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Food
U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit
In the past 50 years, meat has gotten less fatty and easier to chew — thanks in part to the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. But the achievement has come at a steep cost to the lab’s animals.Health
Complexities of Choosing an End Game for Dementia
Some wonder if a directive to hasten death by withholding “ordinary means of nutrition and hydration” should apply to a person who can’t remember it.Opinion
A Tale of 2 Transit Systems
Andrew J. Sparberg, a transportation historian, writes that “significant investment” is required in transit systems everywhere.Opinion
A Modest Move on Methane
The first federal effort to regulate the gas directly will put a dent in harmful emissions. But only a dent.
"I didn’t watch the
SOTU — I probably wouldn’t have even if I had been on the right side of
the Pacific. But I’m reading some of the reporting; and because evil is
more interesting than good, I think the most revealing remarks actually
came from Joni Ernst’s GOP reply.
Not that she offered a
realistic alternative — but that’s the point. As far as anyone can
tell, the dominant Republican economic idea is to license the Keystone
pipeline. And that’s ridiculous.
The standard estimate — accepted by pipeline advocates
— is that building the pipeline would temporarily add 42,000 jobs, the
vast bulk of which would go away after two years. That’s in an economy
with 140 million workers.
So Keystone would temporarily increase US employment by 0.03, that’s
right, 0.03 percent. Or to put it another way: given the recent pace of
job creation, the number one GOP policy priority, basically the only job
measure the party has to offer, would create about as many jobs as the
Obama recovery is adding every five days.
So there’s a mystery
here. Do Republicans not know this? (I’m not a scientist, man — or a
mathematician.) Do they know it but count on the innumeracy of voters,
having found that pipelines sound good to focus groups?
N.Y. / Region
Appearing Together, de Blasio and Sharpton Urge Civility
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Rev. Al Sharpton took the stage together on Monday at an event commemorating Martin Luther King’s Birthday.N.Y. / Region
Hearing Pits Tenants Who Denounce Airbnb Against Those Who Profit From It
Attendees of a crowded New York City Council hearing debated whether short-term rentals booked mostly through Airbnb, a home rental service, sap housing affordability or save it.World
C.I.A. Report Found Value of Brutal Interrogation Was Inflated
Years before a scathing Senate report, an internal review found that the C.I.A. had repeatedly overstated the value of intelligence gained from brutal interrogation techniques.World
Photos Show American Held in Egypt Badly Bruised and Ill
Mohamed Soltan, who also holds Egyptian citizenship, has been held without charges for 16 months.N.Y. / Region
Cuomo’s Education Agenda Sets Battle Lines With Teachers’ Unions
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to seek changes to teacher evaluations and charter school limits, putting him in direct conflict with teachers’ unions.U.S.
$447,000 Seized by Government Will Be Returned to Business
The United States attorney for New York’s Eastern District signed off on a settlement that would return $447,000 seized from a Long Island business under civil asset forfeiture.Business Day
From Gluten-Free Beer to Kombucha, Alcohol Options for Health-Conscious Drinkers
The American beverage industry has introduced a number of new offerings catering to consumers, especially women, who want wholesome, low-alcohol choices.N.Y. / Region
Pope Francis’ September Visit to New York Is Expected to Be Just One Day
Stops at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and ground zero, as well as at Madison Square Garden for a Mass, could follow the pope’s address to the United Nations."Showing the flag"
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N.Y. / Region
Cuomo Wants Elevated Train Link Built to Ill-Served La Guardia Airport
The train, which would connect with the No. 7 subway line and the Long Island Rail Road, would be the first mass transit link to the Queens airport.Fashion & Style
Not All Doom and Gloom
Skulls are fashionable these days, and their meaning is being reinterpreted by many watchmakers.Health
Too Close to a Patient for Comfort
A doctor’s objective eye, unclouded by a relationship, is a key to more effective medical care.Automobiles
Auto Collectibles That You Can Wear
The pins can express a person’s desire for dream cars and are a way of expressing loyalty to lost models and automobile brands.World
Charges and Clashing Interests Mar Selection of a Cabinet for Afghanistan
Ethnic groups are fighting over representation, one candidate is wanted by Interpol, and one dropped out because he could not provide enough jobs to his would-be supporters.N.Y. / Region
2 Yemeni Men Are Charged With Conspiring to Attack American Soldiers
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said that Saddiq Al-Abbadi ambushed American convoys in Iraq, and that Ali Alvi fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan where American forces were stationed.U.S.
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