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C.I.A. Is Said to Pay AT&T for Call Data

C.I.A. Is Said to Pay AT&T for Call Data


C.I.A. Is Said to Pay AT&T for Call Data

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 11:30 PM PST

The disclosure shows that agencies beyond the N.S.A. exploit call metadata with programs regulated by an inconsistent patchwork of legal standards, procedures and oversight.


Cyprus in Plan to Develop a Natural Gas Industry

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 09:11 PM PST

The island nation seeks to rebuild its economy after the collapse of its banking industry, but its natural gas industry so far exists mainly in theory.


DealBook: Twitter’s Market Valuation Suggests Wall St. Sees Huge Growth Potential

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 08:56 PM PST

Investors are betting that Twitter will become wildly profitable as advertisers pay it increasing amounts of money to reach consumers who tweet.

Well: Baby’s Gaze May Signal Autism, a Study Finds

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 08:51 PM PST

Researchers using eye-tracking technology found that 3-year-olds who were found to have autism looked less at people's eyes when they were babies than those who did not develop autism.


Mannequins Give Shape to a Venezuelan Fantasy

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 07:14 PM PST

Mannequins with bulging bosoms, long legs and wasp waists have become standard in the country, serving as an exaggerated, sometimes polarizing, version of the female form.

China Wants Its Movies to Be Big in the U.S., Too

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 06:18 PM PST

China's ambitious new film entrepreneurs, dozens of whom gathered in California this week for industry events, want something that has largely eluded them: a homemade global hit.


Chinese Leader’s Economic Plan Tests Goal to Fortify Party Power

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 06:18 PM PST

President Xi Jinping faces the daunting task of reconciling promises of market-driven economic reform with his goal to reinforce the Communist Party's pillars of control.


In Fractured Nepal, Plans for National Elections Provide a Series of Subplots

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 06:08 PM PST

After decades of political upheaval, there is a growing consensus that the only way to arrest Nepal's economic spiral is through elections, including one to finish the constitution.


U.S. Will Ease Sanctions if Iran Halts Nuclear Program, Official Says

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 05:59 PM PST

An Obama administration official said that an Iranian agreement to halt nuclear activity, for six months perhaps, would buy time for negotiators to work out a more sweeping deal.


Measures to Legalize Marijuana Are Passed

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 05:41 PM PST

Flint, Mich. and Portland, Me., are among cities that legalized possession of small amounts of the drug, while Colorado approved a tax on recreational marijuana.

Despite Fumbles, Obama Defends Health Care Law

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 05:37 PM PST

As Democrats get jittery over the troubled rollout of the health care law, President Obama traveled to Texas to defend it, in the largest state to refuse to participate.


Swiss Report Supports Theory Arafat Was Poisoned

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 05:32 PM PST

The latest report said that taking into account analytical limitations its findings "moderately support the proposition" that Yasir Arafat's death was the consequence of polonium poisoning.


Colombia and Rebels Reach Deal on Political Participation

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 03:52 PM PST

The agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC, the country's largest guerrilla group, is a crucial step forward in peace talks aimed at ending nearly 50 years of fighting.


Twitter Prices Its Initial Offering at $26 Per Share

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 03:50 PM PST

Twitter's initial public offering, which values the company at roughly $18 billion, is a sign of its maturity, even as it combats slowing growth.


Bolshoi Director Testifies at Acid-Attack Trial

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 03:25 PM PST

Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director, took the stand on Wednesday to confront the dancer accused of being behind the assault that nearly blinded him.

Currents | Q&A: A Garden of Creature Comforts

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 03:17 PM PST

Marta McDowell on her new book, "Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales."

Kerry’s Path Steepens in Israeli-Palestinian Talks

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 03:11 PM PST

Secretary of State John Kerry's path grew steeper as Israeli and Palestinian officials clashed over settlements and Avigdor Lieberman's acquittal posed a new risk.


The Details: A Radiance All Their Own

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 03:10 PM PST

Europeans are endlessly inventive when it comes to radiator design. Why are Americans lagging behind?

Documents Reveal How Looted Nazi Art Was Restored to Dealer

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 02:47 PM PST

New details are emerging about postwar decisions about artwork looted by the Nazis.

More Asteroid Strikes Are Likely, Scientists Say

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:48 PM PST

In new research, a team of scientists is suggesting that the Earth is vulnerable to asteroid strikes as often as every decade or two.

W.H.O., Fighting Polio in Syria, Says More Children Need Vaccinations

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:42 PM PST

Worried about containing an outbreak in Syria, the World Health Organization has doubled the number of young children it wants vaccinated to more than 20 million.

BAE to Stop Building Ships at Historic British Site

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:34 PM PST

Britain's biggest military contractor, BAE Systems, is closing down its shipbuilding yards in Portsmouth, and cutting nearly 1,800 jobs in England and Scotland.

The European Central Bank’s Inflation Conundrum

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 01:10 PM PST

Ahead of the bank's meeting on Thursday, debate heats up over whether a sharp drop in inflation is a sign of health — or impending stagnation.


Killing of French Journalists Reverberates in France and Mali

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:50 PM PST

At a Paris service for two Radio France Internationale journalists abducted and killed in Mali over the weekend, Malian officials seemed to be asking for France's continued support.


Sebelius Rejects Bipartisan Calls for Delay in Health Law

Posted: 06 Nov 2013 11:34 AM PST

Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said that despite problems with the federal health insurance exchange, "people's lives depend" on pressing ahead with the law.


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