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Toyota Expected to Settle Justice Dept. Investigation

Toyota Expected to Settle Justice Dept. Investigation


Toyota Expected to Settle Justice Dept. Investigation

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:33 PM PDT

Toyota is poised to pay more than $1 billion to settle a criminal investigation into disclosures around the sudden acceleration of its vehicles.






White House to Introduce Climate Data Website

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:28 PM PDT

President Obama and two advisers will inaugurate a website on Wednesday that will try to turn scientific data about global warming into mapped digital presentations.






Politics Won’t Be on First Lady’s China Itinerary, Aides Say

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:33 PM PDT

The White House is billing Michelle Obama's visit as a cultural exchange, but political overtones will be almost impossible to avoid.






Leaked File Details U.S. Phone Monitoring Abroad

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 06:25 PM PDT

The National Security Agency is recording all phone calls and their routing data in one foreign country and retaining that data for a month so that it can be analyzed, according to a report based on a document leaked by Edward J. Snowden.






News Analysis: If Not a Cold War, a Return to a Chilly Rivalry

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 06:21 PM PDT

Tensions over Crimea may not bring a new Cold War, but analysts worry about a long period of confrontation and alienation.






Lisbon Journal: Student Deaths Spark Debate Over Hazing at Portugal’s Universities

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:54 PM PDT

Some credit the ritual with building esprit de corps among students, while others say it has grown increasingly dangerous.

New Social App Has Juicy Posts, All Anonymous

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Posts on Secret, an app that allows users to upload anonymous messages, can range from benign to inappropriate and are testing the tech industry's appetite for sharing.

Defying West, Putin Formally Claims Crimea for Russia

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:48 PM PDT

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said he was reversing what he described as a historical mistake, declaring, "Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia in the hearts and minds of people."






News Analysis: Russia’s Aggression in Crimea Brings NATO Into Renewed Focus

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:42 PM PDT

Russia's moves in Ukraine have revived the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's role as a counterweight to Moscow, even as it wrestles with its response.

Russia’s Most-Wanted Rebel Is Dead, Website Says

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:29 PM PDT

The site, which represents militant groups in southern Russia, did not say how or when Doku Umarov, a Chechen rebel leader, had died.






Radar on Mainland Too Robust to Miss a Jet, Experts Say

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 04:29 PM PDT

If Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 flew north over the Asian mainland, it would have had a hard time avoiding detection by Chinese, Indian or American radar, current and ex-military officers say.






Trial Judge Will Not Allow 9/11 Architect’s Testimony

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 04:28 PM PDT

A Manhattan federal judge said the testimony of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed would not be permitted at the trial of a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden.






Critic’s Notebook: Yevgeny Kutik Is to Play ‘Music From the Suitcase’

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:10 PM PDT

The violinist Yevgeny Kutik, originally from Belarus, didn't take a cookie-cutter path to the concert stage.

Wooing the Public to Recover Art

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:08 PM PDT

A French family is petitioning for a referendum in a Swiss city in its efforts to regain a painting by John Constable that was seized during World War II.

De Blasio’s Approval Slips, a Poll Shows

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 02:59 PM PDT

A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday also showed a sharp racial divide in voters' optimism about New York City's future.






Greece Reaches Deal to Release Foreign Rescue Funds

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:35 PM PDT

Negotiations with foreign lenders had dragged on because of disagreements over the extent of austerity Greece must impose and what relief measures it could offer citizens.






In Poland, Biden Promises Allies Protection

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:28 PM PDT

In meetings with the leaders of Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. aims to shore up the NATO alliance.






Wines of The Times: Taming of the Bestial Bandol

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:10 PM PDT

Bandol, a young tough, can also be nuanced and elegant.

Obama’s Test: Can Penalties Change Russia’s Course?

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PDT

As Russian officials essentially laughed off the initial sanctions over Crimea, it was unclear how much more pain the United States could inflict in the long run.

By Degrees: Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PDT

A stark new report seeks to cut through confusion and awaken the public to the urgency of the dangers of global warming.

North Caucasus Rebel Leader Umarov Dead, Replaced: Website

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:44 AM PDT

Russia's most wanted man, Doku Umarov, is dead and has been replaced as the leader of an Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus, a website that sympathizes with the militants said on Tuesday.






Major Balkan Drug Trafficker Arrested in Serbia, Authorities Say

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:18 AM PDT

Darko Saric, described as running a drug ring that stretched from Latin American to Europe, agreed to turn himself in, officials said.






G.M.’s Chief Learned in December of Cobalt Problems

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:05 AM PDT

An internal inquiry about a safety defect was underway more than a month before the automaker issued a recall.






If History Is a Guide, Crimeans’ Celebration May Be Short-Lived

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT

South Ossetia had high hopes when Russia took control of the enclave from Georgia in 2008, but its economy is stagnant and corruption is rife.

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