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U.S.
Group Linked to Kochs Admits to Campaign Finance Violations
The nonprofit, which has ties to the billionaire conservative businessmen Charles and David Koch, failed to disclose over $15 million in contributions it funneled into California referendum battles.
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Business Day
Planned Obsolescence, as Myth or Reality
What economic theory can tell us about whether companies like Apple would even have an incentive to limit the useful life of their products, and under what market conditions.
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Opinion
Kelly at Brown: A Test of Free Speech on Campus
The civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel and another reader write that students abused the First Amendment when they prevented the New York police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, from speaking.
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Movies
For 25 Days, Transsexual to the Core
Researching and staying in character on the set, Jared Leto delved deeply into his role as a drug addict and AIDS patient in the film “Dallas Buyers Club.”
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U.S.
Voters’ Anger Over Shutdown Is Inspiring Democrats to Run
Previously reluctant Democrats in places like Arkansas, Florida, Nebraska and New Jersey are suddenly deciding to challenge Republicans for House seats.
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World
Activists Feel Powerful Wrath as Russia Guards Its Arctic Claims
The detained crew of a Greenpeace ship appears to have grossly underestimated Russia’s readiness to assert — and expand — its sovereignty in an Arctic region potentially rich with natural resources.
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Business Day
Boeing Says It Will Raise Production of the 737
The aircraft maker says it will increase monthly production of its highly profitable, top-selling 737 jets to 47 from 38 by 2017.
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Opinion
A Bad Ruling on Stop-and-Frisk
A federal appeals court was unwise to block necessary changes ordered by Judge Shira Scheindlin.
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Automobiles
A Doggie Bag for Your Jeep
Jeep’s soft pet carrier offers pet owners a safe, portable way to transport them.
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Technology
Starting Windows 8.1 in Desktop Mode
Start your computer in the familiar Windows desktop environment, and how to safely upgrade to OS X Mavericks.
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N.Y. / Region
On Council, de Blasio Blended Idealism With Push for Power
First elected to represent his Brooklyn district in 2001, Bill de Blasio combined idealistic promises with the ability to make shrewd, coldblooded moves that advanced his career.A Property Fight in the Adirondacks, Brewing for a Century, Is on the Ballot
By JESSE McKINLEY
A constitutional amendment would put more than 200 parcels in Township
40 in private hands, with the state getting new public land in exchange.
Encourage a no vote. The residents have no case.
The trade goods will fall to the forest reserve in all circumstances.
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Automobiles
Japanese Autos Lose Ground in Consumer Reports’ Reliability Ratings
Complicated electronics and more demanding crash tests seem to be the culprits in the slipping reliability scores of some Japanese models.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Andy Warhol Mercedes Edition
Andy Warhol’s rendition of the Mercedes-Benz W196 racecar goes up for auction, and Honda settles a class-action suit over oil-burning cars.
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N.Y. / Region
Confession in ‘Baby Hope’ Killing Was Taped, but the Interrogation Was Not
Conrado Juárez, accused of killing Anjélica Castillo in 1991, said that his confession in the case had been coerced, a claim that could be rebutted had the interrogation been videotaped.
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N.Y. / Region
Events in New Jersey
A guide to cultural and recreational events in New Jersey.
MILLVILLE “Wheaton Glass: The Art of the Fellowship,”
celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Creative Glass Center of America
at the Museum of American Glass. Through Jan. 5. $7 to $10; children 5
and under, free. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wheaton
Arts and Cultural Center, 1501 Glasstown Road (Route 55). (856)
825-6800;
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Travel
In Namibia, Conservation and Tourism Intersect
For nearly two decades, the southern African country has been part of an experiment to help wildlife and local communities.
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World
Earthquake Shakes Remote Area of Taiwan
Taiwan’s government-backed Central News Agency said that the 6.3-magnitude tremor was felt all over the island, but that no injuries or damage had been reported.
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Education
U.S. Teams Up With Operator of Online Courses to Plan a Global Network
The classes, offered in partnership with the California company Coursera, will include weekly sessions in which students will meet in person.
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Toronto Police Chief Says Mayor Appears in Video Uncovered in Criminal Investigation
Toronto’s police chief, Bill Blair, revealed on Thursday that Mayor Rob Ford “does appear” in a digital video file uncovered in the course of a criminal investigation.
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Education
As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry
With the growing money and attention devoted to science and technology, university administrators are concerned that the humanities are being eclipsed.
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World
Israeli Airstrike Kills 4 Militants in Gaza
Israeli forces responded after five Israeli soldiers were injured in an explosion while they were destroying a tunnel from Gaza into Israel.
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U.S.
