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Charles Keating, Key Figure in the 1980s Savings and Loan Crisis, Dies at 90

Charles Keating, Key Figure in the 1980s Savings and Loan Crisis, Dies at 90


Charles Keating, Key Figure in the 1980s Savings and Loan Crisis, Dies at 90

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:46 PM PDT

Mr. Keating was a businessman who later went to prison after fleecing thousands of depositors with help from a group of United States senators dubbed the Keating Five.






Earthquake Hits Off Coast of North Chile

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:01 PM PDT

A strong quake struck off Chile, forcing an evacuation along the country's long coastline and putting the entire Pacific Coast of South America on tsunami alerts.






Magnitude-8.2 Quake Strikes Northern Chile

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 07:03 PM PDT

A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast Tuesday night, causing landslides and setting off a small tsunami that forced an evacuation of coastal areas. In the city of Arica, the mayor reported some minor injuries and said some homes made of adobe were destroyed. The quake shook modern buildings in nearby Peru and in Bolivia's high altitude capital of La Paz.






Afghan Women See Hope in the Ballot Box

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 06:54 PM PDT

In coming elections, female candidates are trying to advance women's rights before the possibility of Western influence fading and leaders reconciling with the Taliban.

Miami’s Tennis Grip Is Slipping

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 06:29 PM PDT

Long known as the "Fifth Slam," the tournament in Miami is showing its age and is being outpaced by events such as Indian Wells in California.






G.M. Takes a Step Toward Families

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 06:20 PM PDT

Mary Barra, General Motors' chief, announced the hiring of Kenneth Feinberg, who oversaw compensation funds after 9/11 and the BP oil spill.






Abbas Takes Defiant Step, and Mideast Talks Falter

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 06:01 PM PDT

An effort by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority to join 15 international agencies threatened to derail the fraught peace talks.






Obama Claims Victory in Push for Insurance

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 05:48 PM PDT

The announcement came even as his senior aides braced for an escalated political battle over the law ahead of the fall's crucial midterm elections.






Back Surgery Puts Woods Out of Masters for First Time Since ’94

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Tiger Woods said on his website that he had surgery on Monday in Utah for a pinched nerve and would need time to rehabilitate.






The Lede: Live Updates From House Hearing on G.M. Defects

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 03:11 PM PDT

Live updates from a House subcommittee hearing looking into the ignition problems of Chevrolet Cobalts and other cars.






Economic Scene: Old Forecast of Famine May Yet Come True

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 02:57 PM PDT

As crop yields fall and populations rise, the alarming vision of Thomas Malthus might be proved right by climate change — two centuries after he first expressed it.

DealBook: Essay: The Real Competition to Virtual Currency

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 02:15 PM PDT

Bitcoin and its peers have so far failed to gain wide acceptance because the current monetary system works very well and is itself adaptable.






Japan Center Questions Stem Cell Breakthrough

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:14 PM PDT

An investigation into the case said the study's lead author had altered or misrepresented the illustrations in her research papers.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, One of Soccer’s Brashest Stars, Reveals a Quieter Side

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:46 PM PDT

Ibrahimovic, who plays for Paris St.-Germain and has a reputation as soccer's high-scoring bad boy, claims to be little more than a homebody.

Russia Tightens Pressure on Ukraine With Rise in Natural Gas Price

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:35 PM PDT

Gazprom, the Russian energy company, increased the price by 44 percent even as American and Russian diplomats worked toward a settlement over Ukraine.

With Plane Still Missing, Legal Moves for Payouts Start

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:09 PM PDT

Although there is still no certainty that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has crashed, lawyers are pursuing families that might be granted multimillion-dollar settlements.

DealBook | The Future of Money: Starting an Overdue Conversation About Money

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:53 AM PDT

If nothing else, virtual currencies like Bitcoin have raised questions about the nature of money and how it might be evolving.

NATO to Firm Up Its Presence in Eastern Europe as It Halts Cooperation With Russia

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:40 AM PDT

Responding to the annexation of Crimea, NATO foreign ministers said they would strengthen the alliance's presence in Eastern Europe.

Video: Times Minute | A Day of Israeli Diplomacy

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 10:25 AM PDT

On the Minute, how American students excel at problem solving and record times on this year's Iditarod Trail Invitational.

Unemployment Malaise Lingers in Euro Zone

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:42 AM PDT

While the jobless rate ticked higher in France and set a record in Italy, it stood at 11.9 percent in the wider 18-nation currency bloc, unchanged from January's revised figure.






Lens Blog: An Evolving View of Animals

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:12 AM PDT

Tim Flach wants us to look at animals the way we look at people. Not so much to humanize them, but to get humans to consider how they relate to animals.






Before a Hearing on G.M. Defects, Document Points to an Inconsistency

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:10 AM PDT

An engineer's approval of an ignition switch change in 2006 appeared to contradict a deposition he gave in a court case.

This Land: For Some, a Relic Stings as a Shrine to Nazism

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:47 AM PDT

Some want a chimney built by German P.O.W.'s in Charleston, S.C., to be saved as a piece of history. Others want it to go the way of the Nazis.

A New Salvo in Debate Over Caloric Restrictions and Longevity

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:45 AM PDT

After two studies of low-calorie diets among monkeys reached opposing conclusions, the team linking it to longevity says the other team's control group had a lean diet, too.






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