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Defying the U.S. and Europe, President Vladimir V. Putin said he was reversing what he called an error made 60 years ago, declaring, “Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia in the hearts and minds of people.”
Putin’s Remarks | The Russian leader drew enthusiastic applause in an address to the nation’s political elite on Tuesday.
A continuing lack of visitors is a chilling prospect in a place beloved as a vacation playground since czarist times.
The first turn that diverted the missing Malaysia Airlines flight from its route was entered into a computer system, most likely by someone in the cockpit, American officials said.
As part of the settlement, which came after more than seven years of litigation, the city agreed to pay nearly $100 million in back pay and benefits.
At the start of the fourth year since Syrians rose up in a peaceful movement that turned to arms, a snapshot of the country presents the harsh truth that its descent is accelerating.
The move came as General Motors faced intense scrutiny over a failure to correct a safety defect linked to 12 deaths.
A New York City official said a failure to recognize symptoms and quarantine patients quickly may have led to 20 cases.
Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, is taking over the central bank as the relatively clear decisions of the financial crisis must give way to more complex ones.
Bill Yosses, inspired by the first lady, Michelle Obama, is headed to New York with an aim to teach healthful eating.
New Jersey is the latest state to bar Tesla’s stores under laws that favor independent vehicle dealerships.
I hesitated, surveying options: a dozen paths for every sentence.
Despite tough laws, addiction and its horrors persist. What are the boldest ways to deal with it?
“Muppets Most Wanted” introduces a new character: Constantine, a Russian villain described as the “world’s No. 1 criminal” who’s also the spit and image of Kermit.
The composer Ennio Morricone is being celebrated.
Recent documentary films like “The Missing Picture” and “Stories We Tell” are making clear how the form has expanded well beyond journalistic approaches.
This week’s subjects include bedbug infestations, brokers who sit on co-op boards and rules governing the subletting of rent-stabilized apartments.
Automakers are cautiously installing gesture-sensing systems that read hand and head motions as computer commands.
“I’ve got to be willing to let you fail a pretty good amount, almost to the point of danger,” he said.
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