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Food
At Dawa’s in Queens, a Fusion of Earth and Sky
At this Tibetan and American cafe, the thrill is the hidden tracks on the flip side of the menu.As convenient.
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N.Y. / Region
Heroin and Pill Overdoses Claim Immigrant Victims, Catching Families Off Guard
Parents from Russia and the Middle East are often unfamiliar with the signs of drug abuse and may not know how to navigate the world of treatment and recovery.This is a different story than Russia after their Afghan adventure.
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Magazine
A Clam Fritter That Brings the Bahamas to Your Home
Peppery heat and a zip of lime add an island flair to the familiar.http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018223-clam-fritters
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U.S.
Sperm Banks Accused of Losing Samples and Lying About Donors
One lawsuit, by a California woman, claims a Los Angeles fertility center lost her late husband’s banked sperm, denying her the ability to have his children.http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/marfan-syndrome/overview.html
Horror stories.
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N.Y. / Region
Prosecutor Offers Glimpse of Evidence in New York Police Corruption Case
Among the evidence under review were thumb drives, smartphones and business cards, which related to people currently and formerly at the New York Police Department and local elected officials.Guilty but fighting conviction.
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Travel
On Tap: New Craft Beer Outposts
Established craft breweries in the West like Oskar Blues and Green Flash are opening tasting rooms in North Carolina, Virginia and Texas.It is interesting that these brewers are moving south.
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U.S.
Future House: 3-D Printed and Ready to Fly
Technologies using 3-D printing and other methods are expected to reshape home-building as the world faces climate change and population growth.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fireproof_House_for_$5000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_houses_in_North_America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_house
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Catalog_Home
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Health
I.V.F. Does Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk, Study Shows
The largest study to date shows little evidence of an increased risk in breast cancer among women who have undergone fertility treatments.There is a political constituency for suppression of all manipulation of fertility.
They are fighting a bitter rearguard action.
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Technology
What’s the Right Age to Give a Child a Smartphone?
As more children get phones at 10 and younger, parents face the question of when to allow unfettered access to the internet and all its benefits and perils.There is no 'right' age.
They will buy them when they can.
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Books
Man vs. Machine
New books about competing against computers for jobs, holding on to privacy in the digital age and more.Read these if you wish.
They will not help one deal with the moment.
Many problems are aggressive salesmen demanding our attention.
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Business Day
How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course
Solar and wind produce temporary power gluts that drive out other sources that are needed to maintain stable supplies. Worse, they are helping push nuclear power into bankruptcy.I do not like Eduardo Porter's tone.
His logic is solid.
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U.S.
Obama Faces Growing Expectations on Race and Policing
Activists have questioned why he is not doing more to help. It’s complicated, he tries to explain — a response he acknowledges is accurate and unsatisfying.Obama is trying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Era
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Era#Ending_Reconstruction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid
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N.Y. / Region
A ‘Heat Dome’ Is Approaching New York. At Least There Won’t Be ‘Corn Sweat.’
A large bubble of high pressure will have the city sweltering in time for the weekend. In the Midwest, the dome’s unbearable effects are being compounded by water being released from corn.It is a reason to go to a beach.
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Travel
From Zip Lines to Trails, Vail Becomes a Summer Wonderland
Vail Resorts is being viewed as a test case by other ski resorts that may be considering summer programs beyond hiking and mountain biking.A ski slope in summer is an ugly place.
I have some experience.
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N.Y. / Region
Thumbelina’s Secret Architect, Creating Fairy Houses on a New Jersey Trail
Made of twigs, moss and acorns, the tiny enchanting houses in the South Mountain Reservation in Millburn, N.J., have inspired children as well as copycats.Fantasy and reality should not intersect.
Leave it on the page.
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Health
Hotlines Faster Than Hospitals in Pinpointing Dengue, Study Says
Calls to public health hotlines in Pakistan confirmed outbreaks two or three weeksearlier, according to a new study.
Ok.
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U.S.
Baton Rouge Gunman ‘Was Targeting Officers,’ Police Say
Sometimes the bears are armed.
The police uniform can be a target.
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U.S.
The 3 Officers Killed in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge is lucky so few were killed.
Let civilians take the first shot or kill the handgun industry.
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U.S.
Yes, the World Is Going Berserk, but Inner Peace Is Still Possible
City dwellers in particular may bear the brunt of racial division, terrorism and any number of fearsome events, but neighborhood social connections may hold the key to sanity.Inner peace is easier where there is less noise.
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