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Toronto Mayor Is Accused of Using Cocaine

Toronto Mayor Is Accused of Using Cocaine


Toronto Mayor Is Accused of Using Cocaine

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:26 PM PDT

A video being shopped by two men with drug connections apparently shows Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto smoking a crack pipe.
    


DealBook: SAC Says It Will Curb Cooperation With Insider Inquiry

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:03 PM PDT

A new round of subpoenas requesting information indicates that federal prosecutors are intensifying their efforts to build a case against the hedge fund SAC.
    


ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: The Harvey Weinstein Show

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:52 PM PDT

A new tradition at the Cannes Film Festival involves Harvey Weinstein previewing his slate for the year. Last year's show included "Django Unchained," "The Master" and "Silver Linings Playbook." This year's ranged from an auteur's kung fu film to a biopic of Nelson Mandela.
    


Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:47 PM PDT

Refining Canada's petroleum-soaked oil sands produces petroleum coke, and the question of what to do with it has found at least one answer in Detroit, where a large coke pile covers an entire city block.
    


U.S.-Russian Diplomacy, With a Personal Touch

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:45 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, have found a common purpose in trying to negotiate a Syria settlement, even though positions have not changed.
    


Gay Rights Rally Is Attacked in Georgia

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:36 PM PDT

A throng of thousands broke through police cordons in Tbilisi to attack a group of about 50 demonstrators, and at least 12 people were injured.
    


Rights Group Says It Finds Proof of Torture in Syria

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:26 PM PDT

Human Rights Watch said Friday that visits to two Syrian security centers contained proof of widespread, arbitrary detentions and torture by the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
    

Republicans Expand I.R.S. Inquiry, With Eye on White House

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:12 PM PDT

Lawmakers sought to tie the matter to the carrying out of President Obama's health care law, and other charges range from the clearly questionable to the seemingly specious.
    


Beckham Talking to MLS About Owning a New Team

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:41 PM PDT

David Beckham could return to the United States as owner of a new club and his advisors have already held talks with Major League Soccer.
    


At Least 66 Killed in Bomb Blasts in Iraq

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT

The attacks made Friday one of the bloodiest days this year, as the country struggles to contain sectarian violence.
    


In Nigeria, More Attacks on Militants

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT

Military officials said attacks were launched against the Boko Haram Islamist group in border areas in a forest south of the city of Maiduguri.
    

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina Military Leader in ‘Dirty War,’ Dies at 87

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:42 AM PDT

General Videla was serving a life sentence for abuses in a campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina's so-called Dirty War.
    


Cannes Film Festival: Claude Lanzmann’s Postscript to ‘Shoah’

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:57 AM PDT

With "Last of the Unjust," the director finds a new voice in interviews with a rabbi.
    

European Auto Sales Rebound, but With an Asterisk

Posted: 17 May 2013 05:25 AM PDT

New passenger car registrations in the European Union rose 1.7 percent in April, the first increase since September 2011, but mainly because of a calendar quirk.
    

Rajat Gupta’s Lust for Zeros

Posted: 17 May 2013 04:00 AM PDT

Why the difference between a personal fortune of $100 million and $1 billion meant the world to the former McKinsey director.
    


Julie Delpy Dreams of Being Joe Pesci

Posted: 17 May 2013 04:00 AM PDT

And other reasons she has never been a good fit for Hollywood.
    


Talk: Khaled Hosseini on How the Iraq War Hurt Afghanistan

Posted: 17 May 2013 04:00 AM PDT

It also almost killed his literary career.
    

Soccer: Beyond Glitter, Beckham’s Career Marked by Hard Work

Posted: 17 May 2013 03:06 AM PDT

David Beckham rose from a London working-class background to become a global one-man brand.
    


International: A Benz With a Virtual Chauffeur

Posted: 17 May 2013 02:45 AM PDT

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, introduced on Wednesday in Germany, brings cars one step closer to autonomous driving.
    


Lens Blog: Niko J. Kallianiotis's Photos of Astoria, Queens

Posted: 17 May 2013 02:00 AM PDT

A Greek photographer was unmoved by the immigrant community in Astoria, Queens, when he visited as a teenager. Twenty-five years later, he returned, drawn to the same community that alienated him as a youth.
    

Steve Jobs’s Widow Sets Philanthropy Goals

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:48 PM PDT

Laurene Powell Jobs has carefully entered the public sphere, pushing her agenda in education as well as global conservation, nutrition and immigration policy.
    

Helly Nahmad Gallery Owner Indicted in Gambling Case

Posted: 16 May 2013 07:30 PM PDT

Hillel Nahmad, owner of Helly Nahmad Gallery, has been accused of playing a leadership role in a gambling and money-laundering network.
    

DealBook: Investor Aiming for the Top, Again

Posted: 16 May 2013 07:02 PM PDT

Fred Eckert was once a star at Goldman Sachs, with a mansion and a collection of vintage cars; but by 2011, he was bankrupt, divorced and had spent two months in a coma. Today, he is planning a return to the arena.
    

Rebuilding of Mali Is Daunting Task, Despite Aid

Posted: 16 May 2013 06:33 PM PDT

Donors have pledged billions to help rebuild Mali after battles with militants, but the collapse of many institutions there has raised doubts about the effort.
    

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