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The personal details of more than a fifth of Facebook's estimated 500 million users have been "leaked" to the internet by campaigners highlighting its "terrifying" privacy fears. | 0.735294 | medium | On Wednesday, the list was rapidly spreading across the internet being distributed and downloaded by more than 1,000 users, the BBC reported. One user described the list as "awesome and a little terrifying". But its publication provoked concern from privacy experts who said it proved Facebook’s “confusing” privacy set... | newsroom-1 | https://web.archive.org/web/2010072919id_/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7915572/Facebook-security-fears-after-private-details-of-100m-users-leaked-to-web.html |
Wes Craven’s classic scary movie, ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street,’ uses the common street name to heighten the horror | 1.636364 | medium | When director Wes Craven dreamed up “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” his classic horror film, he picked an address that would evoke a kind of Everywhere, U.S.A. “It really fits what he was going for, which is that horror can happen anywhere, even in residential neighborhoods that we all think are safe,” says Thommy Hutson... | newsroom-2 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015102919id_/http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-neighbor-on-elm-street-why-freddy-kruegers-haunt-is-so-popular-1446129817 |
Geeky fun, from robotic dogs that bark at your Nintendo DS to tiny cars that interact with iPad. | 0.95 | high | Given the iPad's sky-rocketing popularity, it is only natural that toy companies would mimic that popular tablet. The result is some good, cheaper alternatives to the $499 iPad for families with young children. Here's a closer look at the top two: — LeapPad. From Leapfrog, best for ages 4-9, $99.99. Rating: 3.5 Stars ... | newsroom-3 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011121219id_/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/jinnygudmundsen/story/2011-12-11/kids-tech-toys/51764220/1 |
By failing to confirm scores of qualified nominees, Senate Republicans are giving credence to the view that official Washington is irreparably broken. | 0.791667 | medium | The refusal by Senate Republicans to consider the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court vacancy has rightly prompted indignation. But it is only the most glaring example of unreasonable intransigence by lawmakers who have turned the process of appointing senior federal officials into a political gam... | newsroom-4 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016032219id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/opinion/a-partisan-prescription-for-paralysis.html |
Greta's 'Off the Record' commentary, 5/8/15: With all the turmoil in Baltimore, let's never forget police officers, like slain NYPD officer Brian Moore, have difficult, dangerous jobs. | 1.894737 | low | Let's all go "Off the Record" for a minute. It's with great sadness that I show you video of the funeral of slain NYPD officer Brian Moore. A very young man, only 25 years old, whose father, uncle and cousins all wore the uniform, Officer Moore was shot in the head last weekend after stopping a man suspected of carryi... | newsroom-5 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015051119id_/http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/05/08/greta-show-appreciation-next-time-see-police-officer/ |
Live coverage and analysis of the World Cup Round of 16 game between Brazil and Chile in Johannesburg. | 1.473684 | high | Brazil prevailed over Chile, 3-0, in a Round of 16 showdown in Johannesburg of two stylish South American sides. With an organized defense, Brazil counterattacked against an overeager Chilean team and cruised for a relatively easy 90 minutes. The win for Brazil sets ups a mouthwatering quarterfinal meeting with the Ne... | newsroom-6 | https://web.archive.org/web/2010062819id_/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/world-cup-live-brazil-vs-chile/ |
Jewel tone dresses and classic tuxes dominated the red carpet at the gateway to the 2016 award season on Sunday. | 1.857143 | high | Before you go, we thought you'd like these... 2016 Golden Globe Awards red carpet arrivals Jennifer Lawrence was an absolute knockout in a red Dior dress with sleek cutouts along the waist. She topped off her classic and glamorous look with a diamond choker, red lips and swept back locks. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Gett... | newsroom-7 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160526095323id_/http://www.aol.com:80/article/2016/01/10/2016-golden-globe-awards-red-carpet-arrivals/21294980/ |
Hannah J Davies: How the film that made Lindsay Lohan a household name skewered the social hierarchies of American high schools and spawned a rabid cult following | 1.035714 | medium | Plastic fantastic ... Mean Girls. Photograph: Paramount/Everett/Rex Features Ten years ago this week, the film that would transform Lindsay Lohan into a teen movie queen premiered in the US. Lilo's ticket to adolescent idolatry was handed to her by future 30 Rock creator Tina Fey – then Saturday Night Live's head writ... | newsroom-8 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014042119id_/http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/apr/19/mean-girls-10-birthday-tina-fey-comedy |
(*No, that's not a typo.) How smart small businesses are keeping their insurance bills down and their employees smiling. | 1 | high | To look at its offices, you would not expect RD Systems to be the site of one of the most far-reaching social and economic experiments in the country. Housed in a featureless metal box in an industrial office park about 20 miles north of Rockford, Ill., the 30-year-old manufacturing company is the very picture of old-f... | newsroom-9 | https://web.archive.org/web/2004050119id_/http://www.cnn.com/fortune/smallbusiness/articles/0,15114,614385,00.html |
Trump sued Univision for $500 million for canceling the airing of Miss USA following Trump's derogatory remarks about Mexicans. | 1.136364 | low | Billionaire real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is suing Univision for more than $500 million in New York Supreme Court after the Spanish-language network cancelled plans to air the July 12 Miss USA pageant, according to Variety. Trump declared his candidacy for president last week wit... | newsroom-10 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160609222824id_/http://fortune.com:80/2015/06/30/donald-trump-lawsuit-univision/ |
First production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle now available for the public to order – but it won’t come cheap | 1.25 | low | Hyundai has announced that its new ix35 Fuel Cell is now available to members of the public. The ix35 Fuel Cell is the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell vehicle, and has been available to selected customers for trial purposes since 2013. However, Hyundai has now opened up the order books to anyone able to stomach ... | newsroom-11 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015050519id_/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/hyundai/news/ix35-fuel-cell-goes-on-sale.html |
Johanna Derry: High-end breadmakers, coffee machines and mixers were a big hit this Christmas. But do people often get them just because they look good on their worktops? | 1.323529 | medium | There was a time when the only kitchen appliances we kept on our counter tops were kettles and microwaves. But these days most of us probably have a whole plethora of appliances on view: stand mixers, coffee makers, grinders, popcorn makers, slow cookers, toastie makers … the list goes on. This Christmas, foodies and ... | newsroom-12 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014010619id_/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/jan/06/kitchen-gadgets-status-symbols-breadmakers-coffee-machines |
She is the most honest, uninhibited ï¬lmmaker of our time. Or: Sheâs twee, precious and maddening. Discuss. Nicely. | 0.88 | high | Sam Taylor-Wood for The New York Times Miranda July stood in her living room in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, apologizing for the sunflowers. It really was a copious amount of sunflowers. They sprouted from Mason jars and vases, punctuating the austere, Shaker-like furniture in the sunny home that July... | newsroom-13 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011072119id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/magazine/the-make-believer.html |
