BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD
social security (us)
obama
barack
federal budget (us)
united states politics and government
reform and reorganization
There are sensible ways to reform Social Security, but it is not driving the deficit.
BY IAN URBINA AND CATHERINE RENTZ
immigration detention
immigration and emigration
public defenders and court-appointed lawyers (criminal)
Is a lawyer a necessity or a financial drain on the immigration system?
BY GARY GUTTING
easter and holy week
the stone
philosophy
roman catholic church
Can reflective and honest intellectuals actually believe in the church’s teachings?
BY DAVID A. STOCKMAN
federal reserve system
goldman sachs group inc|gs|nyse
regulation and deregulation of industry
reagan
ronald wilson
obama
barack
federal budget (us)
inflation (economics)
united states economy
dow jones & co|dj|nyse
united states politics and government
Eight decades of bipartisan Keynesian spending and Federal Reserve money-printing have left us exhausted and bankrupt.
There are sensible ways to reform Social Security, but it is not driving the deficit.
Until there are leaders who will push for the interests of Europe as a whole, expect more near-disasters like Cyprus.
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BY ANDREW HIGGINS
european sovereign debt crisis (2010- )
cyprus
tax shelters
tax evasion
Cyprus is hardly the only safe harbor for the tax-averse. Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Caymans are reminding those shaken by events in Cyprus that they remain open for business.
BY THOM SHANKER
united states defense and military forces
united states
federal budget (us)
missiles and missile defense systems
afghanistan war (2001- )
united states politics and government
hagel
chuck
afghanistan
As President Obama negotiates a spending and revenue deal, the defense secretary and Pentagon officials warned that there could be larger budget reductions than expected. 
BY NATHANIEL POPPER
securities and exchange commission
td ameritrade holding corp.|amtd|nyse
knight capital group inc|kcg|nyse
citigroup inc|c|nyse
new york stock exchange
stocks and bonds
credit suisse group ag|cs|nyse
More stock trades, about 40 percent on some days, are being conducted outside public exchanges.
BY VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
classical music
hvorostovsky
dmitri
The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky performed works by Rachmaninoff and Sviridov at Carnegie Hall.
BY LANDON THOMAS JR.
deutsche bank ag|db|nyse
cyprus
deposit insurance
international monetary fund
banking and financial institutions
bank of cyprus
european sovereign debt crisis (2010- )
indymac bancorp
The rescue of Los Angeles-based IndyMac Bancorp may provide lessons for what the losses required by the Bank of Cyprus bailout will mean.
BY ANDREW E. KRAMER
google inc|goog|nasdaq
youtube.com
russia
facebook inc|fb|nasdaq
social networking (internet)
twitter
censorship
law and legislation
computers and the internet
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been required by government officials to hide some posts, under a law that critics say paves the way for broader censorship.
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BY ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
easter and holy week
francis
palestinians
israel
middle east and north africa unrest (2010- )
Before an estimated 250,000 people jammed into St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis also deplored a world “divided by greed looking for easy gain.”
A baby Rothschild giraffe was born in March at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Connecticut. (Credit: Evan Sung for The New York Times)
Photos of the giraffe have been lighting up television and computer screens around the world, and raising awareness of the conservation center. Few zoos are able to dedicate space for breeding, so they rely on places like LEO to maintain healthy populations. Read more about the LEO Center: http://nyti.ms/YURTSh
Photos of the giraffe have been lighting up television and computer screens around the world, and raising awareness of the conservation center. Few zoos are able to dedicate space for breeding, so they rely on places like LEO to maintain healthy populations. Read more about the LEO Center: http://nyti.ms/YURTSh
BY LIZETTE ALVAREZ
cuban-americans
human rights and human rights violations
sanchez
yoani
miami (fla)
cuba
Not long ago, Cuban-Americans in Miami rolled out the red carpet only to defectors who disavowed their homeland. But a dissident who plans to return home has been greeted warmly.
Proposals to increase competition and reform taxes have the potential to transform the country.
A breakthrough agreement on guest workers raises hopes for a broader deal.
There are major benefits and big risks in what some Republican-led states want to do.
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BY MASHA GESSEN
nonprofit organizations
russia
europe
putin
vladimir v
The Putin administration’s rhetoric, practice and law have been remarkably consistent: their point is to crush civil society.
