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Top General Becomes Thai Prime Minister, Sealing Military’s Rule
DealBook: $16.65 Billion Mortgage Settlement Nears for Bank of America
China August HSBC Flash PMI Slips to Three-Month Low
Gaza Cost Far Exceeds Estimate, Official Says
ISIS Pressed for Ransom Before Killing Journalist
In Ferguson, Scrutiny on Police Is Growing
From Missouri to Syria, Journalists Are Becoming Targets
Obama, ‘Appalled’ by Beheading, Will Continue Airstrikes
In Raid to Save Foley and Other Hostages, U.S. Found None
Supreme Court Delays Gay Marriage in Virginia, a Day Before It Was Set to Begin
Clashes Erupt as Liberia Sets an Ebola Quarantine
Koktebel Journal: Annexation of Crimea Divides an Artist Colony Founded on Tolerance
New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another
Ukrainian Troops Press Rebels in Their Eastern Strongholds
After Strike on Family, Fate of Hamas Commander Is Unknown
Fed Dissenters Increasingly Vocal About Inflation Fears
Leaders Express Outrage as Britain Tries to Identify Beheaded Journalist’s Killer
In Virginia Trial, Ex-Governor Quickly Points Finger at His Wife
France Acknowledges Economic Malaise, Blaming Austerity
Building Blocks: A Brooklyn Map That Has Battle Positions, but No Trader Joe’s
Experimental Drug Used for Ebola-Related Virus Shows Promise
DealBook: Argentina Proposes End Run Around U.S. Court in Bond Dispute
Matter: Tuberculosis Is Newer Than Thought, Study Says
Di Mondo May Be the Most-Photographed Man in New York

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 09:01 PM PDT

On Thursday, as part of a new licensing deal with entertainment companies, SoundCloud will begin incorporating advertising and for the first time let artists and record labels collect royalties.

Top General Becomes Thai Prime Minister, Sealing Military’s Rule

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 08:58 PM PDT

Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led the overthrow of Thailand's government in May, was named prime minister Thursday by a rubber-stamp legislature.

DealBook: $16.65 Billion Mortgage Settlement Nears for Bank of America

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:54 PM PDT

Even as the accord nears completion, prosecutors are preparing a separate civil case against Angelo Mozilo, the man who came to embody the risk-taking for which Bank of America is now paying dearly.

China August HSBC Flash PMI Slips to Three-Month Low

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:26 PM PDT

Growth in China's vast factory sector slowed to a three-month low in August as output and new orders moderated, a preliminary private survey showed on Thursday, reinforcing concerns about increasing softness in the economy.

Gaza Cost Far Exceeds Estimate, Official Says

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 07:15 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands more Gazans have been displaced than the United Nations thought was possible in an emergency, a Unicef official said.

ISIS Pressed for Ransom Before Killing Journalist

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:52 PM PDT

The militants pressed the United States to provide several million dollars for the release of James Foley, a journalist killed in retaliation for recent airstrikes, sources say.

In Ferguson, Scrutiny on Police Is Growing

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:30 PM PDT

Two new lawsuits were filed against the department on Tuesday over the 2011 death of a man whom the police tried to subdue with a Taser gun.

From Missouri to Syria, Journalists Are Becoming Targets

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:16 PM PDT

Reporters, editors and those who monitor the freedom of the press describe a harsh environment for reporters, in the United States and abroad.

Obama, ‘Appalled’ by Beheading, Will Continue Airstrikes

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:06 PM PDT

President Obama said the beheading of an American journalist by militants in Syria "shocked the conscience" of the world, but vowed that America would not alter its strategy in Iraq.

In Raid to Save Foley and Other Hostages, U.S. Found None

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:04 PM PDT

A Special Operations team failed to rescue the journalist James Foley and other Americans held in Syria during a secret mission earlier this summer.

Supreme Court Delays Gay Marriage in Virginia, a Day Before It Was Set to Begin

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 06:01 PM PDT

The last-minute order came less than a day before officials in the state were to begin providing marriage licenses to gay couples.

Clashes Erupt as Liberia Sets an Ebola Quarantine

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:56 PM PDT

Soldiers and the police blocked roads to a neighborhood of tens of thousands of people in Monrovia, Liberia's capital, and residents hurled rocks and stormed barricades trying to break out.

Koktebel Journal: Annexation of Crimea Divides an Artist Colony Founded on Tolerance

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:28 PM PDT

The light and landscape of coastal Koktebel has drawn artists for nearly a decade, but Russia's annexation of Crimea has split the normally peaceful oasis into feuding factions.

New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:28 PM PDT

A government-sponsored pilot program in Ann Arbor, Mich., is exploring the benefits that occur when vehicles can talk with one another, and their surroundings.

Ukrainian Troops Press Rebels in Their Eastern Strongholds

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:25 PM PDT

The fighting has intensified as the Ukrainian and Russian leaders prepare for a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on Tuesday to explore a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

After Strike on Family, Fate of Hamas Commander Is Unknown

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 05:17 PM PDT

The chief, Muhammad Deif, lost one of his wives and a baby son in Tuesday's bombing of a house in Gaza City.

Fed Dissenters Increasingly Vocal About Inflation Fears

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:59 PM PDT

The group believes the Federal Reserve has nearly exhausted its ability to repair damage caused by the recession.

Leaders Express Outrage as Britain Tries to Identify Beheaded Journalist’s Killer

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 04:30 PM PDT

President Obama and other world leaders expressed anger at the beheading of James Foley by ISIS, which released a video, as Britain investigated if the killer in the video was a British citizen.

In Virginia Trial, Ex-Governor Quickly Points Finger at His Wife

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 03:26 PM PDT

Bob McDonnell, the Virginia ex-governor, began the political sales job of his life Wednesday, testifying to stave off conviction on corruption charges.

France Acknowledges Economic Malaise, Blaming Austerity

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 03:04 PM PDT

President François Hollande, saying the eurozone's budget deficit targets are making growth impossible, vows to pursue stimulus measures instead.

Building Blocks: A Brooklyn Map That Has Battle Positions, but No Trader Joe’s

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 12:09 PM PDT

The borough's historical society is exhibiting the map carried by Lt. Gen. Hugh Percy in the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776, marking the American positions the British intended to overrun.

Experimental Drug Used for Ebola-Related Virus Shows Promise

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 11:04 AM PDT

Researchers said the experimental treatment kept monkeys alive in a study even after the Marburg virus was already detectable in the animals' blood.

DealBook: Argentina Proposes End Run Around U.S. Court in Bond Dispute

Posted: 20 Aug 2014 10:36 AM PDT

A draft bill would allow foreign investors holding Argentine debt to swap their defaulted bonds for new ones subject to local law, a move intended to bypass a U.S. court.