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Magazine
‘Le Selfie’
How our Internet-speak translates around the world.The problems are general.
The internet needed the words.
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Health
Global Diabetes Rates Are Rising as Obesity Spreads
The prevalence of diabetes has been rising in rich countries for several decades, largely driven by increases in the rate of obesity. More recently, poorer countries have begun to follow the trend.Sugar is a cash crop.
There is more cash in the world.
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Sports
Affirmed’s Owner and Jockey Share in a Celebration, 37 Years After Their Own
Patrice Wolfson and Steve Cauthen, whose Triple Crown feat went unmatched for decades, expressed admiration for American Pharoah and his team.OK.
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Sports
Pulses Are Zooming, and Opinions Are Flying
Everyone seems to have an opinion on whether American Pharoah will become the 12th thoroughbred to sweep the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.He won.
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U.S.
Painkillers Resist Abuse, but Experts Still Worry
As thousands of addicts still find ways to abuse OxyContin and similar painkillers, called abuse-deterrent formulations, some experts caution that the protections are misunderstood.The experts should worry.
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Sports
Belmont Stakes 2015: Predictions and Analysis
Can American Pharoah win the Triple Crown? A look at the horses in the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes with comments by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert.He won.
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World
12 Hours Before Yangtze Disaster, Tourists Enjoyed a Morning on Land
The last port of call for the hundreds presumed dead after their ship capsized was Chibi, a small town known as the site of a pivotal battle in the ancient legend of the Three Kingdoms.Not much is known until the captain speaks.
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Travel
In Sardinia, an Affordable Family-Run Farm Stay
The farm and guesthouse Agriturismo La Sorgente provided a glimpse into Sardinia’s rural past and still rural present.It reads like a fun visit.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Grants Subsidy to Widow After Lawsuit Over Rent-Freeze Eligibility
Officials said Friday that they were reversing a decision that significantly raised the rent for a 93-year-old widow, and would review similar cases.I have no better solution.
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Opinion
Protecting Children From Sex Abuse
A psychiatrist and a law professor offer suggestions for tackling “this horrific crime.”Extending the statute of limitations is not a bad idea.
Unsupported testimony is not enough.
Listing is a life sentence.
There must be an established pattern.
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Travel
Biking Through History in Philadelphia
A new bicycle sharing program, and a challenging race, are two reasons to see Philadelphia on two wheels.When I walked around Philadelphia it felt dead.
Things may have changed.
Brooklyn has gone from moribund to stimulated but undirected.
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U.S.
Data Breach Linked to China Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers
The intrusion, which appears to have involved information on about four million current and former government workers, was the third such breach in the last year.It seems there is always another zero day fault.
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Business Day
‘Viagra for Women’ Is Backed by an F.D.A. Panel
The vote on flibanserin by an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration follows two rejections and a campaign for the drug’s approval.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/business/groups-press-fda-to-approve-womens-viagra.html
There will be time for chemistry if we need it.
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Magazine
The Internet I.R.L.
Photographs of the physical infrastructure that enables our online lives.There is little external evidence.
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Technology
Chinese Hackers Behind Breach at Insurers Are Also Responsible for Government Attack, Researchers Say
Researchers say it suggests spies are no longer just stealing American corporate and military trade secrets, but personal information for some later purpose.Everyone likes big data on others.
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