Abroad: Hope Sprouting Amid Italian Film Studio’s Decay Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT A fabled studio may serve as a public-private business model for Italian cultural institutions suffering from funding cuts.  
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U.N. Endorses Palestinian Efforts at Governance Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:34 PM PDT A report issued Tuesday echoes similar assessments by the I.M.F. and World Bank last week.  
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Economix: G.D.P. Estimate for 1st Quarter Slides Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:39 PM PDT After a series of bad economic reports, the gross domestic product estimate from Macroeconomic Advisers has fallen from 4.1 percent to a measly 1.5 percent annualized.  
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Batista, ICE Launch Electricity Exchange Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:36 PM PDT Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista and other investors are teaming up with ICE to launch BRIX, a trading exchange for electric power.  
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Restaurant Review: Swimming With the Beautiful People Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:27 PM PDT The point of this Japanese restaurant is not really the food but the scene Cobi Levy is trying to build.  
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Clashes erupt in Darfur as peace talks stall Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:34 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Fighting has erupted between government forces and rebel groups in Sudan's Darfur region, rebels and U.N. peacekeepers said on Tuesday, days after peace talks stalled over a planned referendum.  
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Pakistan-based militant group expanding: U.S. general Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. general expressed concern to Congress on Tuesday about the expanding reach of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, warning it was no longer solely focused on India or even South Asia.  
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Mubarak Is Hospitalized, Officials Say Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:53 PM PDT Hosni Mubarak's hospitalization came two days after the public prosecutor summoned him for questioning.  
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Diner's Journal: A Passover Playlist From JoeDoe Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT Jill Schulster, who co-owns JoeDoe in the East Village, has shared the Passover playlist she put together for the restaurant's seders.  
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City Room: Caption Contest, Fish Edition Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT Reader caption contest: Why is this man holding this beast?  
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St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:55 AM PDT Beram Kayal's first goal for Celtic beats St Johnstone and lifts Celtic five points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League.  
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Israel keeps Gaza goods crossing shut despite truce Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:57 AM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - Israel kept a commercial crossing with Hamas-ruled Gaza shut for a seventh day Tuesday although a truce had stopped cross-border fighting, and a UN official said he was "extremely worried" essential supplies may run out.  
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Nasa announces US shuttle museums Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:33 AM PDT The Nasa announces it will send four retired space shuttles to museums in California, New York, Florida and suburban Washington.  
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NASA Chooses Space Shuttles’ Retirement Homes Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT The shuttles were assigned to institutions in Florida; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; and Manhattan.  
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Gulf Arabs want Arab summit cancelled: Bahraini minister Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states have asked the Arab League to cancel a summit scheduled to be held in Baghdad in May, the Bahraini foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Iraq criticized Bahrain's crackdown on Shi'ite protesters.  
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Yemenis Protest Gulf Mediation Deal Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated across the country against a mediation proposal by neighboring Gulf nations because it offers the president immunity from prosecution.  
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Mother relives dryer death horror Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:34 AM PDT A mother cries as she tells an inquest of the moment she found her four-year-old son's body in a tumble-dryer at their home.  
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EU adopts tougher fishing rules Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:53 AM PDT The EU adopts common inspection rules to prevent overfishing and make it possible to trace fish "from net to plate".  
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Yemenis decry immunity for president Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT Tens of thousands hold protests against mediation by the GCC aimed at ending political crisis.  
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Hospital Is Drawn Into Bahrain Strife Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:00 AM PDT Human rights groups say arrests of medical workers are meant to instill terror in doctors, so they will not care for wounded protesters.  
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