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DealBook: Two Giant Banks, Seen as Immune, Become Targets

DealBook: Two Giant Banks, Seen as Immune, Become Targets


DealBook: Two Giant Banks, Seen as Immune, Become Targets

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:28 PM PDT

Prosecutors are looking to address public outrage and alter the belief that Wall Street institutions are "too big to jail."






Unrest in Iraq Narrows Odds for Maliki Win

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:00 PM PDT

The prime minister faced a long list of rivals and a longer list of grievances as Iraqis prepared for national elections on Wednesday, their first since the withdrawal of American forces.






India Ink: India Election Digest: April 30

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:52 PM PDT

A roundup of local election-related news for Wednesday.






Keeping Al Qaeda’s West African Unit on the Run

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:54 PM PDT

If the group exists at all, it is as a numerically small band constantly on the run, closely watched by U.S. and French drones.

Oklahoma Postpones Execution After First Is Botched

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:51 PM PDT

Officials requested a stay in a second execution after another condemned man, Clayton D. Lockett, died in what witnesses said was an agonizing scene: He began to twitch and gasp after being declared unconscious and called out, "Oh, man."

Pfizer’s Move Poses Challenge. Here’s a Solution.

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:27 PM PDT

The extremes to which companies go to minimize their tax liability suggests it's time for a new approach, focusing on shareholders instead.

Social Media in Afghanistan Takes On Life of Its Own

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:55 PM PDT

A U.S.-financed network to connect Afghans across forbidding physical and cultural divides still survives three years after American funding ended.

Sinosphere Blog: An Alarm Over the Incursion of Foreign Words

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:37 PM PDT

While a language's absorption of foreign words is often seen as a positive mark of a society's cosmopolitanism, the reaction in China has been anything but positive – at least according to state media.

DealBook: Alstom’s Board Is Said to Back $13 Billion G.E. Bid for Energy Unit

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:07 PM PDT

The French industrial giant accepted a bid of about $13 billion for its power and energy unit, people briefed on the matter said. The decision is expected to be announced as soon as Wednesday.






Moscow Journal: Amid a Revived East-West Chill, Cold War Relics Draw New Interest

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 04:48 PM PDT

At the Museum of the Cold War, visitors are drawn as much by history as by the sense that current crises have reignited the conflict between East and West.

N.B.A. Bars Clippers Owner Donald Sterling for Life

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 04:28 PM PDT

Adam Silver, the league's commissioner, also said he would try to force Donald Sterling to sell the team in the aftermath of racist remarks by Sterling that became public.






Ukrainians Turn to the Arts in a Time of Upheaval

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:46 PM PDT

An exhibition at the National Art Museum of Ukraine illustrates how the country has turned to the arts to assert itself.

Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day: South Korea and Elsewhere

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:38 PM PDT

Photos from South Korea, Philippines, Washington and Mississippi.






Real Madrid Routs Bayern Munich in Champions League

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:25 PM PDT

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League final with a 4-0 win in the second leg against Bayern Munich.






Suspected Chlorine Attacks in Syria to Be Investigated

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:19 PM PDT

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said it was sending an investigative mission to Syria to "establish the facts."

Tony Awards Ballot

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:48 PM PDT

Make your picks for the 68th annual Tony Awards.






China’s Ruling Party Expels and Investigates Official

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:44 PM PDT

Party leaders have authorized a criminal investigation of Li Chuncheng, who was close to Zhou Yongkang, the former domestic security chief at the heart of an extensive graft inquiry.

U.S. Announces Actions to Enforce Iran Sanctions

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:38 PM PDT

Eight Chinese companies, a Dubai company and two Dubai-based executives were blacklisted for violating American restrictions on doing business with Iran.

ArtsBeat: ‘Gentleman’s Guide’ and ‘Hedwig’ Lead the Tony Nominations Field

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:08 PM PDT

The musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" earned 10 nominations, followed by "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," which got eight.






Turks to Seek Extradition of Preacher Living in U.S.

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 11:58 AM PDT

The Turkish prime minister has accused the Pennsylvania-based preacher's followers of trying to undermine his government through a corruption investigation.

Cast Is Announced for Next ‘Star Wars’ Film

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 11:36 AM PDT

The seventh installment of the space epic will feature seven newcomers and six stalwarts.

Justices Seem Torn on Cellphone Warrants

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 11:08 AM PDT

With everything from banking information to medical records stored on smartphones, the Supreme Court was asked to weigh law enforcement's search procedure against personal privacy.

Video: Times Minute | Tony Award Nominations

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:50 AM PDT

On the Minute, the arts correspondent Patrick Healy breaks down the nominees for the 68th Tony Awards. Find out who was nominated and who got snubbed.






Military Aid for Egyptians Loses Support in the Senate

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Senator Patrick J. Leahy said he would not support additional aid in the wake of mass death sentences handed out by Egyptian courts this week.

Virginia to Extend In-State Tuition to Children of Illegal Immigrants

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:39 AM PDT

The decision, announced by Virginia's attorney general, means that the state will join at least 17 others that offer in-state tuition to so-called Dreamers.

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