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#metoo has felled executives but it’s looking like big $$$ in a quiet corner of Wall Street. @MattGoldstein26 nytimes.com/2018/01/28/busin…

How the Finance Industry Is Trying to Cash In on #MeToo (Published 2018)

Small financial firms, backed by hedge funds, are angling for business from sexual harassment victims. The industry has a checkered history.

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From start to finish, the student loan servicer failed, regulators say. @StacyCowley nytimes.com/2017/01/18/busin…
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In an already secretive system, Carlson's contract goes even farther. @noamscheiber nyti.ms/29QUlIx

Gretchen Carlson’s Fox News Contract Could Shroud Her Case in Secrecy (Published 2016)

If the former Fox News anchor’s suit is forced into arbitration, her chances of winning are lessened, and little will be made public about it.

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@planetizen21 Feb 2016
RIP: Boston Dive Bars (1630-2016) dlvr.it/KZDzLM

RIP: Boston Dive Bars (1630-2016)

A recent unofficial tally on Yelp found that 20 of the 70 Boston dive bars listed on the site had recently closed. The Boston Globe examines the trend.

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Contracts basics defeat arb clause: Pivotal Nursing Home Suit Raises a Simple Question: Who Signed the Contract? nyti.ms/20NhGeE
Pivotal Nursing Home Suit Raises a Simple Question: Who Signed the Contract? (Published 2016)

Pivotal Nursing Home Suit Raises a Simple Question: Who Signed the Contract? (Published 2016)

A pending wrongful death lawsuit will test a new legal strategy to prevent nursing homes from requiring their residents to take disputes to arbitration.

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Bank Tellers, With Access to Accounts, Pose a Rising Security Risk nyti.ms/23F4HQw
Bank Tellers, With Access to Accounts, Pose a Rising Security Risk (Published 2016)

Bank Tellers, With Access to Accounts, Pose a Rising Security Risk (Published 2016)

Though cybertheft gets most of the publicity, retail-branch employees are tapping into customers’ personal information and their cash.

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postal banking seems like a great idea, @DeanBaker13: medium.com/@DeanBaker13/the-…
The Washington Post Doesn’t Like the Postal Service

The Washington Post Doesn’t Like the Postal Service

You probably knew that, but it told readers the story once again in an editorial in which the first paragraph told readers that if the…

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Bloomberg, Sensing an Opening, Revisits a Potential White House Run nyti.ms/1OEQGuk
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@NateSilver53815 Jan 2016
"San Francisco values" is the new "New York values": bit.ly/233mEbj
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old idea: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vactra… teapawt.net/planetizen/status/6858…
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@planetizen9 Jan 2016
Friday Eye Candy: A First Peek at the Hyperloop dlvr.it/DDPxsv
Go Becky! teapawt.net/elizabethtjones/status…
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Proud of my beautiful momma! Phippsburg at forefront of LePage impeachment timesrecord.com/news/2016-01… @MidcoastNews
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Next City@NextCityOrg8 Jan 2016
The Ford Foundation’s iconic New York City headquarters is destined for a makeover. nextcity.org/daily/entry/for…
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big news about Penn Station--but maybe it's underrated: nytimes.com/2010/11/23/opini… @tomscocca @Choire
Opinion | Miracle on 33rd Street (Published 2010)

Opinion | Miracle on 33rd Street (Published 2010)

Why New York’s reviled Penn Station is really a triumph.

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Omnibus Tax and Spending Package Supports Key Planning Programs blogs.planning.org/policy/20…
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