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By MARTIN FACKLER and KEVIN DREW Early reports indicate hundreds may have been killed by the waves that followed the 8.9-magnitude quake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan. By MATTHEW L. WALD The Japanese government evacuated thousands of residents after a mechanical failure in the cooling system. By NORIMITSU ONISHI Perhaps no country in the world is better prepared to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis than Japan. The Lede Blog By J. DAVID GOODMAN Television networks across the world carried dramatic footage, some of it live, of the tsunami that hit Japan. By ANTHONY SHADID Rebels retreated from Ras Lanuf after an onslaught of air strikes and tank and artillery fire by forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. |
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By BETTINA WASSENER and CHRIS V. NICHOLSON As Japanese companies scrambled to assess the impact of the earthquake, the Japanese central bank said it would "do its utmost" to ensure market stability. By MIGUEL HELFT Apple's "smart cover" is like the refrigerator door: open it and the light goes on, revealing the inside. By DAVID BARBOZA China said Friday that consumer prices had risen sharply again in February, suggesting that the government might have a difficult time taming inflation this year amid growing public anxiety. Off the Charts By FLOYD NORRIS The amount of outstanding nonrevolving consumer debt - term loans to pay for things like cars, education or vacations - rose $9.3 billion in January, to $1.617 trillion. By MATTHEW SALTMARSH Failure to agree on a rescue mechanism could heap new financing problems upon lenders. |
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