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The Big Fix: A Price Tag on Carbon as a Climate Rescue Plan

The Big Fix: A Price Tag on Carbon as a Climate Rescue Plan


The Big Fix: A Price Tag on Carbon as a Climate Rescue Plan

Posted: 29 May 2014 09:13 PM PDT

From China to Norway, Kazakhstan to the Northeastern United States, governments are requiring industries to buy permits allowing them to emit set levels of greenhouse gases.






U.S. Strategy to Fight Terrorism Increasingly Uses Proxies

Posted: 29 May 2014 08:14 PM PDT

Even before President Obama's speech on a shift in antiterrorism strategy, the military began relying more on allied or indigenous troops to combat Al Qaeda and its affiliates.






DealBook: Realty Investors Flock to Spain

Posted: 29 May 2014 06:33 PM PDT

Private equity firms and banks are descending on Spain, teaming up and competing for huge loan portfolios left over from 2008's market collapse.






N.S.A. Releases Email That It Says Undercuts Snowden’s Whistle-Blower Claim

Posted: 29 May 2014 06:27 PM PDT

The message made no reference to government collection of data of the former contractor's privacy concerns. Instead, he was seeking clarification of the laws governing the agency.






Right to Be Forgotten? Not That Easy

Posted: 29 May 2014 06:23 PM PDT

A recent court ruling in Europe has accelerated requests that Internet search companies expunge individuals' data. Once a contested item is online, however, the genie will not easily go back in the bottle.

Maya Angelou Often Left New York, but She Always Came Back

Posted: 29 May 2014 06:05 PM PDT

Wherever Ms. Angelou lived — California, Cairo, Ghana, North Carolina — what she called her "extended family" of friends and her literary roots kept pulling her back to New York.

With Main Parties in Disarray, France’s Far Right Benefits

Posted: 29 May 2014 05:51 PM PDT

In her recent election campaign, Marine Le Pen portrayed mainstream politicians as corrupt. As if on cue, the main conservative party acknowledged using false invoices in 2012.

Donji-Ri Journal: An Island Marred by a Ferry Disaster and Sustained by Dogs

Posted: 29 May 2014 05:42 PM PDT

Before a deadly ferry sinking in April, the South Korean island of Jindo was known largely for one thing: its dogs, famous for their loyalty and homing instinct.






For Palestine Soccer, Even Coming Home Is No Given

Posted: 29 May 2014 04:59 PM PDT

The national team of Palestine faces the Philippines in the final of the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in the Maldives on Friday.






Employee’s Suit Accuses Tiffany of Racial Bias

Posted: 29 May 2014 04:51 PM PDT

A senior manager at Tiffany & Company has accused the jewelry retailer of having a "systemic, nationwide pattern and practice of racial discrimination."






Church-State Clash in China Coalesces Around a Toppled Spire

Posted: 29 May 2014 03:36 PM PDT

In ordering a church in Wenzhou torn down, Chinese officials said it violated zoning regulations, but an internal document describes a strategy to reduce Christianity's public profile.






International Observers Find Egypt’s Presidential Election Fell Short of Standards

Posted: 29 May 2014 02:30 PM PDT

Two teams of foreign observers said the presidential election was marred by irregularities and a repressive political environment.






Ghana Seeks More Than Just Another Cup Win Over U.S.

Posted: 29 May 2014 02:24 PM PDT

Because Ghana eliminated the Americans from the past two World Cups, its fans expect it to win again in their Cup opener, but Coach Kwesi Appiah is after much more.

DealBook: Mexican Authorities Arrest Head of Company Tied to Bank Fraud

Posted: 29 May 2014 01:34 PM PDT

Amado Yáñez Osuna headed Oceanografía, the oil services company at the center of a $400 million fraud involving Citigroup's Mexico subsidiary.






French Will Host Putin at D-Day Rites

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:44 AM PDT

With 70th anniversary commemorations of D-Day as a backdrop, the meeting will constitute the French president's most prominent diplomatic foray into the Ukrainian crisis since it began.






F.D.A. Announces Stricter Rules on Tanning Beds

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:30 AM PDT

The agency said that it would require manufacturers to put a black-box warning on the devices explicitly stating that they should not be used by anyone under the age of 18.

North Korea Will Investigate Fate of Abducted Japanese

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:29 AM PDT

Japan, in return, said it would start lifting sanctions it had imposed on the North, which in 2002 admitted the abductions.

36 Hours on the Beach in Barcelona

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:16 AM PDT

Dine seaside, sip cocktails high above the water or just stretch out in the sand during this coastal weekend in Catalonia.






Rapes in India Fuel Charges of Conspiracy by a Caste

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:05 AM PDT

Two girls, cousins ages 15 and 14, were found dead, their bodies hanging from mango trees in Uttar Pradesh State.






Scientists Report Finding Reliable Way to Teleport Data

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT

It's not "Star Trek," but the physicists say they can send quantum information from one electron to another 10 feet away with perfect accuracy.

Video: Times Minute | The Pressure on Shinseki

Posted: 29 May 2014 10:57 AM PDT

With more findings about extended health care waits and malpractices for veterans, pressure mounts on the Veterans Affairs secretary, Eric Shinseki, to resign.






Riding Technology Wave, Stanford Rises to Top of Some Measures

Posted: 29 May 2014 10:19 AM PDT

Riding a wave of interest in technology, Stanford University has risen to the top of measures that Harvard once dominated.






President Said to Be Planning to Use Executive Authority on Carbon Rule

Posted: 29 May 2014 09:31 AM PDT

President Obama's proposed regulation to cut pollution from coal-fired power plants by up to 20 percent would be the strongest action taken by an American president to tackle climate change.






A Revision Shows the Economy Shrank Last Quarter

Posted: 29 May 2014 09:28 AM PDT

The economy contracted at an annual rate of 1 percent earlier this year, the first quarterly decline in three years.






Income Inequality: Thomas Piketty Responds to Criticism of His Data

Posted: 29 May 2014 09:05 AM PDT

The economist doesn't give an inch on the methodology for his book on inequality.

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