What We’re Reading
Date: 20 March 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting interesting stories from around the web. In this installment, great reads from Sheri Fink, Lynda Richardson and others.
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Morning Agenda: Bank of New York Mellon in Settlement
Date: 20 March 2015
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Bank of New York Mellon will settle a currency trade case for $714 million. | Holcim and Lafarge say their merger is back on track. | The bar exam is under scrutiny. | S.E.C. chief sees virtue in activist investors.
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Public Pension Cuts Exempt Police and Firefighters
Date: 20 March 2015
By NOAM SCHEIBER
Noam SCHEIBER
News Analysis; some Midwestern states are rolling back collective bargaining rights for government workers, including pensions and health coverage, but excluding police and firefighters; labor experts say exemptions have no substantive merit, as other public workers have much more dangerous jobs.
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Guardian Names Katharine Viner as Editor
Date: 21 March 2015
By RAVI SOMAIYA and STEPHEN CASTLE
Ravi SOMAIYA
The Guardian appoints Katharine Viner as its first female editor; Viner, currently editor in chief of British newspaper's United States operation, will succeed Alan Rusbridger, who is stepping down after 20 years as editor.
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The Metro Areas With the Largest, and Smallest, Gay Populations
Date: 21 March 2015
By DAVID LEONHARDT and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
David LEONHARDT
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Finding Success, Well Past the Age of Wunderkind
Date: 21 March 2015
By ABBY ELLIN
Abby ELLIN
Retiring column; more and more retirees say that they are pursuing long-held dreams as they have gotten older, like Lucille Shulklapper, who began publishing poetry and children's stories in middle age.
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