Alter New York Utilities
A radically different electric system would decentralize production and coordinate distribution of electricity produced by smaller entities.
Electric Light and Power; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry;
Solar Energy; Wind Power; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Alternative and
Renewable Energy
Night comes and the wind stops. The grid would fail but for the big generators.
The rules will change but the facts remain stubbornly unchanged.
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I am for an early night.
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Night comes and the wind stops. The grid would fail but for the big generators.
The rules will change but the facts remain stubbornly unchanged.
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U.S.
Judge Paves Way for Voting on Detroit’s Recovery Plan as Two Police Unions Settle
Detroit officials have raced to reach deals with city workers and others in an effort to expedite the process of exiting bankruptcy court by mid-October.
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Opinion
The Fervor for Great Books and Big Ideas Isn’t Dead
Readers including Christopher B. Nelson of St. John’s College respond to a column by David Brooks.
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World
Alphonso Mangoes Flood Indian Market After E.U. Ban
Lovers of the fruit, traditionally prized for its taste and scarcity, are enjoying the drop in prices, but for farmers across Maharashtra grappling with crop failure because of unseasonal rain and hailstorms, the ban comes as further bad news.
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Science
A Debt to the Future, Face of Pain, Science Meets Fiction
Letters to the editor and online comments.
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Opinion
The Streamlined Life
The data on how incoming college freshmen perceive themselves and their futures paint a subtle and sobering picture.
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World
By One Measure, China Set to Become Largest Economy
In terms of purchasing power, China’s economy is poised to overtake the United States economy this year, but numbers don’t always tell the entire tale.
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World
U.S. Signs New Lease to Keep Strategic Military Installation in the Horn of Africa
The American base in Djibouti, Camp Lemonnier, has served as a hub for counterterrorism operations and training.I am for an early night.
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