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U.S. to Look at 2 Detainee Deaths, Drops Wider Inquiry

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it is opening a full criminal investigation into the deaths of two detainees who died in American custody.

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Cuomo Will Seek to Lift Drilling Ban

The decision would allow hydraulic fracturing for extracting natural gas from shale in some parts of the state, according to people briefed on the discussions.

Public Workers Strike in Britain Over Pensions

Teachers and public-sector workers walked off their jobs in the latest phase of a dispute between unions and the coalition government.

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Today’s TimesCast

Thousands of British public workers protest austerity measures; and more.

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner testified before the Small Business Committee on Capitol Hill in June.
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Geithner Considers Leaving Treasury Job

Timothy F. Geithner is considering leaving the Obama administration after a deal is reached to reduce the federal deficit, officials familiar with his thinking said.

With Talks Deadlocked, N.B.A. Heads for a Lockout

Negotiators made a final attempt to broker a new labor deal Thursday, but they separated without an agreement.

Amid Cuts, Arts Fade in California’s Prisons

Arts in corrections programs have become casualties of the budget crises that have overwhelmed state and local governments.

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Obama Shows Emotion, With Consequences

Will President Obama’s remarks help jump-start stalled debt talks or push the two sides further apart?

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The impulse to retreat from the world stage has a long and hardy pedigree within Republican ranks.

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Cirque du Soleil’s “Zarkana,” at Radio City Music Hall, is outfitted in extra layers of lavish digital technology and lush, exotic art direction, writes Charles Isherwood.

 

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What does it take to portray Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl?” Marilyn Michaels, who played the role, has some advice.

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A Clean Balance Sheet for a Corporate Asset

The company says the new minivan has been only re-engineered a bit, but the van feels like an all-new, and better, vehicle.

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John W. Rowe of Exelon, the electric utility, says he learned early in his career that it’s always important to take action — “to always be looking for something to do that moves the ball.”

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