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N.Y. / Region
4 Firefighters Shot, 2 Fatally, in New York; Gunman Dead
It was a simple call to put out a fire, but there was a killer waiting — William Spengler, 62, a man with a lengthy criminal record — who met the firefighters with a burst of gunfire.
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U.S.
Search for Way Through Fiscal Impasse Turns to the Senate
With little more than a week left to avert huge tax increases and spending cuts, attention moved to the less polarized chamber, where several Republicans openly back an agreement.
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Books
The O’Reilly Factory
The Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has the No. 1 and 2 spots on The New York Times’s best-seller list for hardcover nonfiction, a rare feat.
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Education
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall
The story of three friends from Galveston, Tex., seems less a tribute to upward mobility than a study of obstacles in an age of economic inequality.
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N.Y. / Region
Gun Makers Use Home Leverage in Connecticut
Firearm companies in Connecticut, a cradle of the American gun industry, have defeated tighter regulation by threatening to close factories there.
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Movies
The Wretched Lift Their Voices
Amid the grime, power ballads and surging strings, there is a familiar, reassuring story of oppression, liberation and redemption.
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Arts
Why Is This Museum Shaped Like a Tub?
At 130,000 square feet, the new Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam gloms onto the rear of the old one, a beloved red-and-white-striped, late-19th-century Neo-Renaissance brick pile by Adriaan Willem Weissman.
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Technology
No Sales Pop for a New Version of Windows
Weak PC sales this holiday season suggest the struggles of Microsoft and other companies that depend heavily on the computer business will not abate soon.@10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30,
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U.S.
Richard Adams, Same-Sex Spouse Who Sued U.S., Dies at 65
Mr. Adams legally married Tony Sullivan during a brief window in Colorado, but their lawsuit seeking federal recognition, the first of its kind, did not succeed.
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World
Frenzy Over Teaching Test Is Symptom of Italy’s Myriad Woes
A flood of applicants for examinations to fill teaching positions said as much about Italy’s dim job prospects as it did about the rigidities of its public education system.
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Opinion
Sneaky Apps That Track Cellphones
A new measure would close a legal loophole that allows software companies to create cyberstalking apps.
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Books
Tasting Freedom, at Last, in Black, White and Sepia
A new book, “Envisioning Emancipation,” collects photographs depicting slavery, Emancipation and freedom during the Civil War and beyond.
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World
At a Sacred Site, a Fight Over Women and Prayer
After years of legislative and legal fights, the movement for equal access for people to pray as they wish at the Western Wall has become a rallying cause for liberal Jews.
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Sports
Hackers of Football Team’s Web Site Demand Apology in Rape Case
Hackers of the Steubenville High School football team’s Web site threatened to release the personal information of those connected to the case.
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Business Day
Dressing Up for Success
Some hotels are adding luxuries like fancier sheets or nicer bathrooms as they change management companies and update properties.
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Opinion
The Power of a Mom’s Love
The mission is to help people with special needs find their place in the world.
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Science
As Forests Disappear, Examining the Mechanisms of Their Death
Trees are disappearing across the world, in a way not fully understood, so a scientist in New Mexico has set up a kind of sylvan intensive care unit to get answers.
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Health
Garlic Soup With Spinach
A quick and easy soup that is a great way to use any leftover turkey stock from Thanksgiving.
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Business Day
If You’re Trying to Stretch a Budget, Forgo the Fowl
The prices of the six geese, seven swans and other winged creatures named in “The 12 Days of Christmas” rose in 2012 because the country’s drought increased the cost of bird feed.
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World
Gaza Cease-Fire Helps Fishermen, but Risks Remain
The deal that halted fighting between Israel and Hamas allows fishermen to go six nautical miles out to sea, instead of three, but arrests by Israeli patrols are still possible.
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Opinion
Approaching Illness as a Team
The Cleveland Clinic hospital system finds innovative ways to cut the costs of treating a patient.
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Science
From Bang to Whimper: A Heart Drug’s Story
American medicine managed to take a small step forward and a giant step backward at precisely the same time with BiDil, a drug designed to treat heart failure in blacks.
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Health
Fudging the Facts, for Peace of Mind
Sometimes it's best to tell white lies and omit certain truths with our elderly parents and grandparents, a doctor argues.
