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Detained Herdsmen Talk About Killings in Nigeria

New York Times Front Page - 41 min 17 sec ago
The police have arrested about 200 people in Jos, where this week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution.

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Palestinians Stick to Plan for Talks

New York Times Front Page - 44 min 46 sec ago
Palestinian leaders meeting with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. condemned a decision by Israel on new housing, but still spoke of participating in peace talks.

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Shell and Ingersoll-Rand Curb Business in Iran

New York Times Front Page - 44 min 48 sec ago
The announcements by Ingersoll-Rand and Royal Dutch Shell come as the U.S. is pressing for new sanctions.

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Decoded Genome Gives New Hope in Confronting Diseases

New York Times Front Page - 59 min 20 sec ago
Geneticists said the new research shows it is now possible to sequence the genome of a patient at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be of practical use to researchers.

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Panel Will Review U.N. Climate Work

New York Times Front Page - 1 hour 11 min ago
The review aims to help the U.N. climate change panel avoid the kinds of errors that have brought its work into question in recent months, officials said Wednesday.

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A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie Ticket Sales

New York Times Front Page - 1 hour 18 min ago
A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film’s box office success.

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Quotes Attributed to Mandela’s Ex-Wife Cause a Stir

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:37
In the London Evening Standard this week Winnie Mandikizela-Mandela described her former husband as a figurehead who had made a bad deal with South Africa’s former white rulers.

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Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Education Standards

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:20
The new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation’s checkerboard of locally written standards.

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With New Homes, Town Makes Amends for Discrimination Decades Ago

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:06
Hamtramck, Mich., settled a housing discrimination suit by offering homes to the descendants of black residents forced off their property in the 1950s and ’60s.

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Baby’s Snuggled in a Sling, but Safe?

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:58
Baby carriers are more popular as parents believe the snuggled-up style has benefits for infants.

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Administration Nears a Crossroads on Trade

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:54
The question is whether the U.S. is prepared to lead or whether protectionist pressures will make it impossible to engage fully with trading partners.

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House Leaders Bar Earmarks to For-Profit Companies

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:58
The ban, announced by House Democratic leaders, wipes out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to private firms.

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Furriers Lure Young Designers

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:47
An industry campaign to aggressively court designers results in a fur rebound on the runway.

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Obama Pledges U.S. Aid to Haiti

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:44
President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President René Préval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.

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Sebelius to Insurers: It's Not Too Late to Work Together

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:33
How long "before the business model collapses of its own weight?'' the secretary of health and human services asked insurers on Wednesday.

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Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 20:18
Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities.

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White House Spars With the Chief Justice

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 19:25
The administration doesn't hesitate to take issue with remarks made by the chief justice of the United States.

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Corey Haim, Actor, Has Died

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:56
Mr. Haim, an actor best known for his roles in 1980s coming-of-age comedies like "Lucas" and "License to Drive," was found dead on Wednesday. He was 38.

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Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on Cartoonist

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:38
Prosecutors accused Colleen R. LaRose, who called herself “JihadJane,” of involvement in a plot with militants.

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Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs

New York Times Front Page - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:04
President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag for those who care about keeping down medical costs.

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