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World
Proposal to Protect Antarctic Waters Is Scaled Back
A proposal by the United States and New Zealand to create a huge ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been sharply reduced after opposition from Russia and other nations with large fishing industries.
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U.S.
Flooding Forces Evacuation of Thousands in Colorado
Some of the worst flooding occurred in Lyons, north of Denver. A lull in the rain was expected, but officials in the state were bracing for more rain later in the day.
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Home & Garden
A Passion and Then a Solace
A garden planted with an amateur’s enthusiasm now comforts its creator with variety and extravagance.
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U.S.
Colorado Towns Are Left Stranded in Deadly Floods
The flooding killed at least three people and cut off major highways, isolated towns and forced the closing of the main campus of the University of Colorado.
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Theater
Taking the Reins, Then Hanging On
After moving from New York to Oregon to run the Profile Theater in Portland, Adriana Baer faced many challenges, starting with finding the company a new home.
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World
India's Electoral Politics Reignites Religious Hatreds
A comparison of economic and sectarian strife in India during the early 1990s and the country today.
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U.S.
Michigan: Governor to Be Questioned
Gov. Rick Snyder has agreed to be questioned by union lawyers about his decision to let Detroit file for bankruptcy protection, state lawyers said.
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Business Day
Fed Prepares for Change in Policy, and in Policy Makers
The Federal Reserve is trying to reassure investors about its effort to stimulate the economy as it prepares a shake-up of its policy-making committee.
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U.S.
House Ethics Panel Continues Inquiries of 3 Lawmakers
The committee announced that it would extend investigations into the lawmakers, including Representative Michele Bachmann.
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Opinion
The Federal Reserve Nomination
Senators should tell President Obama that Lawrence Summers would be the wrong choice for the Fed, and a big mistake.
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U.S.
Albuquerque Becomes Latest Focal Point in Abortion Wars
Operation Rescue, the militant anti-abortion group based in Kansas, is calling Albuquerque the “late-term abortion capital of the country.”
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World
Assault on Christian Town in Syria Adds to Fears Over Rebels
Maaloula has long symbolized Syria’s history of diversity and coexistence, but most of its residents have fled after fighting between rebels and government forces.
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I dare suggest elevated rail.
Let the drivers suffer for their fashion sense.
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Style
Parenting as a Spiritual Practice
There is a not-very-implicit assumption in Jewish law that someone else is in charge of the emotional little humans who evidently impede living a life of spiritual service. But holding a sleeping child feels more like worship than reading psalms.
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U.S.
Tax Filings Hint at Extent of Koch Brothers’ Reach
Tax returns show that a nonprofit group linked to Charles G. and David H. Koch, billionaire industrialists who support Republican causes, has given away a staggering amount of money in recent years.
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Magazine
Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught?
If everybody knows that test scores and grades aren’t the keys to success, how do we teach, and measure, the things that are?
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N.Y. / Region
Boardwalk Fire Erases Months of Rebuilding at Jersey Shore
Flames that began in an ice cream shop quickly engulfed businesses along a stretch of boardwalk rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy left the area devastated.
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World
As Obama Pauses Action, Putin Takes Center Stage
President Vladimir V. Putin has, at least for now, made Russia indispensable in containing the conflict in Syria.
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Business Day
Unions’ Misgivings on Health Law Burst Into View
Labor leaders meeting in Los Angeles approved a sharply worded resolution that demanded changes to the federal health care law.
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World
A Rare Public View of Obama’s Pivots on Policy in Syria Confrontation
President Obama’s handling of his confrontation with Syria has been an unusual instance of a commander in chief seemingly thinking out loud and changing his mind on the fly.I am happy to let the state department find a solution to Syria.
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World
Proposal to Protect Antarctic Waters Is Scaled Back
A proposal by the United States and New Zealand to create a huge ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been sharply reduced after opposition from Russia and other nations with large fishing industries.
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World
Hong Kong Drops Shark Fin From Official Menus
The authorities, yielding to years of pressure from environmental groups, also applied the curbs to bluefin tuna and black moss, a type of algae.
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Education
Class Is Seen Dividing Harvard Business School
The student body is somewhat economically diverse, but small cliques of the ultrawealthy seem to have grown over the years.
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Home & Garden
A Passion and Then a Solace
A garden planted with an amateur’s enthusiasm now comforts its creator with variety and extravagance.
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Business Day
Pictures From the Week in Business
Verizon Communications held a $49 billion bond sale, Apple released two new iPhones and Tina Brown left The Daily Beast.
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U.S.
GTT ★
Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.
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N.Y. / Region
Group Financed by Business Leaders Has Put Nearly $7 Million Into Council Races
As Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg departs, Jobs for New York, a political action committee, is throwing its support behind allies who are pro-development.
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N.Y. / Region
Stringer Defeats Spitzer in Comptroller Primary
Eliot Spitzer lost his bid for political redemption on Tuesday when he was defeated in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller by Scott M. Stringer.
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World
Listing Demands, Assad Uses Crisis to His Advantage
In exchange for giving up control of his chemical arsenal, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said he would require the United States to stop arming the opposition, using President Obama’s own “red line” against him.
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World
4 Sentenced to Death in Rape Case That Riveted India
Four men convicted of brutally raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman were sentenced Friday to die by hanging, a sentence that drew cheers from some outside the courtroom.
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Business Day
Unions’ Misgivings on Health Law Burst Into View
Labor leaders meeting in Los Angeles approved a sharply worded resolution that demanded changes to the federal health care law.Labor is generally conservative.
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