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Michael Jordan Attends the U.S. Open to See Roger Federer

Michael Jordan Attends the U.S. Open to See Roger Federer


Michael Jordan Attends the U.S. Open to See Roger Federer

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 09:02 PM PDT

The Australian Marinko Matosevic gave a shout-out to the six-time N.B.A. champion Michael Jordan before he was drowned out by Roger Federer, a 17-time Grand Slam winner.






W.H.O. Moves Team in Sierra Leone After a Medical Worker Contracts Ebola

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 07:51 PM PDT

A day after announcing a reinvigorated commitment in the country, the World Health Organization said it had removed its Ebola response team after an epidemiologist came down with the virus.






American Fighting for ISIS Is Killed in Syria

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 07:48 PM PDT

Douglas McAuthur McCain's death is an early clue for American officials as they try to identify the Americans who have joined ISIS.






Music Review : Kate Bush Returns to the Stage, and Her Fans Are There to Welcome Her

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 06:53 PM PDT

The singer returned to the London stage on Tuesday for the first of 22 performances of a spectacle called "Before the Dawn," her vision as wide and soaring as ever.






Obama Pursuing Climate Accord in Lieu of Treaty

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 06:35 PM PDT

To sidestep Senate approval, President Obama's negotiators are devising what they call a "politically binding" deal to "name and shame" countries into cutting their emissions.

U.S. Mobilizes Allies to Widen Assault on ISIS

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 06:28 PM PDT

President Obama is nearing a decision to authorize airstrikes and airdrops around Amerli, an Iraqi town that has been under siege by militants for more than two months.






As Online Video Surges, the .TV Domain Rides the Wave

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 06:12 PM PDT

The domain, owned by Tuvalu, a tiny South Pacific island nation, signals how people watch TV now — online and on apps — and makes the country a tidy sum, too.






Putin Talks to Ukrainian Leader as Videos Show Captured Russian Soldiers

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 06:02 PM PDT

Ukraine released video of what it said were captured Russian soldiers, raising tensions as President Vladimir V. Putin met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro O. Poroshenko.






U.S. Open 2014: Catherine Bellis, 15, Upsets 12th Seed

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 06:00 PM PDT

Catherine Bellis, 15, upset No. 12 seed Dominika Cibulkova, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, and is the youngest player to win a match at the Open since 1996.






Hard-Line Splinter Group, Galvanized by ISIS, Emerges From Pakistani Taliban

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 05:59 PM PDT

The new group, known as Jamaat-e-Ahrar, is composed of disaffected Taliban factions from four of the seven tribal districts along the Pakistan border with Afghanistan.

Cease-Fire Extended, but Not on Hamas’s Terms

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 05:26 PM PDT

The long-term deal, proposed by Egypt, halts the longest, bloodiest battle either side has experienced in years, but without resolving many of the bigger issues underlying the conflict.






Santander Journal: A Banker’s Bold Vision Inspires an Arts Center, and Neighbors’ Doubts

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 05:19 PM PDT

The Centro Botín, designed by Renzo Piano, is rising in the northern city of Santander, along with complaints that public space is being exploited.

World Health Organization Urges Stronger Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 02:33 PM PDT

Governments should ban the use of e-cigarettes indoors and in public places, the organization said.

1,400 Children in Rotherham, England, Were Sexually Abused, Report Says

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 01:51 PM PDT

A report commissioned by the local government says that officials over the years had ignored or discounted red flags of the abuse, which dated to 1997.

Fulfilling a Promise, Jewish Center in India Reopens After Terror Attack in 2008

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 01:19 PM PDT

Rabbis from around the world gathered to reopen the Chabad-Lubavitch center and to remember the six people who were killed there.

Volvo Introduces Its First S.U.V. Made Under Chinese Ownership

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 01:08 PM PDT

At an event in Stockholm, Volvo managers portrayed the new XC90 sport utility vehicle as Scandinavian to the marrow.

Betrayal of Yazidis Stokes Iraqi Fears Of Return to 2006 Sectarian Horrors

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 12:52 PM PDT

Yazidis who fled the violence in northern Iraq were left with a sense of betrayal after Arabs who they thought were friends became supporters of ISIS, or even joined militants.






DealBook: Burger King to Buy Tim Hortons for $11.4 Billion

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 12:41 PM PDT

As part of the $11.4 billion deal to create one of the biggest fast-food operations in the world, the American burger giant will move its home to Canada, where Tim Hortons is based.






New French Cabinet Sheds Critics And Leaves Austerity Policies in Place

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 11:44 AM PDT

A day after infighting led to the collapse of the government, Prime Minister Manuel Valls appointed centrist political allies in a bid to crush an open rebellion in his Socialist Party.






Miguel Gomes’s ‘Arabian Nights’ Looks at a Gloomy Nation

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 11:27 AM PDT

The debt crisis in Portugal has inspired Miguel Gomes's film "Arabian Nights."

350 Years Ago, New Amsterdam Became New York. Don’t Expect a Party.

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 10:52 AM PDT

No celebration is planned for Tuesday to honor the 350th anniversary of when a settlement known as New Amsterdam became New York in a bloodless regime change.






Thailand’s Business in Paid Surrogates May Be Foundering in a Moral Quagmire

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 10:37 AM PDT

Recent scandals have focused scrutiny on the largely unregulated practice of paid surrogate motherhood, prompting a government crackdown.

Dollars and Doughnuts: Don’t Get Mad if Burger King Gets Canadian

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 09:59 AM PDT

Sometimes a corporate merger is just a corporate merger, not a disguised attempt to escape U.S. taxes. Here's one such case.

U.N. Draft Report Lists Unchecked Emissions’ Risks

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 09:19 AM PDT

The report says that warming has already led to food and climate crises, and that the failure to reduce emissions will lead to worse catastrophes.

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