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Opinion
Banning Ivory Sales in America
If rigorously enforced, new rules issued by the Obama administration should help slow the slaughter of African elephants.
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World
North Korea Arrests Christian Missionary From Australia
The arrest of John Short, 75, comes as North Korea continues to face pressure to release Kenneth Bae, an American missionary it has held for more than a year.
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Business Day
Massachusetts Regulators Approve a Gas-Fired Power Plant With an Expiration Date
A state regulator accepted a plan to let a natural gas-fired plant be built, with emissions to be gradually reduced until a set closing date.
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N.Y. / Region
Body of Michele Savoia, Fashion Designer, Found in Hudson River
The 55-year-old, who designed costumes for Broadway shows like “Swing,” “Promises, Promises” and “Evita,” apparently fell into the water while trying to board his boat early Thursday.
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U.S.
Attorney General Signs New Rules to Limit Access to Journalists’ Records
The guidelines signed by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday are intended to ensure a balance between protecting national security and safeguarding freedom of the press, a preamble says.
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World
Iraqi Cleric, Exiting Politics, Urges Others to Keep Serving
Moktada al-Sadr, the influential anti-American Shiite cleric, told his followers in Parliament to continue to serve, but not on his behalf.
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Sports
N.H.L. and Players Differ Over 2018 Games
While the players welcome the exposure of the Olympics, owners and league officials bristle at interrupting the season and the potential for injuries.
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Opinion
The Go-To Congresswoman on Gun Control Packs It In
After 18 years of meeting with victims and their families, Representative Carolyn McCarthy can move on and know that she tried to make a difference.
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U.S.
G.O.P. Congressman in South Carolina Takes a Risk With a Foray Into Immigration
Representative Mike Mulvaney, who convened a town-hall-style meeting on the issue with an audience of Latinos, could face the ire of Tea Party conservatives if he moves too far on a push for an overhaul.
"Ms.
Martin, the Tea Party organizer, said she was certain Mr. Mulvaney
would not risk provoking her organization’s wrath by pushing an overhaul
anytime soon.
“Mick
Mulvaney is just not going to come out for immigration reform,” she
said matter-of-factly. “He is not going to push for something people in
his district see as a threat.”"
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N.Y. / Region
Flaws Persist in L.I.R.R.’s Disability Claims, a Report Finds
A federal report concluded that the method of granting occupational disability payments to former Long Island Railroad employees remains severely flawed.
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Opinion
Los Angeles’s Costly Lesson for the Vatican
A decade of litigation and shameful denial has cost the archdiocese more than $740 million in monetary damages, with the spiritual toll far from tallied.
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U.S.
A Lesson for Detroit in Efforts to Aid a New Orleans Devastated by Katrina
Detroit can learn from New Orleans, where a fix that appeared rational to some was thrown aside for a way forward that has been messier but politically more palatable.
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Technology
WhatsApp Deal Bets on a Few Fewer ‘Friends’
In buying WhatsApp, Facebook is betting that the future of social networking will depend on the ability to quickly and efficiently communicate with your closest confidants.
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U.S.
An Underground Eye for the Border Patrol
Federal agents rely on military-grade robots to search drug-smuggling tunnels in Nogales, Ariz.
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World
Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank Is Fired After Warning of Missing Oil Revenue
President Goodluck Jonathan’s dismissal of Lamido Sanusi, who had charged that billions in oil revenue was missing, was seen as a lack of resolve in tackling corruption.
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U.S.
For the Sake of the Primaries, a Simple Vision
Discussing real problems is tricky, so many candidates skip talk of boring business in favor of topics that resonate: President Obama, border security, prayer in schools.
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Your Money
Working to Block Those Advertising Annoyances
There are simple, free ways to stop automated calls, paper junk mail and targeted online ads.
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World
Militants Attack Presidential Palace in Somalia
President Hassan Sheik Mohamud was unhurt, according to a United Nations official, after explosions and gunfire rocked the compound in the capital.
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U.S.
California: Water Plan Introduced
Gov. Jerry Brown and the top Democrats on Wednesday announced a $687 million plan to provide immediate help to drought-stricken communities.
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U.S.
Guantánamo Detainee Pleads Guilty in 2002 Attack on Tanker Off Yemen
The plea deal means that Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi will spend at least three and a half more years on Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, before he is sentenced, and then most likely transferred to Saudi Arabia.
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Their law, their court and their prison.
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Health
Learning to Cut the Sugar
Many know Dr. Robert Lustig as “the anti-sugar guy,” but he’d prefer being known as the “anti-processed food guy.” His latest book, “The Fat Chance Cookbook,” offers recipes for more healthful eating.
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Opinion
Foster Care and Prostitution
A writer emphasizes the connection between homelessness and prostitution.
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A maneuver in the religious war in Islam.
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Automobiles
G.M. Recalls Some Cars, but Not All, With Ignition Switch Problem
General Motors recalled 778,000 vehicles last week, but not 643,000 others that have the same problem.
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Opinion
Audiobooks and the Return of Storytelling
We shouldn’t regard reading a book as more serious than hearing it out loud.
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N.Y. / Region
2 Former Christie Aides Who Ignored Subpoenas Are Ordered to Court
A judge has ordered two former aides to Gov. Chris Christie to appear in court on March 11 to explain their refusal to turn over potential evidence to the George Washington Bridge lane closings investigation.
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U.S.
Florida Self-Defense Law Complicated Jury’s Job in Michael Dunn Trial
The jurors in Dunn’s murder trial wrangled with knowing when lethal force is justified, where nothing is straightforward and perception counts as much as fact.
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N.Y. / Region
Chelsea Complex Divided Over Rare Indoor Amenity
The swimming pool at London Terrace welcomes all who live there — but renters worry they might soon lose their privilege to dive in.
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Health
Learning to Cut the Sugar
Many know Dr. Robert Lustig as “the anti-sugar guy,” but he’d prefer being known as the “anti-processed food guy.” His latest book, “The Fat Chance Cookbook,” offers recipes for more healthful eating.
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I have no alternative. More money would help. An exit for the children would help.
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Opinion
Christie Puts the Gloves On
As Chris Christie returns to his forum of choice, the bully is on his best behavior.
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