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New York City’s Top Uniformed Police Officer Resigns
By J. DAVID GOODMAN and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Philip Banks III, the chief of department, resigned just days before he was to be promoted to become Commissioner William J. Bratton’s second-in-command.
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Health
17 minutes ago
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Low Vitamin D Tied to Asthma Attacks
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Raising vitamin D levels may help control flare-ups in people with asthma.
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U.S.
28 minutes ago
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Maine Judge Orders Ebola Quarantine for Nurse
By JESS BIDGOOD and DAVE PHILIPPS
Kaci Hickox, a nurse who worked in West Africa, had defied the authorities’ requests to go into quarantine because she said the measures were not justified.
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Real Estate
30 minutes ago
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Short and Sweet
By ROBIN FINN
New York’s one-block streets are in big demand. That’s because they tend to be long on charm.
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N.Y. / Region
37 minutes ago
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For Pot, Inc., the Rush Begins
By JOHN LELAND and MOSI SECRET
With medical marijuana coming to New York, a curious collection of players is jockeying to cash in.
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Books
39 minutes ago
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‘Lincoln and the Power of the Press,’ by Harold Holzer
By DAVID S. REYNOLDS
Lincoln dealt shrewdly with the publishers and editors of politically powerful 19th-century newspapers.
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Books
40 minutes ago
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‘Gay Berlin,’ by Robert Beachy
By V R. BERGHAHN
From the mid-19th century through the 1930s, gay people were at home in Berlin.
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Books
40 minutes ago
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Peter Schneider’s ‘Berlin Now’ and Rory MacLean’s ‘Berlin’
By NICHOLAS KULISH
Two books about Berlin, past and present, explore its dualities of sex and violence, freedom and fascism.
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U.S.
49 minutes ago
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State Attorney General Candidates Cite Concerns Over Political Donations
By ERIC LIPTON
The incumbent New York State attorney general and his Republican opponent said donations should not be accepted from companies under investigation.
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Arts
50 minutes ago
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Video Reviews of 'Horns,' 'Nightcrawler' and 'Goodbye to Language'
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Times critics on “Nightcrawler,” “Horns” and “Goodbye to Language.”
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Travel
52 minutes ago
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Where the Hills and Hollows Are Alive With Music
By CHRIS WOHLWEND
An area in southern Appalachia, regarded by some as the original capital of country music, still moves to its own lively soundtrack.
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57 minutes ago
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A First Look at the Recently Redesigned Smyth TriBeCa
By LAURA NEILSON
Christine and John Gachot, whose client list has included Marc Jacobs, discuss the new interiors they created for the hotel, which will be unveiled to the public next week.
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Magazine
60 minutes ago
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The Astonishing Weaponry of Dung Beetles
By DOUGLAS EMLEN
Animal arms races always unfold in the same way. But those with the biggest weapons don’t always win.
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Magazine
60 minutes ago
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Magazine
10:30
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Bernard Hopkins, Boxing’s Oldest – and Most Cunning – Champion
By CARLO ROTELLA
The 49-year-old fighter is known for using his mental acumen to weaken, and eventually defeat, his opponents in the ring.
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Magazine
10:30
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Megan Smith: ‘You Can Affect Billions of People’
Interview by SUSAN DOMINUS
The chief technology officer of the United States is bringing a Silicon Valley ethos to Washington.
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Magazine
10:30
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The Good Student in North Korea
By SUKI KIM
I was an English instructor, but what was I really teaching?
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Magazine
10:30
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The Biggest Ship in the World (Though It Isn’t Exactly a Ship)
Photographs by STEPHEN MALLON
Technically, this monstrous natural-gas refinery is a “floating facility,” not a “ship,” but c’mon.
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Magazine
10:30
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Business Day
10:26
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Discovery of JPMorgan Cyberattack Aided by Company That Runs Race Website for Bank
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and NICOLE PERLROTH
A small Michigan company that runs the website for the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge played a role in helping the nation’s largest bank find the big cyberattack into its computer system this summer.
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Opinion
10:26
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U.S. and Cuba Come Together Over Ebola, Infuriating Republicans
By ERNESTO LONDOñO
Cuba has emerged as one of the leading players in the effort to contain Ebola in West Africa.
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World
10:25
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Hungary Drops Internet Tax Plan After Surge of Protests
By RICK LYMAN
The proposal had been seen as a move by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to choke off one of the last sources of information not controlled by him and his allies.
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Technology
10:20
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Slack, a Start-Up With an App to Foster Business Collaboration, Is Valued at $1.1 Billion
By MIKE ISAAC
A young start-up reaches sky-high valuations less than one year after its debut.
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Business Day
10:10
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Corporate Bankruptcy Tourists Land in U.S.
By STEPHEN J. LUBBEN
The United States, for reasons of law and commerce, has become a destination for foreign companies to file for bankruptcy, Stephen J. Lubben writes in the In Debt column.
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Magazine
10:00
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Behind the Cover Story: Bruce Grierson on Ellen Langer, Counter-Clockwise Studies and the Relationship Between Mind and Body
By RACHEL NOLAN
Bruce Grierson wrote this week’s cover story about Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist who has conducted experiments that involve manipulating environments to turn back subjects’ perceptions of their own age.
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U.S.
