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WORLDHealing Fire in Londonderry: The Temple Was Built to Burn By KATRIN BENNHOLDBurning a 75-foot-tall pagan temple in a Republican Catholic enclave on the loyalist Protestant side of Londonderry seemed to many like a bad idea. |
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OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTORGuantánamo’s Charade of Justice By MORRIS D. DAVISUnlike federal courts, military commissions have a dismal record of prosecuting terrorists. |
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Amanda Knox Acquitted of 2007 Murder by Italy’s Highest Court
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDOThe acquittal of Ms. Knox and her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, ended a long-running legal drama over the killing of a British student. |
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For G.O.P., Support for Israel Becomes New Litmus Test By PETER BAKERParty members like James A. Baker III have learned that anything but unquestioning support for the Jewish state can mean trouble. |
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Chad Strongman Says Nigeria Is Absent in Fight Against Boko Haram By ADAM NOSSITERPresident Idriss Déby of Chad has won favor with the West, which is only too happy to call on his forces in a region seething with Islamist terrorists. |
Oklahoma Inquiry Traces Racist Song to National Gathering of Fraternity
By JOEY STIPEK and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑADavid L. Boren, the university president, says his campus’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon members learned the song on a cruise four years ago. |
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Kamala Harris, California’s Attorney General, Leaps to Forefront of Senate Race By ADAM NAGOURNEYMs. Harris has quickly established herself as the dominant candidate in what many had expected would be a sprawling battle to replace Senator Barbara Boxer. |
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Makers of Generic Drugs Challenge F.D.A. Plan for Updated Warnings
By SABRINA TAVERNISEThe generics industry has proposed that the federal agency take full responsibility for altering labels whenever health risks are discovered rather than expecting companies to take the initiative. |
Harry Reid to Retire From Senate in 2016
By CARL HULSEThe senator from Nevada, a tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, said he had been contemplating retiring for months. |
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As Reid Exits, Schumer Sees Door Opening By ASHLEY PARKER and ALEXANDER BURNSHarry Reid’s announcement that he will retire from the Senate sets off a leadership shuffle, with the top post almost assured. |
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No Copies of Clinton Emails on Server, Lawyer Says
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTThe House Select Committee on Benghazi had subpoenaed the server to determine which Hillary Rodham Clinton emails were personal and which were government records. |
Intel Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Chip Maker
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and QUENTIN HARDYIntel is in discussions to buy Altera, a designer of specialized computer chips, in what would be one of the technology giant’s biggest deals ever, says a person briefed on the matter. |
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BITS BLOGTech Executives Pressure Indiana After Passage of Controversial Law By QUENTIN HARDYAn industry with a long history of supporting gay rights is starting to speak out against a new Indiana law that gives legal cover to people who refuse to do business with same-sex couples. |
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BITS BLOGSlack Gets Hacked as Start-Up Technologies Become Targets By NICOLE PERLROTHCommunications start-up Slack gets hacked, just days after Twitch discloses a similar incident. |
AST: LOUSVILLE 75, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 65Rick Pitino’s Alchemy Turns Louisville’s Bricks to Gold By BILL PENNINGTONThe fourth-seeded Cardinals pulled away from North Carolina State for a 75-65 victory and advanced to the round of 8 for the fifth time in eight years. |
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SOUTH: GONZAGA 74, U.C.L.A. 62Gonzaga Recovers to Beat U.C.L.A. in Sloppy Game By TOM SPOUSTAThe No. 2-seeded Bulldogs struggled to find a balance for much of the game, but took control against the No. 11-seeded Bruins with their size and experience. |
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Sports Entities Begin to Digest Implications of Indiana Law By MARC TRACYThe N.C.A.A., whose Final Four is in Indianapolis, expressed concern about the law, which would allow denying service to gays and lesbians. The agent Arn Tellem urged teams and leagues to re-evaluate their plans in the state. |
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