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Israel Resumes Gaza Attack After Halt to Allow Aid - 01/07/2009 06:31 PM

Israel pressed on with its 12-day bombardment of Gaza on Wednesday, despite a brief suspension of fighting to permit humanitarian aid through.

Ukraine Says Russia Shuts Down All Gas Supplies to Europe - 01/07/2009 01:22 PM

As the pricing dispute escalated on Wednesday, the cutoff showed the first signs of hitting the European economy.

Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation - 01/07/2009 02:53 PM

Most coal byproduct dumps in the U.S. are unregulated, but they contain chemicals that threaten health.

Dot Earth: Whale Wars and Bison Burgers - 01/07/2009 06:28 PM

Whale wars heat up but hide bigger questions.

City Room: Jazz Gift Shop Closes - 01/07/2009 05:26 PM

Swing University, the Jazz at Lincoln Center adult education program, is forced to close its gift shop because its lease was not renewed.

Carpetbagger: Winslet Has Reason to Hope - 01/07/2009 04:42 PM

the Academy has a tendency to award a body of work and bestow that reward at a time when it sees fit. By those criteria, Kate Winslet has every right in the world to hope that this year is hers.

Reid Says Burris Might Ultimately Get Senate Seat - 01/07/2009 06:30 PM

Changing course, Senate Democrats on Wednesday set forth the legal steps under which they would seat Roland Burris.

Obama Seeks to Mend Rift Over Panetta Pick - 01/07/2009 05:41 PM

Barack Obama and his aides scrambled to defend the choice of Leon E. Panetta as C.I.A. director.

Obama Warns of Trillion-Dollar Deficits - 01/07/2009 06:03 PM

Barack Obama sought to distinguish between the need to run big deficits for several years and the need to reduce them later.

ArtsBeat: National Portrait Gallery Gets an Obama Poster - 01/07/2009 06:30 PM

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., announced that it had acquired Shepard Fairey's portrait of Barack Obama.

Shares Move Lower on Latest Economic Worries - 01/07/2009 06:12 PM

Wall Street fell on profit warnings from Time Warner and Intel and job cuts at the aluminum producer Alcoa.

Court Filing Details Items Sent by Madoff - 01/07/2009 06:26 PM

Bernard L. Madoff violated his bail agreement by sending jewelry to his friends and family, prosecutors argued.

Satyam Chief Admits Huge Accounting Fraud - 01/07/2009 04:17 PM

A top Indian outsourcing company massively inflated its earnings for years, the chairman said.

Bank of America Raises $2.8 Billion - 01/07/2009 03:23 PM

Bank of America sold part of its holding in China Construction Bank, sending shares in China’s big banks skidding.

Cuomo Aide Is Said to Try to Slow Kennedy Bid - 01/07/2009 03:23 PM

A top aide for Andrew M. Cuomo urged labor leaders and upstate officials to refrain from embracing Caroline Kennedy for New York’s Senate seat.

London Journal: Atheists Send a Message, on 800 British Buses - 01/07/2009 06:31 PM

An ad campaign for atheism in London is aiming to counter religious ads, one bus billboard at a time.