Screen Time Study Finds Education Drop-Off
Date: 24 January 2014
By MOTOKO RICH
Study by nonprofit research institute Joan Ganz Cooney Center says less than half the time that children age 2 to 10 watch or interact with electronic screens is with what parents consider 'educational' material; says most of that time is from watching television, with mobile devices contributing relatively little educational value.
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Huckabee Criticizes Required Coverage of Birth Control
Date: 24 January 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Former Gov Mike Huckabee of Arkansas minces no words in criticizing requirements that health insurance pay for birth control.
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New York City’s Jobless Rate Falls to 8.1%
Date: 24 January 2014
By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS
New York State Labor Department reports that New York City’s unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent in December, 2013, the lowest it has been in five years.
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Artist Testifies That a Reproduction of a Famous Work Wasn’t Authorized
Date: 24 January 2014
By COLIN MOYNIHAN
Artist Jasper Johns takes stand in case of Brian Ramnarine, a former owner of a Queens bronze foundry who is accused of creating at least 13 fake sculptures; Johns testifies that he never authorized foundry owner to reproduce one of his famous works depicting the American flag and that his signature on the back of one of the reproductions was a forgery.
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Japan’s Leader Compares Strain With China to Germany and Britain in 1914
Date: 24 January 2014
By JANE PERLEZ
Japanese Prime Min Shinzo Abe compares increasing tensions between his country and China to competition between Britain and Germany before World War I, blunt assessment that concurs with remarks by some prominent historians; statement serves to escalate verbal conflict between countries.
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Unbeaten Arizona Rolls Over Colorado
Date: 24 January 2014
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
College Basketball Roundup; Arizona remains unbeaten with 69-57 win over Colorado; other men's and women's scores noted.
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U.S. Willing to Hold Talks if Snowden Pleads Guilty
Date: 24 January 2014
By STEVE KENNY
Atty Gen Eric H Holder Jr says United States is willing to discuss how the criminal case against Edward J Snowden will be handled, but only if Snowden pleads guilty first.
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Chet Curtis, Half of Married News Team Whose Divorce Made News, Dies at 74
Date: 24 January 2014
By MARGALIT FOX
Chet Curtis, for decades half of a high-wattage husband-and-wife news anchor team in Boston whose personal and professional breakup caused wide distress in the city, dies at age 74.
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