Group Linked to Kochs Admits to Campaign Finance Violations
The nonprofit, which has ties to the billionaire conservative businessmen Charles and David Koch, failed to disclose over $15 million in contributions it funneled into California referendum battles.
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U.S.
Business-Conservative Alliance Presses for Immigration Action
A group of more than 600 leaders from roughly 40 states descended on the Capitol, taking aim at House Republicans who they think could support broad legislation.
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Business Day
Russian Diamond Firm Closes Higher After Offering
Alrosa’s share price indicated some investor enthusiasm for a stock that offers a way to place a market bet on the price of diamonds.
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Opinion
Kelly at Brown: A Test of Free Speech on Campus
The civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel and another reader write that students abused the First Amendment when they prevented the New York police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, from speaking.
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U.S.
Bay Area Trains Roll Again as Strike Ends
Commuter trains in the San Francisco area began running again after unions and the Bay Area Rapid Transit system came to an agreement.
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U.S.
Questions Surround Death of 2 Bay Area Transit Workers as Strike Continues
The two workers were inspecting a section of track in the East Bay when an out-of-service train under computer control struck them.
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Education
The Repurposed Ph.D.
The past few years have seen a surge in efforts to connect Ph.D.’s with gratifying employment outside the ivory tower, and even to rethink doctoral education itself.
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Education
As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry
With the growing money and attention devoted to science and technology, university administrators are concerned that the humanities are being eclipsed.
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World
Talks on Antarctic Marine Reserve Fail to Reach Agreement
Talks aimed at creating one of the world’s largest marine reserves in the waters off Antarctica ended in failure in the face of resistance from Russia, China and Ukraine, delegates said.
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Magazine
‘As Long as You’re Watching People Have Sex, You Could Be Learning Something’
The quandary for “Masters of Sex”: How do you make a smart TV show about sex when every TV show is jampacked with sex?
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Dining & Wine
Call It Amphibious Cooking
When cooking tuna, treat it like beefsteak: showered with crushed black peppercorns and pan seared.
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Movies
A Little Shop of Possibilities
“Sweet Dreams” looks at how a Brooklyn ice cream company helped a group of Rwandan women start their own business.
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Science
Sunday Morning Surprise: A Solar Eclipse
Early risers in the eastern United States will wake to a rare site on Sunday morning: a partial eclipse. A brief total eclipse will then sweep across the Atlantic and Central Africa.
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U.S.
Contribution Solicitation Form Offers a Choice
A donation to the efforts of Americans for Job Security would be “nonreportable,” while one to the Small Business Action Committee PAC would be, the form says.
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It is hard to beat perfect.
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Sports
At Notre Dame, Parents’ Day May Require a Red Carpet
The singer Jon Bon Jovi and athletes like Torii Hunter and David Robinson, among other celebrities, have sons on the Fighting Irish football team.
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Business Day
Activism Is Going Global, Citi Warns Clients
In a new report for its corporate clients, the bank’s financial strategy and solutions group said that large war chests have activist hedge funds looking for new targets abroad.
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Sports
Set for Marathon, Ex-Addicts Find Their Way
The San Patrignano drug rehabilitation center in Italy is not a typical training ground for marathoners, but it will send a team of six former drug addicts to compete in Sunday’s New York City Marathon.
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U.S.
Book Details Obama Aides’ Talks About Replacing Biden on 2012 Ticket
Aides concluded that despite Hillary Rodham Clinton’s popularity, the move would not offer a significant enough boost to President Obama, according to the book, “Double Down.”
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Opinion
A Shadow on the ‘Lungs’ of New York
The Municipal Art Society and others respond to an Op-Ed article.
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Science
Climate Change Seen Posing Risk to Food Supplies
A leaked draft of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that climate change could reduce output and send prices higher in a period when global food demand is expected to soar.
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Fashion & Style
The Real-Life Stories Told in ‘Walk on the Wild Side’
Lou Reed memorialized the denizens of the Warhol Factory.
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Science
In the East at Dawn, an Eclipse on Sunday
Early risers in the eastern United States will wake to a rare site on Sunday morning: a partial eclipse. A brief total eclipse will then sweep across the Atlantic and Central Africa.
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N.Y. / Region
Hynes Faces Tough Road in Brooklyn District Attorney Race
Charles J. Hynes, who has held the job for 23 years, has raised far less money than his challenger, Kenneth P. Thompson, and has encountered a series of controversies.
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World
Norway: Good Yarn for a Fall Night
Norway’s public broadcaster was set to broadcast 12 hours of knitting starting Friday night, complete with sheep shearing and needle tips.
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Sports
A Yellow Card, Then Unfathomable Violence, in Brazil
Hopelessness, rage that grew from poverty and inequality, and Brazil’s wider culture of knives and revenge may have played a part in a confrontation on a soccer field that turned gruesome.
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