Obama Presses Case for Higher Minimum Wage During a visit to Connecticut the president praised four New England governors who have pushed to increase minimum wages in their states. MARK LANDLER March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1lzpAbs The New York Times U.S. Minimum Wage United States Economy

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Ex-Editor Testifies About Underside of British Tabloids Rebekah Brooks in her phone hacking trial gave a rare view into the skating-on-the-edge culture of the popular press. KATRIN BENNHOLD March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1l2huoy http://nyti.ms/1mWbi6p The New York Times World Newspapers Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods

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Ex-Trader Kerviel Takes the Long Way Home Just weeks before a French court is to rule on his final appeal Jérôme Kerviel who caused billions in losses at Société Générale is walking from Rome to Paris. NICOLA CLARK March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1kz3XYB http://nyti.ms/1ne43Dr The New York Times Business Day Banking and Financial Institutions

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Brooklyn to the Big Time but First a Stop in Mississippi A bunch of the basketball players at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville Miss. have a few things in common: hoop dreams academic realities and an upbringing in Brooklyn. SCOTT CACCIOLA March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ne43mU The New York Times Sports College Athletics

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Iconoclasm Out of Austria The Talea Ensemble performed works by the modern composers Pierluigi Billone Bernhard Gander and Olga Neuwirth as part of the Vienna: City of Dreams festival. STEVE SMITH March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ndZv01 The New York Times Arts Music Classical Music

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At Every Performance a Sweet Job Opening The World Queen of the Cocoa Bean seeks a successor in The Chocolate Show! an interactive production at 47th Street Theater best suited to 8- to 12-year-olds. KEN JAWOROWSKI March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1cCy49u http://nyti.ms/1icQB3Z The New York Times Theater Theater Chocolate

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Kashmiri Students in India Punished for Supporting Pakistans Cricket Team Nearly 70 students were expelled after a few cheered loudly for the wrong team while watching a match on TV in a dorm and others refused to inform. GARDINER HARRIS March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1mVXTva The New York Times World Cricket (Game) School Discipline (Students)

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For Bitcoin a Secure Future Might Require Traditional Trappings Some backers of the digital currency are calling for human oversight to guard against more losses like the $470 million collapse of Mt. Gox. FARHAD MANJOO March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1l1Toul http://nyti.ms/1mVXTuY The New York Times Technology Bitcoin (Currency) Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

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U.S. Seeks to Reduce Ukraines Reliance on Russia for Natural Gas Next to language and history natural gas is the strongest glue that binds Russia and Ukraine a source of strength for both but also their greatest vulnerability. CORAL DAVENPORT and STEVEN ERLANGER March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1kyOtDQ http://nyti.ms/1i9XSgA The New York Times World United States International Relations Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline

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Major Changes in SAT Announced by College Board The company says its current college admission exams which have fallen from favor do not focus enough on important academic skills. TAMAR LEWIN March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1cCmISR http://nyti.ms/1icI6WJ The New York Times Education SAT (College Admission Test)

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Minnesota Mystery: Whats Killing the Moose? In the 1980s moose numbered about 4000 in the northwest part of the state; today there are about 100 and the reasons for their deaths vary. BRENT McDONALD March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1cuTTxr The New York Times U.S. Moose Global Warming

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U.N. Panel Report Describes Worsening Brutality in Syrias War The report which criticizes the Security Council for inaction said both sides were committing war crimes but did not fear being held accountable. NICK CUMMING-BRUCE March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1l1InZK The New York Times World Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )

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3 Persian Gulf States Pull Ambassadors From Qatar Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain took the step in protest over Qatars continued support of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists in the region. DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/NUB0rP The New York Times World Diplomatic Service Embassies and Consulates Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) Muslims and Islam

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In Eastern Ukrainian City a Tug of War for More Autonomy Pro-Russian demonstrators in Donetsk overcame riot police and occupied the regional governments administration building for a second time this week. ANDREW ROTH March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/P0SQuz The New York Times World Demonstrations Protests and Riots

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Senate Rejects Obama Nominee Linked to Abu-Jamal Case The vote against Debo P. Adegbile to head the Justice Departments civil rights unit is the first defeat of a presidential nominee since a filibuster rule change. JONATHAN WEISMAN March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1icAdAs The New York Times U.S.

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The Man Onstage Who Wasnt There Billed as a comedy The Shape of Something Squashed means in part to gibe the ruthless self-absorption of successful artists but it also offers a portrait of an actor as an almost invisible man. LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1i9C7NO The New York Times Theater Theater

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Karzais Brother Is Expected to Drop Out of Afghanistans Presidential Race Reports of Qayum Karzais expected withdrawal follow what officials have described as months of behind-the-scenes pressure from President Hamid Karzai. ROD NORDLAND March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1mVBCgQ http://nyti.ms/1cC6DN6 The New York Times World

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Old Fantasies Are Distorted in Indian Elections The Indian elections are largely about the rise of the fierce Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi and the political responses to his ascent. MANU JOSEPH March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1l1cdOi http://nyti.ms/1mVBC0g International New York Times World Elections Politics and Government

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Rangers Trade Ryan Callahan to Lightning for Martin St. Louis Unable to agree to a new contract the Rangers sent their captain Ryan Callahan to Tampa Bay for Martin St. Louis one of the N.H.L.s top scorers. JEFF Z. KLEIN March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1kyq9SI http://nyti.ms/1nd2VAb The New York Times Sports Hockey Ice

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Video: Snowboarder Blends Exploration With Research In his trips to Alaska Jeremy Jones has refined how he researches the areas he snowboards which are often shrouded in mystery and filled with danger. THE NEW YORK TIMES March 6 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1lyU3GB The New York Times Sports Snowboarding

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