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Elisabeth Bing, ‘Mother of Lamaze,’ Dies at 100

Elisabeth Bing, ‘Mother of Lamaze,’ Dies at 100


Elisabeth Bing, ‘Mother of Lamaze,’ Dies at 100

Posted: 16 May 2015 09:14 PM PDT

Ms. Bing helped to popularize the birthing techniques developed by Dr. Fernand Lamaze, reducing the need for anesthesia and giving mothers more control over the process of childbirth.







Guatemalans Jam Streets in Protest Over Corruption

Posted: 16 May 2015 06:13 PM PDT

Thousands of people demonstrated in the capital over what they said was corruption in government, and demanded the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina.







Preakness 2015: American Pharoah Wins Second Leg of Triple Crown

Posted: 16 May 2015 05:39 PM PDT

American Pharoah won the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes by a whopping seven lengths on a humid and rainy Saturday at Pimlico Race Course to keep his Triple Crown bid alive.







China Making Some Missiles More Powerful

Posted: 16 May 2015 03:00 PM PDT

The shift is particularly notable because the technology of miniaturizing warheads and putting them atop a single missile has been in Chinese hands for decades but has gone unused.







Village of Bedouins Faces Eviction as Israel Envisions a Village of Jews

Posted: 16 May 2015 12:36 PM PDT

Some 70 Bedouin families are likely to be evicted soon from their homes in Umm al-Hiran, the village in the Negev Desert where they have been living since the 1950s.







A Russian Smartphone Has to Overcome Rivals and Jokes About Its Origin

Posted: 16 May 2015 12:06 PM PDT

Few people looking to buy a state-of-the-art smartphone would even think about a Russian model, but the makers of the YotaPhone aspire to change that.







They Built It. No One Came.

Posted: 16 May 2015 10:43 AM PDT

In Pennsylvania, two men with 63 acres and a communal vision of utopia learn the hard way that not everyone follows the leader.







China Stands by Its Claims Over South China Sea Reefs

Posted: 16 May 2015 09:39 AM PDT

Top diplomat, meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry, says its focus on island-building in the South China Sea is unshaken by rising tensions.







Death Sentence for Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Unsettles City He Tore Apart

Posted: 16 May 2015 09:16 AM PDT

To many Bostonians, the death sentence given to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday felt like a blot on the city's collective consciousness.







Egyptian Court Sentences Ousted President Morsi to Death

Posted: 16 May 2015 09:11 AM PDT

Mr. Morsi was sentenced to death over his part in a mass prison break that took place during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.







ISIS Official Killed in U.S. Raid in Syria, Pentagon Says

Posted: 16 May 2015 09:07 AM PDT

Abu Sayyaf, who was involved in the Islamic State's military operations and helped managed oil and gas sales, was killed during a raid in Syria, the Pentagon said.







In Vatican, Abbas Is Praised as ‘Angel of Peace’

Posted: 16 May 2015 09:01 AM PDT

Pope Francis praised Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, as an "angel of peace" during a meeting at the Vatican on Saturday.







Minnesota Orchestra, in Groundbreaking Cuba Tour, Sells Out House

Posted: 16 May 2015 07:53 AM PDT

The concert, the first by a large United States orchestra here in more than 15 years, was greeted with several standing ovations.







Court Sentences Egypt's Ousted President to Death

Posted: 16 May 2015 03:28 AM PDT

An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death.







Fair Game: Shareholders’ Votes Have Done Little to Curb Lavish Executive Pay

Posted: 16 May 2015 03:23 AM PDT

Despite rules empowering shareholders to rein in soaring pay packages, few have chosen to do so, perhaps because of a rising stock market.







For the Highest-Paid C.E.O.s, the Party Goes On

Posted: 16 May 2015 03:21 AM PDT

Four chief executives at five companies with ties to John C. Malone, who built a cable and communications empire, were awarded more than $350 million last year.







Russian Rocket Carrying Mexican Satellite Is Said to Crash in Siberia

Posted: 16 May 2015 01:47 AM PDT

The Proton-M rocket, which was ferrying a telecommunications satellite, crashed minutes after launch on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported.







American Pharoah Is a Fan Favorite, but Not Vice Versa

Posted: 15 May 2015 06:25 PM PDT

American Pharoah, a gentle horse, is unnerved by big crowds, an unfortunate Achilles' heel to have during Triple Crown season, when races attract over 100,000 people.







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