Challenging Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Gains Momentum in Iowa - NYTimes.com:
"DES MOINES — A mere 240 people live in the rural northeast Iowa town of Kensett, so when more than 300 crowded into the community center on Saturday night to hear Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, many driving 50 miles, the cellphones of Democratic leaders statewide began to buzz."
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Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Yorkville, Where Hastert Taught, Is Shaken by Charges for ‘Denny’ - NYTimes.com
Yorkville, Where Hastert Taught, Is Shaken by Charges for ‘Denny’ - NYTimes.com:
"YORKVILLE, Ill. — For years, J. Dennis Hastert has been the pride of this small city. There may not be a bronze statue in his honor, but that would be counter to what people here have most admired about Mr. Hastert: that someone who once wielded so much power could also be so ordinary, so much like them, so Yorkville."
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"YORKVILLE, Ill. — For years, J. Dennis Hastert has been the pride of this small city. There may not be a bronze statue in his honor, but that would be counter to what people here have most admired about Mr. Hastert: that someone who once wielded so much power could also be so ordinary, so much like them, so Yorkville."
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Beau Biden, Vice President Joe Biden’s Son, Dies at 46 - NYTimes.com
Beau Biden, Vice President Joe Biden’s Son, Dies at 46 - NYTimes.com:
"WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the eldest son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has died of brain cancer, his father announced on Saturday. The younger Mr. Biden was 46."
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"WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the eldest son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has died of brain cancer, his father announced on Saturday. The younger Mr. Biden was 46."
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Bernie Sanders’s Message Resonates With a Certain Age Group: His Own - NYTimes.com
Bernie Sanders’s Message Resonates With a Certain Age Group: His Own - NYTimes.com:
"EPPING, N.H. — Fit and quick-witted at age 73, Senator Bernie Sanders was still going strong after speaking for an hour in 90-degree heat on Wednesday when he fielded a question from a man who could have been an older brother."
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"EPPING, N.H. — Fit and quick-witted at age 73, Senator Bernie Sanders was still going strong after speaking for an hour in 90-degree heat on Wednesday when he fielded a question from a man who could have been an older brother."
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Contain and Amplify - NYTimes.com
Contain and Amplify - NYTimes.com:
"The Arab world is a pluralistic region that lacks pluralism — the ability to manage and embrace differences peacefully. As such, the Middle East’s pluralistic character — Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds, Christians, Druze, Alawites, Jews, Copts, Yazidis, Turkmen and an array of tribes — has long been managed by iron fists from above. But after we removed the fists in Iraq and Libya, without putting a new bottom-up order in place, and the people themselves tried to remove the fists in Syria and Yemen, without putting a new live-and-let-live order in place, a horrifying war of all against all has exploded."
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"The Arab world is a pluralistic region that lacks pluralism — the ability to manage and embrace differences peacefully. As such, the Middle East’s pluralistic character — Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds, Christians, Druze, Alawites, Jews, Copts, Yazidis, Turkmen and an array of tribes — has long been managed by iron fists from above. But after we removed the fists in Iraq and Libya, without putting a new bottom-up order in place, and the people themselves tried to remove the fists in Syria and Yemen, without putting a new live-and-let-live order in place, a horrifying war of all against all has exploded."
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Monday, May 25, 2015
A Cleaner Fleet Week: What Do You Do With a Cultured Sailor? - NYTimes.com
A Cleaner Fleet Week: What Do You Do With a Cultured Sailor? - NYTimes.com:
"The High Line.
Shake Shack.
The ballet.
Fleet Week is not what it used to be."
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"The High Line.
Shake Shack.
The ballet.
Fleet Week is not what it used to be."
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Saturday, May 23, 2015
Honor Comes Late to Óscar Romero, a Martyr for the Poor - NYTimes.com
Honor Comes Late to Óscar Romero, a Martyr for the Poor - NYTimes.com:
"SAN SALVADOR — María de los Angeles Mena Alvarado knelt at the tomb of the slain archbishop and wept."
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"SAN SALVADOR — María de los Angeles Mena Alvarado knelt at the tomb of the slain archbishop and wept."
