Some authors, like the novelist James Patterson, are producing 12 or more books a year to satisfy readers who are increasingly used to on-demand ente read more
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On Mother?s Day, let?s celebrate a fistula hospital that you readers helped build, and the many African women whose lives it will surely save. read more
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Ina R. Drew, JPMorgan Chase?s chief investment officer and a three-decade employee there, and two traders who worked for her will leave the company. read more
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In true book-club fashion, conversations about books I read with my dying mother led to conversations about our lives. read more
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Millions of workers have been disconnected from the work force. If they are not reconnected, the costs to them and to society will be grim. read more
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Nextdoor.com provides social networks for neighborhoods, offering members a chance to exchange ideas and recommendations with those who live nearby. read more
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Efforts in Washington State to address a resurgent childhood ailment have been hobbled by years of recession-induced budget cuts that have hollowed o read more
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A new book by a California psychologist examines obsessions with smartphones and other devices ? and suggests ways to overcome the neediness. read more
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The rise in California?s projected budget deficit, from $9.2 billion in January, is forcing state officials to propose a new series of midyear cuts i read more
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Many people were surprised that the vote on same-sex marriage in North Carolina was so decisive, but the state?s political inconsistencies include a read more
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The most successful investors in restaurants consider how a style fits an area and track who their customers are, said Hudson Riehle of the National read more
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Making excuses to not do anything about current unemployment isn?t just cruel and wasteful, it?s bad long-run policy, too. read more
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An entrepreneur?s plans to produce caviar in South Korea have finally come to fruition, 15 years after he imported 200 sturgeons from Russia. read more
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A few years ago, rising gasoline prices pretty much destroyed the market for the big trucks, but they have become popular again. read more
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How many middle-aged white women fear their husbands will find them less attractive if their weight drops to less than 200 pounds? read more
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