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Judge Rejects Much of Libor Lawsuit Against Banks

Judge Rejects Much of Libor Lawsuit Against Banks


Judge Rejects Much of Libor Lawsuit Against Banks

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:30 PM PDT

It was a major victory for some of the largest banks in the world, who had faced claims totaling billions of dollars over accusations they manipulated interest rates.

Some Savers in Cyprus May Lose 60 Percent

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:16 PM PDT

Cyprus is struggling to comply with the conditions that Europe is demanding of it before it gets a desperately needed 10 billion euro loan.

After Cyberattack, Sven Olaf Kamphuis Is at Heart of Investigation

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:03 PM PDT

Sven Olaf Kamphuis says he didn't orchestrate a large-scale cyberattack against a spam-fighter, and he has not been charged with any crime. Still, authorities are looking into it.

In Pyongyang, Bluster, Fakery And Real Risks

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 06:18 PM PDT

Actions that are difficult to trace to North Korea, like an online assault on South Korea's banks and a 2010 attack on a submarine, concern the United States more than its brash threats.

Ex-Atlanta Schools Chief Charged in Cheating Scandal

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 06:00 PM PDT

A third-grade teacher's 2010 choice to aid a state investigator helped lead to the indictment Friday of a former superintendent and 34 others in a vast alleged cheating scheme.

Guest Workers Are at Crux of Groups’ Deal on Immigration

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:51 PM PDT

Progress in talks between top business and labor groups, which had stalled, bolstered hope among a group of senators that they would be able to introduce overhaul legislation soon.

Marines Test Women for Infantry Roles

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:49 PM PDT

A training course in Quantico, Va., was the most recent test of the goal of placing women in the toughest combat roles.

The Saturday Profile: Convicted of Kidnapping, Focused on Healing Arts

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:22 PM PDT

Tomás Cassella, a former Uruguayan Army colonel who was extradited to Chile in 2006, has become a reiki master, but is living in legal limbo as he appeals his case.

Shroud of Turin Going on TV, With a Word From the Pope

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:07 PM PDT

The linen cloth revered by many Christians as the burial cloth of Jesus is also getting its own app.

Hollande’s TV Appearance Criticized

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 04:18 PM PDT

Already low in opinion polls, President François Hollande was seen as less than inspiring as he answered questions about the nation's ailing economy.

An Unlikely Warrior in the Battle for Syria

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 03:09 PM PDT

A video that seems to show a Han Chinese man working for the overthrow of the Assad government is raising eyebrows in Beijing.

African Circle Mystery Solved? Maybe It’s Chewing

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 03:08 PM PDT

"Another plausible story is that a bare patch, once it starts, tends to grow due to some other factor — such as microclimate over the patch," writes Keith Alverson in Nairobi.

Business and Labor Said to Near Deal on Immigration

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 03:07 PM PDT

"This is another example how the middle class pays the bill but never participates in the discussion," writes nyclaw.

Striking Out More Than Ever

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 02:48 PM PDT

Last year, teams struck out at a rate never before seen: 7.5 times per team per game. Pitching and hitting changes explain why.

Television Review: ‘Mr. Selfridge’ Mini-Series, Starring Jeremy Piven, on PBS

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 02:47 PM PDT

Edwardian England is revisited with "Mr. Selfridge," a mini-series about the founder of the London department store Selfridges in 1909.

Insurgents in Syria Said to Seize Southern Town

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 01:29 PM PDT

If confirmed, the takeover of the town, Dael, would represent a new setback to Syrian forces, who have already ceded territory in the north and east.

DealBook: Latest Domino in SAC Trading Inquiry Is a Top Manager

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

Federal agents arrested a portfolio manager at SAC Capital Advisors, Michael Steinberg, making him the most senior employee at the hedge fund to be ensnared in the government's insider trading investigation.

Relative of Chinese Nobel Laureate to Face Trial

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

The brother-in-law of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is accused in a case that supporters said appeared to be an effort to intimidate the family.

Baseball Preview — Swing and a Mystery: Why Strikeouts Are Soaring

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:37 AM PDT

Strikeout rates have been trending upward for most of the past century, but what has happened in recent years seems to indicate something more. What is the cause?

Supreme Court Memo: Supreme Court’s Glimpse at Thinking on Same-Sex Marriage

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 11:22 AM PDT

It appears the conservative members of the Supreme Court, calculating that their chances of winning would not get better, were behind the decision to take up the volatile subject.

F.C.C. Has Yen for Broadway’s Wireless Spectrum

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:03 AM PDT

The Federal Communications Commission is considering plans to force the users of cordless microphones to move to a less desirable spot on the nation's airwaves.

Court Confirms Voting Irregularities in Kenya

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:01 AM PDT

Kenya's Supreme Court released results from a recount in the presidential election that Uhuru Kenyatta won, narrowly avoiding a runoff and clinching the presidency by a few thousand ballots.

Cost of Environmental Degradation in China Is Growing

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:05 AM PDT

A report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection put the figure at $230 billion in 2010, based on costs rising from pollution and damage to the ecosystem.

Kim Jong-un of North Korea Orders Missile Readiness

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:52 AM PDT

Russia and China watched with concern on Friday as the Pentagon rebuked North Korea over its rising threats toward the United States and South Korea.

Irish Legacy of Leniency on Mortgages Nears an End

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:48 AM PDT

More than 143,000 home mortgages are in arrears in Ireland, but forced repossessions have been politically and legally difficult. That is about to change.

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