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N.Y. / Region
The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation
The New York Times asked the leading candidates in contested mayoral primaries three questions about transportation. The description of their positions is drawn from their responses and previous statements.
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Sports
Positive Drug Tests Confirmed for Jamaican Athletes
The backup doping tests have come back positive for the former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell, his teammate Sherone Simpson and three other Jamaican athletes.
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World
Heavy Casualties on Both Sides as Congo Soldiers Fight Rebels Near Eastern City
The front line is nine miles north of the eastern city of Goma, where Congolese soliders and United Nations troops have been battling M23 rebels since Wednesday.
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U.S.
Ohio: Kidnapper Told Police They Missed Chances
Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man sentenced to life in prison for holding three women captive, said he called the mother of one of them, according to interrogation videotapes.
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N.Y. / Region
The Mayoral Candidates on the Police
The New York Times asked the leading candidates in contested mayoral primaries three questions about crime. The description of their positions is drawn from their responses and previous statements.
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Travel
In Dallas, a Garden Designed for Children
The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum will focus on teaching young visitors about the natural world.
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World
Congo: Government Retakes Critical Territory
Government troops occupied strategic hills overlooking the eastern city of Goma on Friday after rebel fighters withdrew.
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World
Stuck in Mexico City Traffic
In a crowded city of 20 million people and about four million cars, congestion is a way of life.
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Science
Research Cites Role of Warming in Extremes
In examining a dozen extreme weather events last year, scientists found evidence that human activity was a partial culprit in about half.
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World
On a Mission to Make Taiwan a Cycling Capital
Bike sales have surged in Taiwan, bike lanes and paths have proliferated, and the island’s two biggest cities have launched bike-share programs. The trend didn’t happen by itself.
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World
A Maker of Bikes Now Makes a Point of Riding Them
Over 41 years, King Liu has built Giant into the world’s largest bike manufacturer by revenue. Now he has a new mission: “to make Taiwan a capital of cycling.”
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Opinion
Assessing the Role of Global Warming in Extreme Weather of 2012
Scientists find strong evidence of a greenhouse role in extreme heat and shifted odds of storm surges, but say most extreme weather is driven mainly by natural variability.
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World
Obama Falls Short on Wider Backing for Syria Attack
President Obama emerged from the Group of 20 summit meeting with a few international supporters, but other leaders urged him not to attack without United Nations backing.
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Opinion
The Bush Burden
History should hold George W. Bush accountable for the current muddy debate over what to do in the face of a state-sanctioned mass killer.
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Business Day
Soft Jobs Data Not Expected to Deter Fed
The Labor Department’s snapshot of the job market in August had several discouraging details underneath a relatively average gain of 169,000 jobs.
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World
Photos Tell a Tale of Anguished Deliberations
In the images of tense meetings in Washington, the faces and body language of the president’s advisers offer a guide to their conflicting opinions on Syria.
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World
Israel Backs Limited Strike Against Syria
Israel sees the enforcement of President Obama’s “red line” as essential to halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and seems to prefer an attack that would maintain the status quo without strengthening either side.
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N.Y. / Region
As Doubts Over Detective Grew, Prosecutors Also Made Missteps
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office is reviewing cases handled by Louis Scarcella, a detective accused of fabricating confessions. But the work of prosecutors is also in question.
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World
A Weapon Seen as Too Horrible, Even in War
Chemical weapons have caused only a small fraction of the deaths in Syria’s civil war, but the response they have provoked echoes that from wars around the world during the 20th century.
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