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Science
A New Focus on the ‘Post’ in Post-Traumatic Stress
A significant body of work suggests that what a person experiences just after a traumatic event, particularly other people’s responses, may be just as crucial as the event itself.
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Opinion
Bloomberg, LaPierre and the Void
Where are the alternatives to centrist arrogance and right-wing folly?
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Opinion
The 2012 Sidney Awards I
It’s that time of year! Here is the first batch of the best magazine essays of 2012.
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Sunday Review
Wounded Warrior Pose
Yoga can be dangerous for men, who have more muscle and less flexibility than women.
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Opinion
Guys and Dolls No More?
Though we’ve made great strides toward gender equity over the past 50 years, the world of toys looks a lot more like 1952 than 2012.
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Business Day
A Conservative Case for the Welfare State
Conservatives who oppose many social-welfare programs misunderstand both their origin and their efficiency, an economist writes.
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U.S.
Richard Adams, Same-Sex Spouse Who Sued U.S., Dies at 65
Mr. Adams legally married Tony Sullivan during a brief window in Colorado, but their lawsuit seeking federal recognition, the first of its kind, did not succeed.
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World
Frenzy Over Teaching Test Is Symptom of Italy’s Myriad Woes
A flood of applicants for examinations to fill teaching positions said as much about Italy’s dim job prospects as it did about the rigidities of its public education system.
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Opinion
Sneaky Apps That Track Cellphones
A new measure would close a legal loophole that allows software companies to create cyberstalking apps.
5
Books
Tasting Freedom, at Last, in Black, White and Sepia
A new book, “Envisioning Emancipation,” collects photographs depicting slavery, Emancipation and freedom during the Civil War and beyond.
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Sports
Hackers of Football Team’s Web Site Demand Apology in Rape Case
Hackers of the Steubenville High School football team’s Web site threatened to release the personal information of those connected to the case.
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Business Day
Dressing Up for Success
Some hotels are adding luxuries like fancier sheets or nicer bathrooms as they change management companies and update properties.
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Opinion
The Power of a Mom’s Love
The mission is to help people with special needs find their place in the world.
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Science
As Forests Disappear, Examining the Mechanisms of Their Death
Trees are disappearing across the world, in a way not fully understood, so a scientist in New Mexico has set up a kind of sylvan intensive care unit to get answers.
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Health
Garlic Soup With Spinach
A quick and easy soup that is a great way to use any leftover turkey stock from Thanksgiving.
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Business Day
If You’re Trying to Stretch a Budget, Forgo the Fowl
The prices of the six geese, seven swans and other winged creatures named in “The 12 Days of Christmas” rose in 2012 because the country’s drought increased the cost of bird feed.
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World
Gaza Cease-Fire Helps Fishermen, but Risks Remain
The deal that halted fighting between Israel and Hamas allows fishermen to go six nautical miles out to sea, instead of three, but arrests by Israeli patrols are still possible.
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Opinion
Approaching Illness as a Team
The Cleveland Clinic hospital system finds innovative ways to cut the costs of treating a patient.
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Science
From Bang to Whimper: A Heart Drug’s Story
American medicine managed to take a small step forward and a giant step backward at precisely the same time with BiDil, a drug designed to treat heart failure in blacks.
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Health
Fudging the Facts, for Peace of Mind
Sometimes it's best to tell white lies and omit certain truths with our elderly parents and grandparents, a doctor argues.
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Science
A New Focus on the ‘Post’ in Post-Traumatic Stress
A significant body of work suggests that what a person experiences just after a traumatic event, particularly other people’s responses, may be just as crucial as the event itself.
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World
Pass the Hat, Save the Arts?
Amid the rush to turn crowd-funding online into a new source of public revenue to buy everything from medieval ivory statues in France to a gallery for dinosaur bones in Canada, there's a cautionary note: It doesn't always work.
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Opinion
The 2012 Sidney Awards I
It’s that time of year! Here is the first batch of the best magazine essays of 2012.
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Sunday Review
Wounded Warrior Pose
Yoga can be dangerous for men, who have more muscle and less flexibility than women.
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Opinion
Guys and Dolls No More?
Though we’ve made great strides toward gender equity over the past 50 years, the world of toys looks a lot more like 1952 than 2012..
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