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Under Seattle, a Big Object Blocks Bertha. What Is It?
Something unknown, engineers say, has blocked the progress of the biggest-diameter tunnel-boring machine in use on the planet.
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World
American Held by Al Qaeda in Pakistan Asks Obama to Negotiate Release
Warren Weinstein, who was abducted in 2011, spoke in a video message.
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Opinion
Alternatives to Shopping 'Til You're Dropping
Exploring alternatives to shopping one’s way through life.
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U.S.
Poison Gas Kills Eight Left in Dark After Storm
After hundreds of thousands spent Christmas without electricity, carbon monoxide from gasoline-powered generators was blamed for deaths in the Northeast and Midwest.
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Fashion & Style
Video: Bill Cunningham | Red and White All Over
Decorations and whimsical expressions transformed the city into smiles and joy for the annual SantaCon celebrants.
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Sports
U.S.C. Coach May Have Brought Some Baggage With Him
New N.C.A.A. rules are designed to hold football coaches and their staffs more accountable for their actions, and the Trojans’ new leader is under scrutiny.
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N.Y. / Region
No Finger-Pointing on Metro-North Crash at M.T.A. Meeting
At its first public meeting since the derailment on Dec. 1, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority outlined safety changes, and the board refrained from criticizing its leadership.
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U.S.
Contracting Overhaul Is Promised for Navy
As allegations of overbilling for supplies expand, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said he had ordered a team of officials to come up with changes to make the Navy less vulnerable to fraud.
"In defending the Navy’s efforts to prevent overbilling, Mr. Mabus noted
that after contract officials complained about contractors frequently
overcharging for waste removal, the service installed flow meters on
ships to verify contractors’ claims.
"I think we’ve done a lot, but I think we’ve still got a good bit more to do,” Mr. Mabus said."
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N.Y. / Region
Metro-North Seen Lagging in Protection Against Crash
Changes significant enough to have thwarted the Bronx crash on Dec. 1, according to rail experts, were simple enough to have been completed within days.
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Business Day
Time Warner Cable, Bruised After Its Battle With CBS, Extends Viacom Deal
The cable company announced that it had reached a multiyear agreement to renew distribution for Viacom Inc., whose networks include MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon.
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Business Day
Surge Seen in U.S. Oil Output, Lowering Gasoline Prices
A report predicted that the world oil benchmark price over the next few years would slip from a 2012 average of $112 a barrel to $92 a barrel in 2017.
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Great Homes and Destinations
What You Get for... $800,000
Properties include a waterfront condo in Baltimore, a Craftsman-style house in Dallas and a cabin in South Dakota.
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Science
Best Places for Seafood? Follow a Gannet
Australasian gannets have a way of finding out, at communal bathing sites, where the fish are.
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Great Homes and Destinations
Homes for $800,000
A look at a waterfront condo in Baltimore, a Craftsman-style house in Dallas and a cabin in South Dakota.
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Opinion
Hurricane Sandy and New Jersey’s Poor
Federal housing officials need to investigate whether the state is operating in a nondiscriminatory fashion.
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Real Estate
Same View, Less Money
Properties built along the northern boundary of Central Park tap into the seemingly insatiable desire for skyline views.
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U.S.
New Mexico: State Seeks to Block Horse Slaughter Plant
Attorney General Gary King is suing a Roswell company in an attempt to block a horse slaughter plant from opening next month.
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On New Caledonia, a Lone Survivor
The Amborella plant is the only direct descendant of the ancestor of all flowering plants on earth. Scientists have sequenced its genome.
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World
Amid Deep Mistrust, Deal to Supply Blockaded Syrian Town Falters
Government officials and rebels blame one another as no aid is yet delivered to the civilians in Moadhamiya, just outside the city limits of Damascus.Expending resources on a neutral gives no benefit.
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U.S.
Under Seattle, a Big Object Blocks Bertha. What Is It?
Something unknown, engineers say, has blocked the progress of the biggest-diameter tunnel-boring machine in use on the planet.
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N.Y. / Region
Museum of the City of New York’s Gelato Giveaway
Free gelato and hands-on activities at Museum of the City of New York and free concerts at Brooklyn Night Bazaar.This reads like fun. I will not attend without a specific invitation.
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Your Money
How Lucrative Thy Branches
Christmas trees are a small but highly profitable part of the timber industry, where profit can be decades in coming.
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Multimedia/Photos
Video: Times Minute | After the N.S.A. Ruling
Also on the Minute, political compromise in Tunisia and basketball diplomacy continues.The resolution of the N.S.A. will not be neat or easy.
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U.S.
Poison Gas Kills Eight Left in Dark After Storm
After hundreds of thousands spent Christmas without electricity, carbon monoxide from gasoline-powered generators was blamed for deaths in the Northeast and Midwest.
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Fashion & Style
Video: Bill Cunningham | Red and White All Over
Decorations and whimsical expressions transformed the city into smiles and joy for the annual SantaCon celebrants.
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Sports
U.S.C. Coach May Have Brought Some Baggage With Him
New N.C.A.A. rules are designed to hold football coaches and their staffs more accountable for their actions, and the Trojans’ new leader is under scrutiny.
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Education
Getting Out of Discount Game, Small Colleges Lower the Price
Many institutions that charge high tuition but also offer steep discounts are rethinking the allure of that model.
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N.Y. / Region
No Finger-Pointing on Metro-North Crash at M.T.A. Meeting
At its first public meeting since the derailment on Dec. 1, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority outlined safety changes, and the board refrained from criticizing its leadership.
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U.S.
Contracting Overhaul Is Promised for Navy
As allegations of overbilling for supplies expand, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said he had ordered a team of officials to come up with changes to make the Navy less vulnerable to fraud.
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N.Y. / Region
Metro-North Seen Lagging in Protection Against Crash
Changes significant enough to have thwarted the Bronx crash on Dec. 1, according to rail experts, were simple enough to have been completed within days.
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