COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

1/13/2014

NEWS CLIPS

Thousands Without Water After Spill in West Virginia

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 Sunday

By 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.

Fourth Quarter
A special report on results, winners and losers, and a look ahead.
. For Fund Investors, the Dangers of Rarefied Air
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Are Big Banks Out of Control?

OPINION | Room for Debate

Are 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?

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. 



 
Critics Say Chemical Spill Highlights Lax West Virginia Regulations

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. 

 Suttons & Robertsons is among a growing number of businesses in offering

Wealth Matters

Need Cash? Own a Bentley? Take a Pawn Ticket

By 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 Suits

By 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 School

By 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 Email

By 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.
 Wall Street investors watched as the Federal Reserve announced on Dec. 18 that it would begin tapering its bond-buying program.

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

Federal Reserve officials say they believe the monthly purchases of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities are effective in stimulating job growth.


Janet L. Yellen faces the delicate task of tapping the brakes on the Fed's huge stimulus, but keeping markets from overheating.
Yellen Wins Backing of Senators to Lead Fed

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. 
Video Video: 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.


 Can Upward Mobility Cost You Your Health?

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.
To help the Colorado, federal authorities this year will for the first time reduce the water flow into Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, created by Hoover Dam.
Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States

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 Omen

By 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. 

 

Technophoria

Listen to Pandora, and It Listens Back

By 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 Habit

By MIKE TYSON

I replaced drugs and liquor with a craving to be a better man.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

Fighting to Kick the Habit

By MIKE TYSON

I replaced drugs and liquor with a craving to be a better man.



Top News
Andrew M. Cuomo
New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws

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  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.



Management Be Nimble

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.
For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »
  
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.


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

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

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