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Opinion
Jobs and Trade on the Campaign Trail
Candidates are calling attention to workers who have been hurt by globalization, but some of the policies being offered are unrealistic.Social engineering is a proper task of government.
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Business Day
Overall Stagnation in Legal Jobs Hides Underlying Shifts
Low-skilled jobs like bookkeepers, file clerks and data entry are shrinking, while high-skilled jobs like lawyers and professional workers are growing.The employment numbers in the legal professions look bad because they are bad.
They are not as bad as they look.
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N.Y. / Region
Review: The Grill in Hauppauge Pairs Sound Fundamentals and Worldly Ambitions
The restaurant’s chef, Michael Heinlein, serves tried-and-true international dishes, and nails nearly all of them.The front of the house is inconsistent.
Give them a few weeks to learn service.
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U.S.
Crime Spike in St. Louis Traced to Cheap Heroin and Mexican Cartels
In recent years, Mexican drug traffickers have inundated the St. Louis area with a new, potent form of heroin, drastically reducing prices to lure suburban users.Heroin, like other addictive drugs, is a medical problem.
Maintenance is the effective treatment.
Prohibition is ineffective.
Corruption is an inevitable consequence of black markets.
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Business Day
Manufacturing Expands, Ending Five Months of Decline
It is impossible to distinguish signal from noise on a short time base.
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U.S.
Amtrak Crash Outside Philadelphia Kills 2
The train, headed to Savannah, Ga., from New York City, struck a backhoe on the tracks, killing two people who were not on the train.Human error.
There will be a better report.
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N.Y. / Region
High Winds Leave Over 100,000 Homes Without Power Around New York
Strong winds whipped across the region on Sunday, tearing down trees, damaging buildings and even forcing the Statue of Liberty to close.Spring weather.
A forecast cold front.
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N.Y. / Region
Experts See Risks, and Logic, in Skeloses’ Appeal for No Prison Time
Prosecutors are likely to seek stiff prison sentences for Dean G. Skelos, the former majority leader of the New York State Senate, and his son, Adam, who were both convicted on corruption charges.Noise.
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World
It’s Hazy, but China’s Carbon Emissions May Have Peaked
There could be important consequences if such emissions are falling more than a decade earlier than expected, but finding the answer is difficult.Unlikely.
China is only in recession.
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N.Y. / Region
Mayor de Blasio Meets With Parents Opposed to State Testing
An Education Department official said that although the mayor continued to believe the tests were important, he wanted to hear the parents’ views.More noise about elementary education.
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Opinion
Race and the Death Penalty in Texas
Duane Buck was sentenced to die at least in part because he is black. He has one more chance at the Supreme Court.The death penalty should be struck down.
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Fashion & Style
Sarah St. Lifer, Kris Yenbamroong
The couple met in April 2011 at the Corner Bistro in New York.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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N.Y. / Region
Police Officer in Mail Carrier’s Arrest Is Stripped of His Badge
Lt. Luis D. Machado has been placed on administrative duty until an internal police investigation of the March 17 episode is completed.Feelings ran high.
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N.Y. / Region
Budget Deadline Keeps New York Legislators Up All Night
Even in a capital accustomed to marathon sessions, the overnight legislating that led to the passage of a budget on Friday left lawmakers grumbling.Intransigence costs.
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Health
F.D.A. Proposes a Limit on Arsenic in Rice Cereal for Babies
In a risk assessment, the agency tested 76 infant rice cereals and found that about half had more inorganic arsenic than the proposed limit of 100 parts per billion.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic#Toxicity_and_precautions
"In the United States, since 2006, the maximum concentration in drinking water allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 10 ppb[128] and the FDA set the same standard in 2005 for bottled water.[129][130][unreliable source?] The Department of Environmental Protection for New Jersey set a drinking water limit of 5 ppb in 2006.[131] The IDLH (immediately dangerous to life and health) value for arsenic metal and inorganic arsenic compounds is 5 mg/m3. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has set the permissible exposure limit (PEL) to a time-weighted average (TWA) of 0.01 mg/m3, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set the recommended exposure limit (REL) to a 15-minute constant exposure of 0.002 mg/m3.[132] The PEL for organic arsenic compounds is a TWA of 0.5 mg/m3.[133] "
The F.D.A. should not wait.
