WASHINGTON — Ending a climactic fiscal showdown in the final hours of the 112th Congress, the House late Tuesday passed and sent to President Obama legislation to avert big income tax increases on most Americans and prevent large cuts in spending for the Pentagon and other government programs. The measure, brought to the House floor less than 24 hours after its passage in the Senate, was...
Scant Proof Is Found to Back Up Claims by Energy Drinks
Label: HealthEnergy drinks are the fastest-growing part of the beverage industry, with sales in the United States reaching more than $10 billion in 2012 — more than Americans spent on iced tea or sports beverages like Gatorade. Their rising popularity represents a generational shift in what people drink, and reflects a successful campaign to convince consumers, particularly teenagers, that the drinks...
Scant Proof Is Found to Back Up Claims by Energy Drinks
Label: LifestyleEnergy drinks are the fastest-growing part of the beverage industry, with sales in the United States reaching more than $10 billion in 2012 — more than Americans spent on iced tea or sports beverages like Gatorade. Their rising popularity represents a generational shift in what people drink, and reflects a successful campaign to convince consumers, particularly teenagers, that the drinks...
Tech Giants, Learning the Ways of Washington, Brace for More Scrutiny
Label: TechnologyMario Tama/Getty ImagesNadine Wolf demonstrated against online piracy legislation a year ago in New York. The measures were defeated. SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley lobbied hard in Washington in 2012, and despite some friction with regulators, fared fairly well. In 2013, though, government scrutiny is likely to grow. And with this scrutiny will come even greater efforts by the tech industry to press...
Letter from India: City Setting, but Village Mentalities
Label: WorldNEW DELHI — India is essentially a village, and because it is a village it is a woman’s ancient foe. Even the country’s apparent cities are overwhelmed by deep and enduring infestations of rural tradition and the fellowships of the conservatives who hold women in low esteem. The Parliament and legislative assemblies are largely confederations of village headmen. The most ardent fan of the...
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Senate Passes Tax Increases on Wealthy Americans
Label: BusinessJonathan Ernst/ReutersSenator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, departed early Tuesday after the vote. WASHINGTON – The Senate, in a pre-dawn vote two hours after the deadline passed to avert automatic tax increases, overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday that would allow tax rates to rise only on affluent Americans while temporarily suspending sweeping, across-the-board spending cuts....
In Theory: Pill Could Join Arsenal Against Bedbugs
Label: HealthTHE HYPOTHESIS A common deworming drug can be used to kill bedbugs.THE INVESTIGATOR Dr. Johnathan M. Sheele, Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolIt was a visit to a cousin in New York City two years ago that inspired Thang D. Tran, a medical student at Eastern Virginia Medical School, to volunteer to become a human booby trap in the war on bedbugs.“She told me everyone in New York was scared of bedbugs,”...
In Theory: Pill Could Join Arsenal Against Bedbugs
Label: LifestyleTHE HYPOTHESIS A common deworming drug can be used to kill bedbugs.THE INVESTIGATOR Dr. Johnathan M. Sheele, Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolIt was a visit to a cousin in New York City two years ago that inspired Thang D. Tran, a medical student at Eastern Virginia Medical School, to volunteer to become a human booby trap in the war on bedbugs.“She told me everyone in New York was scared of bedbugs,”...
Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: How to Cut a LinkedIn Connection
Label: TechnologyI accepted a LinkedIn invitation from someone who looked like a good professional contact, but has just been spamming me with messages. How do I get rid of this person?Although the LinkedIn social-networking site skews more toward people looking to make business connections, it can still suffer from the same annoyances that plague Facebook, Twitter, and other services. If you need to dump someone...
Syrian Military Mounts Offensive in Damascus Suburb
Label: WorldBEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s military was mounting what opposition activists said was the largest incursion in months on a rebellious suburb of Damascus on Monday, in an effort to drive back rebel forces that have taken up positions within miles of the center of the capital. At least three people were killed in the fighting in the suburb, Daraya, southwest of Damascus, which was a focal point...
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