Cheating Death, and the Rumor Mill, in North Korea
Date: 20 May 2014
By CHOE SANG-HUN and RICK GLADSTONE
Choe SANG-HUN
Popular North Korean singer Hyon Song-wol appears on national television, despite news reports that she had been executed on orders by country's leader Kim Jong-un, said to be her one-time boyfriend; episode underscores near impossibility of saying with certainty what is happening in North Korea, world's most opaque country; state news media has nurtured image of Kim as a vicious dictator.
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Volunteers Spend 105 Days in Capsule in Dry Run for Space
Date: 21 May 2014
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Austin RAMZY
The researchers raised plants and ate bugs to study how to survive in a space station or lunar base for extended periods.
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Inmates’ Newspaper Covers a World Behind San Quentin’s Walls
Date: 21 May 2014
By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
Patricia BROWN
San Quentin News, California's only inmate-produced newspaper and one of the few in the world, is honored by chapter of Society for Professional Journalists for extraordinary journalism under extraordinary circumstances; its 15 member staff are all male felons who write from the unusual perspective of having served over 297 years collectively for crimes ranging from burglary to murder and even a Ponzi scheme.
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Arthur Gelb, Critic and Editor Who Shaped The Times, Dies at 90
Date: 21 May 2014
By SAM ROBERTS
Sam ROBERTS
Arthur Gelb, who by sheer force of personality was a dominant figure at The New York Times for decades, dies at age 90; Gelb lifted paper's metropolitan and arts coverage to new heights and helped to shape the paper in its modern era.
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De Blasio Tells City’s Tabloids to Apologize to His Wife
Date: 20 May 2014
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Michael
Mayor Bill de Blasio issues unusual and stern rebuke of New York Daily News and New York Post, calling on them to apologize for publishing front-page headlines that suggested his wife, Chirlane McCray, had admitted to being a reluctant mother; headlines refer to magazine profile in which McCray said she had struggled to balance her independence and professional career with responsibilities of being a mother.
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With Spy Charges, U.S. Draws a Line That Few Others Recognize
Date: 20 May 2014
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
News analysis; Obama administration's indictment of members of People's Liberation Army's most famous cyberwarfare operation is signal that it is turning to criminal justice system to underscore difference between national security and commercial espionage; China has argued distinction is an American artifact devised for commercial advantage.
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In First Public Remarks After Firing, Jill Abramson Talks of Resilience
Date: 20 May 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, makes her first public appearance since her abrupt dismissal, speaking about resilience in long-scheduled commencement address at Wake Forest University.
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Times Minute | Obama on V.A. Scandal
Date: 21 May 2014
By MONA EL NAGGAR
Mona NAGGAR
Also on the Minute, China and Russia strike a historic gas deal and a new study on the effect of brain concussions in college football.
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House Measure to Change Voice of America’s Mission Is Drawing Intense Debate
Date: 21 May 2014
By RON NIXON
Ron NIXON
Legislation to overhaul Voice of America is prompting intense debate among supporters of bill, who hold it will better enable the broadcast news service to counter Russian disinformation and opponents who say it will turn service into a propaganda tool; bill revises language of Voice of America’s mission to explicitly state that outlet has a role in supporting American 'public diplomacy' and policies of the government.
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Times Minute | China's Wanted Hackers
Date: 20 May 2014
By NATALIA OSIPOVA
Natalia OSIPOVA
How five men working for the People’s Liberation Army in China ended up wanted by United States authorities.
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