Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York TimesProtesters against President Mohamed Morsi next to a destroyed barricade near the presidential palace in Cairo on Saturday. More Photos »CAIRO — Struggling to quell protests and violence that have threatened to derail a vote on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, President Mohamed Morsi moved Saturday to appease his opponents with a package of concessions...
Thefts a Concern as Holiday Deliveries Increase
Labels: TechnologyLibrado Romero/The New York TimesA driver in Midtown Manhattan on Friday. U.P.S. expects to deliver more than 500 million packages this season, leaving some to fear a rise in thefts. A pair of brown leather boots was snatched last week from a doorstep in the suburbs of Chicago. A computer disappeared from a front porch in Fort Worth last month, and an iPad case was stolen outside a Long Island home...
Doping at U.S. Tracks Affects Europe’s Taste for Horse Meat
Labels: LifestylePARIS — For decades, American horses, many of them retired or damaged racehorses, have been shipped to Canada and Mexico, where it is legal to slaughter horses, and then processed and sold for consumption in Europe and beyond. Christinne Muschi for The New York TimesA slaughterhouse in Saint-André-Avellin, Quebec, where meat is processed for sale in Europe. ...
Doping at U.S. Tracks Affects Europe’s Taste for Horse Meat
Labels: HealthPARIS — For decades, American horses, many of them retired or damaged racehorses, have been shipped to Canada and Mexico, where it is legal to slaughter horses, and then processed and sold for consumption in Europe and beyond. Christinne Muschi for The New York TimesA slaughterhouse in Saint-André-Avellin, Quebec, where meat is processed for sale in Europe. ...
Dec
07
As Egypt’s Crisis Deepens, Morsi Turns to Muslim Brotherhood
Labels: WorldCAIRO — Facing the most serious crisis of his presidency, Mohamed Morsi is leaning more closely than ever on his Islamist allies in the Muslim Brotherhood, betting on their political muscle to push through a decisive victory in the referendum on Egypt’s divisive draft constitution. As tens of thousands chanted for his downfall or even imprisonment in a fourth day of protests outside the presidential...
European Panel Is Pressuring Google on Privacy Rules
Labels: TechnologyEuropean data protection officials are drafting plans to censure Google over its online privacy policy if the company does not meet the demands of regulators to revise it. In a two-day closed-door meeting this week in Brussels of the European Union’s 27 national data protection officials, the group mapped a preliminary strategy, including the possibility of testing Google’s compliance...
The New Old Age Blog: A Son Lost, a Mother Found
Labels: LifestyleMy friend Yvonne was already at the front door when I woke, so at first I didn’t realize that my mother was missing.It was less than a week after my son Spencer died. Since that day, a constant stream of friends had been coming and going, bringing casseroles and soup, love, support and chatter. Mom hated it.My 94-year-old mother, who has vascular dementia, has been living in my home in upstate New...
The New Old Age Blog: A Son Lost, a Mother Found
Labels: HealthMy friend Yvonne was already at the front door when I woke, so at first I didn’t realize that my mother was missing.It was less than a week after my son Spencer died. Since that day, a constant stream of friends had been coming and going, bringing casseroles and soup, love, support and chatter. Mom hated it.My 94-year-old mother, who has vascular dementia, has been living in my home in upstate New...
Off the Charts: European Banks Thriving as Investor Fears Ease
Labels: BusinessTHE European bank crisis was one of the major worries of 2012. There were forecasts that the euro zone would break up, that various countries would default on their debts and that undercapitalized banks would fail because national governments could not afford to keep them alive. The bank crisis is not yet resolved, but it “appears to have been put on the back burner of investor concerns,”...
Dec
06
Morsi Defends Wide Authority in Egypt as Turmoil Rises
Labels: WorldCAIRO — Egypt descended deeper into political turmoil on Thursday as the embattled president, Mohamed Morsi, blamed an outbreak of violence on a “fifth column” and vowed to proceed with a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution that has prompted deadly street battles between his supporters and their secular opponents. As the tanks and armored vehicles of an elite military unit ringed...
Apple Will Bring Jobs Making PCS Back to the U.S.
Labels: TechnologyApple plans to join a small but growing number of companies that are bringing some manufacturing jobs back to the United States, drawn by the growing economic and political advantages of producing in their home market. Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesTimothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, introduced new products in October, including a thinner iMac. On Thursday,...
Extended Use of Breast Cancer Drug Suggested
Labels: LifestyleThe widely prescribed drug tamoxifen already plays a major role in reducing the risk of death from breast cancer. But a new study suggests that women should be taking the drug for twice as long as is now customary, a finding that could upend the standard that has been in place for about 15 years. In the study, patients who continued taking tamoxifen for 10 years were less likely to have...
Extended Use of Breast Cancer Drug Suggested
Labels: HealthThe widely prescribed drug tamoxifen already plays a major role in reducing the risk of death from breast cancer. But a new study suggests that women should be taking the drug for twice as long as is now customary, a finding that could upend the standard that has been in place for about 15 years. In the study, patients who continued taking tamoxifen for 10 years were less likely to have...
Apple Will Bring Jobs Making PCS Back to the U.S.
Labels: BusinessApple plans to join a small but growing number of companies that are bringing some manufacturing jobs back to the United States, drawn by the growing economic and political advantages of producing in their home market. Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesTimothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, introduced new products in October, including a thinner iMac. On Thursday,...
Dec
05
For Greece, Oligarchs Are an Obstacle to Recovery
Labels: WorldATHENS — A dynamic entrepreneur, Lavrentis Lavrentiadis seemed to represent a promising new era for Greece. He dazzled the country’s traditionally insular business world by spinning together a multibillion-dollar empire just a few years after inheriting a small family firm at 18. Seeking acceptance in elite circles, he gave lavishly to charities and cultivated ties to the leading political parties....
State of the Art: All-in-One PCs From Vizio, H.P. and Apple - State of the Art
Labels: TechnologyTry this simple test at home: What’s the name of Dell’s best-selling PC? Anybody? Anybody? Right. Nobody knows. And nobody cares. Today, it’s all about phones and tablets, baby. Nobody buzzes about the PC anymore. Innovation is dead. Sales are down, right? Actually, there’s one pocket of surging sales and innovation in PC land: the luxury all-in-one computer, of the type made...
Extended Use of Breast Cancer Drug Suggested
Labels: LifestyleThe widely prescribed drug tamoxifen already plays a major role in reducing the risk of death from breast cancer. But a new study suggests that women should be taking the drug for twice as long as is now customary, a finding that could upend the standard that has been in place for about 15 years. In the study, patients who continued taking tamoxifen for 10 years were less likely to have...
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