Cheating Death, and the Rumor Mill, in North Korea
Date: 20 May 2014
By CHOE SANG-HUN and RICK GLADSTONE
Choe SANG-HUN
Popular North Korean singer Hyon Song-wol appears on national television, despite news reports that she had been executed on orders by country's leader Kim Jong-un, said to be her one-time boyfriend; episode underscores near impossibility of saying with certainty what is happening in North Korea, world's most opaque country; state news media has nurtured image of Kim as a vicious dictator.
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De Blasio Tells City’s Tabloids to Apologize to His Wife
Date: 20 May 2014
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Michael
Mayor Bill de Blasio issues unusual and stern rebuke of New York Daily News and New York Post, calling on them to apologize for publishing front-page headlines that suggested his wife, Chirlane McCray, had admitted to being a reluctant mother; headlines refer to magazine profile in which McCray said she had struggled to balance her independence and professional career with responsibilities of being a mother.
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With Spy Charges, U.S. Draws a Line That Few Others Recognize
Date: 20 May 2014
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
News analysis; Obama administration's indictment of members of People's Liberation Army's most famous cyberwarfare operation is signal that it is turning to criminal justice system to underscore difference between national security and commercial espionage; China has argued distinction is an American artifact devised for commercial advantage.
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In First Public Remarks After Firing, Jill Abramson Talks of Resilience
Date: 20 May 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, makes her first public appearance since her abrupt dismissal, speaking about resilience in long-scheduled commencement address at Wake Forest University.
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Times Minute | Early Cannes Standouts
Date: 19 May 2014
By CARRIE HALPERIN
Carrie HALPERIN
Also on the Minute, the Supreme Court could decide today whether it is possible to age out of the immigration system and Brazil faces unprecedented criticism ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
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Patch Sites Turn Corner After Sale and Big Cuts
Date: 19 May 2014
By LESLIE KAUFMAN
Leslie KAUFMAN
Charles C Hale, owner of Hale Global, says hyperlocal news organization Patch is on the mend; majority stake in Patch was handed over to Hale by AOL in January 2014.
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Abramson’s Exit at The Times Puts Tensions on Display
Date: 19 May 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column says lack of decorum over firing of Jill Abramson as The New York Times executive editor was stunning but that newspaper will likely be okay; notes publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr may have failed to understand impact Abramson's firing would have, particularly on female staff, but especially on news media at large.
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Times Minute | China's Wanted Hackers
Date: 20 May 2014
By NATALIA OSIPOVA
Natalia OSIPOVA
How five men working for the People’s Liberation Army in China ended up wanted by United States authorities.
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Times Minute | Putin's Pivot in Asia
Date: 20 May 2014
By CHRISTIAN ROMAN
Christian ROMAN
A highly anticipated gas deal between Russia and China stalls. Also on the Minute, a Swiss bank pleads guilty for helping tax evaders and memory as an extreme sport.
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