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House Ignores Storm Relief, to Fury of Local Republicans

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey furiously accused Congressional leaders in his party of “duplicity” after the House refused to take up a federal aid package for states that suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy.

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House G.O.P. Looks to a Round 2 Obama Hopes to Avoid

Though President Obama said he would not be pulled into another debt negotiation, Republicans are looking to reprise a bitter clash from 2011.

Dozens of Syrians Killed in Explosions Around Damascus

Blasts at a gas station east of the Syrian capital and in another of its suburbs came as the United Nations said more than 60,000 people had been killed in Syria’s 22-month-old conflict.

County’s Officials Refuse to Release Gun Permit Records

Officials in Putnam County, N.Y., said they were meeting to discuss their legal options to stave off a newspaper’s request.

Vinattieri Ticinesi, Switzerland’s largest winemaker, produces about 500,000 bottles a year.
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Mendrisio Journal

A Swiss Producer of Solid and Liquid Gold

Mendrisio, Switzerland, its old downtown streets ringed by state-of-the-art factories, is home to three major gold refiners and a dark red merlot produced in nearby hills.

It's the Economy
What’s It Gonna Be, 2013?

The United States economy is supposed to approach normal growth this year. Has the recession taught its consumers anything?

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Avis to Buy Zipcar for $500 Million

The deal represents a new direction for Avis Budget Group in the fiercely competitive car rental market.

Latvia Accepts Austerity, and Its Pain Eases

Europe’s worst economic disaster zone became a model of what some hail as the healing properties of budget cuts.

Patti Page, Honey-Voiced ’50s Pop Sensation, Dies

Ms. Page, 85, was known for hits like “Tennessee Waltz,” “Old Cape Cod” and “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?”

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Ambushed by Boundary-Busting Treasures

The Artist’s Choice torch at the Museum of Modern Art has been passed to Trisha Donnelly, a Conceptual and performance artist.

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The Fiscal Riff

Brooks and Collins on other cliffs we might fall off and the virtues of constitutional monarchy.

Op-Ed: Bearing Witness to Gun Violence

We doctors are at the front lines of the scourge of gun violence.

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Sharing a Sherry Treasured in Spain

On a trip to a region called the Sherry Triangle, visiting three bodegas in search of the mysterious, elusive palo cortado.

 

Stars Fall on Berlin

The German capital now has 13 restaurants with Michelin stars, the most of any city in the country.

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Calling Activists and Artists of All Stripes

The area has evolved away from its factory origins with all kinds of residents — artists, middle-class Latinos and a gay community — living happily side by side.

Shedding Door Pulls, Mumbai Taxis Rattle Into History

The Padmini taxi was once ubiquitous in Mumbai, India. But under a 2008 decree requiring cabs older than 25 years to be retired, the old car is slowly disappearing.

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Karen May, vice president for people development at Google, says that many executives have trouble telling workers how they can improve their performance.

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