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Ex-Partner at KPMG Under Scrutiny in Insider Trading

Federal prosecutors and regulators in Los Angeles are investigating a former senior partner at the auditing firm on suspicion of leaking information to a trader, said people with knowledge of the inquiry.

Early Line for 2016: A Vice President Who’s an Underdog

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is the highest-ranking Democrat interested in running for president, yet the heir apparent seems to be Hillary Clinton.

Conservative Group Helping Industry Fight Federal Cuts

The American Conservative Union is quietly working with business lobbyists to tame the activists pushing Congress to adopt some of the most austere spending limits in decades.

In Reaction, Divided Views of Thatcher Legacy on Display

Newspaper remembrances of Margaret Thatcher reflected the ideological split that, her critics argue, deepened sharply during her time in political office.

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Pakistan’s Public Enemy

In Pakistan, it is the Raymond Davis affair, more than the Bin Laden raid, that has focused rage at the United States.

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Albany Riveted by Lawmaker’s Years as Informer

Since 2009, while Nelson L. Castro represented the West Bronx in the State Legislature, he was secretly recording and informing on his colleagues to prosecutors.

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No Lawyers, So One Rural State Offers Pay

As law firms become more rare in rural areas, South Dakota is seeking to entice lawyers away from the city.

N. Korea Warns Foreigners in South of Nuclear War

North Korea urged foreigners to consider leaving, saying it does not want to see them “fall victim to the war.”

Reporter Who Exposed Jewish Klansman Dies

McCandlish Phillips, who wrote one of The New York Times’s most famous articles — revealing the Jewish background of a Ku Klux Klan official — died on Tuesday at 85.

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N.C.A.A. Tournament
Louisville 82, Michigan 76
For 2 Unheralded Players, a 3-Point Shootout

Michigan’s Spike Albrecht got off to a torrid start, but Louisville’s Luke Hancock prevailed in a 3-pointer showdown.

A Football Widow’s Traumatic Journey

Repeated blows to the head of the N.F.L. guard Ralph Wenzel led to the dementia that he developed later in life. His wife, Eleanor Perfetto, watched the downward spiral that led to his death.

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Leaping Color Lines

The new Jackie Robinson biopic “42” shows the man’s legendary side.

Backing Into His Father’s Footsteps

Brandon Cronenberg, the son of David Cronenberg, makes “Antiviral.”

 

Movies That Spill Beyond the Screen

Cinema, constantly lamented as a dying art, is going live.

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Opting for In-House Loan Service

Buyers may see advantages to using a real estate agency’s in-house loan services, but they should not feel pressured to do so, and may even find a better deal elsewhere.

Technology
As Workload Overwhelms, Cars Are Set to Intervene

Engineers are working on cars that recognize and react to a driver in distress, delaying all but the most urgent alerts, sending phone calls to voice mail and freeing the driver to focus on the task.

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First, Make Sure Your Idea Works on a Small Stage

The Glimmerglass Festival’s artistic director has learned that in theater, as in business, “if you don’t make sure the show is right in a small room, it will never be right in a big space.”

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