الأربعاء، 23 مارس 2011

Afternoon Update: Tokyo Says Radiation in Water Puts Infants at Risk

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TOP NEWS

Tokyo Says Radiation in Water Puts Infants at Risk

By DAVID JOLLY and DENISE GRADY

Radioactive iodine detected in the water supply spurred a warning that added to the anxiety about the threat to public safety from Japan's nuclear crisis.

Allies Pressuring Qaddafi Forces Around Rebel Cities

By MARK LANDLER, STEVEN ERLANGER and ALAN COWELL

The United States military said it was stepping up attacks on units loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi that are besieging rebel-held cities.

4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality

By ANTHONY SHADID, LYNSEY ADDARIO, STEPHEN FARRELL and TYLER HICKS

Four Times journalists described their treatment at the hands of government troops before their release.

Deadly Blast Strikes Outside Jerusalem's Central Bus Station

By ISABEL KERSHNER and J. DAVID GOODMAN

In the first bombing inside Jerusalem in four years, one person was killed and 25 injured as violence was escalating along Israel's border with Gaza.

Elizabeth Taylor, Lifelong Screen Star, Dies at 79

By MEL GUSSOW

Ms. Taylor, whose name was synonymous with Hollywood glamour, dazzled generations of moviegoers with her beauty.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

Japan's government issued a tap water warning for infants because radioactive iodine was detected in Tokyo's water supply.

Opinion

Dot Earth Blog

The 'Dread to Risk' Ratio on Radiation and Other Discontents

There is a wide gap between dread and risk on many radiation questions, and lots of evidence that more information doesn't matter much.

BUSINESS

As Phones Become Wallets, Many Have Hands Out

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

With cellphones ready to act as credit cards, banks, carriers and card issuers are fighting for control.

DealBook

Blankfein Describes Financial Crisis Board Meetings at Galleon Trial

By PETER LATTMAN and AZAM AHMED

The Goldman Sachs chief executive tells jurors that September 2008 was "a dangerous time" that "made us nervous."

DealBook

Fed Rejects BofA's Dividend Plan

By BEN PROTESS

The bank revealed on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve had blocked its plan to increase its dividend in the second half of 2011.

DealBook

G.M. Announces Sale of Ally Shares

By DEALBOOK

General Motors plans to sell all of its preferred shares in Ally Financial, its former lending arm, in a $1 billion offering.

Stocks Turn Higher in Afternoon Trading

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

Mining companies gain after industrial and precious metals surge on commodity markets.

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