People in Kenya are hoping for a boom in Obama-related merchandise when he makes his first visit there as president this week. | 1.6 | high | KISUMU, Kenya—Kenyan street hawker Enokh Mulure and two friends recently spent about $1,300 on a truckload of Barack Obama mugs, calendars, baseball caps and T-shirts. Mr. Obama is making his first trip to Kenya as president this week, and to Mr. Mulure that means one thing: “Business.” He isn’t the only Kenyan bettin... | newsroom-14 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015072119id_/http://www.wsj.com/articles/kenyans-are-ready-to-greet-obama-with-open-cash-registers-1437437772 |
Oil could bottom around $40 a barrel but if it does, it won't linger there long, oil trader Andrew Hall said in an investor letter. | 0.8 | low | Crude has been on a volatile streak in recent days, and fell nearly 9 percent Wednesday amid reports of a multi-decade high in U.S. oil supplies. Just the day before, oil had experienced a huge rally, leading some traders and analysts to think that the bear market was fizzling. And on Thursday, the domestic oil market ... | newsroom-15 | http://web.archive.org/web/20150824000942id_/http://www.cnbc.com/2015/02/05/oil-prices-crude-will-go-to-40-or-lower-oil-trader-hall.html |
SmartyPig online program helps savers reach a savings goal by making savings automatic and by letting others chip in through social media. | 0.826087 | high | WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – A 2008 start-up called SmartyPig has combined social networking and banking to offer a new way to save, and in four years has helped people reach almost $3 billion in savings goals. The business was created by Des Moines natives Michael Ferrari and Jon Gaskell in 2008 as a high-tech way to enco... | newsroom-16 | https://web.archive.org/web/2012072319id_/http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-07-22/smartypig-social-money-michael-ferrari-jon-gaskell/56369606/1 |
Nick Cohen: The most effective method of hurting those who murder their own people is to recover the wealth they have amassed | 1.26087 | high | The guards who tortured Sergei Magnitsky at Moscow's Matrosskaya Tishina prison, and refused to allow doctors to treat the pancreatitis that eventually killed him did not understand that they had fashioned a weapon for democracies to wield against dictatorships. Until that moment, on 16 November 2009, all the talk of ... | newsroom-17 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014022319id_/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/22/stop-state-terrorists-seize-assets |
In a letter to a federal judge, the Justice Department said it still required help despite its success in gaining iPhone data in a separate case. | 1.642857 | high | WASHINGTON — With the legal battle over one iPhone now behind them, lawyers for the Justice Department and Apple resumed their sparring in another case on Friday, as prosecutors told a federal judge in Brooklyn that they still needed the company’s help to unlock a drug dealer’s iPhone. While prosecutors described the ... | newsroom-18 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016041019id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/09/technology/us-presses-bid-to-force-apple-to-unlock-iphone-in-new-york.html |
J.P. Morgan Chase reported this morning that it earned $2.7 billion in the second quarter as the massive success of its Wall Street trading activities outpaced its rising losses on consumer loans. | 0.794118 | low | The giant bank topped by 36 percent the $2 billion it earned during the comparable period last year, but earnings per share fell to 28 cents from 53 cents because of heavy issuance of new shares. The strong earnings exceeded the predictions of most financial analysts, two days after Goldman Sachs also reported better-... | newsroom-19 | https://web.archive.org/web/2009071819id_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/16/AR2009071600782.html |
Cambridge professor inspired by her own experience discovers abnormal cells can be eliminated and develop into healthy children | 1.210526 | medium | The researchers developed a mouse model of "aneuploidy" - where some cells in the embryo contain an abnormal number of chromosomes. Normally, each cell in the human embryo should contain 23 pairs of chromosomes - 22 pairs of chromosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes, but some can carry multiple copies that can lead ... | newsroom-20 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160604105238id_/http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/news/science/science-news/12207037/Abnormal-cells-not-a-sure-sign-of-baby-defects-finds-academic-who-had-healthy-child-at-44-despite-risk.html |
The biggest threat to Iraq's long-term stability isn't ISIS, according to Gen. David Petraeus, who led the U.S. surge during the Iraq War. | 1.766667 | medium | Instead, Petraeus said the Iran-backed Shiite militias who are helping to fend off ISIS are "the foremost threat" to long-term stability in Iraq, according to an interview with the Washington Post. The comments provide the most expansive glimpse yet into how Petraeus may be helping to shape the Obama administration's s... | newsroom-21 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015032119id_/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/20/politics/petraeus-greatest-threat-iraq-isis-shiite-militias/index.html |
As the Democrats touted job policies among blue-collar workers courted by Republicans, the GOP nominee’s latest controversy exploded, stage right | 1.6 | high | Protesters stood in the rain, waiting to greet the daughter of a drapery salesman and the son of an iron welder as they rolled into western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Related: Trump has 'black soul', says Khizr Khan, father of fallen Muslim US soldier Coal Country, a region where Donald Trump expects to win over blue-col... | newsroom-22 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016080119id_/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/01/trump-clinton-kaine-rust-belt-pennsylvania-ohio |
China's wobbly property market has kept investors on edge, but the country's recent rate cut is expected to bring stability into the sector in 2015. | 0.931034 | low | Beijing recently introduced measures to prop up the housing market – which accounts for 15 percent of China's economy and impacts more than 40 industries – including lower mortgage rates and down-payments for some home buyers and cutting interest rates. Last week, the People's Bank of China unexpectedly eased monetary... | newsroom-23 | http://web.archive.org/web/20150824104054id_/http://www.cnbc.com/2014/11/25/will-chinas-property-market-unravel-in-2015.html |
The midfielder Brek Shea entered the game with Mexico in the 78th minute and promptly made a smooth move that led to the only goal in a historic victory. | 1.666667 | medium | Was the United States’ unprecedented victory over Mexico on Wednesday significant or merely a meaningless exhibition played at the cavernous and half-empty Azteca Stadium? “I think it’s a confidence builder,” midfielder Brek Shea said in a telephone interview from Salt Lake City, where he was preparing for Saturday’s ... | newsroom-24 | https://web.archive.org/web/2012081819id_/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/18/midfielder-makes-timely-return-to-u-s-national-team/ |
In today's must-read links for your lunch break: the unemployment rate is down, but the trailer for the final installment of 'The Hangover' trilogy is up. | 1 | low | Job seekers speak to representatives of employers at a job fair at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan on March 6 in New York City. Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.7%. The drop is due to the addition of 236,000 jobs in February, in spite of sluggish GDP growth. (TIME.com) Growing Up in the World’s Deadliest City. 1... | newsroom-25 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013031319id_/http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/08/reading-while-eating-for-mar-8-jobs-for-everyone/ |
