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Captain of Doomed Korean Ferry Sentenced to 36 Years in Prison

Captain of Doomed Korean Ferry Sentenced to 36 Years in Prison


Captain of Doomed Korean Ferry Sentenced to 36 Years in Prison

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 09:59 PM PST

Lee Jun-seok, 69, was convicted of deserting the Sewol as it sank in April, killing more than 300 people, most of them high school students on a field trip.






DealBook: Suit Accuses Banks of Role in Financing Terror Attacks

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:39 PM PST

The suit accuses banks — including HSBC and Barclays — of helping to finance the violent activities through their ties to Iran, painting Wall Street as a sort of middleman of terror.






DealBook: More Bank Settlements Coming in Widening Currency Case

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:22 PM PST

Banks face tougher settlement language than expected and larger fines in a currency-manipulation case as multiple United States and British regulators act in concert.

11 Years Later, Woman’s Death Is Tied to G.M. Ignition Defect

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:08 PM PST

The family of a woman who was killed when her General Motors car crashed in 2003 was never told her death was linked to a safety defect in the car that killed 13 people.

It’s Official: Mormon Founder Had Up to 40 Wives

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:00 PM PST

For the first time, the church admits that Joseph Smith took as many as 40 wives, some of them already married.

Obama Asks F.C.C. to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:57 PM PST

President Obama's comments were his most direct effort to keep cable and telephone companies from providing special access to some content providers.






Federal Inquiry Finds Numerous Violations During Joan Rivers’s Treatment

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:57 PM PST

Doctors treating Ms. Rivers didn't notice her deteriorating vital signs for about 15 minutes before she went into cardiac arrest, a report said.

For Guccifer, Hacking Was Easy. Prison Is Hard.

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:40 PM PST

Calling himself Guccifer, Marcel-Lehel Lazar rampaged through the email accounts of rich and powerful Americans and others, showing the ease of going rogue on the Internet.

T Magazine: The Knowledge, London’s Legendary Taxi-Driver Test, Puts Up a Fight in the Age of GPS

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:38 PM PST

Memorizing the city's 25,000 streets might be the most difficult test in the world. As technology imperils this tradition, is there an argument for learning as an end in itself?






Postal Service Discloses Major Theft of Its Employees’ Personal Data

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:24 PM PST

The agency told employees that an attack "potentially compromised" databases containing names, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers.






Russian News Agency Expands Global Reach

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:23 PM PST

The major expansion of Russia's state news agency into the West, including capitals like Washington and Berlin, is intended to counter what Russia describes as Western propaganda.

Craig Spencer, New York Doctor With Ebola, Will Leave Bellevue Hospital

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:30 PM PST

Dr. Spencer, who had contracted the virus while treating patients with the disease in Guinea, is now free of the virus, hospital officials said.






Pursuing a Shipping Revolution as Big as His Airship

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:22 PM PST

Igor Pasternak is developing an airship called the Aeroscraft that could travel much faster than a cargo ship and carry much more than a cargo plane, but obstacles remain.

With a Stealth Fighter, China Tries to Gain Attention

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:18 PM PST

By exhibiting a stealth aircraft at an air show this week, China wants to show just how far its arms industry has come, experts say.

Philae Lander Nears a Cosmic Touchdown

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:17 PM PST

Even if it fails in its comet landing, the Rosetta mission will offer scientists a slew of new data.

Sarkozy Tries Quick Comeback, but France May Not Go Along

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

The former French president is campaigning for the leadership of his center-right party, but there is little doubt that his sights are on a return to the Élysée Palace.

Survivor Who Hated the Spotlight

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 03:10 PM PST

Mary Berg wrote a diary about her life in the Warsaw Ghetto that was published in English long before Anne Frank's diary. Then she disappeared.

Obama’s Focus in China Is on Leader, Not Public

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 01:48 PM PST

President Obama is nurturing his one-on-one relationship with China's president, after his past efforts to engage with the Chinese public were stymied.






Overseas, Lost in Transition

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 01:10 PM PST

Women's basketball players say the money is overseas, but the adjustment can be tough, especially if you're not in a metropolis, say the first-timers Bria Hartley and Kayla McBride.

Militant Group in Egypt Vows Loyalty to ISIS

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 12:44 PM PST

The affiliation could pull the organization, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, away from its focus on attacking Egyptian military and security forces and toward the Islamic State's mass killings of civilians.






Bomb at School in Nigeria Kills Nearly 50 Boys

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 12:39 PM PST

Nearly 50 boys at a boarding school were killed in the bombing, and suspicion focused on the Boko Haram militant group, which has carried out similar attacks.






Syrian Leader Says U.N. Cease-Fire Proposal Is Worth Considering

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 10:15 AM PST

President Bashar al-Assad said it was worth studying a proposal by the United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, to freeze the conflict in Aleppo, Syria's largest city.

Video Game Review: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Is Released

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 09:38 AM PST

The new video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare stars Kevin Spacey and finds players on a battlefield far in the future.

Internet Gates: A Super-Simple Way to Understand the Net Neutrality Debate

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 09:32 AM PST

President Obama has thrown his support behind the idea that Internet access is more like access to electricity than to cable TV.






Liu Cixin’s ‘The Three-Body Problem’ Is Published in U.S.

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 09:30 AM PST

Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem," a science-fiction trilogy whose first book comes out Tuesday in the United States, has attracted a diverse Chinese audience.

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