BY NANCY FOLBRE
mckellar
danica
national rifle assn
women and girls
lean in: women
work
and the will to lead (book)
today's economist
In American society, concepts of masculinity and femininity have broadened while remaining fundamentally unchanged.
BY THE NEW YORK TIMES
chennai (india)
drugs (pharmaceuticals)
inventions and patents
novartis ag
novartis ag|nvs|nyse
A 112-page ruling discusses India’s changing patent laws, pharmaceutical manufacturing and the meaning of the word “efficacy.”
BY PETER J. HENNING
white collar watch
buchwald
naomi reice
ubs ag|ubs|nyse
libor (london interbank offered rate)
federal home loan mortgage corp (freddie mac)|fmcc|otcbb
investment banking
decisions and verdicts
charles schwab corporation|schw|nyse
legal
regulatory
ubs ag
A judge’s dismissal of the bulk of the claims filed by private plaintiffs against banks involved in a rate-manipulation scandal is certainly a major victory, but the banks should not get too far ahead of themselves.
BY GENE MARKS
start-ups
small business
patient protection and affordable care act (2010)
dashboard
entrepreneurship
The stock market closes at a record high. Daily deals are no longer driving restaurant traffic. You may now power up your electronic devices. But are your ducks in a row?
BY GARDINER HARRIS
supreme court of india
novartis ag|nvs|nyse
inventions and patents
decisions and verdicts
drugs (pharmaceuticals)
cancer
India’s top court rejected a patent request by Novartis for a major cancer drug, ensuring poor patients’ access to many of the world’s best medicines, at least for a while.
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BY CHARLES KUPCHAN AND SOLI OZEL
netanyahu
benjamin
israel
erdogan
recep tayyip
turkey
international relations
Turning back the clock is impossible. Instead, a new partnership must be built on pillars of cooperation.
Quotation of the Day: "There’s a tremendous push where if the kid’s behavior is thought to be quote-unquote abnormal — if they’re not sitting quietly at their desk — that’s pathological, instead of just childhood." — Dr. Jerome Groopman, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, on the dramatic rise in the number of children diagnosed with, and given medication for, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
More Diagnoses of Hyperactivity in New C.D.C. Data
www.nytimes.com
Rates of the disorder have increased markedly in the past decade, heightening concern that the diagnosis and its medication are overused among American children.
More Diagnoses of Hyperactivity in New C.D.C. Data
www.nytimes.com
Rates of the disorder have increased markedly in the past decade, heightening concern that the diagnosis and its medication are overused among American children.
BY MICHAEL Z. WISE
t spring design 2013
design
travel
vienna (austria)
travel and vacations
Vienna’s Palais Liechtenstein finally opens its doors after a four-year, $135 million restoration.
BY REUTERS
united states economy
stocks and bonds
The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, which hit a closing high on Thursday, fell about 0.5 percent in midday trading. European markets were closed.
BY REUTERS
united states economy
institute for supply management
factories and manufacturing
An industry report showed the rate of new orders unexpectedly dropped in March.
What do young people need to know today? Op-Ed columnist Thomas L. Friedman posed this question to Tony Wagner, the Harvard education specialist. Discover why Mr. Wagner says that motivation is the most critical goal of education.
Need a Job? Invent It
www.nytimes.com
Finding a job is so 20th century. That is why young people today need to be more “innovation ready” than “college ready.”
Need a Job? Invent It
www.nytimes.com
Finding a job is so 20th century. That is why young people today need to be more “innovation ready” than “college ready.”
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The Times's Katie Thomas explains why a ruling in India favoring generic drugs has rippling effects around the world.
BY JULIET LAPIDOS
featured posts
same-sex marriage
civil unions and domestic partnerships
The chairwoman of the Georgia G.O.P. said same-sex unions could lead to fraud.
BY ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
new york city
real estate and housing (residential)
facebook inc|fb|nasdaq
new jersey
divorce
separations and annulments
The animosity of couples going through divorce can easily complicate a marital home’s sale, but the clients also represent a niche opportunity.
Nearly 25 years after Soviet troops left Afghanistan in defeat, Russia may return – in order to service the Russian equipment that makes up the backbone of the Afghan military.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy album: The singer-songwriter's new album features a song critical of French President Hollande. Clara Bruni-Sarkozy is the former 'first lady' of France.
BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR
appointments and executive changes
kennedy
caroline
japan
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F. Kennedy, was an early supporter of President Obama, and the assignment would vault her into the kind of public life that her father and uncles pursued for decades.
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