Bean Sprouts Tainted With Banned Additive Are Again Found in China
Date: 26 November 2014
By JESS MACY YU
Jess YU
Sprouts produced at a site on the southern outskirts of Beijing were treated with high levels of 6-benzyladenine, a plant hormone, to speed up the growth cycle and make them more attractive to buyers, The Beijing News reported.
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Reaction in Ferguson After the Decision in the Michael Brown Shooting
Date: 26 November 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
More arrests were made overnight as protests also spread around the country. In an effort to quell violence in Ferguson, Missouri officials deployed additional National Guard troops.
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First Look Abandons Plans to Publish The Racket After Matt Taibbi’s Departure
Date: 26 November 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
First Look Media, news company started by Pierre M Omidyar, says it abandons plans to publish online magazine The Racket, and will lay off most of its staff; magazine was to be run by writer Matt Taibbi.
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Afghans Finally Get Good Governance, Without the Government
Date: 27 November 2014
By ROD NORDLAND and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Rod NORDLAND
News analysis; Afghan Pres Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah are unable to agree on major appointments, but make it a point to be responsive to the public; other than top elected officials and their immediate aides, Afghan government is still being run by holders from Karzai administration along with hodgepodge of temporary appointees.
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Oligarchs of Eastern Europe Scoop Up Stakes in Media Companies
Date: 27 November 2014
By RICK LYMAN
Rick LYMAN
Local oligarchs and investment groups across Eastern Europe are snapping up newspapers and other media companies, prompting concerns about press freedom; Matus Kostolny resigns his position as editor in chief of Solvakia's SME newspaper after one such group bought large share in its parent company.
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Obama Builds Environmental Legacy With 1970 Law
Date: 27 November 2014
By CORAL DAVENPORT
Coral DAVENPORT
News analysis: Pres Obama may leave office with far-reaching environmental legacy without having passed single major environmental law; has issued series of landmark regulations based on broad powers of Clean Air Act, which was designed in 1970 to give Environmental Protection Agency great flexibility.
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Report Faults New York City Hall for Closed-Door Meeting
Date: 26 November 2014
By NIKITA STEWART
Nikita STEWART
Joint report by Mark G Peters, Department of Investigation commissioner, and Richard J Condon, special commissioner of investigation for city schools, finds Mayor Bill de Blasio’s aides violated state law and city regulations by holding closed-door meeting with members of Communications Workers of America in public school building, since such meetings must be nonexclusive; de Blasio says press should have been admitted to meeting and that mistake will not happen again.
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New York Times Names Kinsey Wilson to Leadership Role
Date: 26 November 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
New York Times names Kinsey Wilson to its masthead to expand mobile strategy and oversee creation of new digital products; Wilson is a former NPR executive and USA Today executive editor.
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News Drumsticks
Date: 26 November 2014
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Thomas FRIEDMAN
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column offers reading recommendations on variety of topics that readers may be interested in talking about over Thanksgiving dinner; highlights issues like importance of preservation of environment in Iran, the world's growing population, and growing anti-Arab racism in Israel.
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