TOP NEWS
Allies Target Qaddafi's Ground Forces as Libyan Rebels Regroup
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and ELISABETH BUMILLER
American and European militaries intensified their barrage of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces by air and sea on Sunday.
Video: Assessing the Casualties in Libya -
Video Report - The Lede: Taliban Condemn Attacks on Libya
- Libyan Rebels Renew Charge
DealBook
AT&T to Buy T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and JENNA WORTHAM
AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom would create the largest cellular carrier in the country.
- Deal Leaves Sprint's Future Unclear |
Post a Comment - Times Topics: AT&T | Deutsche Telekom A.G.
Crises in Japan Ripple Across Global Economy
By MICHAEL POWELL
Tsunamis,
radioactive plumes, Middle Eastern revolutions and a new round of the
European debt crisis could derail a tenuous bounceback.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"I
think all countries probably would like to see Libya remain a unified
state. Having states in the region begin to break up because of internal
differences is a formula for real instability in the future."
World
Video:
Strangers in a Strange Land
Haitians
living in the United States but convicted of misdemeanors and drug
offenses are now being deported to Haiti again after a one-year
moratorium.
Opinion
Room For Debate
Career Counselor: Bill Gates or Steve Jobs?
Microsoft's founder would invest in fields proved to produce jobs. Apple's founder extols the liberal arts.
WORLD
Airstrikes in Libya; Questions Back Home
By JEFF ZELENY
As
President Obama's most recent military action gets criticism from left
and right, his challenge is to keep the focus on his own political
agenda.
Sarkozy Puts France at Vanguard of West's War Effort
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Motivated
by French failures to respond quickly to the revolutions in Tunisia and
Egypt, President Nicolas Sarkozy brought Western allies together on
Libya.
Egyptian Voters Approve Constitutional Changes
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
The results, which will usher in rapid elections, underscore the weakness of nascent liberal groups.
U.S.
On Education
J. D. Salinger Slept Here (Just Don't Tell Anyone)
By MICHAEL WINERIP
Ursinus
College, where Salinger spent a semester in 1938, has long sought a way
to trade on this literary association, with mixed success.
At Mining Championship, Winning Might Mean a Job
By JESSE McKINLEY
The International Intercollegiate Mining Competition drew competitors from near and far.
Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors
By KATE ZERNIKE
Twelve
years after M.I.T. sought to end discrimination against female faculty
members, a study shows progress has come with a new perception - a
belief that women are given an unfair advantage.
Document: Report on Women at M.I.T.BUSINESS
A Disaster Spares the Heart of Sony
By BROOKS BARNES
Sony
has 60,000 workers in Japan, but no employee casualties. The next step
will be to restart its many plants in Tohoku, the region hit hardest.
Japan Factories Take Steps to Resume Production
By NICK BUNKLEY and DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
The
announcement that Nissan would restart production was among a handful
of encouraging signs for Japan's economy in the wake of the earthquake
and tsunami.
Rush of Events Gives Foreign News a Top Priority
By BRIAN STELTER
Television
news coverage of foreign events this year is at the highest level since
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, putting strains on journalists covering
foreign news.
SPORTS
Southwest: Florida State 71, Notre Dame 57
Florida State Routs Notre Dame and Adds to Big East Misery
By JOE DRAPE
Florida State upset second-seeded Notre Dame, leaving the Big East with only 2 of a record 11 teams in the tournament.
- Southwest: Virginia Commonwealth 94, Purdue 76: From First Four to the Final 16: Virginia Commonwealth Rolls
- Southwest: Kansas 73, Illinois 59: Kansas Dominates Inside to Beat Illinois
East: Marquette 66, Syracuse 62
Coach Waxes Poetic After Upset of Syracuse
By PAT BORZI
Darius Johnson-Odom's 3-pointer with 26 seconds to play lifted the 11th-seeded Golden Eagles.
What to Make of Big East After the First Weekend
By ADAM HIMMELSBACH and PETE THAMEL
When the dust settled and the Round of 32 drew to a close Sunday night, only 2 of the league's 11 teams were left standing.
ARTS
Critic's Notebook
Where the Music Still Roils in a Critical Mass
By JON PARELES
The South by Southwest music festival in Texas included live performances, official and peripheral, by at least 2,000 acts.
At the Maastricht Art Fair, a Rembrandt and a Red Shoe
By CAROL VOGEL
The main allure of this year's European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands, is its breadth.
Theater Review | 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'
With Song in Heart, Pompoms on Head
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
"Priscilla
Queen of the Desert," a hyperactively splashy musical, wants so
desperately to give audiences a good time that the results are oddly
enervating.
MEDIA & ADVERTISING
At Thrillist, Mingling Commerce and Content
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
A
co-founder of the Web site Thrillist is betting that commerce, not just
advertising, is the key to making online media profitable.
Media Cache
In Britain, Curbing Lawsuits Over Libel
By ERIC PFANNER
The
government introduced legislation to crack down on trivial claims of
libel and give news organizations greater protection for publishing
accurate articles.
The Media Equation
The Evolving Mission of Google
By DAVID CARR
Google
will tell you insistently that it is not a media company - it organizes
and manages content, but does not produce it. Watch closely.
EDITORIALS
Editorial
A Chance to Build Again
A
proposal to create a bank that would lend out seed money to fix
crumbling infrastructure could prevent disaster and put thousands of
people back to work.
Editorial
Long-Delayed Rules for Cleaner Air
A
proposed rule that would require power plants to reduce emissions of
mercury and other airborne toxics is unquestionably a victory for the
public.
Editorial
False Confessions
New
York's highest court should not permit the state to deny compensation
to a man who served nine years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
Editorial
Reconsidering the Robin
Robins bring a mixture of joy and relief, the sign of a natural cycle still intact.
OP-ED
The War on Warren
By PAUL KRUGMAN
The attacks on Elizabeth Warren are meant to block credible consumer protections.
Op-Ed Columnist
A Very Liberal Intervention
By ROSS DOUTHAT
A war that's right out of the Clinton playbook, with many of the same perils.
Op-Ed Contributor
Unbreakable Bonds
By IRIS J. LAV
Fears of a municipal debt apocalypse are misplaced.
Op-Ed Contributor
Educated, Unemployed and Frustrated
By MATTHEW C. KLEIN
Desperate young people are not just a feature of Arab regimes. There are plenty of them in the United States, too.
