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Opinion
Gender Equality
The executive director of the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute responds to a Sunday Review article.
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Opinion
Satellite Tracking of Middle East Aquifers Points to the End of 'Data Denial'
Satellites offer a clear view of important shifts in Middle East water resources from a distance.
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U.S.
Obama’s Backers Seek Big Donors to Press Agenda
President Obama’s political team is attempting to raise $50 million to convert his re-election campaign into a powerhouse lobbying group for his second-term goals.
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U.S.
Drone Pilots Are Found to Get Stress Disorders Much as Those in Combat Do
A Defense Department study, the first of its kind, showed that pilots of drone aircraft experience mental health problems much like those of pilots who are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Business Day
HTC Settles Privacy Case Over Flaws in Phones
The Federal Trade Commission charged HTC with customizing software on its phones in ways that could steal personal information and surreptitiously send text messages.
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N.Y. / Region
A Video of Fighting 7-Year-Olds Leads to 2 Arrests
Authorities charged two teenage girls with endangering the welfare of a child by forcing two 7-year-olds to fight in a Bronx park, the police said.
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U.S.
A Titan’s How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, is attempting nothing less than a Betty Friedan-like feat: a national discussion of a gender problem with no name.
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Travel
You Asked. Carnival Answered. (Sort Of.)
Stephanie Rosenbloom asks Carnival why the Triumph passengers weren’t evacuated and other questions from our readers.
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N.Y. / Region
In Mayoral Bid, Thompson Hopes Old Ties Attract Jewish Votes
William C. Thompson Jr., who is running in a primary race without a major Jewish rival, is long known and liked by many Orthodox leaders in New York City.
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Business Day
Iglo and Birds Eye Pull Meals After Finding Horse Meat
The company that owns Iglo and Birds Eye brands withdrew a dozen types of prepared meals from stores in four European countries after finding traces of horse meat.
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Business Day
F.D.A. Approves a New Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer
The new type of drug combines the widely used breast cancer medicine Herceptin with a powerful toxin to more effectively kill cancer cells while potentially reducing side effects.
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Business Day
In Battling Tax Dodgers, Britain Gives Shame a Try
The government published the names and addresses of scofflaws, but critics said the effort ignores the biggest offenders: big corporations.
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Autos
Rolls-Royce Recalls Phantoms for Possible Fire Hazard
The automaker said the “anti-misfueling device” was missing on the fuel filler neck. The device prevents diesel fuel from being used and also discharges static electricity to reduce the chance of a fire.
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U.S.
White House Tactic for C.I.A. Bid Holds Back Drone Memos
The White House may deny Democrats information on targeted killings but tell Republicans more about an attack in Libya to win confirmation for John O. Brennan.
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Real Estate
Millions of Dollars Later, Landlords Reopen After Deluge
Owners of buildings in Manhattan’s financial district have invested millions since Hurricane Sandy to make their properties more storm-resistant.
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Opinion
The Benefits of Positive Parenting
A program developed in Australia is proving how intensive parenting and family interventions can reduce violence against children, and its aftermath.
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U.S.
Fear of U.S. Cuts Grows in States Where Aid Flows
States fear that the budget impasse in Washington will saddle them with across-the-board spending cuts that threaten to slow their fragile recoveries or thrust them back into recession.
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N.Y. / Region
Candidates at a Forum All Support Mass Transit
Seven likely mayoral candidates met to discuss the city’s transportation at a forum at the City University of New York.
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Business Day
Johnson & Johnson Confirms Inquiry Into Hip Devices
Federal prosecutors are investigating Johnson & Johnson’s practices in marketing a line of hip replacements recalled in 2010 because many had to be replaced within a few years.
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U.S.
A Titan’s How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, is attempting nothing less than a Betty Friedan-like feat: a national discussion of a gender problem with no name.
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Opinion
In the Wake of Emancipation
Even after Lincoln’s action, for men and women still in slavery things could get worse before they got better.
