Thousands Without Water After Spill in West Virginia
Critics Say Chemical Spill Highlights Lax West Virginia Regulations
Yellen Wins Backing of Senators to Lead Fed
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The Read Around: Nikki Giovanni
Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States
New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws
Why 2014 is the Year to Get Out of Debt
When it comes to your personal finances, 2014 may be your best chance to take advantage of low interest rates and get out of debt - before it really starts costing you. (Source: CNN Money) Click here to read the full article
The Cost of Blown Resolutions: $1,000
Nearly 70% of people who failed to stick to their goals estimated that the lapse cost them more than $1,000, according to a recent survey by Vital Research, a corporate training firm. This figure includes lost promotions, health care costs, and other long-term expenses. (Source: CNN Money) Click here to read the full article
More of the Jobless are Giving Up on Finding Work
The percentage of Americans participating in the labor force hit the lowest level since 1978, as long-term unemployment causes a flood of discouraged workers to drop out of work force. (Source: CNN) Click here to read the full article
By TRIP GABRIEL
As 300,000 people learned that their tap water was unsafe, residents
and businesses expressed a mix of anger and anxiety in coping with the
industrial accident.
DealBook
Wall St. Shock: Take a Day Off, Even a SundayBy WILLIAM ALDEN and SYDNEY EMBER
After a review, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said its lowest-level
employees should try to take four weekend days off each month.
By ADAM LIPTAK and BILL CARTER
Broadcasters contend Aereo's service violates copyright laws. The
company says it is not covered by the relevant provisions of those laws.
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A special report on results, winners and losers, and a look ahead.
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OPINION | Room for DebateAre Big Banks Out of Control?
Does the lack of legal compliance that have cost banks billions in
fines show that some have gotten too big to manage properly?
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By KIM SEVERSON
Mississippi, one of only a few states to allow conjugal visits, is
putting an end to the hour that inmates and their spouses can spend
alone together.
By CORAL DAVENPORT and ASHLEY SOUTHALL
The chemical spill in West Virginia has brought renewed focus on the
state's troubled history of environmental disasters.
Wealth Matters
Need Cash? Own a Bentley? Take a Pawn TicketBy PAUL SULLIVAN
An increasing number of pawn businesses catering to the wealthy offer fast liquidity in exchange for high-end luxury items.
By SARITHA RAI
To draw young buyers and increase its market share in India, Apple
has offered promotions like monthly payments and trade-ins.
By BEN SISARIO
NightBus, a dance-pop band, has a single to be released on Tuesday by S-Curve Records with an audio innovation for the earbud age.
By BENEDICT CAREY and DENISE GRADY
Two recent cases involving a patient kept alive by ventilator
despite a diagnosis of brain death raise questions about exactly what
this term means.
DealBook
Wall Street Predicts $50 Billion Bill to Settle U.S. Mortgage SuitsBy JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and PETER EAVIS
If the settlements materialize, they could yield, according to an
analysis, $15 billion in relief for consumers - a mixture of cash
payments and other assistance, like reductions in the size of
homeowners' loan payments.
DealBook
Ex-SAC Trader Was Expelled From Harvard Law SchoolBy MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
Mathew Martoma, who is charged with carrying out one of the largest
insider trading schemes ever, was expelled for creating a false
transcript of his grades, a person briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
Bits Blog
Gmail Plans to Allow Google Plus Users to Send Anyone an EmailBy CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
A change to Gmail that would allow people to use Google Plus to send
emails even if they do not know the recipient's email address provoked
criticism from people who said they did not want their inboxes
accessible by default.
By QUENTIN HARDY
Last year was the first in which personal computer shipments fell at
a double-digit percentage rate, according to two leading
market-research companies.
By BILL PENNINGTON
Shiffrin, an 18-year-old American who has dominated the World Cup
slalom and is an Olympic favorite, was raised with a focus on process,
not results.
Opinionator | The Conversation
Pet Theories
By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS
Brooks and Collins on whether cats or dogs rule.
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Federal Reserve officials say they believe the monthly purchases of
Treasury and mortgage-backed securities are effective in stimulating job
growth.
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By ANNIE LOWREY
As chairwoman, Ms. Yellen will face an arduous task overseeing the
gradual unwinding of stimulus measures, despite an uncomfortably high
unemployment rate of 7 percent and subdued inflation.
omas M. Menino, who was in office for 20 years.
