Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan
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09/27/2017
A massive iceberg about four times the size of Manhattan broke off Antarctica on Saturday, the U.S. National Ice Center confirmed to CBS News.
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Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success
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09/27/2017
How do you judge how good a school is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance?
More Healthful Kids Meals? Panera CEO Dishes Out A Challenge
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09/27/2017
Chicken nuggets. French fries. Pizza. Repeat. This repertoire of kids menu items may seem familiar to many families, but one fast-casual chain aims to put a lot more options in front of its young customers.
Opinion: New York’s Republicans Must Resist The Obamacare Repeal And Replace Effort
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09/27/2017
The latest effort, Graham-Cassidy, is by far the worst for New York: it completely eliminates the Basic Health Plan (renamed the Essential Plan in New York), which offers excellent coverage for $46 or less to 700,000 New Yorkers.
N.Y. Pol Moves to Ban Pharmacies From Supplying Strong Pain Killers at Drive-Through Windows
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09/27/2017
A state lawmaker wants to stop pharmacies from dispensing high-powered pain killers at drive-through windows.
Judge Lays into Justice Department Lawyer over ‘Heartless’ DACA Decision
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09/27/2017
A Brooklyn federal judge dressed down a Justice Department lawyer Tuesday for refusing to explain the Trump administration’s decision to keep the impending Oct. 5 deadline for DACA recipients to renew their status–calling the decision “heartless.”
A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals
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09/27/2017
A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”
Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation
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09/27/2017
The MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition began as an experiment in openness, in response to criticisms that the philanthropic sector is too insular, not sufficiently focused on impact, and too risk averse.
Senate Republicans Say They Will Not Vote on Health Bill
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09/27/2017
Senate Republicans officially abandoned the latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, shelving a showdown vote on the measure and effectively admitting defeat in their last-gasp drive to fulfill a core promise of President Trump and Republican...
How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers
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09/27/2017
Obamacare repeal is dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some consumers.
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