Sports
5 minutes ago
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By BEN SHPIGEL
The Devils battered the Flyers with four third-period goals, sending their conference semifinal matchup back to Newark, N.J. for Game 3 on Thursday night.
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At May Day Demonstrations, Traffic Jams and Arrests
By ANDY NEWMAN and COLIN MOYNIHAN
About 30 people were arrested in New York on Tuesday, the most since the weekend of March 17, when 73 protesters were held.
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World
9 minutes ago
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The Netherlands: Cafes Protest Marijuana Sales Policy
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A policy barring foreign tourists from buying marijuana took effect in three southern provinces on Tuesday, with attention focused Maastricht, where more than a million foreigners a year go to buy marijuana.
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Sports
12 minutes ago
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It’s a New Month but Similar Struggles for Hughes
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
Phil Hughes, who lost three of his four starts in April, had his best outing of 2012 but still gave up four runs in five and two-thirds innings.
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Books
15 minutes ago
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Norman Fruman, a Scholar of Coleridge, Dies at 88
By BRUCE WEBER
Mr. Fruman roiled literary waters in the 1970s with a biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge that accused the poet of stealing ideas.
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World
15 minutes ago
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Cambodia: Investigation Ordered in Killing of Activist
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered an investigation into the death of a prominent environmentalist during a confrontation with military police.
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U.S.
21 minutes ago
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Interim Police Chief Named for Agency in Martin Case
By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS
A former Colorado Springs police chief has been hired to lead the police department in Sanford, Fla., where Trayvon Martin was killed.
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U.S.
26 minutes ago
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Complacency and Concern as St. Louis Faces Vulnerability to Deadly Storms
By JOHN ELIGON
Sid Hastings/Associated Press
A fast-moving storm that raced through downtown St. Louis on Saturday raised questions about how seriously people in the area heed bad-weather warnings.
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U.S.
30 minutes ago
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Fate of Postal Service Awaits Action in House
By RON NIXON
The House lags behind the Senate on legislation to help the debt-ridden Postal Service, which could begin closing post offices in two weeks.
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World
37 minutes ago
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Obama Approach to Diplomacy Faces Test in China
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
President Obama’s human rights policy faces its most public test as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Beijing for talks overshadowed by the fate of a Chinese lawyer.
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N.Y. / Region
37 minutes ago
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With Report, a Tabloid Editor Is Again Part of the Story
By N. R. KLEINFIELD and JEREMY W. PETERS
Colin Myler, editor of The New York Daily News and former editor of The News of the World, was targeted in a British parliamentary panel’s report on the phone-hacking scandal.
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Sports
38 minutes ago
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Predators Suspend Two for Violating Team Rule
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Nashville Predators suspended forwards Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn for Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series for an unspecified violation of team rules.
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Business Day
45 minutes ago
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Highfields Names 3 Candidates for CoreLogic Board
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Highfields Capital Management on Tuesday publicly named three candidates for the board of CoreLogic, continuing an effort to revamp the data analytics provider after the company called off a sale of itself.
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U.S.
46 minutes ago
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Debate Over Who Should Be Allowed to Administer Anesthesia Moves to Courts
By DAN FROSCH
The dispute pits nurse anesthetists, who specialize in administering anesthesia and maintain that they are well equipped to treat patients on their own, against anesthesiologists.
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Opinion
48 minutes ago
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Tanks, Jets or Scholarships?
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Let’s stop sending planes and tanks to the Arab world and start sending scholarships instead. Just look at the difference it’s making in Lebanon.
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Sports
48 minutes ago
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Spurs’ 50-Win Season Earns Popovich a Coaching Award
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bahram Mark Sobhani/Associated Press
Gregg Popovich, who led San Antonio to the top seeding in the Western Conference, was named N.B.A. Coach of the Year.
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Corrections
49 minutes ago
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Corrections: May 2
Corrections appearing in print on May 2, 2012.
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World
50 minutes ago
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Tomás Borge Martínez, Sandinista Rebel and Nicaragua Interior Minister, Dies at 81
By ELISABETH MALKIN
Mr. Borge, the last surviving founder of the Sandinista rebel group that toppled Nicaragua’s dictatorship in 1979, went from student radical to one of the leading officials of his nation’s government.
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Opinion
52 minutes ago
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Libertine on the Loose
By MAUREEN DOWD
A chilling election ghost story: How Dominique Strauss-Kahn haunts the Socialist Party he once was poised to take to the Élysée Palace.
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Crosswords/Games
53 minutes ago
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Out of Sorts
By DEB AMLEN
A Scrabbly, twisty puzzle from Paula Gamache.
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U.S.
55 minutes ago
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Romney Foreign Policy Spokesman Quits
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and HELENE COOPER
Richard Grenell, an openly gay foreign policy spokesman for Mitt Romney’s campaign, quit amid pressure by some Republicans who criticized his appointment.
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Sports
57 minutes ago
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Harper Is Washington’s Newest Attraction
By TYLER KEPNER
Greg Fiume/Getty Images
So far, Bryce Harper, the heralded prospect for the Washington Nationals, has appeared entirely comfortable in the major leagues.
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N.Y. / Region
58 minutes ago
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Board Is Met With Jeers as It Recommends an Increase in Rents
By C. J. HUGHES
The higher costs, which will be finalized after public hearings in June, were comparable to those voted on last year.
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Business Day
21:48
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Owner of Lane Bryant to Be Sold to Rival for $890 Million
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Charming Shoppes, the owner of the Lane Bryant line of women's clothing stores, has agreed to sell itself to a rival, the Ascena Retail Group, for about $890 million, a person briefed on the matter told DealBook on Tuesday.
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U.S.
