The tax scandal that reignited in Greece over the holidays had all the makings of a grade-B drama. A former finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, was accused of scrubbing his relatives’ names from a CD containing the identities of thousands of possible Greek tax dodgers. Within hours, his chief political rival tossed him from their party. Thanassis Stavrakis/Associated PressGeorge...
Jan
04
Afghan Soldier’s Journey From Friend to Killer of Americans
Labels: WorldVideo Image via Site Monitoring ServiceMahmood is shown being welcomed by the Taliban after he opened fire on American trainers in Kunar Province. KABUL, Afghanistan — It was only after the young Afghan soldier’s hatred of Americans had grown murderous that he reached out to the Taliban. The soldier, named simply Mahmood, 22, said that in May he told the insurgents of his plan to shoot Americans...
Europe Likely to Be Harder on Google Over Search
Labels: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO — By some accounts, the United States let Google off the hook by finding that the technology giant had not abused its dominance in the Internet search market. Few expect the European antitrust watchdog to be as lenient. The Federal Trade Commission ruled Thursday that Google had not broken antitrust laws, after a 19-month inquiry into how it operates its search engine....
Well: Vegan Recipes for Health
Labels: LifestyleIf one of your goals for 2013 is more healthful eating, the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman can get you started. She has proposed five delicious vegan meals for the New Year that may also save you some money. She writes:Here is a New Year’s project for you. Take an inventory of your pantry, freezer and refrigerator and cook for a week without buying anything except items that you...
Well: Vegan Recipes for Health
Labels: HealthIf one of your goals for 2013 is more healthful eating, the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman can get you started. She has proposed five delicious vegan meals for the New Year that may also save you some money. She writes:Here is a New Year’s project for you. Take an inventory of your pantry, freezer and refrigerator and cook for a week without buying anything except items that you...
Europe Likely to Be Harder on Google Over Search
Labels: BusinessSAN FRANCISCO — By some accounts, the United States let Google off the hook by finding that the technology giant had not abused its dominance in the Internet search market. Few expect the European antitrust watchdog to be as lenient. The Federal Trade Commission ruled Thursday that Google had not broken antitrust laws, after a 19-month inquiry into how it operates its search engine....
Jan
03
Obama Signs Defense Bill, With Conditions
Labels: WorldWASHINGTON — President Obama set aside his veto threat and late Wednesday signed a defense bill that imposes restrictions on transferring detainees out of military prisons in Afghanistan and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. But Mr. Obama attached a signing statement claiming that he has the constitutional power to override the limits in the law. His move awakened a dormant issue from Mr. Obama’s first...
In Victory for Google, U.S. Ends Antitrust Investigation
Labels: TechnologyMladen Antonov/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJon Leibowitz, the F.T.C. chairman, said Google's search engine actions were "not undertaken without legitimate justification." WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday found that Google had not violated antitrust or anticompetition statutes in the way it structures its Web search application — handing a big victory to the search giant...
Question Mark: Why Am I Getting Shorter With Age?
Labels: LifestyleSal DiMarco Jr. for The New York TimesThe upward trajectory of youth starts falling for most people after 40. In a file photo, a Macungie, Pa., middle school nurse, Linda Duffy, measures a student. Relax. You’ve been through this before. Back when you were a baby baby boomer, your doctor probably laid you down every few months and measured your height. Then came the big day: you toddled...
Question Mark: Why Am I Getting Shorter With Age?
Labels: HealthSal DiMarco Jr. for The New York TimesThe upward trajectory of youth starts falling for most people after 40. In a file photo, a Macungie, Pa., middle school nurse, Linda Duffy, measures a student. Relax. You’ve been through this before. Back when you were a baby baby boomer, your doctor probably laid you down every few months and measured your height. Then came the big day: you toddled...
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