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead and slit the throats of 68 residents of a village in northeast Nigeria, according to survivors and vigilante sources. | 0.962963 | low | The attackers then burned down the entire village of Njaba, the sources said. Dozens of gunmen invaded the remote northeastern village before dawn Tuesday, singling out boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 19 and killing them alongside their parents, witnesses said. Njaba village lies about 65 kilometers (40 mil... | newsroom-26 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015030519id_/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/world/boko-haram-nigeria-raid/index.html |
Japan's exports grew the most in a year in December, helped by a weak yen and pickup in overseas demand, an encouraging sign for the economy. | 0.966667 | low | "Exports have bottomed out but I doubt whether they will accelerate from now on due to growing uncertainty over the global economy," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute. The MOF data showed exports to the United States rose 23.7 percent in the year to December, while those to China r... | newsroom-27 | http://web.archive.org/web/20151013085131id_/http://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/25/japan-exports-grow-most-in-year-signalling-steady-recovery-from-recession.html |
THE simple act of becoming relaxed can have surprising health benefits, new research is showing. In addition to the obvious psychological effects of relieving stress and mental tension, the new findings indicate, deep relaxation, if practiced regularly, can strengthen the immune system and produce a host of other medic... | 1.198529 | low | In research at the Harvard Medical School, associates of Dr. Benson found that regular sessions of a simple meditation technique decreased the body's response to norepenephrine, a hormone released in reaction to stress. Although the endocrine system continued to emit the hormones, they did not seem to have their usual ... | newsroom-28 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160704154649id_/http://www.nytimes.com:80/1986/05/13/science/relaxation-surprising-benefits-detected.html?pagewanted=2 |
Two convicted sex offenders, charged with raping and murdering 4 women in Southern California, wore ankle monitors at the time of the alleged crimes, police say | 1.655172 | low | updated 7:00 PM EDT, Tue April 15, 2014 (CNN) -- Two registered sex offenders are accused of raping and killing four women in Southern California while the men were wearing GPS ankle-bracelets, authorities say. "The GPS was in fact intact, attached to these suspects during the commissions of the crimes," Anaheim Poli... | newsroom-29 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014041519id_/http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/15/justice/california-killings/index.html |
As the investigation continues into the actions of officer Cynthia Whitlach, activists say police department’s apology is ‘too little, too late’ and want her fired | 1.758621 | medium | The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has launched an investigation into an incident in which an officer arrested an elderly veteran who was using a golf club as a walking stick. The arrest has sparked outrage in the city and calls for the officer, Cynthia Whitlach, to be fired. She has been put on desk duty while the i... | newsroom-30 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015020119id_/http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/31/seattle-police-officer-arrest-man-golf-club-cane |
Far better than a movie night? A movie getaway. Boutique film festivals in Savannah, Austin, Marin County and Woodstock are runaway hits | 1.038462 | high | EVERY SCORSESE-IN-TRAINING and ardent movie fan knows about the marquee film festivals like Sundance and Telluride. But while those draw the masses, they can also feel like conventions: mobbed, schmoozey and overproduced. Throughout October, smaller, boutique festivals offer an altogether different moviegoing experienc... | newsroom-31 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016100319id_/http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-four-october-film-festivals-movie-lovers-should-know-sundance-isnt-one-1475183941 |
Russia has powerful surveillance and censorship capabilities, this is how it will use it to monitor the Internet in Sochi. | 1.590909 | high | As athletes, spectators, journalists and government officials descend on Sochi for the Winter Olympics in February, they will enter what experts are calling the most surveilled Olympics of all time. Over the past several months, we've learned — the hard way — that surveillance starts online (and not just in the United... | newsroom-32 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014012819id_/http://mashable.com/2014/01/28/russia-internet-olympics/ |
When Patrick J. Kennedy’s eighth term in Congress ends next month, no member of his family will hold national office for the first time since 1947. | 0.931034 | high | “My family legacy was never just about government service,” said Mr. Kennedy, who talked for more than two hours in an empty room at the Cannon House Office Building, where John F. Kennedy also worked as a House member from 1947 to 1953. “It was about giving back, and the branding of President Kennedy’s call for Americ... | newsroom-33 | https://web.archive.org/web/2010121719id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/us/politics/17kennedy.html |
A month of worrisome headlines has markets believing in a more dovish Federal Reserve, according to the latest CNBC Fed Survey. | 1.130435 | medium | However, market participants do not seem to be factoring in much risk to the U.S. economy from the recent round of negative headlines. Participants still see 2.9 percent growth next year, unchanged from the September survey, and about 70 basis points better than this year. They also forecast a very low probability of r... | newsroom-34 | http://web.archive.org/web/20150907210648id_/http://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/28/market-pushes-back-fed-rate-hike-expectations-survey.html |
Dozens of inventions would have improved or ended the use of chains to measure for first downs, but they endure. | 0.772727 | high | On a first down, one end of the chains is placed along the sideline by one member of the seven-person chain gang — hired for game-day duty by the home teams — six feet from the field, supposedly even with the front tip of a football that will be snapped at least 25 yards away. When a play ends, an official estimates th... | newsroom-35 | https://web.archive.org/web/2009010119id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/sports/football/01chains.html |
Investors are waiting to hear how the big department stores and retail chains fared, in order to take the pulse on consumer confidence and spending as the holiday shopping season takes off. | 1.558824 | medium | NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Black Friday, the first major shopping day of the holiday retail period, has come and gone. Now stock investors searching for clues about consumer spending will look closely at how the big stores fared. The holiday period accounts for about 35% of an average retailer's revenue, and 10% of h... | newsroom-36 | https://web.archive.org/web/2010112819id_/http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/26/markets/stocks_lookahead/index.htm |
To get the most out of your workout — before and after — Peggy Kotsopoulos shares her quick and easy exercise snacks! | 1 | medium | Try these tasty and low-maintenance snacks to get a good energy boost before you get your sweat on! :::Pre-workout snacks | Steven and Chris::: http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/content/images/__common/_slideshow/_fullslide/pre-workout-energizer-drink.jpg::: This drink has ALL the energy you need to fuel your workouts... | newsroom-37 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015061019id_/http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/health/workout-snacks |
As Monroe and Rosalee prepare for their long-awaited wedding day, Adalind hatches a scheme to throw Nick's entire world into utter chaos. | 1.074074 | medium | While Monroe and Rosalee make the final preparations for their wedding ceremony, Captain Renard is hard at work tracking Adalind's whereabouts. He knows she's up to something, but what? In a storage unit across town, Adalind is putting the final touches on a potion that will temporarily transform her into Juliette so t... | newsroom-38 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014071119id_/http://www.nbc.com/grimm/episode-guide/season-3/blonde-ambition/321 |