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Opinion
Tips for Public Speaking
Focus on one person in the middle of the crowd throughout your speech. Afterward, trail him home.
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World
Israel Releases Part of Report on Prisoner X’s Death
Details from a government investigation into the 2010 suicide of an Australian-Israeli man cited gaps in prison procedures that created “a suicidal window of opportunity.”
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Technology
Nanotubes Seen as Alternative When Silicon Chips Hit Their Limits
Carbon nanotubes may prove to be the material of the future when today’s silicon-based chips reach their fundamental physical limits.
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Business Day
A Front-Row Seat via Video
Video has become a source that helps the fashion industry determine which runway items will be hits in stores.
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Business Day
Fed Officials Debate Bank’s Losses Once Economy Mends
Last year, the Federal Reserve transferred $89 billion in profit to the Treasury, but it now faces the possibility of large losses as it sells off securities.
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Business Day
Calpers Will Sell Its Investments in Gun Makers
The move will affect $5 million in investments in the Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation and Sturm, Ruger & Company.
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U.S.
Visas Are Urged for Lower-Skilled Work
Two groups that have feuded in the past over an immigration overhaul outlined goals designed to show that they could reach a compromise.
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Opinion
What Our Brains Can Teach Us
We have the world’s best model for futuristic technology inside our heads.
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World
Palestinians Protest Route of Marathon to Sponsors
New Balance, a sneaker company, and a hotel chain were urged to withdraw sponsorship of the Jerusalem Marathon, which runs through territory considered occupied by Palestinians and much of the world.
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Technology
Alcatel-Lucent Names Chief to Lead a Major Downsizing
Michel Combes, a former Vodafone and France Télécom executive, said he would talk to employees and shareholders before forming a strategy for the company, which lost 1.4 billion euros in 2012.
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Travel
Le Meridien's Eastern Campaign
Starwood Hotels will expands its Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts brand in the coming year with a focus on Asia.
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U.S.
California: Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Homeless
Los Angeles County officials have asked for federal assistance in analyzing and containing an outbreak of tuberculosis among the city’s homeless population.
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Your Money
In Paid Family Leave, U.S. Trails Most of the Globe
The United States has among the world’s worst leave laws for new parents or for tending to a sick child, prompting some to seek an overhaul of the rules.
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Business Day
Patron of Siena Stumbles
Nowhere are Monte dei Paschi’s problems more acutely felt than in Siena. The bank has paid for charitable and civic works for as long as anyone can remember.
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Business Day
A National Push Seeks to Separate Sake From Sushi
Ty Ku, a six-year-old sake brand, is hoping to change the perception of sake through nationally televised advertising.
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N.Y. / Region
Judge Says State Cannot Withhold Aid to City Schools Over Teacher Evaluation Impasse
Justice Manuel J. Mendez ruled that a penalty, for New York City’s failure to agree on a teacher evaluation plan, could hurt the neediest children.
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N.Y. / Region
3 Men Arrested in Scheme to Sell Counterfeit Car Parts
The men were accused of conspiring to sell counterfeit goods like brake pads to repair shops, including those that service New York City’s cabs.
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Autos
One of World's Most Efficient Vehicles Unable to Enter U.S.
The regulations holding up the release of the vehicle are complex, but essentially the vehicle doesn’t comply with all government rules.
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Business Day
Calpers Will Sell Its Investments in Gun Makers
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N.Y. / Region
Man Acquitted in Officer’s Death Gets 2 Years for Probation Violation
Michael Velez was acquitted in the 2011 shooting of Officer Peter Figoski, but was found guilty of violating his probation.
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Business Day
China Says Army Is Not Behind Attacks in Report
The Ministry of National Defense said a security company’s research linking a military unit to thousands of hacking attempts against United States targets “has no foundation in fact.”
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Business Day
North Africa’s Prospects as Energy Goliath Are Fading
North Africa once seemed destined to play a major role in meeting Europe’s natural gas needs, but turmoil and unfavorable government policies have put that in doubt.
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