Morning Agenda: Stress Tests Threaten Goldman Profit
Date: 09 March 2015
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Goldman’s poor performance on the Fed’s stress tests has raised concerns. | Another look at Warren Buffett’s success. | G.M. seeks to avoid a proxy fight with the investor Harry J. Wilson. | Blackstone is near a deal for the former Sears Tower.
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Black Comedians in South Africa Put Power in the Punch Lines
Date: 08 March 2015
By BAZ DREISINGER
Baz DREISINGER
South African news parody show Late Nite News With Loyiso Gola tackles controversial subjects evenhandedly and gives black comedians opportunity to express dissatisfaction with government.
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Ernie Hemmings, Founder of a Bible of Classic Cars, Dies at 88
Date: 09 March 2015
By SAM ROBERTS
Sam ROBERTS
Ernie Hemmings, founder of popular car collectors catalog and magazine Hemmings Motor News, dies at age 88.
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‘There Was No Crop’ of Selma Photograph
Date: 09 March 2015
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Technical reasons, not politics, were behind not showing the Bushes in a march photograph.
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What Iran Won’t Say About the Bomb
Date: 08 March 2015
By WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER
William BROAD
News Analysis; Iran has managed to effectively evade question of whether it has capability to build atom bomb for dozen years; United States and other major powers are considering whether to compel Iran to reveal depth of its knowledge about atom bomb as part of deal to curtail its nuclear program.
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If an Algorithm Wrote This, How Would You Even Know?
Date: 08 March 2015
By SHELLEY PODOLNY
Shelley PODOLNY
Op-Ed article by writer Shelley Podolny calls attention to growing use of computer algorithms to produce written content that readers are unable to distinguish from content written by humans; examines implications of this development, and in particular how it will make humans rethink how central language is to their identity.
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Making Clinton Coverage Bulletproof
Date: 08 March 2015
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Margaret Sullivan The Public Editor column responds to complaint by author David Brock and echoed by other readers about article on Hillary Rodham Clinton's email practices while secretary of state; stands by story, but makes suggestions for how coverage of Clinton and her probable presidential campaign could be made more airtight.
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Clinton Considering News Conference to Address Email Questions
Date: 09 March 2015
By NICK CORASANITI
Nick CORASANITI
Sources close to Hillary Rodham Clinton say she is preparing to address the controversy over her private email use in the coming days, and one option is a news conference.
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