Happy Easter
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U.S.
Schools Nationwide Still Grapple With Lead in Water
The Flint, Mich., crisis has cast attention on the issue, but in schools from Jersey City, N.J., to Los Angeles, problems have dragged on for years.New pipes and lead free fittings are available.
They are a capital expense.
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Business Day
Law Graduate Who Sued Her School Loses at Trial
The Thomas Jefferson School of Law defended its data on graduate employment, which Anna Alaburda said in her suit was misleading, and a jury rejected her claims.Due diligence is required.
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Fashion & Style
Ferragamo Parts Ways With Its Designer
Massimiliano Giornetti is the latest men’s wear designer to step down from a high-profile perch.The price of doing business.
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Fashion & Style
Moynat Sets Up Shop on Madison Avenue
Nike is hosting a sneaker convention, 3.1 Phillip Lim is introducing a new bag, C21 Edition is having a men’s designer suit event, and more.Nothing new.
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N.Y. / Region
Review: From Scratch, in Ridgewood, Focuses on Italy’s Simple Pleasures
The restaurant’s Italian owners use a mix of imported goods and local produce to evoke the flavors of their homeland.Meets expectations.
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Opinion
Protecting Employees’ Health Data
As analysis techniques evolve, Americans need federal protections to make sure the information isn’t used to discriminate against them.Some protections can be installed.
I want sick pilots to stop flying.
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World
To Beat the Rush, Americans Rush to Cuba, Overloading Services
The huge increase in American travel to Cuba is leading to shortages in food, gas and hotels rooms, plus a sharp rise in prices that will only steepen.yes.
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U.S.
A Mess Left by Occupiers at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon
Photos posted by the federal agency that oversees the refuge showed an open latrine, broken electronics and clusters of trash.Not unexpected.
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U.S.
Flight Attendant Cocaine Case Raises Security Issues
Marsha Gay Reynolds was able to use her airline badge to board a flight at the same airport where the authorities were seeking her.yes
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Health
C.D.C. Offers Guidelines for Delaying Pregnancy After Zika Exposure
Women who have tested positive for the virus or had symptoms should wait at least eight weeks before trying to get pregnant, the agency said.ok
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Your Money
Investing for Your Future Health Care
Interest in long-term care insurance has waned, even as the conversation about how to take care of an aging population grows."Companies began raising premiums on long-term care policies. Some left the business. Long-term care insurance developed a reputation for being unpredictable."
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Health
One Traveler May Have Brought Zika to the Americas in 2013
A study says the virus probably arrived months before the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil, but others say the study was too limited to draw such a specific conclusion.Interesting
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Opinion
For a Better Memory
A reader writes that there’s no need for “fanciful mental cartography.”It is trivial to make a written list and bring it along.
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N.Y. / Region
Dean Skelos and His Son Ask Judge to Spare Them a Prison Sentence
Mr. Skelos, the former New York Senate majority leader, and his son, Adam, who were convicted on corruption charges, requested to be allowed to perform community service instead."Rather, they said, they were asking that Judge Wood “balance Mr. Skelos’s lifetime of good works against the aberrational conduct that resulted in the conviction.”"
Unlikely.
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U.S.
Discovery of Navy Shipwreck Solves 95-Year-Old Mystery
The U.S.S. Conestoga, a Navy tugboat that disappeared in 1921, has been found in shark-infested waters about 30 miles west of San Francisco.Yes.
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The Upshot
Growing Up in a Bad Neighborhood Does More Harm Than We Thought
A new study suggests that when a child moves out of a troubled area, the results in later life may be even more positive than economists once believed.Housing projects are a bad idea.
Concentrating subsidized housing has negative impacts on the occupants.
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N.Y. / Region
Review: Schout Bay Tavern in Long Island, a Pub With an Irreverent Side
A brasserie offers a playful approach to modern cuisine, encouraging diners to mix and match entrees and their accompaniments.More casual dining.
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N.Y. / Region
Review: Greek Leanings, With an Element of Surprise, at 251 Lex
At this restaurant in Mount Kisco, N.Y., what you don’t order can be even better than what you do.Fine by me.
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World
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, Resists Calls for Her Resignation
Despite the scandals engulfing her government, Ms. Rousseff said in an interview on Thursday that she would appeal any vote to impeach her."Ms. Rousseff described the efforts to remove her from office as “lacking legal foundations,” and she lashed out at Eduardo Cunha, the speaker of the lower house of Congress, who has been plagued with scandals of his own. Ms. Rousseff said that Mr. Cunha put impeachment proceedings into motion as a way of deflecting attention from his own legal troubles over charges of bribery and money laundering."
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U.S.
Professors’ Group Says Efforts to Halt Sexual Harassment Have Stifled Speech
A report by the American Association of University Professors called on the Department of Education and universities to draw a sharper line between sexual behavior and speech on campus."One can't do just one thing"
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