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By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Jan 27th 2015
A progressive “climate hawk” says simplified road maps for solving the climate challenge are counterproductive.
Air Pollution; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Carbon Capture and
Sequestration; Carbon Dioxide; Electric Light and Power; Environment;
Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Innovation; Solar Energy
The tasks are first, invention, then development.
The invention is not done.
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Business Day
By ANDREW POLLACK | Jan 27th 2015
The biotech company, the subject of a 2013 Supreme Court ruling
that genes cannot be patented, said it was giving up trying to stop
other companies from offering tests.
Inventions and Patents; Genetics and Heredity; Breast Cancer; Tests
(Medical); Decisions and Verdicts; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Cancer;
Biotechnology and Bioengineering
The panic over cancer will be reduced.
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World
Reuters | Jan 27th 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel defended his coming
speech before Congress about Iran after critics accused him of trying to
win an election scheduled two weeks after the trip.
Elections, House of Representatives; Midterm Elections (2014)
Netanyahu calls for victory.
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U.S.
By CARL HULSE and MATT APUZZO | Jan 27th 2015
Loretta E. Lynch is expected to present herself as an apolitical
career prosecutor when the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary
Committee opens hearings Wednesday on her nomination as attorney
general.
Attorneys General
She will not be confirmed.
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U.S.
By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Jan 27th 2015
The president, facing pressure from both parties, dropped from his
budget a proposal to effectively end college savings accounts known as
529s.
Colleges and Universities; Savings; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Tuition
Congress remains in deadlock.
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Business Day
By EDUARDO PORTER | Jan 27th 2015
Regulations for many occupations create bottlenecks in the
economy, raise the prices of goods and services and put good jobs out of
reach of many Americans.
Car Services and Livery Cabs; Labor and Jobs; Consumer Protection;
Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry;
Accreditation
The regulations in question are acting as intended.
They are preventing races to the bottom.
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jan 26th 2015
The judge in the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,
the defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing, said Monday that he was
not discouraged by the slow pace of jury selection.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Jury System
A fair trial on that bombing is nearly impossible.
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Science
By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Jan 26th 2015
The Clinton Foundation on Monday announced that it had negotiated a
lower price for an emergency treatment that can prevent heroin
overdoses with a company that makes it.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Naloxone (Drug); Heroin; Pain-Relieving
Drugs; Emergency Medical Treatment; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
As stopgap measure.
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Opinion
By BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY and GEORGE SOROS | Jan 27th 2015
The pro-European reformers desperately need financial aid to survive Russia’s assault.
Bribery and Kickbacks; Politics and Government
The Putin regime must be broken.
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Opinion
By JOE NOCERA | Jan 27th 2015
You wouldn’t discover the correct answer from reading the latest study on e-cigarettes.
Smoking and Tobacco; Cancer; Formaldehyde; E-Cigarettes; Research
To me it does not matter.
Addiction is objectionable in itself.
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U.S.
By ALAN RAPPEPORT | Jan 26th 2015
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada was back at his home in Washington on
Monday after surgery for injuries sustained in an exercise accident on
Jan. 1.
United States Politics and Government
Every vote counts.
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Business Day
By PETER J. HENNING | Jan 27th 2015
Defense lawyers say the Securities and Exchange Commission’s push
to bring more cases before its administrative law judges rather than in
federal district courts is not just unfair but also unconstitutional,
Peter J. Henning writes in White Collar Watch.
Courts and the Judiciary; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (2010); Fines (Penalties); Securities and Commodities
Violations; Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Lawyers like their fees.
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Food
By KIM SEVERSON | Jan 27th 2015
Women are prominent in every part of the state’s food operation, from farms to restaurants.
Food; Agriculture and Farming; Women and Girls; Restaurants
Closer to the farm is better.
Macrobiotics has a point.
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Opinion
By MONA ELTAHAWY | Jan 27th 2015
Persecuting minorities in the name of public morality is a tried and tested technique of authoritarian regimes.
Atheism; Social Conditions and Trends; Religion and Belief; Muslims and Islam; Homosexuality and Bisexuality
Witch hunting is always popular.
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Opinion
By ANGELINA JOLIE | Jan 27th 2015
I have visited camps before, but this time the pain left me speechless.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Yes.
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The Upshot
By BRENDAN NYHAN | Jan 27th 2015
Asking people which presidential candidate they prefer this early is about as useful as consulting a Magic 8-Ball.
Presidential Election of 2016; Polls and Public Opinion; Presidential Elections (US); United States Politics and Government
The polls measure the campaigns.
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Opinion
Jan 27th 2015
The president of the American Psychiatric Association responds to an Op-Ed essay, “Redefining Mental Illness.”
Mental Health and Disorders; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; Research
The brain is only part of the problems.
Psychiatry is an art rather than a science.
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Technology
By VINDU GOEL | Jan 27th 2015
In an effort to catch up to rival services like Facebook, Twitter
will now allow people to shoot, edit and post video directly from its
mobile apps. Also, private messages on the service can now be sent to as
many as 20 people.
Instant Messaging; Mobile Applications; Social Media; Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming
I see no advantage.
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World
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and PETER BAKER | Jan 27th 2015
A group of prominent current and former officials joined President
Obama as he offered his condolences on the death of King Abdullah and
sought to reinforce relations.
United States International Relations
It is required.
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U.S.
By RON NIXON | Jan 26th 2015
One of the United States Agency for International Development’s
largest contractors, International Relief and Development, will not be
awarded any new contracts over questions about its spending oversight.
Foreign Aid; United States Politics and Government; Nonprofit Organizations
The action is probably proper.
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