After Gas Explosions in Massachusetts, Gas Company Settles for $80 Million
Columbia Gas is paying Lawrence, Andover and North Andover for repairs after explosions there destroyed homes and killed one person. from ...
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Thursday, 9 May 2019
Judge Orders PG&E Directors to Visit Town Destroyed by Wildfire
A federal judge directed the utility’s board to visit Paradise, Calif., to see the devastation from a fire the company has said was likely s...
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Consumer Bureau Moves to Cap Debt Collectors’ Calls, and Allow Texts and Emails
Federal regulators are revising debt-collection rules for the first time in more than 40 years. from NYT > Business https://nyti.ms/2V7...
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Square Feet: Seeking an Edge, Developers and Investors Turn to ‘Proptech’
The swelling market for property technology to help buy, sell and manage properties has attracted building owners as well as venture capital...
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Esca’s Chef Buys the Restaurant He Opened With Mario Batali
The chef, Dave Pasternack, says the business suffered from the Batali scandal, but plans to revamp the theater district fixture. from NYT ...
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Boeing Chief Seeks to Reassure Shareholders on Safety of 737 Max Jets
At the company’s annual meeting, shareholders pressed the chief executive to account for possible design flaws in the plane. from NYT >...
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Syrian Refugees Toil on Turkey’s Hazelnut Farms With Little to Show for It
On farms that produce 70 percent of the world’s hazelnuts for Nestlé, Godiva and Nutella, Syrians say they can’t earn a living wage — or muc...
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Sports Illustrated Will Feature Halima Aden, Its First Model in a Hijab and Burkini
Ms. Aden, a Somali-American, will be the first model to appear in conservative Muslim dress for a magazine famous for bikini-clad models in ...
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How One Computer System Tangled Up Several Airlines
A reservation system used by JetBlue, American and other airlines experienced a glitch on Monday, causing headaches that rippled across the ...
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U.N. Issues Urgent Warning on the Growing Peril of Drug-Resistant Infections
A new report says the overuse of antimicrobial drugs in humans, animals and plants is fueling resistant pathogens that could kill 10 million...
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Whitney Biennial Artists Call for Board Member Linked to Tear Gas to Step Down
Warren B. Kanders, of the Safariland Group, has been the target of protests since tear gas his company makes was said to have been used at t...
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Airlines Turn to Doctors With Goal of Limiting Long Flights’ Negative Effects
There are meditation apps, exercise programs and herbal teas. Are they effective? “Standing up and walking to the restroom” may work just as...
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Commissioner’s Resignation Underscores Fracking’s Troubles in Britain
Efforts to promote fracking to extract gas in Britain have been stymied by overly restrictive regulations, said a departing commissioner. ...
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A New Kind of ‘Hamilton’ Show, This Time on Lake Michigan
With a deeper dive into early American history, a gigantic exhibition based on the musical “Hamilton” opens in Chicago. from NYT > Busi...
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How Did You Pay for College? We Want to Hear From Readers Around the World
Help us understand how students in your country finance higher education and start their careers. from NYT > Business https://nyti.ms/2...
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DealBook Briefing: C.E.O.s Fret About Society at Milken
Billionaires and business leaders have flocked to Los Angeles for the annual conference in L.A. They have socialism on their minds. from N...
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White Collar Watch: Was the College Admissions Scandal a Conspiracy, or Did Prosecutors Overreach?
Prosecutors are trying to link parents into a single conspiracy, but preventing a judge from separating the cases may prove difficult. fro...
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Airbnb Backlash: Island Oasis Dreads Becoming Hamptons Hotbed
Shelter Island has tried to preserve its character by restricting the short-term rental market, angering many homeowners in the quaint Long ...
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Times Apologizes for Publishing Anti-Semitic Cartoon
The cartoon, which ran in the Opinion pages of the international edition, drew widespread condemnation. “It was an error of judgment to publ...
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Perspective, Not Parody, at a Subdued Correspondents’ Dinner
Ron Chernow reminds the crowd at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner that even Washington fumed about journalists. from NYT...
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