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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German Baritone, Dies at 86
Mr. Fischer-Dieskau’s beautiful voice and mastery of technique made him the 20th century’s pre-eminent interpreter of art songs.
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Greece and Germany in War of Words Over Euro Crisis
A telephone conversation on Friday between Germany’s chancellor and Greece’s president became the latest flashpoint in the unfolding crisis over Greece’s membership in the euro.
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U.N. Nuclear Chief Will Go to Iran, Elevating Talks
The United Nations nuclear monitoring agency said its leader would meet with the top nuclear negotiator in Iran, signaling greater urgency by both sides to resolve their dispute.
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House Votes to Preserve a Power of Indefinite Detention
The House beat back an unusual coalition of liberal and conservative lawmakers and approved a contentious $642 billion Pentagon policy bill.
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DealBook: Facebook Shares End Day With Scant Gain
After initially rising 11 percent on its first day, the stock closed at $38.23, just above its offering price, in heavy trading.
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DealBook: Live Updates on the Facebook I.P.O.
DealBook’s live blog will be tracking all of the reactions to the third-largest initial public offering in United States history.
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Pentagon Study Says China Military Getting Stronger
The annual appraisal of China’s military modernization also suggests Beijing leaders want to project power while avoiding confrontation with neighbors and the United States.
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Obama Meets With Hollande Ahead of G-8 Meeting
The leaders said they discussed Europe’s economy, Afghanistan, Iran and Syria during a meeting at the White House.
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Monument in Palisades Park, N.J., Irritates Japanese Officials
Palisades Park administrators say they rejected a request to remove a plaque in memory of “comfort women” forced into sexual slavery in World War II.
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Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, Noted Psychiatrist, Apologizes for Study on Gay ‘Cure’
At the end of his career, Dr. Robert L. Spitzer has reached a painful conclusion: “I believe,” he wrote in a letter, “I owe the gay community an apology.”
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Mexico Detains Third General Tied to Drug Cartel
The arrests of a group of generals were without precedent in recent memory, and reports suggested that other key figures in the drug war could be arrested.
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‘Home,’ a Novel by Toni Morrison
In Toni Morrison’s novel, a traumatized soldier returns from the Korean War to his segregated hometown in Georgia.
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