Sabrina Tavernise

Sabrina Tavernise is a reporter for the New York Times

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Scant Oversight of Drug Maker Leads to Fatal Meningitis Outbreak

Loose regulations allowed a company to sell 17,676 vials of unsafe drugs to patients in 23 states.

By: Andrew Pollack ,; Denise Grady ,; Sabrina Tavernise ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

October 7, 2012

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FDA Makes It Official: BPA Can’t Be Used in Baby Bottles and Cups

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that baby bottles and childrenu2019s drinking cups could no longer contain bisphenol A, or BPA, an estrogen-mimicking industrial chemical used in some …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,; NewYorkTimesNewsService

July 18, 2012

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Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds

Washington - A new study by the Agriculture Department has found that food stamps, one of the country's largest social safety net programs, reduced the poverty rate substantially during …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

April 10, 2012

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For First Time in 16 Years, Kucinich Loses His Seat

In a primary faceoff between two veteran Democratic incumbents, voters in Ohio delivered a victory to Representative Marcy Kaptur, a progressive from Toledo, over Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, leaving …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,

March 7, 2012

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Ultrasound Abortion Bill Nears Vote in Virginia

(Photo: B.K. Dewey) Richmond, Virginia - A bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion is poised to pass Virginia’s legislature this week, …

By: Sabrina Tavernise &; Erik Eckholm ,

February 21, 2012

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In Maryland, House Passes Gay Marriage Bill

Annapolis, Maryland - The Maryland House narrowly passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage on Friday, delivering a major victory to Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, who had proposed it. …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,

February 18, 2012

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Mine Owner to Pay $200 Million in Death of 29 Men

In what officials say is the largest ever settlement in a government investigation of a mine disaster, Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay $209 million in restitution and civil …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,

December 6, 2011

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“Near Poor” Struggling Just Above Poverty Startle the Census

Washington - They drive cars, but seldom new ones. They earn paychecks, but not big ones. Many own homes. Most pay taxes. Half are married, and nearly half live …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,; Robert Gebeloff ,; Jason DeParle ,

November 19, 2011

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Ohioans Knock Down Law Limiting Unions’ Rights

Columbus, Ohio - A year after Republicans swept legislatures across the country, voters in Ohio delivered their verdict Tuesday on a centerpiece of the conservative legislative agenda, striking down …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,

November 9, 2011

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Outside Cleveland, Snapshots of Poverty’s Surge in the Suburbs

Parma Heights, Ohio - The poor population in America’s suburbs — long a symbol of a stable and prosperous American middle class — rose by more than half after …

By: Sabrina Tavernise ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService

October 25, 2011

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