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After potentially serious accidents involving the H5N1 bird flu and live anthrax, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention closed the labs and halted shipments of infectious agents.
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Brushing aside criticism of Israel’s aerial attacks on Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he felt no international pressure to quit the operation and would not rule out a ground operation.
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Airstrikes have stirred anxiety, but beyond the conflict Gazans face economic stress as well, making this Ramadan a difficult one.
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Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on Friday to help settle a dispute between the two candidates that puts the viability of the government at stake.
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LeBron James Trading Miami for ClevelandNYT Now
Four years after bolting from Cleveland to the Miami Heat in pursuit of the N.B.A. championships that had eluded him, James decided on Friday to return to Cleveland.
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Election Maneuvering Fells Even Bipartisan BillsNYT Now
In the Senate, Republicans are blocking legislation that they believe is intended to give a lift to Democrats in tough races.
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s opera “The Passenger,” at the Park Avenue Armory, explores a fateful encounter between a former Nazi death camp inmate and her SS overseer.
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Israelis and Palestinians once worked and socialized together. Increasing separation has made them strangers who distrust and fear each other.
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