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North Korea Launches Two Midrange Missiles
DealBook: I.R.S. Takes a Position on Bitcoin: It’s Property
DealBook: Candy Crush Maker King Digital Set to Trade at $22.50
Qaeda Militants Seek Syria Base, U.S. Officials Say
In Ocean of Mud, a Plea: Leave Me and Find My Wife
Facebook in $2 Billion Deal for Virtual Reality Company
Obama Says N.S.A. Curbs Would Address Worries
Obama Answers Critics, Dismissing Russia as a ‘Regional Power’
On Visit to China, Michelle Obama Eases In Some Political Messages
Pollution Killed 7 Million People Worldwide in 2012, Report Finds
Search for Missing Flight’s Wreckage Is Hampered by a Sea of Detritus
Justices Seem Open to Religious Claims by Companies
American Owners Oversee a Soccer Renaissance in Rome
Prosecution Rests Case in Pistorius Murder Trial
Square Feet: Macau Rides High on New Round of Casino Construction
Drug Suspects in U.S. Eyes, but Free in Mexico
Swiss Watchmakers Skeptical of Digital Revolution
Senate Democrats Drop I.M.F. Reforms From Ukraine Aid
Judge in Mumbai Rape Case Calls Test on Women Archaic
DealBook: British Government to Sell a Big Stake in Lloyds Banking
The Public Editor's Journal Blog: Does The Times Take Sides in Venezuela Reporting?
With Mideast Peace Talks Faltering, Kerry Will See Abbas
DealBook: JPMorgan Co-Head of Investment Banking to Join Carlyle

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 11:00 PM PDT

When the Oxford and Cambridge women's boating teams face off on Sunday on the Thames, it will be the last time they race on a different day and different stretch of the river from the men.

North Korea Launches Two Midrange Missiles

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 07:49 PM PDT

The move came after the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea gathered in the Netherlands to discuss the North's nuclear threats.

DealBook: I.R.S. Takes a Position on Bitcoin: It’s Property

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:53 PM PDT

Adding clarity to the regulatory landscape, the agency said it would consider Bitcoin property for tax purposes, since it "does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction."

DealBook: Candy Crush Maker King Digital Set to Trade at $22.50

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:47 PM PDT

European technology entrepreneurs and investors say a successful initial public offering by King Digital would validate Europe's reputation as a global center for start-ups and innovation.

Qaeda Militants Seek Syria Base, U.S. Officials Say

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:38 PM PDT

Intelligence assessments say that Al Qaeda's leadership is developing a long-term plan to create cells in Syria to train Westerners to carry out plots against targets in the West.

In Ocean of Mud, a Plea: Leave Me and Find My Wife

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:06 PM PDT

Officials said that they recovered two more bodies from a landslide in Washington and believe they have located another eight in the debris, bringing the official death toll to 16, with the possibility of 24 dead.

Facebook in $2 Billion Deal for Virtual Reality Company

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 06:02 PM PDT

Facebook announced that it had reached an agreement to buy Oculus VR, the maker of a virtual reality headset, in a bet that social networking will one day become an immersive, 3-D experience.

Obama Says N.S.A. Curbs Would Address Worries

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:57 PM PDT

The president said the new procedures for the use of phone records would help preserve privacy while keeping the program's usefulness in fighting terrorism.

Obama Answers Critics, Dismissing Russia as a ‘Regional Power’

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:55 PM PDT

In language that seemed to be aimed at the highest ranks inside the Kremlin, President Obama dismissed Russia as a country that is lashing out at its neighbors "not out of strength, but out of weakness."

On Visit to China, Michelle Obama Eases In Some Political Messages

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:32 PM PDT

What seemed to start as a spring break holiday for the first lady has turned out to be far more substantive than what the cheerful advocate of fitness and healthful eating often displays at home.

Pollution Killed 7 Million People Worldwide in 2012, Report Finds

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 05:09 PM PDT

A World Health Organization report concluded that more than one-third of pollution deaths in 2012 occurred in fast-developing Asian nations.

Search for Missing Flight’s Wreckage Is Hampered by a Sea of Detritus

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 04:56 PM PDT

Marine debris experts said that objects spotted in the search area for the Malaysia Airlines jetliner could be just about anything, from mattresses to shipping containers.

Justices Seem Open to Religious Claims by Companies

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 04:48 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether corporations may refuse to provide insurance coverage for contraception to their workers based on the owners' religious beliefs.

American Owners Oversee a Soccer Renaissance in Rome

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 04:42 PM PDT

The outsize ambitions of Jim Pallotta's group for A.S. Roma include a 52,500-seat stadium, but the challenges facing it in Italy are huge as well.

Prosecution Rests Case in Pistorius Murder Trial

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 04:36 PM PDT

During three weeks of testimony, the prosecution sought to portray Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic athlete, as an angry and jealous man who had killed his girlfriend, but he has maintained that the shooting was a horrible accident.

Square Feet: Macau Rides High on New Round of Casino Construction

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 03:41 PM PDT

A construction boom in the Asian gambling hub epitomizes the rising spending power of Chinese consumers.

Drug Suspects in U.S. Eyes, but Free in Mexico

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 03:17 PM PDT

Cracking the Mexican financial network that shelters the Sinaloa drug cartel's money may prove to be just as hard as the 13-year effort that captured the cartel's leader.

Swiss Watchmakers Skeptical of Digital Revolution

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 03:15 PM PDT

Smartwatches are growing in popularity, but watch industry leaders show little interest in combining diamond bezels with digital wizardry.

Senate Democrats Drop I.M.F. Reforms From Ukraine Aid

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 02:28 PM PDT

The move to drop overhauls of International Monetary Fund governance from a Ukraine aid package handed President Obama an embarrassing defeat.

Judge in Mumbai Rape Case Calls Test on Women Archaic

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 01:28 PM PDT

The judge complained about the treatment of rape victims, calling a test to determine whether a woman's hymen has been freshly broken "degrading, unscientific and archaic."

DealBook: British Government to Sell a Big Stake in Lloyds Banking

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 12:33 PM PDT

In a sign that Britain's financial sector is strengthening, the sale of shares will reduce the government's stake in Lloyds to about 25 percent from about 32.7 percent.

The Public Editor's Journal Blog: Does The Times Take Sides in Venezuela Reporting?

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 12:10 PM PDT

A reader charges anti-government bias and a reporter responds.

With Mideast Peace Talks Faltering, Kerry Will See Abbas

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 11:54 AM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Jordan to meet with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority comes at a critical juncture in the American-led peace efforts.

DealBook: JPMorgan Co-Head of Investment Banking to Join Carlyle

Posted: 25 Mar 2014 10:34 AM PDT

Michael J. Cavanagh, whose rise through the ranks had marked him as a potential successor to Jamie Dimon, is the latest high-level departure from JPMorgan Chase.