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$200 Million to Help Food Stamp Recipients Find Jobs
Pilot projects in 10 states will train recipients and offer services like transportation and child care, the Obama administration announced on Friday.N.Y. / Region
Patz Trial Jury Is Told Suspect Was Prone to Confessing
A psychologist serving as a defense witness testified that Pedro Hernandez, who has confessed to strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979, was susceptible to giving a false confession because of his low intelligence.false
By Land and Sea, Curaçao Seeks to Sustain Its Coral Bounty
Young filmmakers examine efforts on Curaçao to sustain the island’s coral bounty while enhancing its economy.U.S.
Catfish Farmers, Seeking Regulation to Fight Foreign Competition, Face Higher Bills
More rigorous inspections could cost millions of dollars for an already beleaguered industry, potentially driving more producers out of business, an analyst says.false
What We’re Reading
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting interesting stories from around the web. In this installment, great reads from Sheri Fink, Lynda Richardson and others.Opinion
The Greece Issue Breeds Brinkmanship in the Eurozone
Discussions about a new loan agreement seem to be going even worse than expected.U.S.
Letter Bound for White House Tests Positive for Cyanide
The Secret Service did not say whether the letter, screened at an off-site mailing center, had been addressed to President Obama or to someone else.The Upshot
We’re Frighteningly in the Dark About Student Debt
A $1 trillion portfolio threatens taxpayers because the Education Department can’t properly analyze its loans and doesn’t let other agencies do so.Business Day
$10 Million Settlement in Target Data Breach Gets Preliminary Approval
The settlement of a class-action suit in federal court would provide $10 million to compensate victims of a 2013 online data theft that affected as many as 110 million people.
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Inmate Is Slashed at Rikers; Officials Investigate How Knife Was Obtained
The attack occurred a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the jail complex to unveil a plan aimed at preventing weapons and drugs from being smuggled into city jails.World
A Cricket Match, With Politics in the Spotlight
Royal College and St. Thomas’ College, bastions of privilege that have groomed Sri Lanka’s leaders for nearly two centuries, have competed in cricket every March for 136 years.U.S.
Pentagon Confirms Strike Killed Shabab Militant Leader in Somalia
The Defense Department said that Adan Garar, a senior member of the Shabab extremist group, had been killed in a drone strike on his vehicle last week.Your Money
Financial Advisers Seek to Inject a More Human Element
Adviser firms are harnessing social science research to humanize financial life counseling in the competition for affluent clients.Business Day
Cleveland Clinic Grapples With Changes in Health Care
To keep pace with insurers’ expectations, the renowned health system is trying to become as good at primary care as it is at performing complicated procedures.U.S.
Aging Bridge in California Needs All the Support It Can Get
Residents of a town overlooking the Pacific Ocean want to save the Albion River Bridge. They say it defines them. But state officials say it has to go.Science
Scientists Solve a Puzzle: Cosmic Dust Comes From Supernovae
Astronomers found evidence that the dust, building material for planets and stars, survived a supernova’s hot aftermath.Sports
Anemic Support Greets Potential Olympic Bid in Boston
Only 36 percent of adults in the Boston region support hosting the Games, while 52 percent oppose doing so, according to the latest poll for WBUR, Boston’s NPR radio station.U.S.
For Blacks in the U.S., Much Work Remains
Since the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965, African-Americans have made powerful strides, but recent unrest shows that the road ahead will be tough.N.Y. / Region
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