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Guatemalan President Dismisses a Close Aide - NYTimes.com
Guatemalan President Dismisses a Close Aide - NYTimes.com:
"MEXICO CITY — Facing a political crisis that has led to mass demonstrations and calls for his resignation, President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala shook up his cabinet on Thursday, dismissing one of his closest ministers."
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"MEXICO CITY — Facing a political crisis that has led to mass demonstrations and calls for his resignation, President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala shook up his cabinet on Thursday, dismissing one of his closest ministers."
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6-Year-Old’s Murder Has Mexicans Seeking Answers to Youth Violence - NYTimes.com
6-Year-Old’s Murder Has Mexicans Seeking Answers to Youth Violence - NYTimes.com:
"MEXICO CITY — The case has caused a wave of anguish: A 6-year-old boy in northern Mexico murdered and a group of five adolescents, who the authorities said were playing a game of “kidnap,” apprehended for the crime."
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"MEXICO CITY — The case has caused a wave of anguish: A 6-year-old boy in northern Mexico murdered and a group of five adolescents, who the authorities said were playing a game of “kidnap,” apprehended for the crime."
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In ‘Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life,’ Nature Melds With the Artist Herself - NYTimes.com
In ‘Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life,’ Nature Melds With the Artist Herself - NYTimes.com:
"THE first Frida moment occurs right off the bat in “Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life” at the New York Botanical Garden.
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"THE first Frida moment occurs right off the bat in “Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life” at the New York Botanical Garden.
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A Finance Minister Fit for a Greek Tragedy? - NYTimes.com
A Finance Minister Fit for a Greek Tragedy? - NYTimes.com:
"Yanis Varoufakis knows when he will go. “I’m not going to humiliate myself, and I’m not going to become compromised in terms of principles and in terms of logic,” he told me in early May. The Greek finance minister had just returned to Athens from a hopscotch tour of European capitals, during which he warned his fellow European leaders that they faced a Continental crisis: If they didn’t lend money to his ailing country soon, Greece might end up forced to leave the eurozone. And yet Greece wouldn’t accept many of the conditions they were demanding in return. He sounded angry. “I’ll be damned if I will accept another package of economic policies that perpetuate this same crisis. This is not what I was elected for.” He would resign, he said, rather than push the Greek people deeper into economic despair: “It’s not good for Europe, and it’s not good for Greece.”"
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"Yanis Varoufakis knows when he will go. “I’m not going to humiliate myself, and I’m not going to become compromised in terms of principles and in terms of logic,” he told me in early May. The Greek finance minister had just returned to Athens from a hopscotch tour of European capitals, during which he warned his fellow European leaders that they faced a Continental crisis: If they didn’t lend money to his ailing country soon, Greece might end up forced to leave the eurozone. And yet Greece wouldn’t accept many of the conditions they were demanding in return. He sounded angry. “I’ll be damned if I will accept another package of economic policies that perpetuate this same crisis. This is not what I was elected for.” He would resign, he said, rather than push the Greek people deeper into economic despair: “It’s not good for Europe, and it’s not good for Greece.”"
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Six Baltimore Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray - NYTimes.com
Six Baltimore Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray - NYTimes.com:
"A grand jury in Baltimore has indicted six police officers on homicide and assault charges in the death of Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured last month in police custody, the city’s chief prosecutor said Thursday."
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"A grand jury in Baltimore has indicted six police officers on homicide and assault charges in the death of Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured last month in police custody, the city’s chief prosecutor said Thursday."
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The Battle Is For The Customer Interface | TechCrunch
The Battle Is For The Customer Interface | TechCrunch:
"Since the Industrial Revolution, the world has developed complex supply chains, from designers to manufacturers, from distributors to importers, wholesalers and retailers, it’s what allowed billions of products to be made, shipped, bought and enjoyed in all corners of the world. In recent times the power of the Internet, especially the mobile phone, has unleashed a movement that’s rapidly destroying these layers and moving power to new places."
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"Since the Industrial Revolution, the world has developed complex supply chains, from designers to manufacturers, from distributors to importers, wholesalers and retailers, it’s what allowed billions of products to be made, shipped, bought and enjoyed in all corners of the world. In recent times the power of the Internet, especially the mobile phone, has unleashed a movement that’s rapidly destroying these layers and moving power to new places."
