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Dewey & LeBoeuf, the New York law firm crippled by financial mismanagement and a criminal investigation of its former chairman, encouraged its partners on Monday night to look for another job, according to a memo.
President Obama pressed China on Monday to improve its human rights record, while declining to discuss Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer who escaped house arrest.
Ehud Barak offered a dim view of talks on Iran’s nuclear program and said all options, including a military strike, remained on the table despite weeks of criticism over the stance.
The deal, which gives Microsoft a 17.6 percent stake, values the Nook unit at $1.7 billion and bolsters Barnes & Noble’s efforts to make its digital business the linchpin of future growth.
The Springfield Coal, an expanse of fossilized trees more than 300 million years old, could extend up to 100 miles below southern Illinois. Above, a paleobiologist at the site.
A governor and state lawmakers are clashing over a crucial part of the new federal health care law.
Accounts of Bo Guagua’s reportedly lavish arrival at Jon M. Huntsman Jr.’s home in China last spring have been disputed by several people involved.
A reported bribery cover-up prompted pension leaders to say they would vote against directors seeking re-election.
As the new colors and logo for the Brooklyn Nets were revealed, some sports fans in the borough were optimistic that the team could overcome its futile history.
Some of California’s best-known chefs, such as Thomas Keller, began a full-course press on the state’s legislators on Monday, hoping to prevent the ban from taking effect.
Washington must use all of its influence with China to ensure the safety of this courageous man who has been a longtime activist for human rights.
What’s the most surprising species close to home? Readers responded with a variety of wild organisms, large and small.
Emergency doctors confront patients complaining of tooth pain and seeking prescription painkillers.
Many first-time buyers get turned down for mortgages because their student loan debt significantly raises their overall debt level.
The Camry represents the wisdom of the crowd, a safe harbor for those who just aren’t that interested in cars. And for the redesigned 2012 model, nothing much has changed beyond the dashboard and lower prices.
Shellye Archambeau of MetricStream says that earlier in her career, she didn’t ask anyone directly about becoming her mentor, but that “I would just start treating them like it.”
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