09:51
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Your Turn: A Weekend Thread, Open for Comments
Welcome to Motherlode’s weekly open thread. Do you have thoughts about the news this week, and how it affects families? A question to ask? A rant to share? This is your place. Go.
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Business Day
09:48
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Wall St. Gets a Big Assist From Bank of Japan
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Markets jumped in early trading after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced a fresh stimulus to bolster the country’s flagging economy.
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World
09:47
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Prolific Writer Clive James, Facing Death, Reflects on Getting ‘a Few Things Done’
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Mr. James, 75, who has leukemia, continues to publish poetry and work on other projects in a career that has defied definition.
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World
09:37
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China and Russia Said to Block Creation of Antarctic Marine Reserves
By MICHELLE INNIS
International talks in Australia on establishing two marine reserve areas, each larger than Texas, in the waters around Antarctica ended in failure on Friday.
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N.Y. / Region
09:36
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Three People Shot, One Fatally, Outside Queens Nightclub
By AL BAKER
The shooting occurred early Friday morning outside Club Hive in Elmhurst; detectives could not immediately provide a motive.
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Sports
09:12
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Whip Whap Whoops! Knicks Spoil LeBron’s Homecoming
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times invited Brawley Chisholm to call LeBron James’s first game back in Cleveland in his own inimitable style, offering a playground-level perspective on the biggest show in sports.
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09:03
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Gstaad: The Last Resort
By PHOEBE EATON
A trip to the snow-capped wonderland reveals postcard-worthy scenery, unrivaled luxury and a growing turf war between the town’s longtime residents and the new arrivals.
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N.Y. / Region
08:56
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Lonely Guy Brunch
By JEREMY GLASS
Metropolitan Diary: A man is eating poached eggs with only his sunglasses and the contents of his pockets as companions, and devoting his time to reflecting.
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Your Money
08:53
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When a Child Legally Becomes an Adult
By ALINA TUGEND
Most parents know that their children are legally adults when they turn 18. But the full significance may not be apparent until something drives it home.
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Business Day
08:20
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A Preference for the Lease Over the Mortgage
By FLOYD NORRIS
A sharp increase in renters is fueling a boom in apartment construction, while the homeownership rate in America is at a 20-year low.
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Business Day
08:20
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Morning Agenda: Citigroup's About-Face
By SYDNEY EMBER
Citigroup says it has to cut its third-quarter profit by $600 million because of legal expenses. | Apple chief’s coming out. | Judge approves bankruptcy plan for Stockton, Calif.
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U.S.
08:11
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NYTLNreads | Some of Our Favorite Student Comments on Fears and Phobias
By KATHERINE SCHULTEN
Favorite student answers to the question, What are your fears and phobias? Some are funny, some are poignant, and a few are so descriptive they made us leery of things that previously hadn’t scared us at all.
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Arts
08:00
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She’s Still There for Her
By MARGY ROCHLIN
“The Comeback” only ran for one season in 2005, despite Emmy nominations. But now Lisa Kudrow is bringing it back, with its cast intact.
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07:58
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Valentino Breaks the Couture Mold
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN
The fashion house is heading to New York with a new couture collection in December.
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Technology
07:39
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In China, Internet Czar Is Taking a Blunt Tone
By PAUL MOZUR
As China’s Internet czar, Lu Wei has spoken out on rules for regulating smartphones and about taking on foreign Internet companies.
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Sports
07:19
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Formula One’s Elusive American Dream
By BRAD SPURGEON
The Grand Prix in Austin, Tex., may help the elite racing series finally take hold in the United States, after more than 50 years of uncertainty and disappointment.
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Sports
07:17
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When the Right Stuff Isn’t Enough in Formula One
By BRAD SPURGEON
The American driver Alexander Rossi’s hopes for a first race start were dashed again when his team, Marussia, withdrew from the U.S. Grand Prix.
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Opinion
07:14
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Hong Kong’s Occupy Generation
By LIAN YI ZHENG
A new force is coming of age: young, dedicated to democracy, with little affinity for the cultural identity of mainland China.
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Business Day
07:06
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Small Businesses Assess Their Apple Pay Options
By EILENE ZIMMERMAN
So far, a payment-processing executive said, businesses fall into one of three buckets: “those who actively want to use it, those who are exploring it and those that want to wait and see.”
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Sports
07:03
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A Texas-Size Welcome, With Racing, Music and More
By BRAD SPURGEON
Austin, a city adept at holding international festivals like South by Southwest and City Limits, takes its U.S. Grand Prix entertainment seriously.
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Technology
06:58
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Daily Report: The Power of Tim Cook's Declaration
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Mr. Cook said coming out publicly was worth it “if hearing that the C.E.O. of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is.”
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Opinion
06:49
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The G.O.P. and the Midterm Elections
Republicans know how to end this impasse.
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Opinion
06:43
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An Economic Model for Asia
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
With exports dropping, China and other Asian nations should stimulate domestic demand.
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The Upshot
06:40
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How Confirmation Bias Can Lead to a Spinning of Wheels
By JUSTIN WOLFERS
Being a better forecaster means setting aside emotion and being more cold and calculating.
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Business Day
06:38
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Eurozone Inflation Ticks Up in October
By DAVID JOLLY
Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in the 18 nations that use the euro, a level still far below the official target of just under 2 percent.
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