interesting things
By the time Representaive Jason Chaffetz of Utah left Tripoli, eight hours after he arrived, the lines were drawn between the State Department and House Republicans on Benghazi.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/politics/for-skeptical-lawmaker-doubts-on-attack-were-sown-in-whirlwind-trip-to-libya.html
The retirement of the Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, after a quarter-century reign, is the number one talking point in Britain this week and has prompted tributes from the country’s top politicians.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/soccer-coachs-departure-trumps-british-news/
Too much Orb? Not enough Orb? Just the right amount of Orb? When you run a racing Web site with only three writers, you ask about the formula – all the time.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/lately-its-all-orb-all-the-time/
An opposition protest in Moscow on Monday was extensively documented by the protesters themselves, who posted images and video on social networks of a rally attended by nearly 30,000 people.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/social-media-images-of-protesters-in-moscow/
The video, taken from a Rio de Janeiro police helicopter and depicting officers spraying the suspect’s car with gunfire in a densely populated area, raised concerns over the heavy use of force by the police.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/world/americas/video-of-rio-hunt-for-drug-trafficker-raises-concern.html
Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, is set return to live in the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, beginning an unprecedented cohabitation: a retired pontiff living alongside a reigning one.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/world/europe/pope-emeritus-benedict-to-take-up-residence-at-vatican.html
Queen Beatrix abdicated on Tuesday after a 33-year reign, handing over to her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, who became the country’s first king in 123 years.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/world/europe/queen-beatrix-to-abdicate-in-the-netherlands.html
Savor the moment.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/crossing-the-tmz/
Yahoo announced that it had acquired the exclusive rights to classic clips of “Saturday Night Live†from 1975 through 2012, Brian Stelter reports in The New York Times.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/daily-report-yahoo-buys-rights-to-saturday-night-live-archive/
The private equity giant decided to withdraw after discovering that Dell’s PC business was deteriorating faster than it had previously understood, people involved in the negotiations said.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/blackstone-seen-abandoning-bid-for-dell/