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Japan’s Solar Power Growth Falters as Utilities Balk
Solar power generators have proliferated in Japan as part of an effort to promote green energy, but utilities say they can’t cope with the expansion.Business Day
Harsh Winter Weather Bit Into U.S. Auto Sales in February
Ford fared poorest among the major automakers, with most of the company’s lineup taking a hit. The Fiesta, Focus and Taurus all fell by double digits.It could be the economy.
Wages are not increasing because of full employment.
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Upholding Internet Sales Tax Law, a Justice Invites a New Case
The issue was notable for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s concurrence in saying that the court went astray in a 1992 decision on online sales taxes.World
Countries Questioning Indonesia’s Push to Execute Drug Offenders
With six convicts put to death in January, and 10 more set to be executed soon, countries like Australia, Brazil and the Netherlands are questioning the harsh policy.N.Y. / Region
Members of Newtown Shootings Panel Recall Toll Their Work Took
Some of the 16 commissioners appointed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut said studying the December 2012 killings changed their lives.Science
Researchers Link Syrian Conflict to a Drought Made Worse by Climate Change
Researchers said Monday that a recent extreme drought in Syria was most likely linked to climate change, and that the drought was a factor in the violent uprising there.N.Y. / Region
Psychiatrist Says Etan Patz Suspect Gave a 2nd Confession
The psychiatrist, testifying at the trial of Pedro Hernandez, said Mr. Hernandez was “praying for God to forgive him” as he told her he killed a boy in a bodega.Science
Britain Had Wheat Before Farming, Study Says
DNA from an underwater site suggests wheat made its way from the Neolithic farmers of Southern Europe to the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers of Britain.Science
Vitamin-Packed With Promises
How supplements became ubiquitous in our food and in our stores, even though evidence they work is scant.World
Liberia’s President Urges U.S. to Continue Ebola Aid
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia praised the American efforts to fight the virus, which have helped to nearly eliminate new cases.Business Day
Americans Aren’t Saving Enough for Retirement, but One Change Could Help
The typical remedy is that people should put more money aside in investments. This glosses over a critical driver of unpreparedness: Wall Street is bleeding savers dry.Business Day
What’s an Economist’s Nobel Medal Worth? $390,848
The medal awarded to the economist Simon Kuznets in 1971 was sold to an unidentified bidder for $390,848, one of only a few such medals ever to have been sold.
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Saving Big on Energy Bills, People Take It to the Bank
Energy prices began falling last summer, but economists are stumped on what consumers are doing with the extra money. They’re not shopping.
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Israeli Utility to Stop Disrupting Electricity in West Bank
The state-owned electric company, which briefly reduced power on two days this week, has reached a deal with the Israeli government to help offset what it is owed.World
Ukraine to Pull Back Artillery From Edge of Separatist Zone
Though the cease-fire appeared in tatters, the government reaffirmed its support for a deal that could provide a road map to ending the conflict.Science
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