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French Win Latest Battle of Waterloo, Over a Coin
Belgium is withdrawing its design for a 2 euro coin featuring an image of a monument that commemorates the defeat of Napoleon.Sports
Talent and Belief: Afghan Cricketers Win Fans
As it prepares for its final match against the country that invented the game, England, Afghanistan's cricket team has surprised many at the World Cup.Travel
Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston
It wasn’t the antebellum mansions or the bird life I’d miss from my seven-night trip aboard the American Glory; it was my fellow shipmates.The Upshot
Marco Rubio’s Puppies-and-Rainbows Tax Plan
A closer look at a recent Republican tax proposal that has something for almost everyone — which is both its strength and its weakness.N.Y. / Region
Around Lake Ontario, Neighbors Debate a Dam, Property Values and Muskrats
Lake Ontario’s water level is a primary focus of a long-simmering, and controversial, plan to address a range of environmental and economic issues related to the littlest Great Lake.Sports
Jameis Winston Meets With Roger Goodell and Other N.F.L. Officials
Winston met with officials at the league’s headquarters, according to a spokesman, which is unusual for a player who has yet to be drafted.World
Nigeria’s Fight Against Boko Haram Gets Help From South African Mercenaries
Hundreds of South African mercenaries, equipped with sophisticated weaponry, are fighting to retake towns and villages captured by the Islamist group, a senior government official said.
"“It’s
not the best of options for a nation to compromise her sovereignty by
bringing in mercenaries,” the senior official said. “But if talking to
the devil is necessary, it’s worth the price.”
Business Day
Federal Agency Finds No Evidence That Trinity Industries Altered Guardrail Design Again
The Federal Highway Administration said an analysis of 1,048 Trinity Industries guardrails across five states did not indicate they had been quietly changed to make them safer.
"Court
records from a Virginia patent case brought by Trinity against Mr.
Harman in 2013 — which led to the False Claims Act lawsuit — show that
Brian Smith, a Trinity executive, testified that the manufacturing range
for the ET-Plus’s exit gap was between 1 inch and 1.15 inches.
But
data released with the highway agency’s report showed that about
one-third of the guardrails it measured had exit gaps greater than 1.15
inches. The largest measured 1.75 inches, according to the report, and
the national average was 1.16 inches. Though the agency acknowledged
that there were variances in the dimensions of ET-Pluses on roadways, it
did not address the range cited by Mr. Smith in court testimony.
Instead, the federal agency’s report said that the exit gap for the
ET-Plus is supposed to be at least one inch."
World
Plan to Verify Delhi Pollution Data Raises Suspicions
Some analysts accused the government of trying to hide data that shows the city’s air to be the world’s most toxic.World
Western Relations Frosty, Russia Warms to North Korea
On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced an agreement to designate 2015 as a “Year of Friendship” with North Korea.Opinion
When Liberals Blew It
Fifty years ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan argued presciently that the rise of single-parent households would make poverty more intractable. Have we learned anything since?Opinion
Unraveling the Church Ban on Gay Sex
The time has come for the Roman Catholic Church to rethink its claim that homosexual behavior is immoral. Here’s how.World
For Rent: A Hungarian Village, and a Mayoral Title
Megyer, with a population of 18, is leasing the right to be its deputy mayor, take over seven refurbished cottages and temporarily rename its streets.World
Liberian Leader Concedes Errors in Response to Ebola
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf acknowledged on Wednesday that she had made a mistake in ordering a tough security crackdown at the height of the Ebola crisis last year.
A Grand Jury must decide.
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Qatar Starts Project to Rebuild Homes Hit by War in Gaza Strip
The Qatari ambassador said materials for the $1 billion effort, which is to rebuild 1,000 homes, had arrived in Gaza from Israel.U.S.
Senate Vote Expected Next Week on Attorney General Nominee
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, said Tuesday that he expected to bring the nomination of Loretta E. Lynch to be attorney general to the Senate floor for a vote next week.World
Henan Delegates Protest Inequality in University Admissions
Delegates from the rural province complained during the National People’s Congress that quotas for university places were allocated in favor of wealthier places like Beijing and Shanghai.Opinion
Lent: It’s Not Just for Catholics
A true individualist accepts suffering for the benefit it brings.Business Day
Still Reading the Fed’s Tea Leaves, Word by Word
Ten years after Ben Bernanke proclaimed the end of “Fedspeak,” the Federal Reserve, try as it might, still seems to be speaking in ambiguities.U.S.
Unsettled at Home, Veterans Volunteer to Fight ISIS
A small number of Americans have offered to take up arms against the Islamic State, working with local militias in Iraq and Syria.N.Y. / Region
Visiting Rikers, Mayor de Blasio Unveils Plan to Curtail Violence
Many proposals in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan have already been under way, underscoring just how difficult the task of reforming Rikers is proving to be for the Correction Department.
Where the money comes from is important.
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