21:48
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In Pursuit of Mayor Bloomberg, the Reluctant Endorser
By MICHAEL BARBARO
Todd Heisler/The New York Times
Though President Obama and Mitt Romney publicly disagree with New York’s mayor on a range of issues, they are both determined to score his endorsement.
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N.Y. / Region
21:48
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An Earth-Bound View of Where Ospreys Soar
By LISA W. FODERARO
Uli Seit for The New York Times
An osprey at the wildlife refuge at Jamaica Bay in Queens is outfitted with a GPS tag, allowing wildlife managers and the public to track his daily movements.
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Science
21:46
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Combination of Errors Led to Power Loss in San Diego
By MATTHEW L. WALD
In a federal report, both system and human errors occurred, failures that one federal official called “pretty basic things.”
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Business Day
21:43
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Mortgage Aid Programs Were Halted, Papers Show
By SHAILA DEWAN
Pilot programs to reduce mortgage principal were ended abruptly by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to the documents released on Tuesday.
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World
21:38
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Mali Uprising Proves No Threat to Junta Leader’s Vision of Authority
By ADAM NOSSITER
Malin Palm/Reuters
Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo, who led a coup in March, spoke of a continuing role in public life for the junta, which he called “the committee.”
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Business Day
21:37
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Pfizer Profit Declines 19% on Loss of Lipitor Patent
By KATIE THOMAS
J.B. Reed/Bloomberg News
With its best-selling drugs losing patent protection, Pfizer is shedding money-making but noncore businesses to focus on pharmaceutical sciences.
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Opinion
21:36
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Missed Chance
President Obama’s speech from the Bagram Air Base near Kabul was frustratingly weak on details of his exit strategy from a war that Americans are desperate to see end.
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Opinion
21:34
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Quebec’s Front-Line Forests
An important new bill seeks to protect nearly 150 million acres in northern Quebec from industrial development and sets a remarkable precedent for sustainable use.
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Sports
21:32
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Matsui Eager to Work Way Back to Rays
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hideki Matsui, a former Japan Central League star who has played nine seasons in the major leagues, says he can still perform at a high level and help the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Opinion
21:31
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A New Lawyer’s Duty
Requiring prospective New York State lawyers to perform 50 hours of pro bono services before they are approved to practice law is a worthy step in the right direction.
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Opinion
21:26
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The Boss and Everyone Else
The recent shareholder challenges to excessive executive pay are only a start. It’s time that all parts of the Dodd-Frank reform law be carried out.
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N.Y. / Region
21:22
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Lottery Numbers
Lottery Numbers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
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Business Day
21:21
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Faltering Hedge Fund Under a Cloud
By AZAM AHMED and MARK SCOTT
The Man Group reported that more than $1 billion in client money left its funds during the first quarter of the year.
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World
21:20
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A Visit Well Timed to Future Uncertainties in Afghanistan
By ALISSA J. RUBIN
President Obama’s visit to Afghanistan for the first time in 17 months was a chance to make the most of a brief window when relations between the two governments are improving after months of crisis.
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Health
21:17
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Pfizer Settles B.Y.U. Lawsuit Over Development of Celebrex
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pfizer said in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was taking a $450 million charge against first-quarter earnings to settle the case.
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Business Day
21:11
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Wal-Mart to Back Pay $4.8 Million
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The retailer will compensate 4,500 workers for unpaid overtime and pay nearly $464,000 in penalties.
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Business
21:10
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Once Out of Prison, Conrad Black Will Be Allowed Into Canada
By IAN AUSTEN
The one-time media mogul had given up his Canadian citizenship to receive a British peerage.
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Business Day
21:09
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Once an Ambitious Law Firm, Reduced to Grim Dispatches
By PETER LATTMAN
The slow economy and cost-cutting at companies have hurt many of the nation's law firms, including Dewey & LeBoeuf.
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Business Day
21:07
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Findings Bolster Calls for News Corp. Changes
By AMY CHOZICK
Shareholders seek to loosen the Murdoch family’s grip on its media empire, but analysts say that outcome is unlikely.
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N.Y. / Region
21:03
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In Deeds, Nuns Answer Call of Duty
By JIM DWYER
The Roman Catholic sisters of New York City have focused on social justice issues, but the Vatican has criticized them for not speaking up about conception and sexuality.
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Opinion
21:00
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What's In a Name? (Part 2)
By ERROL MORRIS
Fingerprinting, photography, bertillonage, and the question of what makes each of us unique.
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N.Y. / Region
21:00
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Princeton Review Accused of Fraud in Tutoring Services
By JENNIFER PRESTON
The company is accused of fraudulently claiming millions of dollars in reimbursement for tutoring services that the government said it never delivered to underprivileged students.
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Business Day
20:58
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An Anti-Obesity Campaign Takes to the Airwaves
By JANE L. LEVERE
A series of radio ads about childhood obesity will run in all 150 markets Clear Channel radio stations serve, reaching about 237 million listeners each month.
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Arts
20:58
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Dallas Museum Simmers in a Neighbor’s Glare
By ROBIN POGREBIN
Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times
Renzo Piano’s Nasher museum in Dallas is suffering from excessive glare shining off a new condo tower the museum’s fame helped attract to the area.
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Opinion
20:55
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New Politics, Ahoy!
By STEVE KETTMANN
A niche party in Germany is using the Internet to create a new political structure to solve the problem of energizing citizens for both campaigns and governing.
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Sports
20:55
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Once Again, the Rangers Are Facing the Grind
By JEFF Z. KLEIN
Barton Silverman/The New York Times
For the second consecutive series in the N.H.L. playoffs, the Rangers won Game 1, but lost Game 2 after the opposition made timely tactical changes.
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