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U.S.
2016 Was Second-Warmest Year on Record in U.S.
Federal scientists reported that only 2012 had a higher average temperature in the lower 48 states in records reaching back to 1895.The U.S. is not the world.
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Food
Maple Syrups Taken to the Edge
These smoked and infused syrups from Runamok Maple in Vermont add rich flavor to a mixed drink.Not for me.
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Science
Tilikum, the Killer Whale Featured in ‘Blackfish,’ Dies
SeaWorld announced that orca, thought to have been around 36 years old, died after suffering health problems, including a lung infection.Time passes.
Failures sadden me.
Tilikum was an alien.
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Fashion & Style
Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta Settle an Employment Dispute
A battle involving two major American fashion houses over a noncomplete clause in a designer’s contract has come to an end with a discreet settlement.A management squabble.
The noncompete clause is a nuisance that employs lawyers.
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Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan
This week’s properties are in Central Harlem, the West Village and Brooklyn Heights.Big windows are good.
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Business Day
American Apparel Could Bolster Amazon’s Standing With Trump
The business would mesh nicely with the e-commerce giant, while the acquisition would show that Silicon Valley supports efforts to keep jobs at home.Lying is not a good relationship.
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U.S.
Giant Sequoia ‘Tunnel Tree’ in California Is Toppled by Storm
The Pioneer Cabin tree was hollowed out in the 1880s, and cars once drove through its ancient trunk.I will not regret the rain.
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U.S.
Women’s March on Washington Opens Contentious Dialogues About Race
Conversations surrounding the march on Jan. 21, the day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, are alienating some women even as organizers stress unity and inclusion.One group of problems deserve one demonstration.
The march should resist "divide and conquor" tactics.
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Opinion
The Biotechnology Company Syngenta Defends Its Science
Syngenta’s chief executive takes issue with articles in the “Uncertain Harvest” series.Syngenta should try again to develop a weed killer with less undirected toxicity.
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N.Y. / Region
It’s Right in the Name: Safes Are Safe. Except for Two on New Year’s Eve.
Burglars breached two safes at a jeweler’s office on West 36th Street in Manhattan. How they did it raises important questions for investigators and the safe industry.The thieves had the combinations.
The number of suspects is finite.
Someone who knew talked or wrote them down has communicated with the wrong people.
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