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posted onFebruary 21, 2017

Article snippet: A study by researchers at Chartbeat suggests that news consumers gloss over news stories they might not want to know about. By KEVIN QUEALY Fitbits and Apple Watches and the like may have their uses, but they don’t appear to be effective in weight loss. By AARON E. CARROLL The latest Gallup survey has him at 38 percent, but he would probably need to fall even further for Democrats to have a good shot to retake the House next year. By NATE COHN A tax on high-cost employee health plans, the Cadillac tax, was a reviled part of the original Obamacare law. It was blocked, but something similar may be back. By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ President Trump has ordered that for every new regulation imposed, two old ones must go. It’s an intriguing idea but a misguided one. By ROBERT J. SHILLER The outline of the plan points to a simpler system that would give every American a flat tax credit varying by age, but not by income. By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ All the political news makes it easy to ... Link to the full article to read more

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