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Opinion
The Fervor for Great Books and Big Ideas Isn’t Dead
Readers including Christopher B. Nelson of St. John’s College respond to a column by David Brooks.
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U.S.
Rhode Island: Circus Accident Linked to Metal Fastener
Fire officials in Providence said an accident that injured nine performers with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday apparently occurred when a metal fastener snapped.
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Sports
For U.S. Cities, a 2024 Olympic Competition
A look at which American cities might appeal to International Olympic Committee voters for the Summer Games in 2024, the soonest the United States can host the event.
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World
Ugly Words From North Korea
The state-controlled news agency directed racist and suggestive language toward President Obama and President Park Geun-hye of South Korea, who together recently issued stern warnings to North Korea.
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N.Y. / Region
Taxpayers’ Bill in Bridge Inquiry Soars
The cost to New Jersey taxpayers for Gov. Chris Christie’s internal inquiry into lane closings at the George Washington Bridge is likely to reach several million dollars, outpacing early estimates.Chris Christie could confess and save the state all projected costs.
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U.S.
Associates of Kansas Governor Are Investigated Over Fund-Raising and Lobbying
The F.B.I. has been interviewing ex-lawmakers and lobbyists about whether some of Gov. Sam Brownback’s current staff members and former aides acted improperly in soliciting campaign contributions and clients.
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N.Y. / Region
For ‘Cleopatra’s Needle,’ a Cleaning to Last 500 Years
Workers are using a laser on the 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk, which has stood in Central Park since 1881.
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World
Russia Quietly Tightens Reins on Web With ‘Bloggers Law’
Taking another step to restrict Russia’s Internet, President Vladimir V. Putin quietly signed a new law requiring popular online voices to register with the government.
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Technology
Verdict in Apple-Samsung Patent Trial
The jury found that some Samsung smartphones and tablets had violated Apple patents covering things like the slide-to-unlock feature, which opens the phone’s features to users. The bulk of the damages — $99 million — were for a patent that covered a method for so-called quick links.
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I would rather we left the area.
We obviously cannot.
Our government must exercise great care.
Try diplomacy first.
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Fashion & Style
Promises That Can Bend Without Breaking
A couple, married for 28 years, considers an uncertain future due to the ravages of dementia.
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Science
Antibiotic-Resistant Germs, Lying in Wait Everywhere
A study finds that genes that let bacteria survive drugs intended to wipe them out are widespread, even in the most isolated parts of the planet.
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U.S.
Sotomayor Finds Her Voice Among Justices
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has emerged as an increasingly confident figure on the Supreme Court, staking out positions that have led to testy exchanges with colleagues across the ideological spectrum.
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U.S.
In California, Spigots Start Draining Pockets
To encourage conservation, districts have been rationing water and imposing fines that will quickly double, triple or quadruple typical water bills. But doing so may violate state law.
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Not a life I ever wanted.
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World
More Dead in Colombia Mine Collapse
The death toll in a collapse at an illegal gold mine in western Colombia rose to at least 12 as searchers continued to dig for bodies on Sunday.
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N.Y. / Region
Heroin’s New Hometown
Heroin’s surge on Staten Island has ravaged young people in working- and middle-class communities, especially in the borough’s south.
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U.S.
Graying of America Is Speeding, Report Says
The number of Americans 65 and older is expected to nearly double by the middle of the century — to 83.7 million — a trend hastened by declines in fertility and mortality rates, a Census Bureau report said.
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Science
A Goal to Combat Malaria With the Help of a Robot
An American company is starting a crowdfunding campaign to help it build a robot able to dissect mosquitoes to remove the key ingredient of its malaria vaccine.
The vaccine is the news. Making it is a practical problem.
The tropical world will beg to pay.
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