By supercharging PCs that seem past their sell-by date, one company wants to put more working machines in classrooms and in developing world countries. | 0.964286 | high | These days, virtually every new gadget we buy seems destined to become obsolete faster than we can tear it from its shiny packaging. New smartphones and tablets are released barely months after their previous versions, and the hardware and software quickly become incompatible. Tablets won’t allow you to swap out parts,... | newsroom-39 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160523132937id_/http://www.bbc.com:80/future/story/20130717-squeezing-new-life-into-computers |
A Times critic admits to feeling envy in response to readersâ picks of the best actors they ever saw perform in William Shakespeareâs plays. | 1.04 | medium | The many reader responses to a tantalizingly tough question â which are the greatest Shakespeare performances youâve seen? â left me with a mild case of theatergoerâs envy, which is unusual for a critic who gets to see a lot of plays. I have run into people at parties who gently â or not gently â suggest t... | newsroom-40 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013112119id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/theater/best-shakespeare-performances.html |
The Crimea crisis does not necessarily imply that Russia poses a danger to Kazakhstan, despite the large numbers of ethnic Russians in that country. | 1.692308 | high | People holding Russian flags gather at Lenin Square in the Crimean city of Simferopol following Sunday’s referendum. (Yuri Kochetkov/ European Pressphoto Agency) The following is a guest post from Galymzhan Kirbassov, a doctoral candidate in the political science department at Binghamton University. When Russia mobil... | newsroom-41 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014031719id_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/03/17/why-the-leaders-of-kazakhstan-are-not-yet-losing-sleep-over-crimea/ |
A wildfire outside Yosemite National Park more than tripled in size Thursday, shutting down businesses in surrounding communities and leading scores of tourists to leave the area during peak season. | 0.96875 | medium | A raging wildfire along the northwest edge of Yosemite National Park is gaining strength Saturday morning as firefighters scramble to protect nearby mountain communities. The fire held steady overnight at nearly 200 square miles, but a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says firefi... | newsroom-42 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013082419id_/http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/08/22/yosemite-area-wildfire-triples-in-size/ |
President Bush will take part in high-visibility deliberations on Iraq next week in an effort to chart a new course in the war. | 0.923077 | medium | Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Bush was still awaiting results of three major reviews on Iraq policy from within the administration before announcing his plans — one at the State Department, one at the Department of Defense and one at the National Security Council. Addressing growing anticipation... | newsroom-43 | https://web.archive.org/web/2006121019id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/09/world/middleeast/09prexy.html |
Boomtime for skiing and fishing as the periodical weather phenomenon brings rain and snow – but California’s drought is far from over, say experts | 1.192308 | high | The El Niño climate phenomenon has been blamed for fuelling a spate of recent natural disasters around the world, from flooding in northern England and Paraguay to bushfires in Australia to storms in Texas. But, for many people in California, the current El Niño has been eagerly anticipated. Related: UK floods and ext... | newsroom-44 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016010119id_/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/31/el-nino-blamed-weather-chaos-california-upside-still-drought |
Document: Read the questionnaire that Gov. David A. Paterson of New York asked candidates for the appointment to fill out. | 1.590909 | medium | You, too, could be the next United States senator from New York. But first, Gov. David A. Paterson has some questions for you. Ever been fired from a job? Ever been disciplined by a bar association, suspended from school, or audited by Uncle Sam? Ever belonged to a club that restricted admission based on race, skin col... | newsroom-45 | https://web.archive.org/web/2009010919id_/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/so-you-want-to-be-senator-first-fill-this-out/index.html |
Mogul’s 21st Century Fox likely to consider renewed offer for owner of CNN, HBO, Warner Bros and other media brands. By Mark Sweney | 1.740741 | high | Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has been rebuffed in an $80bn (£46.7bn) bid to buy rival US media and entertainment giant Time Warner. Together Fox and Time Warner would own a huge range of assets including CNN, Fox News, HBO and movie studios 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Time Warner rejected the $85-a-share c... | newsroom-46 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014071719id_/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jul/16/rupert-murdoch-time-warner-bid-21st-century-fox |
On Thursday at the Berklee Performance Center, trombonist and pedagogue Hal Crook played a farewell concert featuring some of his now-famous students. | 1.307692 | medium | “What do you call a trombonist with a pager?” goes the old joke. “An optimist.” Trombonist and master educator Hal Crook joined the Berklee faculty in 1986 when pagers were still a thing, having himself graduated from the school a decade earlier. On Thursday night the college celebrated his announced retirement with a... | newsroom-47 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160221085741id_/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/02/19/trombonist-crook-takes-starry-final-bow-berklee/yJGoFMWdxgSwyUc0c5vb7I/story.html |
A group of millionaires calling for the rich to pay more in taxes is worried about the middle class. So why aren’t the middle-class people in their orbit so fearful? | 1.685714 | medium | “It is going to be really bad for rich people,” said Charlie Fink, 51, a former AOL executive, imagining an American financial collapse that could wipe out his wealth. “It’s going to be [bad] for everybody. But most people are living close to the bone anyway. So they have less to lose.” In another part of Fairfax Coun... | newsroom-48 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011100519id_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-some-of-the-rich-budget-and-tax-battles-bring-worries--of-paying-too-little/2011/09/26/gIQAqWbhLL_story.html |
Mets to face the Chicago Cubs after Murphy’s solo homer in the sixth, while Jacob deGrom allows runners in all six innings but just two runs | 1.607143 | high | Daniel Murphy just hoped no one was watching. Murphy shocked the sleeping Dodgers by stealing an uncovered third base and went on to score the tying run. Two innings later, Murphy hit a go-ahead homer off Zack Greinke that led the New York Mets over Los Angeles 3-2 Thursday night and into an NL Championship Series mat... | newsroom-49 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015101619id_/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/15/new-york-mets-dodgers-nl-daniel-murphy |
Nigeria has launched a major offense to finally bring back their girls from the clutches of Boko Haram but many of the women are still enduring the horror of being held captive by the militant extremist group including being stoned to death. | 1.348837 | medium | Women and children rescued by Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram extremists at Sambisa Forest wait for treatment at a refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria. Boko Haram fighters stoned captives to death, some girls and women were crushed by an armored car and three died when a land mine exploded as they walked to freedom. (AP Ph... | newsroom-50 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015050519id_/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/04/new-offensive-frees-captives-from-boko-haram-exposes-group-bloodlust/ |
