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More Seek Seasoning Before Move to the Pros

22 min 15 sec ago
Tennis is being transformed by an older generation of bigger and stronger athletes, who have placed a premium on maturity.

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Off Off Off Broadway? Try Dublin

31 min 6 sec ago
With top-tier actors and affordable tickets, the city’s theater scene is rich and intimate.

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U.S. to Help Bail Out Afghan Bank to Avert a Crisis

47 min 2 sec ago
As thousands of nervous depositors stampeded the central branch of the beleaguered Kabul Bank, the Afghan and United States governments tentatively agreed to bail out the bank.

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30 False Fronts Won Contracts for Blackwater

48 min ago
The security firm created shell companies to obtain U.S. contracts after it was criticized for its conduct in Iraq, investigators said.

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On Economy, Democrats Face a Lack of Unity

49 min 3 sec ago
Democrats have yet to find a unifying message to address the economy and are scrambling to come up with job-creating remedies before voters go to the polls.

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High-Speed Courts Offer Answer to Foreclosures

53 min 31 sec ago
Florida has set up foreclosures-only courts to reduce the state’s huge backlog of cases, but borrowers’ lawyers are critical of the process.

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Television: On the Boardwalk, HBO Hangs Out With a New Mob

1 hour 40 min ago
HBO’s new series “Boardwalk Empire” is set in Atlantic City in 1920, during the first year of Prohibition.

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Plot Twists and Red Herrings of Week One

2 hours 5 min ago
The Open House crew discusses the diverting plot lines of Week One, like the play of Beatrice Capra and Ryan Harrison, and what they mean for the second week.

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U.N. Raises Concerns as Global Food Prices Jump

2 hours 16 min ago
Recent food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices.

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With Eye Offshore, Storm Diminishes

2 hours 39 min ago
Nothing like the full-throated hurricane that was feared, Earl moved past the New York and Massachusetts coasts early Saturday as little more than a routine storm.

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Bomb Kills 7 in Afghan City of Kunduz

3 hours 27 min ago
A remote-controlled bomb detonated atop a parked motorcycle on Saturday, killing seven Afghans, according to local government and hospital officials.

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First Lady Plans a Careful Return to the Campaign Trail

5 hours 13 min ago
Michelle Obama, who arrived at the White House as the self-described “mom-in-chief,” is extending her policy agenda and stepping up visibility.

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Alaska Winner, Lover of Privacy, Loses His Own

5 hours 14 min ago
Joe Miller, who won the Republican primary, has devoted his life to institutions and isolation.

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Spotlight Shifts to Shallow-Water Wells

6 hours 50 min ago
A platform fire this week brings new scrutiny to the more than 3,000 shallow-water platforms operating in the gulf.

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The Saturday Profile: At First She Didn’t Succeed, but She Tried and Tried Again (960 Times)

8 hours 48 min ago
Cha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea — and she can legally hit the road.

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Where Dams Once Stood, Prospectors Spur Anger

8 hours 48 min ago
While environmentalists wanted four dams in Oregon removed, they are not happy with the influx of people dredging the newly opened riverbed for gold.

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U.S. Military Bands: Lighter and Faster

9 hours 2 min ago
The bands’ new mission matches current military doctrine: the creation of small, self-contained forces.

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Syria’s Solidarity With Islamists Ends at Home

9 hours 7 min ago
The country, which had sought to allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has reversed course.

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Zoning Law Aside, Mosque Projects Face Battles

9 hours 57 min ago
Despite the advantage a 2000 law gives to religious institutions, disputes over mosque construction spread.

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Nadal Falters but Advances in a Tough Victory

10 hours 41 min ago
Rafael Nadal, the United States Open’s No. 1 seed, beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5, in a tough second-round match.

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