After a Long Holdout, Tobacco Companies to Issue Mea Culpas
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In a matter of days, the American tobacco industry will begin publicly admitting some ugly truths about its dark history and the health effects of smoking.
For Some Victims, Reporting a Rape Can Bring Doubt, Abuse — and Even Prosecution
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False reporting is a crime, one that some police would like to make a priority. But history shows the police can’t always tell the truth from a lie.
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Party Ideas Starring Potato Chips and Ham Banana Rolls
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In a world where vegan, gluten-free and paleo seem to be taking over the lexicon of every dietary conversation, it’s a relief to know potato chips can still star.
Web of secret money hides one mega-donor funding conservative court
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Newly obtained tax documents show that Judicial Crisis Network’s money came almost entirely from yet another secretive nonprofit, the Wellspring Committee, which flooded JCN with nearly $23.5 million in 2016.
Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
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After ProPublica revealed last year that Facebook advertisers could target housing ads to whites only, the company announced it had built a system to spot and reject discriminatory ads. We retested and found major omissions.
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Northern Pass And Opponents Spar Over Project’s Property Value Impact
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CONCORD — Existing utility rights-of-way reduce property values and the Northern Pass project would amplify the decrease, the Site Evaluation Committee was told Tuesday.
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Regulators Release Northern Pass Business Directory
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Over the objection of Northern Pass, the Site Evaluation Committee released a list of businesses along the route it had hoped to keep confidential until after a decision is made on its application to build a 192-mile transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield.
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Appraiser Sansoucy Criticizes Northern Pass Property Valuations
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CONCORD — An assessor and appraiser who has often done battle with Eversource over property valuations did so again Monday during a hearing on the Northern Pass Transmission Project.
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Opinion – A response to Consumer Advocate Kreis’ ‘A Northern Pass Ratepayer Victory’
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Those with Eversource/PSNH easements burdening their properties, who would bear the brunt of the industrial ugliness of the towers, would receive no compensation under the PUC’s settlement.