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Pain Spreads as Credit Vise Grows Tighter

Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping budgets and family spending.

For Rivals, Finance Crisis Is Posing on-the-Fly Tests

The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national economic emergency.

Drug Label, Maimed Patient and Test for Court

At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards.

After Impasse, New California Budget Agreement

California legislative leaders and the governor have come to an agreement on the state budget, which is now roughly three months late.

California Bans Texting by Operators of Trains

After investigators said an engineer in last week?s collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train.

Rss feed van NYT > Business

Gary Gensler?s Conversion to Financial Reformer

Gary Gensler, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is the leading contender to oversee the instruments that played a key role in the financial crisis.

Northrop Withdrawal Brightens Boeing?s Future

Boeing will now have some welcome certainty about its future as a major builder of military aircraft.

EMI Music Names a New Chief

Charles Allen was named executive chairman of EMI Music. He replaces Elio Leoni-Sceti, who is leaving the company.

Obama Faces Criticism Over Pace of Action on Trade Issues

The question is whether the U.S. is prepared to lead or whether protectionist pressures will make it impossible to engage fully with trading partners.

In Japan, a Basic Airport Betting on Bargain Airlines

Passengers will board from the tarmac at a new no-frills airport north of Tokyo that intends to attract more low-cost airlines to Japan.

Rss feed van NYT > Technology

Driven to Distraction: Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers

Despite efforts to get drivers to stop texting, police officers and paramedics use an array of dashboard gadgets.

Tricks to Keep Your Device?s Battery Going and Going

Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think.

A Futures Site Coming to Bet on Movie Ticket Sales

A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film?s box office success.

The Mouse That Roared: Turning to the Internet to Catch a Favorite TV Show

With new devices making it easy to stream Internet content to a television, more people are watching cable shows for free.

Advertising: Like Texting, but With Video

Companies like American Greetings are moving beyond texting by offering services that send video messages to cellphones.

Rss feed van NYT > Science

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

Geneticists said the new research shows it is now possible to sequence the genome of a patient at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be of practical use to researchers.

Einstein's Theory of Relativity On Display

For the first time, the complete, original manuscript of the theory of relativity, profoundly human and surprisingly moving to examine, has been put on display in Jerusalem.

Panel Will Review U.N. Climate Work

The review aims to help the U.N. climate change panel avoid the kinds of errors that have brought its work into question in recent months, officials said Wednesday.

Neighbors Oppose Green Label for the Software Mogul Mitch Kapor?s Big House

When the software mogul Mitch Kapor won planning approval for his 10,000-square-foot house in Berkeley, Calif., neighbors were surprised that it will qualify as ?green.?

Dogs That Detect Bedbugs

Bedbug-sniffing dogs are the new and furry front line in an escalating domestic war.

Rss feed van NYT > Sports

Sandy Alderson to Review Baseball?s Troubled Dominican Pipeline

Sandy Alderson, a longtime baseball executive, is looking into a feeder system in which performance-enhancing drug use and age fraud are commonplace.

Mets? Blackley Battles A.D.D., and Fights for Baseball Future

Travis Blackley, a relief pitcher from Australia who is trying to earn a spot on the Mets? roster, has attention deficit disorder.

Syracuse-Georgetown Game Highlights Big East Matchups

With the opening rounds over, it?s time for the top seeds to play in the Big East tournament. The first matchup is a familiar one: Georgetown versus Syracuse.

Marquette 57, St. John's 55: Marquette Survives the Red Storm

After trailing by as many as 14 points, St. John?s rallied but could not get past Marquette on Wednesday at the Big East men?s basketball tournament.

Paragallo, a Top Horse Owner, Is Convicted of Animal Cruelty

Ernie Paragallo, the thoroughbred horse breeder and owner, was convicted on 33 charges of animal cruelty Wednesday for starving and neglecting horses on his Hudson Valley farm.

Rss feed van NYT > Health

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

Geneticists said the new research shows it is now possible to sequence the genome of a patient at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be of practical use to researchers.

Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean Guidelines

The medical experts told an N.I.H. conference that the trend of ?once a Caesarean, always a Caesarean? may be safely reversed.

Assessing Your Risk of a Heart Attack

If you are young and healthy but have a family history of cardiovascular disease, are you at high risk of having a heart attack?

Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues

Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities.

Recipes for Health: Warm Chickpeas and Greens With Vinaigrette

In parts of France, farmers make a traditional meal of boiled chickpeas and spinach or chard.