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
When It Comes to Wage Abuses, It’s Not Just the Nail Salons - NYTimes.com
When It Comes to Wage Abuses, It’s Not Just the Nail Salons - NYTimes.com:
"The cash registers of many gas stations never sleep. “I was there seven days a week, 12 hours a day, 84 hours minimum. Minimum,” said Chitra KC, 35, who worked in a station on Sunrise Highway in Holbrook, N.Y. He is one of about 27 immigrant workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or India with wage claims against stations on Long Island owned by Steve Keshtgar, who filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 on Dec. 24."
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"The cash registers of many gas stations never sleep. “I was there seven days a week, 12 hours a day, 84 hours minimum. Minimum,” said Chitra KC, 35, who worked in a station on Sunrise Highway in Holbrook, N.Y. He is one of about 27 immigrant workers from Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or India with wage claims against stations on Long Island owned by Steve Keshtgar, who filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 on Dec. 24."
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Sunday, May 17, 2015
Key Iraqi City Falls to ISIS as Last of Security Forces Flee - NYTimes.com
Key Iraqi City Falls to ISIS as Last of Security Forces Flee - NYTimes.com:
"BAGHDAD — The last Iraqi security forces fled the provincial capital of Ramadi on Sunday, as the city fell completely to the militants of the Islamic State, who ransacked the provincial military headquarters, seizing a large store of weapons, and carried out executions of people loyal to the government, according to security officials and tribal leaders.
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"BAGHDAD — The last Iraqi security forces fled the provincial capital of Ramadi on Sunday, as the city fell completely to the militants of the Islamic State, who ransacked the provincial military headquarters, seizing a large store of weapons, and carried out executions of people loyal to the government, according to security officials and tribal leaders.
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Friday, May 15, 2015
Fraternity of Failure - NYTimes.com
Fraternity of Failure - NYTimes.com:
"Jeb Bush wants to stop talking about past controversies. And you can see why. He has a lot to stop talking about. But let’s not honor his wish. You can learn a lot by studying recent history, and you can learn even more by watching how politicians respond to that history."
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"Jeb Bush wants to stop talking about past controversies. And you can see why. He has a lot to stop talking about. But let’s not honor his wish. You can learn a lot by studying recent history, and you can learn even more by watching how politicians respond to that history."
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Fight Over China Currency Policies Threatens Vote on Trade Bill - NYTimes.com
Fight Over China Currency Policies Threatens Vote on Trade Bill - NYTimes.com:
"WASHINGTON — A heated dispute over how to challenge China on currency policies has imperiled a trade bill that has become President Obama’s top legislative priority, with even some of the president’s top Democratic supporters opposing a move to take up the bill in the Senate."
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"WASHINGTON — A heated dispute over how to challenge China on currency policies has imperiled a trade bill that has become President Obama’s top legislative priority, with even some of the president’s top Democratic supporters opposing a move to take up the bill in the Senate."
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Saturday, May 9, 2015
Ex-Police Chief in Mexico Known for Crackdowns Is Shot - NYTimes.com
Ex-Police Chief in Mexico Known for Crackdowns Is Shot - NYTimes.com:
"MEXICO CITY — The former chief of police in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, two border cities that once ranked among the most violent in Mexico but calmed under his tenure, was shot and seriously wound Friday in an attack in Juarez that appeared to be carried out by hit men, the authorities said."
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"MEXICO CITY — The former chief of police in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, two border cities that once ranked among the most violent in Mexico but calmed under his tenure, was shot and seriously wound Friday in an attack in Juarez that appeared to be carried out by hit men, the authorities said."
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Friday, May 8, 2015
How Russians Lost the War - NYTimes.com
How Russians Lost the War - NYTimes.com:
"ZURICH — My father went to war as a volunteer at age 18. He was a submariner in the Baltic Sea."
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"ZURICH — My father went to war as a volunteer at age 18. He was a submariner in the Baltic Sea."
