Chantal Sainvilus, a home health aide in Brooklyn who makes $10 an hour, does not get paid if she does not show up. So it is no wonder that she joined the thousands of people taking extreme measures to get to work this week, even, in her case, hiking over the Williamsburg Bridge. While salaried employees worked if they could, often from home after Hurricane Sandy, many of the poorest...
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Label: HealthJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Label: LifestyleJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
Bits Blog: Data Shows Twitter Posts That Resonate With Electorate
Label: TechnologyIn Florida, voters responded most when Mitt Romney posted about education and when President Obama did the same about foreign affairs. In Ohio, Mr. Obama’s posted about gay rights, more so than any other topic, held the most traction. For Mr. Romney, it was his posts about the economy.Twitter introduced an interactive map on Thursday showing which of the candidates’ tweets drove the most engagement...
Petraeus’s Lower C.I.A. Profile Leaves Benghazi Void
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — In 14 months as C.I.A. director, David H. Petraeus has shunned the spotlight he once courted as America’s most famous general. His low-profile style has won the loyalty of the White House, easing old tensions with President Obama, and he has overcome some of the skepticism he faced from the agency’s work force, which is always wary of the military brass. Brendan Smialowski/Getty...
Nov
02
Modest Jobs Growth in Final Report Before Election
Label: BusinessIn the last assessment of the job market before the presidential election, the Labor Department announced Friday that the nation’s employers added 171,000 positions in October, and more jobs than initially estimated in both August and September. The unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.9 percent in October, from 7.8 percent in September, as more workers joined the labor force and so...
The New Old Age Blog: How to Bypass the Revolving Door
Label: HealthLast week, I wrote about older people in nursing homes who are transferred to hospitals when their health takes a turn for the worse, even if they don’t want aggressive medical interventions. And you responded with dozens of stories about relatives who had had these experiences.In fact, researchers who have studied the revolving door between nursing homes and hospitals think that as many as 45 percent...
The New Old Age Blog: How to Bypass the Revolving Door
Label: LifestyleLast week, I wrote about older people in nursing homes who are transferred to hospitals when their health takes a turn for the worse, even if they don’t want aggressive medical interventions. And you responded with dozens of stories about relatives who had had these experiences.In fact, researchers who have studied the revolving door between nursing homes and hospitals think that as many as 45 percent...
In Crisis, Public Officials Embrace Social Media
Label: TechnologyWith Hurricane Sandy, public officials and government agencies have embraced social media to a greater degree than ever. For proof, look no further than the Twitter feed of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York: 400 messages on Tuesday, 300 on Wednesday and well over 100 on Thursday, featuring everything from photos of storm surge damage to updates on power restoration. It is usually Mr. Cuomo’s...
Guinea-Bissau, After Coup, Is Drug-Trafficking Haven
Label: WorldAgence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSoldiers in Bissau, the capital. BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — When the army ousted the president here just months before his term was to expire, a thirst for power by the officer corps did not fully explain the offensive. But a sizable increase in drug trafficking in this troubled country since the military took over has raised suspicions that the president’s sudden removal...
Nov
01
Lingering Unemployment Poses Long-Term Risk
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — In the economy-focused presidential campaign, the two candidates and their teams have scarcely mentioned what economists describe as not just one of the labor market’s most pressing problems, but the entire country’s: long-term unemployment. Nearly five million Americans out of work for more than six months are left to wonder what kind of help might be coming, as the Federal...
Bits Blog: Hurricane Sandy Knocks Out Gawker and Other News Sites
Label: Technology The power failures that swept through the East Coast, including large swaths of Manhattan, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, darkened millions of homes, as well as several major Web sites, including the hive of sites in the Gawker Media network, including Jezebel and Gizmodo. The Huffington Post and social media news site Buzzfeed also went dark.The sites appeared to go off around 7 p.m., not long...
Live Coverage: Burdens of Storm’s Damage Ease Slightly
Label: WorldFull CoverageCommentsPhotosGame UpdatesAsk The Times
And Business Directories
