Thursday, May 9, 2013

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'Puppet-master' Putin advisor is shown the Kremlin door
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Vladislav Surkov was once one of the president's most influential and deft advisers. His forced resignation suggests the Kremlin may be pursuing blunter ways of manipulating the political landscape.
    
Venezuela's Maduro globe trots: building regional ties or a domestic distraction?
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On his first official trip abroad, Venezuela's new leader is visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. But a domestic dispute over the legality of Maduro's presidential victory drags on at home.
    
Op-Ed Guest Columnist: In China, Power Is Arrogant
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Wacky and arbitrary rules and laws demonstrate the arrogance of power in China.
    


Theater Review: ‘The Notebook of Trigorin’ by Tennessee Williams at the Flea
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The Attic Theater Company is presenting Tennessee Williams’s “Notebook of Trigorin,” his adaptation of “The Seagull,” for the first time in New York
    


Undercover Video Targets Abortion Doctor
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The group that released the tape, Live Action, claims remarks made by a prominent provider of late-term procedures were inhumane.
    


Russian and Asian Bidders Buoy Christie’s Art Auction
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The total for the sale of Impressionist and modern art was $158.5 million, well below the high estimate.
    


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U.S. Fears Russia May Sell Air Defenses to Syria
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The delivery of the Russian S-300 missile batteries would represent a major qualitative advancement in Syria’s air defenses.
    


Diplomatic Stirrings on Syria
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A solution to Syria’s civil war depends heavily on Russia’s willingness to stop enabling President Bashar al-Assad.
A Jungle of Humanity — and Disorder
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About 120,000 Syrians are calling the tents and trailers of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan home for the foreseeable future.
    


From the International Herald Tribune: 100, 75, 50 Years Ago
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Highlights from the IHT archives.
    


$8 Million Bail for Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect
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Ariel Castro, who is accused of holding three women captive for a decade, kept his head down during his first court appearance on Thursday.


A judge ordered Ariel Castro, the man accused in the kidnapping of three women a...
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A judge ordered Ariel Castro, the man accused in the kidnapping of three women and a young child, to be held on $8 million bail, $2 million for each case, on Thursday morning.

New details have continued to emerge about the women’s years in captivity. Read the latest Times report below.


$8 Million Bail for Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect
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Ariel Casto, who is accused of holding three women captive for a decade, kept his head down during his first court appearance on Thursday.
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US and Russia team up to make fresh diplomatic push on Syria
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US Secretary of State Kerry and Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov say they hope to convene an international conference on Syria later in May. The US has also stepped up humanitarian aid.
    
Look back on the life and work of Ottavio Missoni, whose signature zigzag stitch...
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Look back on the life and work of Ottavio Missoni, whose signature zigzag stitches became a status symbol for the ultra-wealthy and whose namesake fashion label was considered the height of Italian sophistication for decades.


Ottavio Missoni, Patriarch Who Made Zigzag High Fashion, Is Dead at 92
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Mr. Missoni’s easily recognizable multicolored knits became an insider status symbol for the ultra-wealthy.
In Senate, Efforts to Reshape, or Derail, Immigration Bill
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Lawmakers are considering more than 300 amendments to legislation to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, keeping an eye out for “poison pills” intended to thwart the bill. 


A growing number of parents and their children, facing poor job prospects, are g...
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A growing number of parents and their children, facing poor job prospects, are going into business together. Would you join in on the “dad/grad trend”?


With Bleak Job Prospects, Parents and Their Children Buy Into Franchises
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Some unemployed parents and their children, who have an entrepreneurial spirit but lack the experience or capital to start a business alone, are deciding to join forces.
Kerry Says U.S. Prefers Russia Not Provide Arms to Syria
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The United States does not want Russia to sell weapons to Syria and has opposed transfers of missile systems to the country in the past because of the threat to Israel, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday.
    


Boston Police Weren’t Told F.B.I. Got Warning on Tsarnaev
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Police Commissioner Edward Davis said that had his department learned about the Russian tip on Tamerlan Tsarnaev, “we would certainly look at the individual.”
    


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Officials: Military Sex Assault Reports Are Up
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A new Pentagon study shows that the number of sexual assaults reported by members of the military rose from 3,192 to 3,374 in 2012, while the department estimates that as many as 26,000 service members were assaulted, based on anonymous surveys, officials said Tuesday.
    
The "little blue pill," one of the most counterfeited drugs in the world, is now...
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The "little blue pill," one of the most counterfeited drugs in the world, is now being sold directly on the Pfizer Web site. Do you think more drug makers should follow suit, especially for products that treat conditions carrying social stigmas, such as weight loss?


Facing Black Market, Pfizer Sells Viagra on Web 
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The drug maker will now sell its billion-dollar erectile dysfunction drug, among the world’s most counterfeited, directly to men with a doctor’s prescription.
Police and investigators said that they were slowly starting to unravel the thre...
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Police and investigators said that they were slowly starting to unravel the thread of events that led up to the escape of the women who disappeared about a decade ago in Cleveland.


Suspect in Cleveland Kidnapping Had Contact With Police
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The authorities had been called two times to a house where three young women who had disappeared about a decade ago were found.
Dow Closes Above 15,000 for the First Time
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The Dow Jones industrial average has increased about 15 percent in 2013, with other indexes showing strong gains, too. 


Questions and Answers: Questions and Answers on Benghazi and the Fallout
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As lawmakers take up the deadly 2012 assault, an update on why the episode has become such a political flash point.
Taking Note: C.I.A.'s Zero Dark Thirty Memo
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How the agency shaped “Zero Dark Thirty.”
    


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