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With Deadline Near, Health Signups Show Disparity

With the first open enrollment period set to end Monday, the Affordable Care Act looks less like a sweeping federal overhaul than a collection of individual ventures playing out unevenly, state to state, in the laboratories of democracy.

New Data on Jet’s Speed Shifts Search Area 700 Miles

An analysis showed that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was moving faster than investigators had previously estimated and therefore could have run out of fuel sooner as it flew out over the southern Indian Ocean, officials said.

Motive Still Unclear in Christie-Backed Lane Closing Report

A review commissioned by the office of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey about the George Washington Bridge case leaves central questions unanswered in its 344 pages, and feels more like an unsolved mystery.

Bangladesh, with its low elevation and severe tropical storms, is among the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
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Borrowed Time on Disappearing Land

Though countries like Bangladesh have contributed little to the industrial pollution driving climate change, they will suffer the most from the devastating consequences.

Rising Seas

Some areas of the globe are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels and inhabitants are being forced to make stark changes in their lives.

Crackdown on Russia Could Hurt Western Oil

Any stricter sanctions on Russia for its occupation of Crimea would likely be opposed by companies with projects there.

College Athletes Aim to Put Price on ‘Priceless’

A ruling allowing Northwestern University football players to unionize has highlighted the growing battle over how much athletes should share in the billions of dollars they generate.

Soul-Searching Follows Japan’s Release of Inmate

A Japanese court’s decision on Thursday to release Iwao Hakamada, thought to be the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, showed the dark side of its justice system.

Obama Seeks to Calm Saudis as Path With Ally Splits

Saudi Arabia’s leaders are feeling increasingly compelled to go their own way in dealing with the Middle East.

Art Review
An Exaltation of Birds and He Who Adored Them

“Audubon’s Aviary: Parts Unknown” at the New-York Historical Society shows John James Audubon as an established artist-naturalist with the zeal of an amateur and the curiosity of a scientist.

A Whitewash for Chris Christie

The glossy political absolution of New Jersey's governor cost the state taxpayers more than $1 million in legal fees.

    Op-Ed Contributor
    529 Reasons to Doubt Egyptian Justice

    The mass death sentence was at once brutal, tragic, absurd and most likely futile.

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    Rain, Heavy at Times

    Russell Crowe stars in “Noah,” Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the Old Testament story.

    Embodiment of Hope

    Diego Luna’s “Cesar Chavez” features Michael Peña as the labor leader.

     

    The Nanny as Sphinx

    “Finding Vivian Maier” focuses on a mysterious nanny who photographed Chicago scenes.

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    Taking Bids for the Next Beast

    With a new president to arrive in 2017, the Secret Service is seeking bids for a new limo to replace President Obama’s 2009 Cadillac.

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    Douglas Merrill of ZestFinance: Steer Clear of What You Can’t Measure

    If you can’t measure an action, you’re probably “not really doing the right thing, and you haven’t asked the right question yet.”

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