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In Practice Tracking the Affordable Care Act | | To coincide with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, The Times is starting a new feature that will track the laws implementation through articles, graphics, Q. and A.s, explanatory items and other elements contributed by Times reporters and editors. |
Economix Blog A Report Card on Education Reform | | A discussion with Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University; and John Engler, the head of the Business Roundtable, about the state of the education system. |
Lotus explains why Raikkonen not paid | | Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers. |
Susannah Geltman, Yuriy Prilutskiy | | The bride is an associate in the litigation department of Simpson Thacher Bartlett; the groom is an associate at a venture capital firm. |
Planet penetrator offers high-speed path to Europa | | Sept. 24 - Scientists curious about possible life on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are developing a capsule that can be fired at high speed into the moon's surface to dislodge and collect samples. Astrium, a subsidiary of aerospace giant EADS, could be involved in a proposed European Space Agency (ESA) mission to Europa within the decade, and has been test-firing its planet penetrating rockets to prepare. Jim Drury reports. |
Gunmen Kill Dozens in Terror Attack at Kenyan Mall | | Two squads stormed into a Nairobi mall Saturday, killing at least 39 people. Hours later, police officers dashed through corpse-strewn corridors, trying to find the assailants. A Somali militant group is suspected in the attack. |
U.S. spy agency used some Americans' data to map their behavior -NYT | | WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The New York Times reported on Saturday that the National Security Agency, the main U.S. government surveillance organization, had since 2010 used data it gathered to map some Americans' "social connections that can identify their associates, their locations at certain times, their traveling companions and other personal information." |
Tesla, Tata equal tough times for GM | | General Motors faces a future challenged by emerging car companies such as Tata abroad and innovative firms such as Tesla in the U.S., says GM Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky. |
As critical phase nears, Obama stumps for healthcare law | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visits a local college on Thursday to promote his signature healthcare program as it nears a critical enrollment phase, even as the law faces stiff political opposition and a wary public. |
Historic phone call between Obama and Iran's Rouhani | | Sep. 27 - In the highest level contact between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speak by phone Friday. Gavino Garay reports. |
Bessemer goes on defense, on pace for best year | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Portfolio managers at Bessemer Trust, financial adviser to ultra-wealthy U.S. families, took an extremely defensive posture a few weeks ago amid some of the most volatile... |
Al-Shabaab losing? | | The rebel group's recent attacks on Kenya are a sign that it is losing, writes Ethan Bueno de Mesquita. |
Ousted boss Diamond says to buy more Barclays shares | | LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bob Diamond, who was ousted last year as the boss of British bank Barclays Plc, said the bank has grown stronger since he left and he plans to buy shares in its 6 billion pound ($9.6 billion) rights issue. |
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