The study, published today, compared itemized orders from fast - food chains in New York City — which, in 2008, became the first jurisdiction that required chains with more than 15 locations to post calorie labels on menus — with orders at fast - food chains in New Jersey (where there are no calorie labels on menus) in 2008 and then again at various points in 2013 and 2014. (entrepreneur.com)
But Oregonians, enhancing their reputations as Western mavericks, have apparently ignored the advice of outsiders and made their state the first jurisdiction in the world to legalize doctor - assisted suicide. (firstthings.com)
Nearly 35 years after The New York Times reported the first cases of what would later be recognized as AIDS, New York State is poised to become the first jurisdiction in the world to end its HIV epidemic, even without a cure, by stopping new infections and ending AIDS deaths. (gothamgazette.com)