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The Read Around: Nikki Giovanni
"Poetry prevents everybody from feeling lonely," says Nikki
Giovanni. Her latest book, "Chasing Utopia," is a collection of poetry,
recipes and short stories.
Op-Ed | Linda Greenhouse
Crack Cocaine Limbo
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Congress
repudiated the harsh penalties for crack cocaine use, but many sentenced
under the old law continue to languish in prison.
Opinionator | The Great Divide
Can Upward Mobility Cost You Your Health?
By GREGORY E. MILLER, EDITH CHEN and GENE H. BRODY
Poor kids who succeed suffer from higher obesity, stress and blood pressure.
U.S.
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By MICHAEL WINES
Drought and population growth are driving a reassessment of how the
1,450-mile Colorado, the Southwest's only major river, can continue to
slake the thirst of one of the nation's fastest-growing regions.
DealBook
$1 Billion as Milestone and OmenBy DAVID GELLES and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
Silicon Valley today is a huge, undulating bubble. But which
companies are overvalued and which are not is the $1 billion question.
By BRIAN X. CHEN and NICK WINGFIELD
TV makers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will be
showing off a range of sets that can connect to the Internet and run
apps.
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Technophoria
Listen to Pandora, and It Listens BackBy NATASHA SINGER
The Internet radio service has started to mine user data for the
best ways to target advertising. It can deconstruct your song choices to
predict, for example, your political party of choice.
OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor
Fighting to Kick the HabitBy MIKE TYSON
I replaced drugs and liquor with a craving to be a better man.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
Fighting to Kick the HabitBy MIKE TYSON
I replaced drugs and liquor with a craving to be a better man.
Top News
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By SUSANNE CRAIG and JESSE McKINLEY
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to announce an executive action that
would allow limited use of medical marijuana, moving the state a step
closer to policies embraced by advocates and lawmakers elsewhere.
By GEORGE JOHNSON
As heart disease and stroke are beaten back, cancer vies to become the final killer.
 Graphic: Declining Lethality |
By MICHAEL WINES
Asian carp, or carp DNA at least, may have arrived in the Great
Lakes, and either way, the Army Corps of Engineers will issue a study
proposing ways to keep the invasive species out.
By ADAM BRYANT
How to keep your company as fresh as a start-up? In hundreds of
interviews, executives shared the paths they took to energize their
corporate cultures.
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From Ford, a Plug-In That Tracks the Sun
By MATTHEW L. WALD
A solar-powered Ford C-Max concept maximizes energy by finding its own place in the sun.
By MATTHEW L. WALD
A drilling surge in oil fields has generated a heavy volume of
traffic on North America's rail networks, prompting concern over
accidents.
By JOE COCHRANE
Indonesian villagers use mercury to process the ore from small-scale
mines, work that carries risks to themselves and the environment.
Op-Ed Contributor
In Praise of (Offline) Slow Reading
By DAVID MIKICS
Reading books is an important part of coming to know who we are.
By MOHSIN HAMID and ANNA HOLMES
Mohsin Hamid and Anna Holmes discuss how technology affects our reading habits.
| Bookends: Columnists | Archive |
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
In its new season, starting on Sunday, "Downton Abbey" continues to
depict class divisions in a way that panders to contemporary notions of
democracy and equality.
New Venture for AllThingsD Journalists
By RAVI SOMAIYA
The ReCode site was started by Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher
after they parted ways with News Corporation and The Wall Street
Journal.
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Op-Ed Contributor
Can Animals Help Limit Concussions?
By GREGORY D. MYER
Woodpeckers and bighorn sheep offer clues for how to protect N.F.L. players.
By ANNE BARNARD
The assassination of Hassane Laqees, Hezbollah's master technician
and logistics expert, has exposed a convulsing region's tangled and
shifting alliances and enmities.
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Your Money
When it comes to your personal finances, 2014 may be your best chance to take advantage of low interest rates and get out of debt - before it really starts costing you. (Source: CNN Money) Click here to read the full article
The Cost of Blown Resolutions: $1,000
Nearly 70% of people who failed to stick to their goals estimated that the lapse cost them more than $1,000, according to a recent survey by Vital Research, a corporate training firm. This figure includes lost promotions, health care costs, and other long-term expenses. (Source: CNN Money) Click here to read the full article
More of the Jobless are Giving Up on Finding Work
The percentage of Americans participating in the labor force hit the lowest level since 1978, as long-term unemployment causes a flood of discouraged workers to drop out of work force. (Source: CNN) Click here to read the full article
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