CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez is receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatments in the aftermath of his most recent cancer surgery, a government official said for the first time on Friday. Mr. Chávez has not been seen and has not spoken in public since his Dec. 11 surgery in Havana, including after officials said he was flown back to Venezuela and installed in a military hospital...
U.S. Judges Offer Addicts a Way to Avoid Prison
Labels: HealthTodd Heisler/The New York TimesEmily Leitch of Brooklyn, with her son, Nazir, 4, was arrested for importing cocaine but went to “drug court” to avoid prison. Federal judges around the country are teaming up with prosecutors to create special treatment programs for drug-addicted defendants who would otherwise face significant prison time, an effort intended to sidestep drug laws widely seen as inflexible...
Economix Blog: Bernanke Defends Stimulus as Necessary and Effective
Labels: BusinessThe Federal Reserve’s chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, picked an unusual time to offer his most recent defense of the Fed’s campaign to stimulate the economy: 7 p.m. on a Friday night in San Francisco, 10 p.m. back home on the East Coast.The basic message was the same as Mr. Bernanke delivered to Congress earlier this week: The Fed regards its current efforts as necessary and effective, and the risks, while...
Mar
01
Muay Thai Fighter Somluck Kamsing Returns to Home Ring
Labels: WorldRob CoxSomluck Kamsing, right, fought Jomhod Kiatadisak last month in Bangkok as part of a string of comeback fights there. BANGKOK — Before his Olympic gold medal, before his sponsorship deals, his movies and his music, Somluck Kamsing was one of thousands of young muay Thai fighters from Isan, Thailand’s poorest region. “My family worked all day to be able to eat at night,” he said. ...
Jane C. Wright, Pioneering Oncologist, Dies at 93
Labels: HealthDr. Jane C. Wright, a pioneering oncologist who helped elevate chemotherapy from a last resort for cancer patients to an often viable treatment option, died on Feb. 19 at her home in Guttenberg, N.J. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by her daughter Jane Jones, who said her mother had dementia. Dr. Wright descended from a distinguished medical family that defied racial barriers in...
F-35 Jets Returned to Service by Pentagon
Labels: BusinessThe Pentagon lifted its grounding of the new F-35 jet fighter on Thursday after concluding that a turbine blade had cracked on a single plane after it was overused in test operations. The office that runs the program said no other cracks were found in inspections of the other engines made so far, and no engine redesign was needed. It said the engine in which the blade cracked was...
Feb
28
European Union Agrees on Plan to Cap Banker Bonuses
Labels: WorldBRUSSELS — Bankers in Europe face a cap on bonuses as early as next year, after an agreement on Thursday to introduce what would be the world’s strictest pay curbs in a move politicians hope will address public anger at financial-sector greed. The provisional agreement, announced by diplomats and officials after late-night talks between E.U. member representatives and the bloc’s parliament,...
Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays
Labels: LifestyleWASHINGTON (AP) — Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and dance compositions about the Civil War and its lasting legacy 150 years later.The National Civil War Project is being announced Thursday in Washington and will involve programming over the next two years to mark the 150th anniversary of...
Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Man Who Wobbled
Labels: Health The Challenge: Can you solve the medical mystery of a man who suddenly becomes too dizzy to walk?Every month, the Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine asks Well readers to try their hand at solving a medical mystery. Below you will find the story of a 56-year-old factory worker with dizziness and panic attacks. I have provided records from his two hospital visits that will give you all...
European Union Agrees on Plan to Cap Banker Bonuses
Labels: BusinessBRUSSELS — Bankers in Europe face a cap on bonuses as early as next year, after an agreement on Thursday to introduce what would be the world’s strictest pay curbs in a move politicians hope will address public anger at financial-sector greed. The provisional agreement, announced by diplomats and officials after late-night talks between E.U. member representatives and the bloc’s parliament,...
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