The Russian president directed Parliament to adopt a 10-year program that would extend maternity leave and subsidize day care.

Putin Urges Plan to Reverse Slide in the Birth Rate

Policy and research groups in Washington say 80 percent of the tax savings will flow to the top 10 percent of taxpayers.

Tax Benefits to the Rich and Patient

A group of tribespeople left the Amazon in Colombia and declared themselves ready to join the modern world.

Leaving the Wild, and Rather Liking the Change

As products once restricted to the trade become available to all, the power shifts in interior design.

The Secret Source Is Out

Mayor-elect Cory Booker wasted little time in pushing forward his agenda one day after his landslide victory.

In Victory Laps, Booker Greets Newark's Hopeful and Doubtful

Ezra Idlet spent eight years building his obsession: a 540 square foot treehouse.

A Pie-in-the-Sky Treehouse Made Real

Toshiba's high-definition DVD player is the first volley in an absurd format war among the titans of the movie, electronics and computer industries.

Why the World Doesn't Need Hi-Def DVD's

The Sundance Institute, already an alluring brand name for films, is bringing a snapshot of its creative process in an array of disciplines to New York City. 

The Ingenuity of Sundance Comes to Brooklyn

"Tarzan," a writhing green blob with music, feels as fidgety and attention-deficient as the toddlers who kept straying from their seats during the performance.

Tarzan Arrives on Broadway, Airborne

Iraqi leaders are preparing a major restructuring of the capital's security brigades in hopes of curtailing sectarian tensions.

Iraq Set to Unify Security Forces to Battle Chaos

Alex Rodriguez homered against Curt Schilling in the fifth inning, breaking a tie and propelling the Yankees to a victory. It came a night after Rodriguez made two errors in an 11-run loss.

After a Game to Forget, a Home Run to Remember

One in seven East Asian immigrants in New York City carries the hepatitis B virus, a new study has found.

Hepatitis Risk for East Asians in New York

Long taboo in the mind-sets of European labor unions and governments, part-time work and temp jobs are becoming the richest source of new employment across Europe.

4 Hours a Day, 3 Days a Week

Asian car companies have moved squarely into the front yard of the capital of American automotive dominance. 

Detroit Grapples With a New Era: The Not-So-Big 3

Listening to Tool's glorious, immersive new album, it's possible to mourn the tragic demise — is there any other kind? — of the CD age.

Tool's '10,000 Days' Recalls the Good Old Days of CD's

Mr. Rosenthal led The Times through 17 years of record growth, modernization and major journalistic change.

A. M. Rosenthal, Editor of The Times,  Dies at 84

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is venturing into satellite radio, announcing a deal on Wednesday to work with Sirius Satellite Radio to create a 24/7 Catholic channel.

Sirius to Begin a Catholic Channel

Miami Heat defeats New Jersey Nets, 111-89, to tie Eastern Conference semifinals, 1-1; photos (M)

Reversal Brings Playoff Misfortune for the Nets

A. M. Rosenthal, a Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent who became the executive editor of The New York Times and led the paper's global news operations through 17 years of record growth, modernization and major journalistic change, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 84.     His death, at Mount Sinai Medical Center, came two weeks after he suffered a stroke, his son Andrew said. Mr. Rosenthal lived in Manhattan.  

A. M. Rosenthal, Editor of The Times, Dies at 84

The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates again on Wednesday, its 16th increase in two years, and gave itself room to raise them again in June.     As expected, the central bank nudged up the federal funds rate on overnight loans between banks another quarter-point, to 5 percent.  

Fed Raises Rates Again but Clouds Next Move

New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-3; photos (M)0

Kelefa Sanneh Critic's Notebook on release of new CD by band Tool, one of few bands that refuse to sell their music on iTunes; holds that album evokes bygone time when musicians expected listeners to swallow their albums whole and in order, unlike MP3s that encourage constant flitting and downloading of single songs; photo (M)

Michiko Kakutani Critic's Notebook on books on recent books published about Pres Bush, his administration and war in Iraq; holds that these books, taken together with earlier volumes, create cumulative and surprisingly coherent portrait of Bush White House and its management style; drawing; photos (L)

All the President's Books (Minding History's Whys and Wherefores)

Hispanic custom of quinceanera parties for girls at age 15 has grown into elaborate ritual of ballgown events in New York and other US cities, particularly Miami, home to moneyed Latin Americans and Cubans; photos (M)

Latinas Make Sweet 16-ish Their Own

Fans of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team have booed plenty of opposing teams over the years at Joe Louis Arena, but last month they let loose at another traditional Detroit opponent: Toyota. What set them off was a new Toyota FJ sport utility vehicle that circled the ice during the second intermission of an April 11 game between Detroit and Edmonton.      The outburst showed how the Motor City is still having trouble adjusting to a new reality here: the Asian car companies that Detroit once vowed to vanquish have moved squarely into the front yard of the capital of American automotive dominance.  

Konsta Helenius is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL), as a prospect to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 14th overall by the Sabres in the 2024 NHL entry draft.

Konsta Helenius, Finnish ice hockey player

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Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He has been named among the top 15 heavyweights of all time.

May 11, 2006

Headlines from May 11, 2006

Putin Urges Plan to Reverse Slide in the Birth Rate

Tax Benefits to the Rich and Patient

Leaving the Wild, and Rather Liking the Change

The Secret Source Is Out

In Victory Laps, Booker Greets Newark's Hopeful and Doubtful

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Louder Now

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

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A Girl Like Me

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