The Suicide Squad star has criticised the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign but has ‘faith in America’ about November’s outcome | 1.181818 | low | Will Smith has criticised Donald Trump and the “absolute collective insanity” of his support. Related: Four films that predicted the rise of Donald Trump The actor, currently promoting his role in Suicide Squad, spoke about the Republican candidate’s many divisive statements in an interview with news.com.au. “For a ... | newsroom-51 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016080319id_/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/03/will-smith-donald-trump-supporters-collective-insanity |
âOur Lot,â by W. David Hancock and Kristin Newbom, centers on the stepchildren of a man who collected objects he said belonged to famous people. | 1.827586 | medium | W. David Hancock’s “Race of the Ark Tattoo” caused a small sensation downtown about a dozen years ago, partly because of its intriguing conceit. Inside a flea market a man spun stories about his foster father, who had died, by randomly picking up the man’s belongings and musing on them. It was a little bit of a gimmick... | newsroom-52 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011061519id_/http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/theater/reviews/our-lot-at-here-in-summerworks-festival-review.html |
Police are trying to identify a man they believe could help their investigation into the death of a Melbourne teenager outside a pub on the weekend. | 0.962963 | low | Tears flowed as the family and friends of murdered Melbourne teenager Patrick Cronin's gathered at his local football club to mourn to a life taken too soon. His parents Matt and Robyn, brother Lucas and sister Emma hugged well-wishers as they arrived before moving inside the clubhouse to address the community. At th... | newsroom-53 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016041919id_/http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/04/19/03/40/hunt-for-clues-in-fatal-punch-attack |
The impact of the stimulus package will be felt within weeks once the final version becomes law, but estimating its effectiveness is far more complex. | 1.296296 | high | But estimating how effective the huge program of tax cuts and spending will be in getting America’s economic engines humming again is a far more complex calculation requiring almost line-by-line scrutiny of the 647-page bill, lawmakers, economists and policy analysts say. While it may be difficult to predict how well ... | newsroom-54 | https://web.archive.org/web/2009013019id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/politics/29assess.html |
Overhunting affects seed dispersal and thus survival of hardwood trees, resulting in drastic reduction in Earth’s natural carbon storage, study finds | 0.958333 | medium | Large fruit-eating monkeys and birds in tropical forests have been revealed as surprising climate change champions, whose loss to over-hunting is driving up carbon emissions. This is because their seed-spreading plays a vital role in the survival of huge, hard-wooded trees. Tropical forests store 40% of all the carbon... | newsroom-55 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015121819id_/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/18/carbon-emissions-loss-of-monkeys-and-birds-in-tropical-forests |
Forensic experts have found the remains of Muslim victims in what could be the biggest mass grave uncovered since the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. | 1.407407 | low | Specialists said on Monday that the bodies and body parts had been moved to a remote grave near the eastern Bosnian town of Zvornik to hide traces of mass killings. "We have found dozens of bodily remains - some complete, some incomplete - and for now we are sure that this is a secondary grave," said Murat Hurtic, hea... | newsroom-56 | http://web.archive.org/web/20150518074734id_/http://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2003/08/200849155832479213.html |
The Red Bulls, flustered early by the atmosphere, gave up the first goal. But the team calmed down and started creating chances that led to the win. | 1.774194 | medium | The chant began in the 23rd minute: “We want Pirlo! We want Pirlo!” New York City F.C. was leading, 1-0, in its second game against the Red Bulls, and Pirlo, a World Cup-winning Italian midfielder who is renowned for his free kicks and seems to excel wherever he goes, had just appeared on the Jumbotron overlooking the... | newsroom-57 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015062919id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/sports/soccer/red-bulls-win-second-nycfc-rivalry-match-with-dominant-second-half.html |
In the world of the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” it’s not just the fire-breathing dragons which drive the plot, but gold dragon coins. | 1.21875 | low | (SPOILER ALERT: There's a lot of plot details for season 4 ahead.) "The Iron Bank will have its due," is not as widely recognized a phrase as the Stark family motto "Winter is Coming," but it may end up being almost as important to the outcome of the series. "Whether history or fantasy, the game of thrones prevents t... | newsroom-58 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160603064444id_/http://www.cnbc.com:80/2014/04/04/the-economics-of-game-of-thrones-austerity-and-qe.html |
Where to eat, sleep, shop and play, with recommendations from actor John Leguizamo, artist Olga de Amaral, designer Nancy Gonzalez and Nascar driver Juan Pablo Montoya. | 1.53125 | high | THIS 8,700-FOOT-HIGH Andean city has supported a thriving television industry for years. But over the last half-decade it has become an international entertainment center, drawing jet-setters with a taste for gourmet eateries, chic boutiques and contemporary galleries. Though it's still a bit gritty, Bogotá is no long... | newsroom-59 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013042019id_/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323741004578417022504336276.html |
Manuel Pineiro, ruthless but urbane spymaster who for more than 30 years led Cuba's intelligence apparatus and directed its efforts to export revolution to third world, dies in car crash in Havana; photo (M) | 0.675 | medium | From 1961 until 1974, as Deputy Minister of the Interior, Mr. Pineiro was in charge of the state security apparatus that both protected Fidel Castro and other Cuban leaders from assassination attempts and infiltrated spies into the Cuban exile movement here. In that post, he also supervised the establishment of the int... | newsroom-60 | http://web.archive.org/web/20161227194132id_/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/13/world/manuel-pineiro-spymaster-for-castro-is-dead-at-63.html |
After selling off its financial arm, GE Capital, General Electric is poised to once again become one of the best dividend growth stocks around. | 1.62963 | medium | For the better part of a century, General Electric was the king of all dividend stocks. It returned money to shareholders every quarter since 1899, and increased its payout for 32 years in a row, making it one of the S&P 500’s “Dividend Aristocrats.” But it gave up its crown in 2009 when the toll of the financial cris... | newsroom-61 | http://web.archive.org/web/20150411005959id_/http://fortune.com/2015/04/10/ge-dividend-stocks/ |
Drug companies taking aim at Alzheimer’s disease face big obstacles but see huge demand for therapies that would help milllions of patients. | 1.041667 | high | You could fill a small book with all the medical problems that overtook my mother in the last year of her life. Some of her illnesses, like cancer, became increasingly grave, while others were robbing her of something as important as life itself. She couldn’t remember things and got easily mixed up. Soon a lot of rout... | newsroom-62 | http://web.archive.org/web/20150325160714id_/http://www.bostonglobe.com:80/business/2015/03/23/investing-hope/AYHKGqZ3GGdUHKu3HzKbjM/story.html |
