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F.C.C. Chief Seeks Broadband Plan to Aid the Poor

F.C.C. Chief Seeks Broadband Plan to Aid the Poor


F.C.C. Chief Seeks Broadband Plan to Aid the Poor

Posted: 27 May 2015 09:01 PM PDT

The plan will suggest sweeping changes to a $1.7 billion subsidy program charged with ensuring all Americans have affordable access to advanced telecommunications services.







Sepp Blatter: In Charge, but Left Unscathed

Posted: 27 May 2015 06:32 PM PDT

As FIFA's leader, Mr. Blatter has been praised for extending soccer's reach to less developed nations but has also been widely criticized as tone-deaf and dictatorial.







White House Presses for Deal on Phone Data Bill

Posted: 27 May 2015 06:16 PM PDT

The Obama administration urged the Senate to reach an accord on the N.S.A. collection of phone data before Sunday's deadline halting the program.







After Indicting 14, U.S. Vows to End Graft in FIFA

Posted: 27 May 2015 06:14 PM PDT

Hours after indicting 14 people, the Justice Department and prosecutors for the Eastern District of New York pledged to rid the international soccer organization of systemic corruption.







Obama’s Chief Negotiator in Iran Nuclear Talks Plans to Depart After Deadline for Deal

Posted: 27 May 2015 06:10 PM PDT

With the departure of Wendy R. Sherman, all the top negotiators on Iran since 2013 will have left the administration, leaving questions about who will help carry out a deal if one is struck.







H.I.V. Treatment Should Start at Diagnosis, U.S. Health Officials Say

Posted: 27 May 2015 05:59 PM PDT

Federal health officials announced the new guidelines after a clinical trial showed pronounced benefits for people put on antiretroviral drugs as soon as they learned they were infected.







Armed With Google and YouTube, Analysts Gauge Russia’s Presence in Ukraine

Posted: 27 May 2015 04:59 PM PDT

An independent report that draws on publicly available videos, photographs and satellite images has concluded that Russia is continuing to conduct military operations inside Ukraine.







Rick Santorum Announces New Presidential Bid, and New Focus on Middle Class

Posted: 27 May 2015 04:51 PM PDT

A former senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Santorum was the runner-up in the 2012 Republican primary race, buoyed by the support of social conservatives, but has had little traction this time.







Indians Urged to Stay Indoors as Sweltering Heat Kills More Than 1,300

Posted: 27 May 2015 04:22 PM PDT

Most of the deaths were reported in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southern India, as temperatures surpassed 116 degrees in some places.







U.S. Rebukes China on Efforts to Build Artificial Islands

Posted: 27 May 2015 04:18 PM PDT

Comments left little doubt that Washington shared the concerns of other Asian nations about China's growing military presence in disputed areas of the South China Sea.







Jinghong Journal: China’s High Hopes for Growing Those Rubber Tree Plants

Posted: 27 May 2015 03:47 PM PDT

With rubber prices at a 10-year low and farmers panicked over sinking incomes, officials say they have a rare opportunity to promote ideas to make the rubber industry more economically and environmentally sustainable.







Nebraska Abolishes Death Penalty

Posted: 27 May 2015 03:37 PM PDT

Nebraska became the first conservative state in 40 years to ban the death penalty after legislators voted to override the governor's veto.







Matter: Adding Branches to the Human Family Tree

Posted: 27 May 2015 03:02 PM PDT

Recent fossil discoveries are fanning debate over the pace of evolution and how many species of ancient human relatives there were.







Sunnis Fleeing ISIS Find Few Doors Open Elsewhere in Iraq

Posted: 27 May 2015 02:41 PM PDT

Many Iraqi Shiites are looking with distrust at Sunni civilians displaced by attacks by Sunni militants in the Islamic State.







Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Disclaimer,’ by Renée Knight, Secrets Wind Up in Print

Posted: 27 May 2015 01:39 PM PDT

In this debut novel, a woman starts reading a story, then realizes that it's about her and the secret she has kept for 20 years.







A Wartime Bomb, Unearthed in Germany, Recalls Darker Days

Posted: 27 May 2015 01:14 PM PDT

Unexploded ordnance, covered over in haste or in oversight, is cause for alarm — and for wide-scale evacuations — long after World War II.







State of the Art: A Murky Road Ahead for Android, Despite Market Dominance

Posted: 27 May 2015 12:47 PM PDT

Android is the most popular operating system in the world by far, but it is under siege by low-end upstarts and fares poorly versus Apple's iOS in ad revenue.







Jawbone Accuses Fitbit of Stealing Information by Hiring Workers Away

Posted: 27 May 2015 12:10 PM PDT

The legal action is an unusual twist as Fitbit prepares to make its stock market debut to take advantage of huge demand for wearable devices.







Vatican Official Denounces Ireland’s Vote for Same-Sex Marriage

Posted: 27 May 2015 11:09 AM PDT

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said that the Irish referendum that legalized same-sex marriage was a "defeat for humanity."







Muslim Women on the Veil

Posted: 27 May 2015 11:08 AM PDT

A recent New York Times article about Muslim women who wear veils yielded about 1,000 reader comments. "My veil has never stopped me from doing anything," one woman said.







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