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Top Retailer to Tighten Testing of Dietary Supplements
The action comes after the New York State attorney general’s office accused GNC and three other major retailers of selling herbal supplements that were fraudulent or contaminated with unlisted ingredients.
Iran Backs Off Key Point in Nuclear Energy Negotiations
With a negotiating deadline on Tuesday, Iranian officials have backed away from a critical element of a proposed nuclear agreement, saying they are no longer willing to ship their atomic fuel out of the country.
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New York State Budget Deal Has Ethics Reforms
The agreement, reached by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders, includes several new ethics measures that the governor had proposed in response to corruption scandals in Albany.
Jewish Leaders Support Menendez Amid Inquiry
As Senator Robert Menendez battles to keep his standing in the Washington as a corruption investigation unfolds, he has found backing in the pro-Israel community.
Pay for Performance Extends to Health Care
In a state-federal partnership, 25 groups in New York are part of a trial that would eventually reward health care providers if the conditions of their Medicaid patients improve.
MEMO FROM GERMANY
Plane Crash Tests Faith of Germany in Its Precision
Andreas Lubitz, in deliberately crashing a plane, has upended Germany’s well-ordered world and challenged other assumptions built into German life.
Pilot’s Hometown Is Left Bewildered and Bristling
Residents of Montabaur, Germany, were angry at the media’s intrusion while wrestling with how to react to the reality that one of their own may have deliberately steered 149 other people to their deaths.
Foreclosure to Home Free, as 5-Year Clock Expires
Thousands of homeowners who stopped paying mortgages years ago may have an out as statutes of limitations expire, though banks are fighting back.
Steep Costs of Inmate Phone Calls Are Under Scrutiny
Prison phone service can cost as much as $1.22 per minute compared with regular rates of 4 cents per minute.
Bush and Walker Point Their Party to Contrary Paths
Jeb Bush and Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin are becoming prominent exponents of dueling visions of how a Republican can retake the White House: by extending its reach, or by energizing the base.
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The Appraisal: Help for a Skyscraper in Queens
A new apartment building, the city’s tallest outside Manhattan, is relying on air and land rights from a historic clock tower next door and from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Yale Buys Vast Collection of Lincoln Photos
The university has bought one of the largest private collections of 19th-century American photography, devoted primarily to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
Book Review: ‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’
Jon Ronson examines public missteps and the revenge they attracted, a choice of subject that turns out to be gutsy and smart, writes Janet Maslin.
The Opinion Pages
For the Police, Quality Over Quantity
Should the New York Police Department staff up even though crime is at historic lows? Maybe the answer is: It doesn’t matter that much.
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A Truce in the War Over Family
Marriage, babies and problems liberals and conservatives can agree on.
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