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Opinion
What Does the Middle Class Need?
Last night, Senator Elizabeth Warren and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman sat down to discuss the minimum wage, consumer financial protection, student debt, access to health care and other issues facing our nation’s middle class.Automobiles
Wheelies: The Volvos Away! Edition
Volvo sells out of its First Edition 2015 XC90 crossovers in 47 hours; Ford recalls 192,000 vehicles in China for fuel system defect.N.Y. / Region
New York Police Officers to Start Using Body Cameras in a Pilot Program
A federal judge had ordered the department to test the cameras for one year in five police precincts, though the introduction of the cameras was not done in consultation with the court.
Business Day
Federal Sale of Troubled Mortgages Draws Criticism From Community Groups
A research report and community groups say that the government should give nonprofit organizations a better chance of competing against private investment firms in the bidding to buy distressed mortgages.Opinion
A Blunt Defense of Marriage Equality
A federal appellate court offered important reasoning behind its decision to strike down same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana.Your Money
Credit Card Offers Are Not Always What They Seem
It’s important to check carefully for “surprise” interest in all those offers of no, or low, interest on balance transfers that arrive in the mail.Technology
Google's F.T.C. Tab for Charges Rung Up by Children: $19 Million
The Internet giant is the latest tech company to settle an FTC complaint that it didn’t do enough to block unexpected charges on smartphones.Opinion
Watching the Sun Set on the Summer Movie Season
Frank and Ross debate the union of church and real estate in “Love Is Strange” and explore future dystopias in “The Giver.” And one columnists pleads: Stop giving actors extra credit for playing gay.N.Y. / Region
For Immigration Lawyers, a Surprise Speaker Who Asks Them to Change Lives
Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the Supreme Court, a Bronx native, was a surprise speaker on Thursday at the inaugural class of the Immigrant Justice Corps.Arts
New Location, New Ambitions for Phillips
The third-largest auction house hopes to raise its profile and challenge Christie's and Sotheby's with its new Mayfair salesroom.Real Estate
Puerto Rico Luring Buyers With Tax Breaks
Puerto Rico’s status as a tax haven is beginning to catch on, and some are betting big bucks that the trickle of Americans buying property there will soon become a stream.World
Libya Militia Fighting Takes Toll on Civilians, U.N. Says
Violence in Tripoli and Benghazi in recent weeks has killed hundreds of people, the United Nations said in a report that described summary executions, abductions and torture.
Technology
Grading Teachers, With Data From Class
Panorama Education, aided by prominent tech investors, is refining student feedback through innovative data collection. School systems are embracing the concept.
World
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