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World
Long After War, Moral Questions Linger
An Army doctor during the Vietnam War says his most difficult duty was navigating moral dilemmas that never seemed to have correct answers.
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Opinion
A Merrier Christmas
In Japan, where traditional end-of-the-year rituals can feel oppressively obligation-bound, Christmas wins out by being fun.
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Times Topics
Gay Mom Struggles With In-Laws’ Favoritism
When grandparents favor the child delivered by their own daughter over that of the daughter’s wife, a frank discussion is needed, Steven Petrow writes.
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U.S.
A Reminder of What Midwest Winters Are About
Snow, absent for so long in much of the Midwest that people seemed to have forgotten all about it, returned with a fury on Thursday.
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Business Day
Voestalpine Plans to Invest in North America
The Austrian steel and components maker said it would invest in a plant somewhere in the United States, apparently prompted by low American energy prices.
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Business Day
Power Company Loses Some of Its Appetite for Coal
The owners of Big Sandy, a coal-fired facility in eastern Kentucky, said it was too expensive to retrofit the plant to conform to new environmental rules.
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Science
Caribou and Oil Companies to Share Alaska Petroleum Reserve
Nearly half of the reserve will go toward potential oil and gas exploitation, but environmentalists cheer the equal protection for conservation and recreation.
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Opinion
A Tax Credit Worth Preserving
Lawmakers must protect the low-income housing tax credit, which is especially useful after disasters, like hurricanes.
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World
Bus Company Involved in Recent Rape Banned From Delhi's Roads
All of the licenses for 'Yadav Travels' 11 buses have been revoked, but problems plague Delhi's bus system.
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World
Jordan Talks of Reform, but Old System Holds Sway
Scores of demonstrators have been placed in legal limbo, facing a bewildering array of laws and procedures that allow the state to keep them in indefinite detention.
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U.S.
City in Colorado Is Sued Over a Drilling Ban
A group representing oil and gas companies says that the city of Longmont, Colo. had no right to ban hydraulic fracturing.
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U.S.
Frank Beardsley, 97, Storied Father of 20
Mr. Beardsley, a retired Navy chief warrant officer, married Helen North in 1961, and their merger of two large families inspired a book and two movies, both titled “Yours, Mine and Ours.”
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U.S.
How to Sell a U.S. Tax Increase Back Home: Make Sure to Cut Spending, Too
Many voters oppose higher taxes as a fix-all to the government’s problems but say they could stomach a deal that had fair tax increases if it included spending cuts.
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Opinion
The N.R.A.'s Blockade on Science
There is no scientific consensus on the best approach to limiting gun violence, and the N.R.A. is blocking work that might lead to one.
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Education
A Policy Shift in Programs for the Gifted Is Abandoned
A plan in New York City to discontinue a sibling-preference policy for gifted and talented programs has been abandoned until it can be analyzed more deeply, education officials said.
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Opinion
Guns N' Poses
I grew up in Wales, as a farmer's son, with a gun in the house for every member of the family. But I cannot comprehend America's failure to control gun possession.
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Business Day
Europe Proposes New Tobacco Rules
Health warnings should cover 75 percent of cigarette packs but governments should also have leeway to require plain packaging, the European Commission said Wednesday.
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World
A Frenzy in Italy Over Teaching Jobs
Stiff competition in a state exam to select teachers shines a light on the state of the Italian economy and education system.
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Business Day
3rd-Quarter Growth Is Revised Up to 3.1%, With Help From Exports
Disruptions from Hurricane Sandy and uncertainty caused by the budget negotiations in Washington are likely to restrain growth in the fourth quarter.
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Opinion
Preparing Students for a Newtown-like Disaster
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Multimedia
Images of Emancipation
A new book argues that photography was not incidental but central to the war against slavery, racism and segregation in the1850s through the 1930s.
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U.S.
Illinois: Field Museum Cuts Back
The Field Museum in Chicago, a center of global scientific research, has announced plans to cut staff, overhaul operations and limit its research because of a high debt and the recession.
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Business Day
A Wave of Start-Ups Helps Small Companies Outsource Their Tasks
At the holiday season especially, small-business owners find themselves burdened by dozens of specialized tasks that need to be done. A number of start-ups are ready to help.
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U.S.
Next Challenge for the Health Law: Getting the Public to Buy In
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act appears here to stay, but many of those it is supposed to help still do not understand what the law can do for them, officials have found.
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Business Day
Voestalpine Plans to Invest in North America
The Austrian steel and components maker said it would invest in a plant somewhere in the United States, apparently prompted by low American energy prices.
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Business Day
Power Company Loses Some of Its Appetite for Coal
The owners of Big Sandy, a coal-fired facility in eastern Kentucky, said it was too expensive to retrofit the plant to conform to new environmental rules.
7
Technology
Twitter Reacts to Anonymous Attacks on Westboro Baptist Church
Twitter briefly suspended an account associated with Anonymous, the hacker collective, on Wednesday following a week of Anonymous attacks on members of the Westboro Baptist Church.
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World
Jordan Talks of Reform, but Old System Holds Sway
Scores of demonstrators have been placed in legal limbo, facing a bewildering array of laws and procedures that allow the state to keep them in indefinite detention.
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Times Topics
Gay Mom Struggles With In-Laws’ Favoritism
When grandparents favor the child delivered by their own daughter over that of the daughter’s wife, a frank discussion is needed, Steven Petrow writes.
10
U.S.
City in Colorado Is Sued Over a Drilling Ban
A group representing oil and gas companies says that the city of Longmont, Colo. had no right to ban hydraulic fracturing.
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Business Day
Europe Proposes New Tobacco Rules
Health warnings should cover 75 percent of cigarette packs but governments should also have leeway to require plain packaging, the European Commission said Wednesday.
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World
Deaf Officers Step in Where Police Work Counts on Eyes More Than Ears
A cadre of 20 deaf officers help monitor more than 200 security cameras that keep watch over the Mexican city of Oaxaca.
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U.S.
Massachusetts: Court to Consider Removal of Judge in Bulger Case
A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a request by the Boston mob boss James (Whitey) Bulger to remove the judge scheduled to preside over his murder trial.
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World
Hard Times in Spain Force Feuding Couples to Delay Divorce
Spaniard couples are staying in troubled relationships longer as a result of the economic crisis and are paying the emotional price because they cannot afford the price of divorce.
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N.Y. / Region
Foundation Aims to Put Business Issues on Agenda in New York Mayor’s Race
The Rockefeller Foundation said it would award the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce $100,000 to come up with ways to compel the candidates in next year’s race to pay more attention to business concerns.
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U.S.
Army Seeking Death Penalty in Massacre of 16 Afghans
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales acted deliberately when he killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan, the Army says, but his lawyer suggested there were questions about his mental health.
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Business Day
Bank Data-Theft Suspect Allowed Out of Jail
The Spanish National Court granted conditional freedom to Hervé Falciani, a former HSBC employee wanted by Swiss authorities in the theft of secret data on tens of thousands of private accounts.
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Books
The Paper Trail Through History
Prof. Lisa Gitelman is writing a book about documentation, including Post-it notes and copying, and how it has affected history.
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Home & Garden
Tree of Life
With 3,000 ornaments to display, a woman’s existence dangles before her eyes.
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Dining & Wine
Out of Its Shell and Onto Your Plate
Whelks, a type of sea snail that inhabits the Atlantic Ocean, are making news on cutting-edge menus..
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