Iraq: Civilian Deaths Increase in 2014 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 civilians and security personnel in 2014, according to government figures issued Thursday, making it one of the deadliest years since the American-led invasion in 2003. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/14g9pdJ The New York Times World

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France: Hundreds of Cars Set on Fire THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Interior Ministry said Thursday that 940 cars were set on fire by vandals on New Year’s Eve, fewer than the 1,067 set aflame the previous year. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/14g9mOZ The New York Times World New Year, Vandalism, Automobiles

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Kenya: Soldiers Ambushed by Gunmen REUTERS Gunmen attacked a truck carrying Kenyan soldiers near the border with Somalia on Thursday, seriously wounding three of them, the police said. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1tw6WkU The New York Times World Assaults

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Growth in South Korea Exports Exceeded December Forecasts REUTERS Exports for the whole of 2014 set a record high of $573.1 billion, underlining strengthening competitiveness for some of its companies. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1zDQUrx The New York Times Business Day International Trade and World Market

By REUTERS via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Business Day http://nyti.ms/1zDQUrx Growth in South Korea Exports Exceeded December Forecasts January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM The New York Times

Web Freedom Is Seen to Be Growing as a Global Issue in 2015 VINDU GOEL and ANDREW E. KRAMER The new year promises further attempts at online censorship, as the web increasingly serves as a platform for civil rights efforts. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1xkikFL http://nyti.ms/1BmcXoP The New York Times Business Day Censorship, Computers and the Internet

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Top 2 Thruway Authority Executives Quit Without Warning RUSS BUETTNER The agency’s executive director, Thomas J. Madison, and its chief operating and financial officer, John M. Bryan, quit on New Year’s Eve. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1BmcVxn The New York Times N.Y. / Region New Year, Boards of Directors

By RUSS BUETTNER via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/1BmcVxn Top 2 Thruway Authority Executives Quit Without Warning January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM The New York Times

Consortium of Canal Builders Win Settlement in Panama REUTERS A consortium said that it had won a $233 million settlement in a dispute over cost overruns in an expansion of the Panama Canal. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1BmcVgV The New York Times Business Day Suits and Litigation (Civil)

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Ditch the Persona, Then Move a Piano JON PARELES Courtney Love’s latest and thoroughly unexpected gig is the music-theater piece “Kansas City Choir Boy.” January 4, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1D8S6qr http://nyti.ms/1ER7tIJ The New York Times Theater Theater, Music

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China Facing Sluggish Start for New Year REUTERS Data indicate that Beijing may have to resort to more stimulus measures to avert job losses and debt default in the world’s second-largest economy. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1D8S6qe The New York Times Business Day Economic Conditions and Trends, Labor and Jobs

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A Year of Columns, a Memorable Trove of Characters JAMES B. STEWART A columnist meets many characters in the course of a year’s work. Here are a few featured in Common Sense who stood out. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1ER7r3l The New York Times Business Day Legal Profession, Homosexuality and Bisexuality

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Theater Listings for Jan. 2-8 Unknown Author A critical guide to productions in New York City, including shows in previews. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/13YEj9x http://nyti.ms/1tvJ80t The New York Times Theater Theater

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Despite Thaw, American Base at Guantánamo Still Stings for Cubans WILLIAM NEUMAN Despite a sudden improvement in relations between the United States and Cuba, the base at Guantánamo remains a sore point for Cubans. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1rH20xZ http://nyti.ms/1zWHywb The New York Times World Military Bases and Installations, Shutdowns (Institutional)

By WILLIAM NEUMAN via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. World http://nyti.ms/1rH20xZ Despite Thaw, American Base at Guantánamo Still Stings for Cubans January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1zWHywb The New York Times

Finding Meaning in a Dish NICOLAS RAPOLD Ian Cheney’s documentary “The Search for General Tso” is about history, heritage and struggle as much as about a certain chicken dish popular in Chinese restaurants. January 2, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1rH201b http://nyti.ms/1tvJ8O7 The New York Times Movies Movies

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