The all-wheel-drive concept was joined with revisions of popular models such as the Chevrolet Equinox, Honda Pilot and Acura RDX. And a surprising Mitsubishi. | 1.903226 | high | The 2015 Chicago auto show, where press previews were held on 12 February, was all about plausible deniability. The knock on US drivers is that they do not buy hatchbacks or station wagons, but they do – provided they come packaged as crossovers. Kia led the way with a fun, ruggedized version of its Soul model. With ... | newsroom-63 | http://web.archive.org/web/20150214144206id_/http://www.bbc.com:80/autos/story/20150213-kia-trailster-leads-crossover-pack-at-chicago-show |
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders he "feels great" and will continue to work during treatments. | 1.095238 | medium | In a letter to Berkshire (BRK.B) investors, Buffett, 81, the chairman and CEO, said he has been diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer and that he will commence daily radiation treatment in mid-July. Buffett, nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha for his investment prowess, stressed that his condition is treatable and is "... | newsroom-64 | https://web.archive.org/web/2012041819id_/http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/story/2012-04-17/warren-buffett-cancer-berkshire-hathaway/54367946/1 |
The doomerangers, unlike the boomerangers, leave their family home for many years (sometimes up to a decade) before returning. Here, they share their stories | 1.633333 | high | Most people will be familiar with the boomerang generation – a term applied to today’s graduates who choose to return to the family home after university while they pay off their debts and look for a job. But you might know less about the “doomerangers”, roughly defined as those who left home many years before, only t... | newsroom-65 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016051919id_/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/19/meet-the-doomerang-generation-its-like-being-a-41-year-old-teenager |
Save 50% for 16 weeks on a Times Digital or Home Delivery Subscriptionââ¬âNow through Feb 19. Go now! nytimes.com/presidentsday | 1.045455 | high | What is a digital subscription? What do I get when I subscribe? A NYTimes digital subscription provides ongoing unlimited access to the NYTimes.com Web site from any computer or device, plus access to apps on portable devices. To get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps, you'll need a subscription. Whe... | newsroom-66 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013021919id_/http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp3HY66.html |
California Chrome fell short in his Triple Crown bid. And co-owner Steve Coburn was not happy about it. Inside a day of horse racing sadness. | 1.266667 | medium | “Hey, Sophia Loren, baby, how are you?” Steve Coburn, co-owner of Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome, called out to a woman he thought resembled the actress, who was standing across from him at Barn 4 at Belmont Park. It was about an hour before race time, and Coburn, wearing a purple shirt, green tie, beige cowbo... | newsroom-67 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014060919id_/http://time.com/2844279/california-chrome-belmont-triple-crown-tonalist/ |
John Avlon introduces a new podcast featuring the voices of three CNN Opinion contributors exchanging views on the top three stories of the week | 1.958333 | high | Part of complete coverage from By John Avlon, CNN Contributor updated 12:37 PM EDT, Fri March 22, 2013 (CNN) -- Welcome to The Big Three -- a CNN Radio podcast on the big three stories of the week, featuring three contributors who write for CNN Opinion -- myself, my bride, Margaret Hoover, and political comedian Dea... | newsroom-68 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013032319id_/http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/opinion/avlon-podcast-the-big-three/index.html |
Smith, the ex-Democratic majority leader, tried to run for mayor in 2013 as a Republican by paying party bosses to get onto the ballot. | 1.37931 | low | Another one bites the dust. Former state Sen. Malcolm Smith was convicted Thursday of operating a big buck bribery scheme aimed at getting him elected mayor of New York City. A jury convicted Smith and former Queens GOP leader Vincent Tabone in the scheme, which involved getting the once-powerful Democratic majority ... | newsroom-69 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015020519id_/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ex-state-sen-malcolm-smith-found-guilty-bribery-article-1.2104465 |
Nearly 100 years after the revered artist’s death, he’s getting his first solo show at the Museum of Modern Art — focusing on experimental works on paper. | 1.935484 | medium | “Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty” was organized by Jodi Hauptman, senior curator of drawings and prints, with Karl Buchberg, senior conservator, and Heidi Hirschl, a curatorial assistant. It presents 120 monotypes and nearly 60 related prints, paintings, pastels, charcoal drawings and photos. Three sketchbooks on vie... | newsroom-70 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016032519id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/arts/design/the-moderndegas-you-havent-seen.html |
Tom Pernice Jr. and Nathan Green dodge forecast of 50 mph winds to share the second-round lead of the Sony Open on Friday. | 1.538462 | high | updated 11:38 p.m. ET Jan. 16, 2009 HONOLULU - On the kind of day where Tom Pernice Jr. kept his head down to battle the wind and rain, he looked up just in time to see his final shot disappear into the hole for eagle on Friday that gave him a 7-under 63 and a share of the lead in the Sony Open. It was a fitting end ... | newsroom-71 | https://web.archive.org/web/2009011719id_/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/28699220/ |
At the foot of one of Australia’s most famous landmarks, a British artist has created his latest masterpiece. | 1.714286 | high | Deep within Australia’s vast desert, a tremendous tower of rock has been forming for some 600 million years. For Aborigines, Uluru is sacred, full of ancestral spirits and tales of the past. For tourists, it is a place of historical intrigue and natural beauty. However, for British artist Bruce Munro, this ancient mono... | newsroom-72 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016072419id_/http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160720-a-field-of-light-blooms-in-the-australian-outback |
A potential deal between CNN and NBC could put Piers Morgan in Larry King's chair at 9 pm. | 1.1 | medium | Piers Morgan, the mean judge on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” is poised to take over Larry King’s coveted time slot on CNN, thanks to an imminent deal between the two media giants that own the channels. NBC, which attracts 20 million viewers to “Got Talent” each summer, has signaled that it is willing to share Mr. Mor... | newsroom-73 | https://web.archive.org/web/2010071319id_/http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/piers-morgan-a-step-closer-to-larry-king-chair/ |
As international leaders express outrage over mass killings in Syria -- and lament the inability to pass a U.N. Security Council resolution denouncing the Syrian regime -- questions linger about the... | 0.84375 | low | Russia is one of Syria's biggest arms suppliers. And China ranked as Syria's third-largest importer in 2010, according to data from the European Commission. "Beijing's renewed interest in Damascus?the traditional terminus node of the ancient Silk Road ... indicates that China sees Syria as an important trading hub," a... | newsroom-74 | https://web.archive.org/web/2012020619id_/http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/05/world/meast/syria-china-russia-relations/index.html |
The legendary 80s sitcom gets the cafe it deserves, including memorabilia, live music and, of course, cheesecake – plus Betty White at the grand opening | 1.724138 | medium | Get ready for Thank You for Being a Friend Fries, Sophia’s Sicilian Meatballs, and, of course, plenty of cheesecake. Rue La Rue, a Golden Girls themed restaurant, will open in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood in early September. It will be at 4396 Broadway which is, appropriately, known as the Sofia Storage ... | newsroom-75 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016062119id_/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/21/golden-girls-themed-restaurant-to-open-new-york-city |