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Monday, May 4, 2015
Race, Class and Neglect - NYTimes.com
Race, Class and Neglect - NYTimes.com:
"Every time you’re tempted to say that America is moving forward on race — that prejudice is no longer as important as it used to be — along comes an atrocity to puncture your complacency. Almost everyone realizes, I hope, that the Freddie Gray affair wasn’t an isolated incident, that it’s unique only to the extent that for once there seems to be a real possibility that justice may be done."
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"Every time you’re tempted to say that America is moving forward on race — that prejudice is no longer as important as it used to be — along comes an atrocity to puncture your complacency. Almost everyone realizes, I hope, that the Freddie Gray affair wasn’t an isolated incident, that it’s unique only to the extent that for once there seems to be a real possibility that justice may be done."
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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Baltimore Lifts Citywide Curfew Put in Place After Rioting - NYTimes.com
Baltimore Lifts Citywide Curfew Put in Place After Rioting - NYTimes.com:
"BALTIMORE — The Baltimore authorities announced on Sunday that they had lifted the citywide curfew that the police said helped to curb violent protests here, but that had also come under mounting criticism as days passed without new bouts of widespread rioting and looting."
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"BALTIMORE — The Baltimore authorities announced on Sunday that they had lifted the citywide curfew that the police said helped to curb violent protests here, but that had also come under mounting criticism as days passed without new bouts of widespread rioting and looting."
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Going Way Back With Cubans, Tampa Leads Push Forward - NYTimes.com
Going Way Back With Cubans, Tampa Leads Push Forward - NYTimes.com:
"TAMPA, Fla. — Decades before Miami danced to a Cuban rhythm, Tampa’s Ybor City grew up and got rich to the sounds of Cuban-inflected Spanish as thousands of workers rolled cigars by day and plotted the island’s independence from Spain by night."
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"TAMPA, Fla. — Decades before Miami danced to a Cuban rhythm, Tampa’s Ybor City grew up and got rich to the sounds of Cuban-inflected Spanish as thousands of workers rolled cigars by day and plotted the island’s independence from Spain by night."
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
American Released by Cuba Plays Role as U.S. Relations With Havana Thaw - NYTimes.com
American Released by Cuba Plays Role as U.S. Relations With Havana Thaw - NYTimes.com:
"MEXICO CITY — For five years, Alan P. Gross, an American aid worker, sat in a Cuba prison growing so despondent that he openly considered suicide."
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"MEXICO CITY — For five years, Alan P. Gross, an American aid worker, sat in a Cuba prison growing so despondent that he openly considered suicide."
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Friday, May 1, 2015
Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Found Guilty in Split Verdict - NYTimes.com
Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer Found Guilty in Split Verdict - NYTimes.com:
"For the second time in five years, Sergey Aleynikov was convicted on charges of stealing confidential computer trading code from his former employer, Goldman Sachs. The first time it took a federal jury just hours to convict; this time it came after more than a week of deliberation and an accusation of “food poisoning” and avocado tampering in a state court jury room."
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"For the second time in five years, Sergey Aleynikov was convicted on charges of stealing confidential computer trading code from his former employer, Goldman Sachs. The first time it took a federal jury just hours to convict; this time it came after more than a week of deliberation and an accusation of “food poisoning” and avocado tampering in a state court jury room."
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Prosecutor Cites ‘Probable Cause’ for Homicide Charges in Freddie Gray Case - NYTimes.com
Prosecutor Cites ‘Probable Cause’ for Homicide Charges in Freddie Gray Case - NYTimes.com:
"BALTIMORE — The state attorney of Baltimore, in a unexpected announcement, said Friday that she had probable cause to file homicide charges against the police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, who was died after sustaining a spinal cord injury while in police custody."
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"BALTIMORE — The state attorney of Baltimore, in a unexpected announcement, said Friday that she had probable cause to file homicide charges against the police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, who was died after sustaining a spinal cord injury while in police custody."
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Ideology and Integrity - NYTimes.com
Ideology and Integrity - NYTimes.com:
"The 2016 campaign should be almost entirely about issues. The parties are far apart on everything from the environment to fiscal policy to health care, and history tells us that what politicians say during a campaign is a good guide to how they will govern."
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"The 2016 campaign should be almost entirely about issues. The parties are far apart on everything from the environment to fiscal policy to health care, and history tells us that what politicians say during a campaign is a good guide to how they will govern."
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