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Gawker editor jolts courtroom in Hulk Hogan privacy trial
News, New York Times, Published on 11/03/2016
» A palpable sense of shock rippled through a courtroom in St Petersburg, Florida, on Wednesday morning when the former editor-in-chief of Gawker.com was shown in a videotaped deposition suggesting that almost anything goes when it comes to the newsworthiness of celebrities' sex videos.
EU ignores rights crackdown
News, New York Times, Published on 10/03/2016
» The contrast was jarring: Just days after the police broke into the offices of an opposition newspaper using tear gas and water cannon, Turkey's prime minister was greeted in Brussels with offers of billions in aid, visa-free travel for Turks in Europe and renewed prospects for joining the European Union.
Cruz wins Iowa GOP caucus
New York Times, Published on 02/02/2016
» DES MOINES, IOWA — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, powered by a surge of support from evangelical Christians, handily defeated Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, throwing into question the depth of support for Mr Trump’s unconventional candidacy.
Syria talks inch ahead as fighting continues
New York Times, Published on 01/02/2016
» GENEVA — As a suicide attack killed more than 40 people near a revered shrine in Syria Sunday and government forces pummelled a besieged town, peace talks inched forward in Geneva, where a reluctant opposition delegation met for the first time with a United Nations mediator.
Iowa caucuses begin the long, slow US election
News, New York Times, Published on 01/02/2016
» The presidential race hurtled over the weekend toward a watershed moment: voting that will start to reveal the true depth of Americans' desire to cast aside traditional politicians and Washington-style compromise and embrace disruptive outsiders appealing to their passions.
Symbol of dignified defiance, Suu Kyi sounds provocative note
New York Times, Published on 18/11/2015
» NAY PYI TAW -- For two decades, Aung San Suu Kyi was a radiant symbol of dignified nonviolent resistance, most of that time confined to house arrest by the generals who have governed Myanmar for half a century.
American Apparel goes bankrupt
New York Times, Published on 06/10/2015
» New York: American Apparel, the one-time arbiter of edgy made-in-America cool, filed for bankruptcy protection early Monday, its business crippled by huge debts, a precipitous fall in sales, employee strife and a drawn-out legal battle with the retailer’s ousted founder, Dov Charney.
Utilitarian no more, airports go five-star
New York Times, Published on 08/05/2015
» As major airports around the world scramble to brand themselves as luxury entities rather than mere transportation centres, some have adopted a star-ranking system, like hotels. It was inevitable.