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Technology

Rivals Google and Apple Fight for the Dashboard

By AARON M. KESSLER and BRIAN X. CHEN | Feb 22nd 2015

In the coming months, dealerships around the country will begin selling vehicles capable of running Android- and Apple-compatible dashboard systems.

Automobiles; Android (Operating System); iOS (Operating System); Voice Recognition Systems; Wireless Communications; Software 

"Hang up and drive".

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Magazine

How to Build a Solid Drinking Library

By ROSIE SCHAAP | Feb 18th 2015

Browsing the pages of cocktail literature for tonightʼs recipe.

Recipes; Cocktails; Books and Literature; Book Trade and Publishing; Libraries and Librarians 

I would as soon not.

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Opinion

Even Better Than a Tax Cut

By LAWRENCE MISHEL | Feb 23rd 2015

What workers really need are higher wages.

Wages and Salaries; Productivity; Federal Taxes (US); Income Tax; Income; United States Economy; Interest Rates; United States Politics and Government; Income Inequality 

YES

"Protecting and expanding workers’ right to unionize and bargain collectively is also essential; the erosion of collective bargaining is the single largest factor suppressing wage growth for middle-wage workers over the last few decades. And we need to modernize our New Deal-era labor standards to include earned sick leave and paid family leave so workers can balance work and family.

Finally, stronger laws and enforcement to deter and remedy wage theft and the illegal treatment of employees as independent contractors could put tens of billions of dollars into workers’ pockets.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, wage stagnation is not a result of forces beyond our control. It is a result of a policy regime that has undercut the individual and collective bargaining power of most workers. Because wage stagnation was caused by policy, it can be reversed by policy, too."

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Opinion

A Bumpy Ride for the M.T.A.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 23rd 2015

New York City’s transit authority is facing real financial trouble. If its network deteriorates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will most likely be to blame.

Transit Systems; Roads and Traffic; Gasoline Tax (US); Congestion Pricing; Tolls 

The M.T.A. is state owned in an attempt to keep a low fare.  

Its operations are tax supported.

The higher fares of recent decades are an attempt at congestion pricing.

The Republican party will have to yield on the point.

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Business Day

HSBC Earnings, Retailers’ Results, and Janet Yellen’s Testimony

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Feb 22nd 2015

Other business stories to look for in the coming week include Comcast’s fourth-quarter earnings and an F.C.C. vote on net neutrality.

Banking and Financial Institutions; Company Reports; Net Neutrality

The interest rate paid by the federal reserve will not rise soon.
The F.C.C. will impose common carrier rules on the I.S.P.s.

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Business Day

Bill O’Reilly, Fox News Host, Fights Back at Claims of Exaggerated Stories

By EMILY STEEL | Feb 22nd 2015

After Mother Jones published an article that said Mr. O’Reilly had misrepresented stories about his war reporting, he called the claims against him “a political hit job.”

News and News Media; Television

Truth is never slander.

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false

A Look Behind the Headlines on China’s Coal Trends

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 18th 2015 

China will burn coal for most of its power.

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Opinion

Rail Crossings: Ideas for Greater Safety

Feb 23rd 2015

A sampling of suggestions from readers.

Railroad Accidents and Safety; Railroads; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Roads and
Traffic

Good things to do.
Accidents are rare enough. 

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Business Day

U.S. Agency Sets Fines for Maker of Airbags

By HIROKO TABUCHI and DANIELLE IVORY | Feb 20th 2015

Takata must fix the problem.

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Opinion

Fear and Withdrawal

By DIANA SPECHLER | Feb 21st 2015

I cut my dose of lorazepam. The next night I came down with a cold. That was just the start.

Anxiety and Stress; Depression (Mental); Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Mental Health and Disorders; Yoga

Whatever helps.

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U.S.

U.S. Struggles to Build a Strong Infrastructure

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG VIEW | Feb 22nd 2015

There is a broad consensus that America's roads, bridges and ports need upgrading. But agreeing on how to pay for it is another story.

Infrastructure (Public Works); Federal Budget (US)

Try setting the gasoline tax as a percentage of the retail price.
About twenty five percent. seems right.

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U.S.

Sanctions Put Academic Freedoms to a Test on a Campus Far From Tehran

By JESS BIDGOOD | Feb 22nd 2015

A decision by the University of Massachusetts to follow through on a law that bars Iranian students from some science and engineering programs sparked fury, consternation and accusations of discrimination.

Tests and Examinations; Colleges and Universities; Foreign Students (in US); Embargoes and Sanctions; Engineering and Engineers

In other times universities have held other views.
Discrimination for religion is a new development.
It should cease.

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U.S.

New Virus Suspected in Death of Kansas Man

By PAM BELLUCK | Feb 20th 2015

A new virus appears to have caused the death last spring of a man in Kansas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday in its journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Viruses

Something new out of Africa.

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Opinion

How to Talk to Israel’s Voters

By MICHAEL A. COHEN and MATTHEW DUSS | Feb 19th 2015

The U.S. should make clear its preference for a new government committed to talks with the Palestinians.

Palestinians; Israeli Settlements; Politics and Government

There is no stable two state solution.

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World

Video: Three Friends, One Jihadi

Mona El-Naggar and Ben Laffin | Feb 18th 2015 

A millennial cult.  One among many. 

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Opinion

Sentencing Reform: 3 Senators Speak Out

Feb 23rd 2015

Senators John Cornyn and Sheldon Whitehouse, sponsors of a bill, and the Judiciary Committee chairman, Chuck Grassley, respond to an editorial.

Sentences (Criminal); United States Politics and Government; Mandatory Sentencing; Prisons and Prisoners

Brain dead imprisonment is ineffective.
It is cheaper than judicial killing.  

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Opinion

Antibiotic-Free Meat

Feb 23rd 2015

Pam Clough of U.S. PIRG calls on McDonald’s to follow the lead of some other restaurant chains.

Antibiotics; Fast Food Industry; Factory Farming; Meat

If there is profit in it McDonald's will do it.


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Automobiles

Luxury Cars Imprint Their Brands on Goods From Cologne to Clothing

By REBECCA R. RUIZ | Feb 20th 2015
 

Upscale automakers have been affixing their aspirational logos to non-automotive products as a way of protecting brands and cultivating loyalty.

Luxury Goods and Services; Automobiles; Advertising and Marketing; Trademarks and Trade Names; Shopping and Retail

I cannot stop human stupidity.

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Opinion

When One Penalty Is Enough

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 19th 2015

The fines for not signing up for health insurance in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act are coming due at tax time. The fines for 2015 will be worse.

Editorials; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; States (US); Fines (Penalties)

I am covered.

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Your Money

Reading Restaurant Wine Lists, for Blockbusters and Values

By PAUL SULLIVAN | Feb 20th 2015

Here are some ways good sommeliers find the right wine for a customer out of hundreds or thousands of bottles.

Wines; Restaurants; Personal Finances; High Net Worth Individuals

I am easily pleased.

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