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Egypt, Hearing From Obama, Moves to Heal Rift From Protests
Xi Jinping’s Absence Puts Communist Party Off Script
Libya Attacks Came in Two Waves, Official Says
IHT Rendezvous: Sid Watkins, Formula One Safety Pioneer, Dies at 84
News Analysis: European Union Celebrates German and Dutch Decisions
Global Soccer: Hillsborough’s Tragedy Fosters Life-Saving Improvement for Soccer
Catalonia Presses Spain on Autonomy Even as Financial Crisis Simmers
The Caucus: Mideast Events Cast Shadow on Obama Campaign Event
Lydia Ko Starts Strong at Women’s British Open, Trailing by 2
ArtsBeat: Britain’s National Theater To Open New York Office
Question Mark: Presbyopia Common in Baby Boomers
My Story: I’m Not Getting Any Better
U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Passes Resolution on Iran
U.S.: TimesCast Politics | Sept. 13, 2012
Haiti’s National Palace Being Demolished
Chicago Mayor’s Push to Add Charter Schools Hangs Over Teachers’ Strike
Fed Ties New Aid to Jobs Recovery in Forceful Move
Federal Reserve Expected to Act to Spur Economy
Boomers vs. Millennials: Who’s Really Getting Robbed?
Review: ‘The Master,’ From Paul Thomas Anderson

Egypt, Hearing From Obama, Moves to Heal Rift From Protests

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:20 PM PDT

A blunt phone call from President Obama prompted Egyptian leaders to scramble Thursday to try to repair the country's alliance with Washington.

Xi Jinping’s Absence Puts Communist Party Off Script

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:10 PM PDT

If and when China's presumptive new leader, Xi Jinping, re-emerges, he will be in the midst of a contentious Communist Party preparing to shake up its leadership.

Libya Attacks Came in Two Waves, Official Says

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:16 PM PDT

The mayhem here that killed and wounded more than a dozen American officials was actually two attacks — the first one spontaneous and the second highly organized, a top Libyan security official said.

IHT Rendezvous: Sid Watkins, Formula One Safety Pioneer, Dies at 84

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Professor Sid Watkins, responsible for saving lives in Formula One racing, has died at the age of 84. The tributes have flooded in from all corners of the F1 world.

News Analysis: European Union Celebrates German and Dutch Decisions

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:03 PM PDT

A decision by the German Constitutional Court and results from a Dutch election may mean that the worst is over for the euro, or so European Union leaders hope.

Global Soccer: Hillsborough’s Tragedy Fosters Life-Saving Improvement for Soccer

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 04:49 PM PDT

Because of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 in which 96 spectators were crushed to death, conditions have improved in many soccer stadiums around the world.

Catalonia Presses Spain on Autonomy Even as Financial Crisis Simmers

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:08 PM PDT

The region is asking the central government for emergency financial help at the same time that it is demanding more political freedom.

The Caucus: Mideast Events Cast Shadow on Obama Campaign Event

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

President Obama on Thursday spent the second day of what was to be an upbeat swing through the politically vital Mountain West balancing a somber tone and political rhetoric.

Lydia Ko Starts Strong at Women’s British Open, Trailing by 2

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Lydia Ko, a 15-year-old from New Zealand, shot an even-par 72 and was two strokes off the clubhouse lead at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

ArtsBeat: Britain’s National Theater To Open New York Office

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:09 PM PDT

After the success of "War Horse" and "One Man, Two Guvnors," the theater plans to take a more active role developing productions for a North American audience.

Question Mark: Presbyopia Common in Baby Boomers

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:38 PM PDT

People with presbyopia find that it is harder and harder to make out objects that are close to them.

My Story: I’m Not Getting Any Better

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 05:55 AM PDT

One woman throws in the towel on self-improvement, and instead will hang on to what she's got.

U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Passes Resolution on Iran

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:11 PM PDT

The 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency criticized Iran for defying demands to curb its uranium enrichment and failing to quell mounting concerns about its suspected research into atomic bombs.

U.S.: TimesCast Politics | Sept. 13, 2012

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Romney's reaction to Benghazi. | Another foreign policy hurdle: Israeli relations. | Same-sex marriage and the New York primaries. | A deeper look at Obama's bundlers.

Haiti’s National Palace Being Demolished

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:32 PM PDT

The white French Renaissance palace, which ended up as little more than a symbol of the stalled recovery from the 2010 earthquake, will be ripped apart over the coming months and carted off.

Chicago Mayor’s Push to Add Charter Schools Hangs Over Teachers’ Strike

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

In the Chicago teachers' strike, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's oft-cited goal of expanding charter schools is not officially on the table, but a union official called it "the elephant in the room."

Fed Ties New Aid to Jobs Recovery in Forceful Move

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:27 PM PDT

The Federal Reserve opened a new chapter in its efforts to stimulate the economy, saying that it intends to buy large quantities of mortgage bonds until the job market improves substantially.