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In a mystery that led to a forgery lawsuit, Glafira Rosales kept showing up with Abstract Expressionism paintings. Above, she sold a piece signed “J. Pollock” for $17 million.
2 Journalists Among the Dead in Syrian Shelling
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Marie Colvin, an American, and Rémi Ochlik of France died as the city of Homs was bombed, activists said.
New York to Speed Efforts to Prevent Foreclosures
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A new program would require banks to send officials to court who have the power to alter loans to keep people in their homes.
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Gary May is a superintendent of the West Virginia coal mine where an explosion left 29 dead in 2010.
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In Din Over Iran, Rattling Sabers Echo Iraq War
By SCOTT SHANE
Talk of war over Iran’s nuclear program has reached a strident pitch in recent weeks, with threats from Israel of a strike, bellicose American oratory and defiance from Tehran.
Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 28%
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Republicans and business groups complain that the 35 percent corporate tax rate is among the highest in the world, leaving American companies at a disadvantage.
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An exclusive club in presidential politics includes individuals, couples or corporations that have given $1 million or more to “super PACs.”
Justices Take Up Race as a Factor in College Entry
The court’s decision in a new case has the potential to undo an accommodation on affirmative action in higher education reached by the court in 2003.
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Steve Novak and Jeremy Lin played one game together last year in the N.B.A. Development League and have both thrived with the Knicks of late.
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Many Greeks said they had begun to feel that the new deal was aimed at saving banks more than the country.
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Jerusalem would welcome President Bashar al-Assad’s fall, but the prospect of chaos next door creates worries.
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A Real ‘Doc Fix’
Congress needs to devise a real fix for the way doctors are paid by Medicare that would be fair and make a serious effort to slow the rise of health care spending.
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Two new films, a documentary and a biopic about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, portray Myanmar (formerly Burma), a land long isolated from the West.
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The beliefs of a Catholic media network have put it at odds with the Obama administration.
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Affirmative Action Case
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The court’s decision in the new case holds the potential to undo an accommodation on affirmative action in higher education reached by the court in 2003.
Growing Air of Concern in Greece Over New Bailout
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To Ease Shortage, F.D.A. Lets 2 Cancer Drugs Be Imported
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Doxil and methotrexate are among the drugs whose shortfall is threatening lives in the United States.
Iran Warns of Pre-emptive Action in Dispute
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Officials in Tehran reportedly said they would act against perceived foes if they felt their interests were threatened.
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At 40, an Olympic Champion Returns
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For Janet Evans,who qualified for the Olympic trials after a 14-year hiatus, swimming is no longer about results.
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Were Mitt Romney’s campaign to continue to raise and spend money at the same rate as in January, it would have only about 20 days’ worth of expenditures.
NATO Official Apologizes Over Handling of Korans
NATO Official Apologizes Over Handling of Korans
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Protests broke out in Afghanistan after troops “improperly disposed” of Islamic religious materials.
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At Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack, which just opened in Brooklyn, service is the star. The food, not so much.
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Europe Agrees on New Bailout to Help Greece Avoid Default
By STEPHEN CASTLE 3:00 AM ET
After more than 13 hours of talks, euro zone ministers approved a new bailout of 130 billion euros, or $172 billion, in which private investors in Greek debt will take steeper losses than expected to help avoid a default.
Campaigns Grow More Dependent on ‘Super PAC’ Aid
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Intense campaigning in the early-nominating states has left the leading Republican presidential candidates increasingly reliant on millions spent on their behalf by outside groups.
Online Data Helping Campaigns Customize Ads
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Some Republican candidates are said to be using microtargeting, technology that allows campaigns to tailor messages to specific voters.
Yemen Votes to Formally Remove President
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Yemenis voted on Tuesday to remove President Ali Abdullah Saleh in an unprecedented move for an Arab state where popular dissent unseated a dictator.
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For Russia, a New Kind of Candidate
By ANDREW KRAMER
Mikhail D. Prokhorov, a presidential hopeful, must overcome suspicions about the rich and a powerful opponent, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin.
Iran Says U.N. Inspectors Won’t Visit Nuclear Sites
By ALAN COWELL 29 minutes ago
Iran said on Tuesday that a team of United Nations nuclear officials would not go to contentious nuclear sites.
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After decades of resisting, Poland and many of its neighbors in Central and Eastern Europe have decided the time is right to deal with their Communist past.
Koran Disposal Stirs Outrage in Afghanistan
By ALISSA J. RUBIN, SHARIFULLAH SAHAK AND SANGAR RAHIMI 44 minutes ago
NATO’s commander in Afghanistan apologized Tuesday for foreign troops having “improperly disposed” of Korans.
The Love of the Law, Still Fulfilled
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Even though he officially retired more than 20 years ago and doesn’t receive a paycheck anymore, Judge Allen Beldock, 92, still sits on the Queens Supreme Court bench.
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Where the Songs Linger, but the Tune Is Different
By MARTIN FACKLER
The United States military has not controlled Okinawa since 1972, when it reverted to Japanese control, but there is still nostalgia in some places for an older America.
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The country has decided to try a system for organ donation that would give transplant priority to patients who have agreed to donate their own organs.
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