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Lens Blog: Back in the U.S.S.R.
3 Brooklyn Men Accused of Plot to Aid ISIS’ Fight
Talk Toughens as U.S.-Israel Relations Fray
Eugenie Clark, Scholar of the Life Aquatic, Dies at 92
At a Brooklyn Cherry Factory, a Suicide and an Illicit Discovery
Visiting Miami, Obama Presses Republicans on Homeland Security Funding
Senators Move to End Deadlock Over Funding of Homeland Security
In a Case of Religious Dress, Justices Explore the Obligations of Employers
Shale Gas Project Encounters Determined Foes Deep in Algerian Sahara
Doctor Who Survived Ebola Says He Was Unfairly Cast as a Hazard and a Hero
At Their Meets, the Audience Flips, Too
House Republicans Intensify Attacks on Federal Reserve
A Faster Way to Try Many Drugs on Many Cancers
Retirement Plan: An Airbnb Travel Adventure
In Case of L’Oréal Heiress, a Private World of Wealth Becomes Public
Researchers Warn on Anesthesia, Unsure of Risk to Children
Eurozone’s Future Remains at Risk, Mario Draghi Warns
News Analysis: The Push for Net Neutrality Arose From Lack of Choice
ArtsBeat: Polanski Questioned at Extradition Hearing in Poland
Season 3 of ‘House of Cards’ Starts With More Policy Than Chicanery

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 09:30 PM PST

Arthur Tress's forays into his archives have already graced Lens with classic views of San Francisco. His latest offering comes from a 1967 trip to Russia, where he chronicled daily life amid Soviet pageantry.

3 Brooklyn Men Accused of Plot to Aid ISIS’ Fight

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 07:27 PM PST

One of the men was arrested early Wednesday at Kennedy International Airport, bound for Syria, the authorities said; at least two men threatened to carry out attacks in the United States.

Talk Toughens as U.S.-Israel Relations Fray

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:54 PM PST

What started out as a dispute over the Israeli prime minister's planned speech to Congress has consumed the two sides, threatening long-term consequences.

Eugenie Clark, Scholar of the Life Aquatic, Dies at 92

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:45 PM PST

Long before "Jaws," Dr. Clark rode a 40-foot whale shark, met great whites while scuba diving, studied "sleeping" sharks in undersea caves and witnessed a shark's birth.

At a Brooklyn Cherry Factory, a Suicide and an Illicit Discovery

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:10 PM PST

As a marijuana farm was being discovered under Dell's Maraschino Cherries, the company's owner, Arthur Mondella, 57, fatally shot himself in his office bathroom.

Visiting Miami, Obama Presses Republicans on Homeland Security Funding

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:02 PM PST

President Obama called on Republicans Wednesday to renew financing for the Department of Homeland Security and vowed to veto any measure that threatened his actions on immigration.

Senators Move to End Deadlock Over Funding of Homeland Security

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 05:40 PM PST

The dispute over money to keep the department running has emerged as a proxy fight about President Obama's immigration policies.

In a Case of Religious Dress, Justices Explore the Obligations of Employers

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 05:23 PM PST

A vigorous argument before the Supreme Court explored religious stereotypes, employment discrimination and the symbolism of the Muslim head scarf, all arising from an encounter at a clothing store in Tulsa, Okla.

Shale Gas Project Encounters Determined Foes Deep in Algerian Sahara

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 04:39 PM PST

In Algeria, a country dependent on its oil and gas reserves, daily protests against a pilot shale gas project have turned into a national antifracking movement.

Doctor Who Survived Ebola Says He Was Unfairly Cast as a Hazard and a Hero

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 04:34 PM PST

In an essay in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Craig Spencer, who was New York City's first Ebola patient, took issue with how he was portrayed by politicians and the news media.

At Their Meets, the Audience Flips, Too

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

Utah gymnastics has the highest average attendance in women's college sports nearly every year, beating out the likes of Tennessee and Connecticut basketball.

House Republicans Intensify Attacks on Federal Reserve

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 03:50 PM PST

At a hearing, the Federal Reserve chairwoman defended the Fed's actions and warned against proposals to constrain its independence.

A Faster Way to Try Many Drugs on Many Cancers

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 03:31 PM PST

So-called basket studies, which group cancer patients in a new way, could revolutionize the path from the lab to F.D.A. approval and market success.

Retirement Plan: An Airbnb Travel Adventure

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 03:24 PM PST

Debbie and Michael Campbell, retirees, have spent a year and a half crisscrossing Europe, staying in Airbnb apartments.

In Case of L’Oréal Heiress, a Private World of Wealth Becomes Public

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:47 PM PST

A dispute over Liliane Bettencourt, 92, has riveted France by opening a window on the private lives of the rich and contested.

Researchers Warn on Anesthesia, Unsure of Risk to Children

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:01 PM PST

Experts said that parents and their doctors should consider how urgently surgery is required for children younger than 3 years.

Eurozone’s Future Remains at Risk, Mario Draghi Warns

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 12:14 PM PST

Mr. Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, said member countries might need to give up some independence and create more Pan-European institutions.