Mr. Shteyngart was at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn on Wednesday to promote his new memoir, “Little Failure.”
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Books of The Times: Masha Gessen’s ‘Words Will Break Cement’ by By ALEXANDER NAZARYAN
In “Words Will Break Cement,” Masha Gessen explores the impact of the Russian musical activist group Pussy Riot.
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Scientists are looking for new ways to make computer chips and investigating materials that can self-assemble.
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“In Bloom,” Georgia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, tracks the lives of two girls in Tbilisi in 1992, during the newly independent country’s civil war.
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Op-Ed Columnist: The War Over Poverty by By PAUL KRUGMAN
On its 50th birthday, the movement to aid the poor has a lot of progress to celebrate.
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More U.S. Economists See Half-Full Glassby By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
A smaller trade deficit, increased consumer spending and a surging stock market contributed to a revised outlook for United States growth.
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Obama Seeks Balance in Plan for Spy Programsby By PETER BAKER and CHARLIE SAVAGE
President Obama is trying to navigate what advisers call a middle course that will satisfy protesting national security agencies while tamping down criticism by civil liberties advocates.
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Devyani Khobragade, an Indian diplomat, was indicted on charges of visa fraud and making false statements in connection with her treatment of a domestic worker.
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General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, known for his brutal 17-year rule, amassed about 50,000 volumes for his private library, using public money.
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Movie Review: Bruce Ramsay Condenses ‘Hamlet’by By NICOLAS RAPOLD
Bruce Ramsay’s “Hamlet” is set in an upper-class, buttoned-down home in postwar London.
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A House Republican has introduced a measure to put Indiana’s ban on gay marriage in the state Constitution.
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A change to Gmail that would allow people to use Google Plus to send emails even if they do not know the recipient’s email address provoked criticism from people who said they did not want their inboxes accessible by default.
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Increasing Nuclear Security by By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
An approaching nuclear summit meeting can do more to keep the world safe.
Indian Diplomat Flies Home After Indictment in U.S.by By ELLEN BARRY and BENJAMIN WEISER
Devyani Khobragade’s return to India represented a possible resolution of a case that has harmed U.S. ties with New Delhi.