40 Years After Roe v. Wade, Thousands March to Oppose Abortion

Drew Angerer/The New York TimesPro-life activists made their way down Constitution Avenue toward the Supreme Court during the March for Life in Washington on Friday. WASHINGTON — Three days after the 40th anniversary of the decision in Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, tens of thousands of abortion opponents from around the country came to the National Mall on Friday...

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40 Years After Roe v. Wade, Thousands March to Oppose Abortion

Drew Angerer/The New York TimesPro-life activists made their way down Constitution Avenue toward the Supreme Court during the March for Life in Washington on Friday. WASHINGTON — Three days after the 40th anniversary of the decision in Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, tens of thousands of abortion opponents from around the country came to the National Mall on Friday...

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Gadgetwise Blog: Is January the Time to Buy Electronics?

At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January, manufacturers tantalized consumers with new electronics soon to hit the shelves. But what does that do to the prices of current models that are being replaced? Is this a golden buying opportunity?Yes and no. Yes for TVs, no for laptops. I’ll explain.Decide.com, which tracks the price of electronics, studied what happened...

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At Least 8 Die in Egyptian Riots after Soccer Verdict

CAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced 21 people to death on Saturday on charges related to one of the world’s deadliest incidents of soccer violence, touching off an attempted jailbreak and a riot that killed at least 16 in the Mediterranean port city that is home to most of the defendants. The verdict follows deadly clashes between police and demonstrators on Friday, the second anniversary...

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DealBook: Despite Calm, Draghi Raises Economic Concerns

DAVOS, Switzerland — Dubbing 2012 as the year the euro was relaunched, the president of the European Central Bank expressed concern that renewed calm on financial markets had not yet led to economic growth and better lives for European citizens.Mario Draghi, the E.C.B. president and the person who can probably take more credit than anyone for the relative tranquility that greets visitors to the World...

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The New Old Age Blog: Time to Recognize Mild Cognitive Disorder?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published and periodically updated by the American Psychiatric Association, is one of those documents few laypeople ever read, but many of us are affected by.It can make it easier or harder to get an insurance company or Medicare to cover treatments, for example. It factors into a variety of legal and governmental decisions.And on a personal...

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The New Old Age Blog: Time to Recognize Mild Cognitive Disorder?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published and periodically updated by the American Psychiatric Association, is one of those documents few laypeople ever read, but many of us are affected by.It can make it easier or harder to get an insurance company or Medicare to cover treatments, for example. It factors into a variety of legal and governmental decisions.And on a personal...

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Apple Labor Audits Uncover Underage Workers

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple stepped up audits of working conditions at major suppliers last year, discovering multiple cases of employment of underage workers, discrimination and wage problems. The company, which relies heavily on Asia-based partners like Foxconn Technology Group of Taiwan to assemble its devices, said Thursday that it had conducted 393 audits, up 72 percent from 2011, reviewing...

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India Ink: Five Questions For: Aminatta Forna

Aminatta Forna’s most recent novel, “The Memory of Love,” won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best Book Award for 2011. Her previous novels include the “The Devil that Danced on the Water” and “Ancestor Stones,” which won the 2007 German Liberaturpreis, the Hurston Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction in 2007 and the Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize in the United States in 2010. India Ink interviewed...

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DealBook: Commerzbank to Cut Up to 6,000 Jobs

LONDON – Commerzbank, the second-largest lender in Germany, is planning to cut up to 6,000 jobs in a bid to increase earnings, joining other European banks that have announced restructuring plans in recent months.The bank said on Thursday that it expected to eliminate 4,000 to 6,000 jobs by 2016, or 7 to 10 percent of its work force.The layoffs will affect Commerzbank’s global operations, particularly...

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