Daily Report: Tumblr Shutters a News Blog, Not Yet a Year Old
Date: 11 April 2013
By The New York Times
Tumblr did not give much explanation for why it decided to close its Storyboard site suddenly and dismiss its skeletal staff of three, Leslie Kaufman reports in the Thursday New York Times.
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Bangladesh Police Arrest Acting Editor of Pro-Opposition Paper
Date: 11 April 2013
By Gardiner Harris
Gardiner Harris
The editor, Mahmudur Rahman, was charged with sedition at a time when strikes by opposition forces have frozen travel and are crippling the country’s economy.
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Carson, a Hope of Conservatives, Declines Speech After Furor
Date: 11 April 2013
By Gerry Mullany
Gerry Mullany
A Johns Hopkins doctor who had stirred excitement among conservatives is under fire for his remarks about gays.
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Tumblr to End Storyboard and Dismiss 3 Employees
Date: 11 April 2013
By Leslie Kaufman
Leslie Kaufman
The popular social blogging site said that it would shut the multimedia news blog that it had created to report on its own community and dismiss a skeletal staff of three.
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Vying for a Spot on the World’s A List
Date: 12 April 2013
By D. D. Guttenplan
It takes a reputation to make a reputation. International rankings have become so influential that some countries use them to set policy.
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Tim Hetherington, Indelible on Film
Date: 11 April 2013
By Michael Kamber
Michael Kamber
A new documentary by Sebastian Junger explores the life and work of his friend and colleague Tim Hetherington.
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Two for Life, Following Their Own Destiny
Date: 12 April 2013
By Erika Allen
Erika Allen
For Pat and Anne Chang, 30 years of marriage has meant being there for each other, and an occasional marital letter.
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News Quiz | April 12, 2013
Date: 12 April 2013
By Anastasia Economides
Anastasia Economides
See what you know about the news of the day.
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News Quiz | April 11, 2013
Date: 11 April 2013
By Anastasia Economides
Anastasia Economides
See what you know about the news of the day.
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Wheelies: The Fantasy Electric Truck Edition
Date: 12 April 2013
By The New York Times
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, is busy wrangling with the Texas Auto Dealers Association, and IndyCar comes back to the Pocono Raceway.
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