ROME — The food rations and medical supplies that Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday would be provided to the Free Syrian Army mark the first time that the United States has publicly committed itself to sending nonlethal aid to the armed factions that are battling President Bashar al-Assad. But the nature of the assistance also illustrates the Obama administration’s caution about...
Bits Blog: Senator John D. Rockefeller IV Introduces 'Do Not Track' Bill
Labels: Technology Before his planned retirement from Congress at the end of next year, Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, the West Virginia Democrat, intends to give American consumers more meaningful control over personal data collected about them online.To that end, Mr. Rockefeller on Thursday introduced a bill called the “Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013.”The bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to establish...
Doctor and Patient: Why Failing Med Students Don’t Get Failing Grades
Labels: LifestyleTall and dark-haired, the third-year medical student always seemed to be the first to arrive at the hospital and the last to leave, her white coat perpetually weighed down by the books and notes she jammed into the pockets. She appeared totally absorbed by her work, even exhausted at times, and said little to anyone around her.Except when she got frustrated.I first noticed her when I overheard her...
Doctor and Patient: Why Failing Med Students Don’t Get Failing Grades
Labels: HealthTall and dark-haired, the third-year medical student always seemed to be the first to arrive at the hospital and the last to leave, her white coat perpetually weighed down by the books and notes she jammed into the pockets. She appeared totally absorbed by her work, even exhausted at times, and said little to anyone around her.Except when she got frustrated.I first noticed her when I overheard her...
DealBook: As Losses Mount, R.B.S. Unveils Plan to Sell Assets
Labels: BusinessLONDON – The Royal Bank of Scotland, hammered by losses, announced plans on Thursday to sell assets and pare back its investment banking business, in an effort to appease regulators and its biggest shareholder, the British government.R.B.S. said it planned to sell a stake in the Citizens Financial Group, the American lender it bought in 1988, through an initial public offering in two years. The bank...
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The Lede: Video of Pope Benedict’s Public Farewell
Labels: WorldDuring his final farewell address, Pope Benedict XVI describes the joys and challenges of his papacy via CNN on YouTube. As our colleagues, Rachel Donadio and Alan Cowell report, Pope Benedict XVI held his final general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, a day before he withdraws from the public for a cloistered life of prayer and meditation.Before tens of thousands of people gathered in...
Groupon Shares Fall 25% in Late Trading
Labels: TechnologyCHICAGO (AP) — Groupon, the online deals company, posted a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday and a weaker-than-expected revenue outlook, sending its shares down more than 25 percent in after-hours trading. The forecast fed investor worry that people were tiring of the many online restaurant, spa and Botox deals that Groupon built its business on, and that the company’s...
Global Health: After Measles Success, Rwanda to Get Rubella Vaccine
Labels: LifestyleRwanda has been so successful at fighting measles that next month it will be the first country to get donor support to move to the next stage — fighting rubella too. On March 11, it will hold a nationwide three-day vaccination campaign with a combined measles-rubella vaccine, hoping to reach nearly five million children up to age 14. It will then integrate the dual vaccine into its national...
Global Health: After Measles Success, Rwanda to Get Rubella Vaccine
Labels: HealthRwanda has been so successful at fighting measles that next month it will be the first country to get donor support to move to the next stage — fighting rubella too. On March 11, it will hold a nationwide three-day vaccination campaign with a combined measles-rubella vaccine, hoping to reach nearly five million children up to age 14. It will then integrate the dual vaccine into its national...
DealBook: Court Approves Dewey Bankruptcy Plan, Officially Dissolving Firm
Labels: BusinessNine months ago, when it filed the largest law firm bankruptcy case in United States history, Dewey & LeBoeuf effectively ceased to exist. But its carcass has languished in court, as restructuring experts handled the messy task of unwinding the firm and negotiating a plan to pay back its creditors.On Wednesday, a federal bankruptcy judge confirmed that plan, a decision that officially dissolved...
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