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N.Y. / Region
Man Dies After Construction Site Fall in Brooklyn
Alex Santizo of Queens was struck by debris and fell in a shaft, the authorities said.There will be a report.
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N.Y. / Region
New York Budget Deal With Higher Minimum Wage Is Reached
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders said the agreement would lift the hourly pay in New York City to $15 by the end of 2018, with slower increases elsewhere.A politically possible result.
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The Upshot
New Health Insurance Customers Are Sicker. Should We Be Surprised?
A new report seems to imply that the Obamacare markets are more troubled than expected, at least until you take a closer look."It should be no surprise to anyone, then, that once the Affordable Care Act required insurers to offer insurance to sick people, a lot more sick people signed up."
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Health
Dashing Hopes, Study Shows a Cholesterol Drug Had No Effect on Heart Health
Experts were stunned by a study of 12,000 patients that showed the drug, evacetrapib, had no effect in preventing heart attacks, strokes or death from heart disease.It is the reason studies are done.
It brings into question the link between cholesterol and heart disease.
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N.Y. / Region
Suspicious Truck Prompts Times Square Evacuation
The unattended rental truck had wires protruding from its dashboard and gas canisters behind its seats, the police said.It is budget season.
U.S.
2 Republican Senators Revoke Support for Garland Hearings
As a wall of opposition grows, only two Republican senators now call for hearings on the nomination of Judge Merrick B. Garland to the Supreme Court.U.S.
Electoral Map Is a Reality Check to Donald Trump’s Bid
As Donald J. Trump moves closer to the Republican nomination, his unpopularity with large groups of voters suggests a potentially staggering loss in a general election.NYT Now
The Keys to Happiness
There may not be a magic formula, but here’s what we know about how to get there, according to recent research and expert advice.Do what you can.
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U.S.
Rift Among Navy SEALs Over Members Who Cash In on Brand
The SEALs face a widening split over what many in the ranks describe as personal exploitation of a brotherhood that once prized discretion.Assassination teams don't like the name.
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Arts
Sturgill Simpson, a Genuine Alternative to Alt Country
On his new album, “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth,” Mr. Simpson bends his voice around countrypolitan, rockabilly, blues, soul and Southern rock.Opinion
The Republicans’ Gay Freakout
In North Carolina and elsewhere, the G.O.P. is playing an ugly, shortsighted and losing game.U.S.
Donald Trump Calls for John Kasich to Drop Out
Mr. Trump on Sunday said Mr. Kasich was siphoning votes from him and called on the Republican National Committee to urge him to drop out of the primary contest.
World
Azerbaijan Claims to Halt Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Warns Armenia
Azerbaijan laid the seeds for continued fighting over the long-disputed enclave by saying that it would keep the territory seized by its forces.U.S.
Jesse Webster, an Inmate Serving Life, Turned to His Last Hope: President Obama
A model prisoner for years, Mr. Webster knew he wasn’t in trouble when he heard his name over the prison intercom. But was it the call he’d been waiting for?Fashion & Style
A Love Story That Had to Wait
Beth Saidel and Joe Profaci watched “Love Story” together (more or less) decades ago, but it took much longer for their romance to develop.U.S.
2016 Delegate Count and Primary Results
The 2016 primaries and caucuses have begun. See results and upcoming primary dates.World
Panama Law Firm’s Leaked Files Detail Offshore Accounts Tied to World Leaders
News media outlets said the documents revealed the accounts of 140 politicians, including figures with close ties to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.Opinion
Less Disinfectant, More Rioja
A few years in Spain, and my mother’s last days, helped me see the futility of a sterilized life.U.S.
Mikhail Lesin’s Strange Death in U.S. Follows a Fall From Russia’s Elite
Mikhail Y. Lesin, once a player in the Kremlin’s media apparatus, was found dead from “blunt force injuries” in Washington, fueling speculation of murder.
U.S.
Early Missteps Seen as a Drag on Bernie Sanders’s Campaign
Hillary Clinton appeared beatable in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. But Mr. Sanders has failed to fully take advantage.Opinion
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