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World Cup 2014: Brazil's Fans Nervously Eye Colombia

World Cup 2014: Brazil's Fans Nervously Eye Colombia


World Cup 2014: Brazil's Fans Nervously Eye Colombia

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 09:30 PM PDT

Pessimism is rampant in Brazil, the World Cup host, as it prepares for Friday's quarterfinal match against a dangerous Colombia team.






Hurricane Makes Landfall on Carolina Coast

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:15 PM PDT

The Category 2 storm crossed over the strip of land just east of the town of Beaufort, N.C., making it the first hurricane to make landfall in the continental United States since 2012.






Sinosphere Blog: After Relative Silence on Hong Kong Protests, Mainland Media Outlets Note Arrests

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 07:46 PM PDT

News outlets in mainland China have weighed in on Hong Kong's pro-democracy march — to report on the arrests that followed it.






Kurdish Officials Seek More Autonomy in Any Deal With a New Government

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 07:30 PM PDT

Leaders in Kurdistan have said they will not participate in a unified government unless Baghdad grants the region expanded self-rule and accepts the occupation of Kirkuk.






News Analysis: Obama’s Blueprint for Fighting Terrorism Collides With Reality in Iraq

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 06:51 PM PDT

The seizing of large parts of Iraq by Sunni militants has laid bare the limitations of a terrorism policy that relies on the cooperation of often balky and overmatched partners.

Carol Loomis, Editor for Warren Buffett, Leaves Job After 60 Years

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 06:08 PM PDT

Ms. Loomis, 85, is retiring from Fortune magazine to a world of bridge playing and — you guessed it — continuing to edit her old friend's writing.

Brazil Comes Around as the World Cup Plays On

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 06:02 PM PDT

The tournament has not produced the disasters some feared, and many Brazilians who were angry about lavish spending on the event cannot help getting caught up in its spirit.

Birth Control Order Deepens Divide Among Justices

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 06:00 PM PDT

The Supreme Court temporarily barred the government from enforcing against a Christian college a contraception rule under the Affordable Care Act, drawing a furious dissent from the three female justices, who said the court had broken a promise.






Hiring Is Strong and Jobless Rate Declines to 6.1%

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 06:00 PM PDT

Hiring topped the 200,000 mark for the fifth month in a row as industries as varied as health care, manufacturing, financial services and retailing all added workers.






Teenagers’ Deaths Raise Fears of Shift From Political Struggle to Blood Feud

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 05:44 PM PDT

After four killings of young people, a familiar sense of foreboding was joined by a new kind of fear among Israelis and Palestinians.






Louis Zamperini, Olympian and ‘Unbroken’ War Survivor, Dies at 97

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 05:33 PM PDT

Mr. Zamperini's experiences as an airman who crashed into the Pacific and spent 47 days adrift before his capture by the Japanese were told in a best-selling biography.






Google Starts Erasing Links for Searches in Europe

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 05:29 PM PDT

Google began its effort to comply with a European court ruling that said it must help people clean up their online reputations.

World Cup 2014: Germany Needs Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer to Play Well

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 05:25 PM PDT

For the German team at the World Cup, Thomas Müller, once again its leading scorer, is an unusually versatile forward. Manuel Neuer is an unusually versatile goalkeeper.

German Parliament Advances a National Minimum Wage

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 04:02 PM PDT

The lower house overwhelmingly approved a minimum wage of 8.50 euros (about $11.60) an hour, and the upper house is expected to follow next week.






Bits Blog: Privacy Group Complains to F.T.C. About Facebook Emotion Study

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 03:21 PM PDT

The Electronic Privacy Information Center said Facebook violated a consent decree with regulators by manipulating some of its users' news feeds without their explicit consent.

Memo From France: With Detention of Sarkozy, France Laments Presidency’s Faded Grandeur

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 03:07 PM PDT

The detention of Nicolas Sarkozy is a new low for an office created by Charles de Gaulle as the acme of political power and the embodiment of French glory.

German Student Under N.S.A. Scrutiny, Reports Say

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 02:55 PM PDT

State broadcasters believe the 27-year-old man is being investigated by the agency because of his associations with hacking and encryption groups.

DealBook: Dow Closes Above 17,000 as Stock Rally Outpaces Economy

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 02:36 PM PDT

The current bull market has lasted nearly 64 months, making it the fourth-longest since the crash of 1929, and investors are showing few signs of slowing down, though not all are convinced the rally can continue.






Vamping Teenagers Are Up All Night Texting

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 02:06 PM PDT

Often defying parents' rules, many teenagers spend the wee hours using social media with friends.

Books of The Times: ‘Echo’s Bones,’ a Beckett Short Story Rediscovered

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:36 PM PDT

Samuel Beckett's "Echo's Bones," a short story, is being published eight decades after his editor rejected it.

In Transit Blog: A Mondrian for London

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT

The Mondrian London hotel will open within Sea Containers House in September.

Inside Art: Space Pod Alights at the Serpentine Gallery

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:43 PM PDT

A pavilion resembling a space module, designed by the Chilean architect Smiljan Radic, has opened on the lawn of the Serpentine Gallery in London.

Future Tense: On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:19 PM PDT

On social media, people proudly trumpet their ethical outrage toward anyone or anything that has rubbed them the wrong way.

Dow Closes Above 17,000 for First Time

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 10:54 AM PDT

Stocks were broadly higher after the Labor Department's monthly unemployment report was released.






Lens Blog: Portraits on the Street, in the Moment

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 10:09 AM PDT

Jacques Sonck has spent almost 40 years in Belgium making portraits of people — with odd or singular looks — who capture his attention on the street.

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