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Business Day
Economic Reports for the Week of Dec. 30
The consumer confidence survey for December will be released, Latvia will join the euro zone and Detroit will return to bankruptcy court.
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U.S.
Judge Upholds N.S.A.’s Bulk Collection of Data on Calls
The judge’s ruling was the latest contribution to a debate among courts and a presidential review group about how to balance security and privacy in the era of big data.
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Multimedia/Photos
Video: Times Minute | Second Blast Hits Russia
Also on the Minute, Schumacher remains in a medically induced coma, and looking back at the N.S.A. and Edward Snowden.
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U.S.
Andrew Jacobs Jr., 81, Ex-Congressman, Dies
A former Marine, Mr. Jacobs was among the early critics of the Vietnam War. He also helped write the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a touchstone of civil rights legislation.
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Health
A.D.H.D. Experts Re-evaluate Study’s Zeal for Drugs
Some authors of a 1990s study worry that it oversold the long-term benefits of medication, discouraging important therapy.
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World
Killing and Retaliation at Gaza-Israel Border Continue Violent Cycle
The deaths of an Israeli laborer and a Palestinian toddler were the latest in a growing wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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U.S.
As Food Programs Are Cut, Deer Hunters Share the Bounty
With recent cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the contributions of hunters to a food program are needed more than ever by Texas food banks.
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Crosswords/Games
Andrew Luck's Monster Problem
Can you help Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck solve this monster problem?
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World
Militia Leaders in Benghazi
A list of the militia leaders in Benghazi and the roles they played.Their domestic politics.
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Science
Spared Winter Freeze, Florida’s Mangroves Are Marching North
Mangroves, once kept in check by bitter winter nights in coastal central Florida, are displacing salt marshes, with uncertain ecological implications.
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Technology
Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design
Formally the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, the D.school has made a global impact by encouraging students to find out what is most useful.
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Fashion & Style
A New Take on the Avon Lady
While the trend in marketing has been toward social media, some dermatologists and skin care retailers are returning to informal, in-person beauty schooling.
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Sports
The N.F.L.’s Firing Season Begins
The Browns’ Rob Chudzinski, the Redskins’ Mike Shanahan, the Vikings’ Leslie Frazier, the Lions’ Jim Schwartz and the Bucs’ Greg Schiano were fired on Monday after poor years.
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N.Y. / Region
Turning the City’s Wheels in a New Direction
New York’s transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan, has helped reimagine the city’s streets and how pedestrians, cyclists and drivers hit the road.
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U.S.
Judge Upholds N.S.A.’s Bulk Collection of Data on Calls
The judge’s ruling was the latest contribution to a debate among courts and a presidential review group about how to balance security and privacy in the era of big data.
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World
Pollution Rising, Chinese Fear for Soil and Food
Anxiety is growing in China about contaminated soil in the country’s agricultural centers and the potential effects on the food chain.
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Style
Charities That Inspire Kids: The Gift of Halloween
No one thinks about charity at Halloween, but organizations that serve families with children know there are children who are missing out on the fun.
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Great Homes and Destinations
Say ‘Cheese’
A restaurateur has taught himself to raise livestock and make dairy products on an island near Seattle.
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N.Y. / Region
Police Leader Kelly, Flinching a Bit, Looks Back With Head High
As Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly steps down from his position, a look back at his 14-year career as the head of the New York City Police Department.
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Business Day
Regulators Have New Cases of Frauds and Abuses to Tackle
The new year will likely bring novel crackdowns of financial crimes, particularly with insider trading cases, crowdfunding frauds and settlements involving interest-rate manipulation, Peter J. Henning writes in the White Collar Watch column.
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U.S.
Highways Are a Talking Point as Hopefuls Take to the Road
Money for road construction is emerging as an issue in next year’s statewide elections, as candidates have pledged to increase resources for the Department of Transportation.
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Arts
Seeing a Need for Oversight of New York’s Lordly Towers
The rise of skyscrapers that dwarf their neighbors, sometimes elegantly but too often not, has prompted an argument: Should New York City put more limits on its skyline?
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They knew the job was dangerous from the start.
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World
Deep Russia-Germany Ties Behind a Prisoner’s Release
The issue of freedom for Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky has long been a topic of discussion and negotiation between leaders of the two countries.It is not clear to me what price was paid and to whom.
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