الأربعاء، 7 مارس 2012

Afternoon Update: Arab Spring and Iran Tensions Leave Palestinians Sidelined

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Arab Spring and Iran Tensions Leave Palestinians Sidelined

By ETHAN BRONNER

The Arab Spring and the mounting tensions with Iran have effectively shelved the Palestinian issue, and Palestinian leaders are at a loss.

U.S. Defense Officials Say Obama Reviewing Military Options in Syria

By ELISABETH BUMILLER

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday that the best solution would not involve military intervention, but that the United States and its allies were reviewing all options.

U.N. Relief Official Visits Homs Amid New Violence and Lost Confidence

By RICK GLADSTONE

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator was set to arrive in Damascus Wednesday as the Syrian authorities seemed determined to scrub signs of the monthlong assault on Homs.

What Happened to the Girls in Le Roy

By SUSAN DOMINUS

When 18 students started twitching, parents suspected the environment. The answer turned out to be much more complex.

Data Hint at Hypothetical Particle, Key to Mass in the Universe

By DENNIS OVERBYE

Physicists say they have found a bump in their data that might be the Higgs boson, a hypothesized particle that is responsible for endowing other elementary particles with mass.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | March 7, 2012

The race for the Republican nomination is far from over | A new season of "Mad Men" begins on March 25 after a 17-month hiatus.

Opinion

The Loyal Opposition

Has Political Discourse Hit Rock Bottom?

By ANDREW ROSENTHAL

If so, is a recovery on the way?

BUSINESS
Geneva Auto Show

The Other Ticking Time Bomb in Europe: Auto Overcapacity

By JACK EWING

Just as Europe has too much debt, it also has more automobile factories than the economy can support.

Apple Upgrades iPad With Modest Changes

By NICK WINGFIELD

The new iPad has a high-definition screen, faster wireless connection and several other refinements for the same price as the old one, $499.

AMR Offers to Freeze Rather Than Terminate Pensions

By REUTERS

The proposal by AMR, the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, would avert the largest pension default in U.S. history and could move the airline closer to deals with its major unionized work groups.

Advertising

Promoting a Granola Bar, Gently, With Virtual Hikes

By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN

Inspired by Google's Street View, marketers for General Mills' Nature Valley brand took cameras to three national parks for hiker's-eye views of trails.

Private Sector Jobs Grew in February

By REUTERS

The ADP National Employment Report showed the private sector added 216,000 jobs last month, exceeding economists' expectations.

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