TOP NEWS By CHRISTINE HAUSER Stocks fell on Monday as Standard & Poor's said there was a risk that American lawmakers would not address "long-term fiscal pressures." By C.J. CHIVERS More than 900 migrant workers were evacuated by sea on Sunday from the besieged city of Misurata. By ADAM NOSSITER Amid violent protests from his main opponent's supporters, the incumbent Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, appeared set for an easy election victory. By LIAM STACK and J. DAVID GOODMAN More than 10,000 people remained on the streets in Homs on Monday after funerals for people killed a day earlier. By JEREMY W. PETERS The New York Times won two Pulitzer Prizes for commentary and foreign reporting in 2010, while The Los Angeles Times received the coveted public service Pulitzer. |
Multimedia Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces fire cluster bombs into civilian areas; and an Italian activist is captured and killed in Gaza. Opinion Opinionator "An American Family" was a reality-TV pioneer, and maybe a warning. |
BUSINESS By SUZANNE DALEY and STEPHEN CASTLE European officials say at least 55 billion euros a year in debt is simply being written off, much of it because businesses find it too daunting to press expensive lawsuits in foreign countries. By LANDON THOMAS Jr. Despite protestations by Athens and by European lenders, bond markets are anticipating a revised plan that would force investors to share the pain. DealBook By ERIC DASH As it contended with mortgage troubles and sluggish economic growth, Citigroup posted profit of $3 billion in the first quarter of 2011, compared with a $4.4 billion profit in the period a year earlier. By KEITH BRADSHER Regulators want to know whether the series of trades, valued at up to $600 million, were structured to circumvent Japanese securities laws. Media Decoder Blog By JULIE BOSMAN Viking, the publisher of "Three Cups of Tea," said in a statement on Monday that it will review the book and its contents with the author, Greg Mortenson. |
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