Federal inspectors cited numerous issues at a Pennsylvania warehouse, including live and dead birds and rodents and drainage problems. | 1.333333 | medium | Before you go, we thought you'd like these... A food company that distributes products to Asian restaurants throughout the East and into the Midwest was cited for numerous violations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after rodents and other pests were found in a warehouse. -- sent earlier this month from the F... | newsroom-76 | http://web.archive.org/web/20160609090844id_/http://www.aol.com:80/article/2014/12/29/chinese-food-distributor-cited-rodents-birds/21122186/? |
The rectangular slabs in our pockets could eventually be relegated to 'dumb screens,' if we get all our notifications and connectivity from wearable devices. | 0.896552 | medium | Concept design for an iWatch (Photo credit: Brett Jordan) Mobile technology is breathing new life into devices we once thought were rather boring — like watches. A year ago, who needed to buy a watch when you could pull a smartphone out of your pocket and read the time on a brightly-lit screen? Yet that sentiment may ... | newsroom-77 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013030519id_/http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/03/04/iwatch-and-google-glass-could-make-smartphones-seem-dumb/ |
Although most of the planet has been discovered and well-documented, there's still plenty of places that remain relatively unknown, and for no good reason. Read about ten of the most gorgeous a... | 1.128205 | medium | Located two hours off the coast of Sydney, Lord Howe Island is not only remote geographically, but no more than 400 people are allowed to visit it at any given time. Accordingly, it looks like a literal paradise—from flawless beaches, a lagoon so blue it seems like a joke, a coral reef, volcanic peaks, rainforests, and... | newsroom-78 | http://web.archive.org/web/20120719012652id_/http://www.buzzfeed.com/bbcamerica/unbelievably-beautiful-places-youve-probably-neve |
The lives of professional athletes, always a transient band, have become more complicated by the decline in home values. | 0.590909 | high | “I’ll never buy again,” said the veteran Nets guard Keyon Dooling, who rents the downtown Orlando condominium he bought in 2005 to a Magic player. “That was a learning experience. I’ll never buy again as far as where I’m playing. It’s not a good idea because you can never predict how long you’re going to be in a situat... | newsroom-79 | https://web.archive.org/web/2009112719id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/sports/27homes.html |
A man says he arranged a marriage for the Qaeda affiliate leader Anwar al-Awlaki as part of efforts by Danish and American intelligence officials to hunt him down. | 1.870968 | high | But in one astonishing clip, recorded more than a year before the man, Anwar al-Awlaki, was killed by a C.I.A. drone strike in Yemen, the American-born cleric had a very different mission: to propose marriage to a third wife. “This message is specifically for Sister Aminah,” Mr. Awlaki says in the video to his future ... | newsroom-80 | https://web.archive.org/web/2012101919id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/world/middleeast/danes-wild-tale-of-ruse-to-find-anwar-al-awlaki.html |
City leaders rejected a deal to overhaul the police force, setting up a court fight over excessive policing in a city that came to symbolize it. | 1.214286 | high | WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday, less than a day after the city rejected an agreement to overhaul its beleaguered criminal justice system and address allegations of widespread abuses by its police department. “Their decision leaves us no further c... | newsroom-81 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016021119id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/us/politics/justice-department-sues-ferguson-over-police-deal.html |
After the runaway success of the ‘hip-hop Dynasty’, a new crop of shows are coming to our screens – but do they reflect the African American experience, and will white audiences embrace them? | 1.589744 | high | Last month, I found myself in San Diego for a wedding party. For those of you familiar with the state of California and its discrete, culturally autonomous regions, you’ll know that San Diego and its outlying suburbs trend to the right of the political spectrum, contrary to the received wisdom that all Californians are... | newsroom-82 | https://web.archive.org/web/2016012219id_/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/22/tv-show-empire-donald-glover-atlanta-shots-fired-african-american |
The anonymous Atlanta masseur who claimed Travolta groped his buttocks, grabbed at his crotch, masturbated in his presence and forcibly hugged him last January submitted the dismissal paperwork early Thursday. | 0.878788 | medium | John Travolta's lawyer has said the mulitple accusers are just looking for fame and money. TWO MORE men stepped from the shadows Thursday to accuse John Travolta of X-rated ambushes — the latest in a line of masseurs claiming randy faceoffs with the movie star. One says he was groped by Travolta while performing a ma... | newsroom-83 | https://web.archive.org/web/2012051819id_/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/john-travolta-accuser-withdraws-2m-lawsuit-hires-lawyer-pursue-case-article-1.1079848 |
A Palestinian man hijacked a taxi in Tel Aviv, drove it to a packed nightclub and ran over policemen at a security checkpoint before emerging to stab several bystanders. | 1 | medium | The revolution in Egypt that resulted in the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak in February has led to an increase in lawlessness in Sinai, allowing more movement of Palestinian militants to and from Gaza through tunnels under the border. “Even this morning, we are on high alert in the south in the face of a possibl... | newsroom-84 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011082919id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/world/middleeast/30israel.html |
Brendan Rodgers may not have been the best Liverpool manager in the club’s glorious history but he should be praised for his bravery even if it led to his eventual exit | 1.34375 | high | Farewell, then, Brendan Rodgers. “It was a wonderful show of character and resilience.” That was your catchphrase. Also: “Anyone can ask a team to just sit back and defend on the edge of the box.” That was another. By the end it felt as if the final year and a half of Rodgers’ time at Liverpool – in total 40 months, 1... | newsroom-85 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015100519id_/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/oct/05/liverpool-brendan-rodgers-sacked |
Amanda Knox, the American convicted in December 2009 of the sexual assault and murder of her British roommate in Italy, is "cautiously optimistic" as she begins the lengthy appellate process in | 0.542857 | low | The experts' work begins on February 9 and they must conclude their analysis by May 9. Results will be presented to the two-judge and six layperson jury on May 21. Carla Vecchioti and Stefano Conti, both professors of forensic science at La Sapienza University in Rome, will test the validity of the forensic results of... | newsroom-86 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011012319id_/http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/01/22/italy.knox/index.html |
Rocket tourism may seem flighty. But Richard Branson and others might have the money and smarts to launch us all | 0.904762 | high | This is, without a doubt, the sexiest setting ever for a meeting of aspiring astronauts: under swaying palm trees on the beach of a private island owned by Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands. It is the week after Thanksgiving, and Branson is playing host to a "galactic get-together" on Necker Island. Beer a... | newsroom-87 | https://web.archive.org/web/2007022619id_/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1592834,00.html |
You may be tempted to go uninsured, but there are ways to find affordable plans and avoid being totally exposed. | 1 | high | After coming up with an idea for a smartphone-application business in mid-2012, Josh Lee started building it on nights and weekends, in part because quitting his sales job at a technology firm would have meant losing his employer-sponsored health benefits. Mr. Lee, of New Holland, Pa., suffers from occasional severe h... | newsroom-88 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013102019id_/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303376904579135322033886680 |
