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World
Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes Cited in Report
The study asserts that the C.I.A. drone campaign in Pakistan has at times killed civilians indiscriminately. In interviews, residents spoke of terror and strain within a society caught between militants and the drones.
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World
Brazil: Consortium Wins Oil Rights
The Brazilian authorities on Monday awarded a license to develop oil production in a coveted deep-sea area to a consortium of five companies.
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U.S.
Justices Weigh Michigan Law and Race in College Admissions
The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether Michigan’s voters violated the Constitution by forbidding race-conscious admissions plans at the state’s public universities.
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Science
New Technique Holds Promise for Hair Growth
Researchers said the procedure, tested in mice, would not just relocate hair, as in a transplant, but would increase its amount.
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World
New Delhi Puzzled Over Governing Hybrid Rural-Urban Areas
Agraula, Uttar Pradesh, occupies a gray zone between rural and urban that is at once both, and thus neither, providing a paradox for policy thinkers and the central government alike.
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U.S.
Pennsylvania Will Release School Funds
Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday that he has agreed to release $45 million for the Philadelphia schools.
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Opinion
Purple Boots, Silver Stars ... and White Parents
For African-American kids with white parents, being black at Fulton Mall was a kind of test.
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World
Between Big Cities, a Road Passes the Russia Left Behind
Along the highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg — a 12-hour trip by car — one sees great neglected stretches of land that seem drawn backward in time.
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Fashion & Style
Video: Intersection | Flatbush Indie Fashion
Grenadian-born Helen Milkson, 72, has been living in Flatbush for 20 years. She likes to look special and doesn't go for fashion, she says.
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Arts
Becoming Vincent Van Gogh: The Paris Years
The two years the artist spent in the French capital transformed his work from the somber hues of his early paintings to his better-known colorful flowers and portraits.Art
Change the light.
The depressed Van Gogh finds friends and a profession.
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Magazine
I Am Woman, Watch Me Hack
How do you persuade young women to enter one of the most lucrative, flexible fields in the economy? Duh: Create a TV show.
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U.S.
Judge in Landmark Case Disavows Support for Voter ID
Judge Richard A. Posner said the repercussions were unclear in 2007 when he ruled in favor of an Indiana law that the Supreme Court would also uphold.
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Opinion
A Climate and Energy Roundup
What’s behind U.S. carbon emissions decline, rising concern over energy costs in Britain, and more.
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World
Australia Struggles to Control Wildfires
The fires, stretching along a 190-mile front, have killed one man, destroyed 208 homes and damaged 122 others, the Rural Fire Service said.
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Opinion
No Vacancies
New York has a housing crisis. It needs ideas, energy and flexibility to tackle it.
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World
Pollen Study Points to Culprit in Bronze Era Mystery
Analysis of pollen grains from sediment beneath the Sea of Galilee and the western shore of the Dead Sea indicate drought caused a Late Bronze Age collapse.
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U.S.
Video: Scalded by Coffee, Then News Media
In 1992, Stella Liebeck spilled scalding McDonald’s coffee in her lap and later sued the company, attracting a flood of negative attention. It turns out there was more to the story.Not Just a Hot Cup Anymore
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U.S.
Obama Admits Web Site Flaws on Health Law
President Obama offered an impassioned defense of the Affordable Care Act, acknowledging the technical failures of the HealthCare.gov Web site, but providing little new information about the problems.
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Real Estate
Manhattan’s Vanishing Gas Stations
In a land-starved city, the oddly shaped but well-placed parcels taken up by service stations have risen in value.
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World
U.S. Officer Says Taliban Will Fight This Winter
Insurgents in Afghanistan are expected to carry out an aggressive campaign of violence rather than use the cold-weather months to rest, a senior American military officer warned.
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U.S.
Giving a Wife Her Front-Yard Grave, No Matter What
Ever since James Davis granted his dying wife’s wish to be laid to rest just off their front porch, he and the City of Stevenson, Ala., have been at odds.
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Automobiles
The Nonluxury Lexus Edition
Consumer Reports is less than impressed by the 2014 Lexus IS 250, and G.M. dealers complain about price increases for full-size pickups.
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World
Investigators Raid Agency Of Military In South Korea
Officials with the Cyberwarfare Command were said to have posted messages backing President Park Geun-hye during last year’s election campaign.
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Business Day
Handybook, a Housecleaning Start-Up, Raises $10 Million
The financing reflects continued interest in companies that aim to simplify fragmented industries with on-demand services.
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Technology
Vacuum Tubes in a Speaker, but Yesterday’s Warmth Is Lacking
Samsung’s new sound bar has the conveniences of today’s technology, and the company has tried to replicate the rich tones of last century’s audio.
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Opinion
The 3 Roles of Michael J. Fox
If Parkinson’s disease is ever tamed, the actor will be a big part of the reason.
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World
Greece Suspends State Financing for Far-Right Party
Targeting the neo-fascist Golden Dawn, Parliament passed a bill to punish parties whose leaders are charged with serious crimes.
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Booming
‘Space Oddity’ David Bowie’s Way, and Newer Takes
Stars aligned with space, and a young place-in-space winner, are honored in this week’s cover song.
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U.S.
North Dakota: Oil Leak Is Under Scrutiny
Officials are trying to determine if the Tesoro Corporation knew about potential problems with a pipeline that leaked more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil.
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Sports
Ronaldo ... for the Defense
As Cristiano Ronaldo prepared for World Cup qualifiers last week, he wrote to authorities in defense of a fan who embraced him last summer in Florida.
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N.Y. / Region
Suit Could Determine Protections for Police Department Whistle-Blowers
An officer who says he was punished for complaining about what he called a quota system filed a federal lawsuit, seeking protection from retaliation by invoking the First Amendment.
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Business Day
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