90-Year-Old Sex Columnist Shatters Taboos in India
Date: 09 August 2014
By ELLEN BARRY
Ellen BARRY
Saturday Profile of Dr Mahinder Watsa, 90-year-old sex columnist in Mumbai, India; Watsa, who has cultivated persona of crotchety, unshakable truth-teller, has pushed boundaries in culture at once obsessed with, confused by and squeamish about sex; only one-fifth of India's population receives any type of sex education.
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99-Page Ruling in O’Bannon Case Is Missing Something: Clarity
Date: 10 August 2014
By BEN STRAUSS, STEVE EDER and MARC TRACY
Ben STRAUSS
News analysis; Judge Claudia Wilken, who declared that NCAA's longstanding amateurism rules are a violation of antitrust laws, tempers blow to NCAA by suggesting that universities pay athletes via trust fund that they can gain access to once their college playing careers are over, and that NCAA puts cap on how much institutions can offer each player.
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As ISIS Militants Exert Their Control, U.S. Pursues a Military Middle Road
Date: 10 August 2014
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Michael GORDON
News analysis; United States is trying to contain threat posed by Islamic militants in northern and western Iraq by carrying out limited airstrikes; says formation of government in Iraq is critical in fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants.
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Facebook’s Change of Face
Date: 10 August 2014
By KATHERINE ROSMAN
Katherine ROSMAN
More Facebook users are posting their opinions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as other global news stories, alongside family pictures and funny videos, leaving some users feeling disoriented.
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His Own Redemption Story
Date: 10 August 2014
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Laura
Former Vanity Fair celebrity journalist Kevin Sessums, whose storied life came crashing down after a fall-out with editor Tina Brown and descent into substance abuse, is slowly making his way back into celebrity culture; Sessums, now sober, is editor in chief of FourTwoNine, new glossy magazine published in San Francisco by gay and lesbian professional social network dot429.com.
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For Mergers, a Shadow of Antitrust Challenges
Date: 09 August 2014
By JAMES B. STEWART
James
James B Stewart Common Sense column considers extent to which aggressive federal antitrust enforcement efforts led to collapse of mergers of Sprint and T-Mobile and 21st Century Fox and Time Warner.
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Chapman Pincher, Fleet St. Scoop Specialist, Dies at 100
Date: 10 August 2014
By DOUGLAS MARTIN
Douglas MARTIN
Chapman Pincher, reporter for The London Daily Express who insinuated himself into murky world of spy chiefs, generals, politicians and royalty for 40 years, dies at age 100.
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A World Desperate for a Little Good News
Date: 10 August 2014
By SERGE SCHMEMANN
Serge SCHMEMANN
Serge Schmemann Quick History column reflects on the events of the week, including Pres Obama's authorization of airstrikes in Iraq against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria militants, cease-fire in war in Gaza, Ukrainian crisis and spread of Ebola virus in Africa.
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