Plus, American Apparel ditches Dov Charney, NYFW needs a new home and more from the week in style. | 1 | medium | All the week’s fashion news that’s fit to reprint. Rihanna: Bad girl gone Puma The singer seems particularly invested in her newly announced role as the women’s creative director (and global ambassador) for Puma, touring the company’s headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on Tuesday “dressed in a cream ensemble th... | newsroom-89 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014122019id_/http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/puma-rihanna-kate-middleton-hoodie-hedi-slimane-gucci-style-news/ |
‘Popeye’, responsible for thousands of deaths during reign of Medellin cocaine cartel, out on good behaviour after 22 years | 1.454545 | medium | One of Colombia’s most feared drug cartel assassins has walked free after serving 22 years in jail for scores of murders ordered by the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar during the cocaine trafficking heyday of the 1980s. Jhon Jairo Velasquez, known by his alias Popeye, was released early from the high security Combit... | newsroom-90 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014082719id_/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/27/jhon-jairo-velasquez-hitman-to-pablo-escobar-walks-free-in-colombia |
If you're having trouble understanding Amazon's battles against Disney and the Hachette Book Group, perhaps some wisdom from Jiminy Cricket, Wolverine, and Dr. Doom can clear things up. | 1.088235 | high | In its storied, revolutionary history, Amazon.com hasn’t been hesitant to employ ruthless strategies in its quest to rule retail. The company’s tactics have been so tough that they’ve inspired consumer boycotts from time to time. Amazon’s latest skirmishes position the world’s largest e-retailer in standoffs against Ha... | newsroom-91 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014081119id_/http://time.com/money/3101218/amazon-disney-hachette-war-movie-quotes/ |
After Serena Williams's tearful first-round victory on Tuesday, her fashionista sister Venus can put further verve into the previously flagging women's game when she takes on Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm first up on Center Court. | 1.488372 | medium | LONDON (Reuters) - It was Venus's turn to write the Williams plot line at Wimbledon on Wednesday as she survived a gripping three-set battle with 40-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm. Men's champion Rafa Nadal also got his first taste of indoor grasscourt tennis but needed considerably less time to reach the third r... | newsroom-92 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011062119id_/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/06/21/nadal-primed-amid-us-onslaught-at-wimbledon/ |
Republican leaders say only a spotless recruit can make the case to Long Island voters that Republicans should retain their slim majority in the State Senate. | 1.925926 | high | The corruption trials of Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the former leaders of New York’s Legislature, deepened voters’ distrust of state government, and prompted public demands for root-and-branch ethics reform when lawmakers return to Albany next year. But for the Democratic and Republican leaderships, there is a... | newsroom-93 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015122419id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/24/nyregion/skelos-conviction-leaves-key-vacancy-in-nassau-county-senate-seat.html |
Rebecca Nicholson: A trip to the coast, and Shoshanna finally tells the others in the group exactly what she thinks of them all. But will Hannah take any notice? | 0.909091 | medium | SPOILER ALERT: this blog is published after the US transmission; the UK broadcasts the episodes a week later. • Read Rebecca Nicholson's episode six blogpost Welcome back, Girls! I know it's only been a week, but I was starting to feel like this season was treading water (though I know from the comments that some of ... | newsroom-94 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014021719id_/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/feb/17/girls-recap-season-three-episode-seven-beach-house |
Kate Upton raged on Twitter with a NSFW rant after Justin Verlander lost Cy Young Award voting to Rick Porcello. | 1.857143 | medium | Kate Upton is not accepting voting results…for the Cy Young Award. The model is the fiancée of Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, winner of the 2011 AL Cy Young Award. Verlander was a finalist for this year's award, but he fell to Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello, a former Tiger. Verlander actually had more first-pla... | newsroom-95 | http://web.archive.org/web/20161118132642id_/http://www.thepostgame.com/kate-upton-twitter-defense-verlander-cy-young |
The all-time leading scorer in MLS and for the U.S. national team will step aside after this season with the Galaxy. | 1.791667 | high | Landon Donovan, the most prolific scorer in U.S. men’s soccer history, announced Thursday that he will retire after the 2014 season with the Los Angeles Galaxy. A day after scoring the winning goal in the MLS All-Star Game, Donovan announced in a written statement: “I am sad to leave a profession that has brought me so... | newsroom-96 | https://web.archive.org/web/2014080819id_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2014/08/07/landon-donovan-to-retire-after-2014-season/ |
For just $100, a headset that combines Samsung hardware with Oculus software addresses hurdles—like nausea—that have kept virtual reality from going mainstream. | 1.310345 | high | Virtual reality is ready for Christmas-morning reality. Buzz about VR has been building for years, but you can’t stay up all Christmas Eve waiting to rip open a box of hype. Now a Star Trekkish gadget from Samsung SSNHZ 0.00 % and Facebook Inc. FB 1.00 % ’s Oculus called the Gear VR makes a compelling VR experience av... | newsroom-97 | https://web.archive.org/web/2015112219id_/http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-gear-vr-review-virtual-reality-finds-its-atari-moment-1448028206 |
As the late President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday is observed, historians point out that his political successes, not his persona, have been mythologized over the years."Today's Republicans | 0.5 | low | "He was never talking about doing away with Medicaid, Medicare, or abolishing HUD," he said. "It had more to do with trimming the federal budget." Upon taking office, Reagan faced a severe recession and double-digit inflation. Gas station lines stretched for miles. Americans simply lost hope in their economic future, ... | newsroom-98 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011020719id_/http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/04/reagan.legacy/index.html |
Roger Federer and Petra Kvitova won their opening matches at the United States Open, while the qualifier Máximo González ousted 14th-seeded Jerzy Janowicz. | 1.555556 | high | In the case of Roger Federer, every sign of struggle sets the radar on high alert because heâs Roger Federer and the current downward slope of his career is monitored as if the sport is watching its own electrocardiogram. For one day, Federer brushed aside such larger questions. His first-round match on Tuesday agai... | newsroom-99 | https://web.archive.org/web/2013082719id_/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/sports/tennis/united-states-open-tennis-day-two.html |
Hunting wild turkey, the traditional main course of the US holiday meal, is an adrenaline rush and a learning exercise in food consumption. | 1.192308 | medium | The writer, Jonah Flicker, after bagging his first wild turkey. My hands gripped the barrel of my semiautomatic shotgun tightly, as I sat back against a beech tree, waiting for my prey. Dusk was steadily approaching, the light fading into a dull, autumnal grey over upstate New York. As the fatigue of an eight-hour hun... | newsroom-100 | https://web.archive.org/web/2011112819id_/http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20111121-shooting-a-thanksgiving-dinner |
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