Obama Wins New Term as Electoral Advantage Holds

Damon Winter/The New York TimesAmericans voted to give President Obama a second chance to change Washington. Barack Hussein Obama was re-elected president of the United States on Tuesday, overcoming powerful economic headwinds, a lock-step resistance to his agenda by Republicans in Congress and an unprecedented torrent of advertising as a divided nation voted to give him more time. In defeating...

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DealBook Column: The Election Won't Solve All Puzzles

Here comes more uncertainty.It may sound counterintuitive, but whatever the outcome of the election — whether President Obama or Mitt Romney wins — the economy and markets are likely to face more uncertainty, not less, over the coming year.“Uncertainty” has become the watchword over the last several years for many chief executives, politicians and economists as an explanation — or perhaps an excuse...

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Recipes for Health: Quinoa and Cauliflower Kugel — Recipes for Health

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times NYTCREDIT: Andrew Scrivani for The New York TimesCauliflower, steamed until tender then finely chopped, combines beautifully here with quinoa and cumin. Millet would also be a good grain choice.   2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup quinoa 1 1/4 cups...

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Recipes for Health: Quinoa and Cauliflower Kugel — Recipes for Health

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times NYTCREDIT: Andrew Scrivani for The New York TimesCauliflower, steamed until tender then finely chopped, combines beautifully here with quinoa and cumin. Millet would also be a good grain choice.   2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup quinoa 1 1/4 cups...

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Egyptian Vigilantes Crack Down on Abuse of Women

Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York TimesA self-appointed citizens patrol that tries to protect women on Cairo’s streets spray-painted a youth for identification last month. CAIRO — The young activists lingered on the streets around Tahrir Square, scrutinizing the crowds of holiday revelers. Suddenly, they charged, pushing people aside and chasing down a young man. As the captive thrashed to get...

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Fight Growing Over Online Royalties

The debate playing out in Washington has echoes of a presidential race. One side says businesses will suffer unless the government steps in to lower costs. The other accuses jet-set industrialists of a ploy that will cheat the middle class. These attacks, however, are not between candidates for the White House. They are being made in a battle over the obscure but increasingly vital issue...

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Chelation Therapy Shows Slight Benefit in Heart Disease Clinical Trial

LOS ANGELES — To the surprise of many cardiologists, a controversial alternative therapy proved beneficial to people with heart disease, reducing the rate of death and cardiovascular problems in a clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday. The benefit of the treatment, known as chelation therapy, barely reached statistical significance, and there were questions about the reliability...

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Chelation Therapy Shows Slight Benefit in Heart Disease Clinical Trial

LOS ANGELES — To the surprise of many cardiologists, a controversial alternative therapy proved beneficial to people with heart disease, reducing the rate of death and cardiovascular problems in a clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday. The benefit of the treatment, known as chelation therapy, barely reached statistical significance, and there were questions about the reliability...

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Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: Declining a Kindle's Special Offers

How do I turn off the ads on my Kindle e-reader?If you purchased a Kindle labeled “With Special Offers,” you bought a model that was discounted because of the advertisements shown on the reader’s screen saver and along the bottom of the home screen. If you want to remove the ads, you can do so — but Amazon requires you to make up the price difference (usually $15 to $30, depending on the model) between...

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Coptic Church Chooses Pope Who Rejects Politics

Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York TimesCoptic clergymen at a ceremony on Sunday for choosing a pope. CAIRO — A blindfolded 6-year-old reached into a glass bowl on Sunday to pick the first new Coptic pope in more than 40 years, a patriarch who promises a new era of integration for Egypt’s Christian minority as it grapples with a wave of sectarian violence, new Islamist domination of politics,...

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