In a few recent business scuffles — Time Warner vs. News Corporation, Conan vs. NBC — the public was recruited to take sides rather than remain an observer.

Corporate Antagonism Goes Public

Apple’s anticipated tablet computer could lead developers to create games that two or more people can easily play at once on the same device, analysts say.

A Playland for Apps in a Tablet World

Andrew M. Cuomo has been working to diffuse claims he is again trying to thwart the ambitions of a black candidate.

Still Preparing, Cuomo Courts Black Support

A dispute between a chain of New York hospitals and UnitedHealthcare could affect millions with private health insurance.

Insurer Steps Up Fight to Control Health Care Cost

An Indian reservation is caught between the U.S. and Mexico as a major transit point for drugs as well as people.

In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides

Apple has said not a word about what it will introduce this week, and yet reporting about an expected tablet has gone on for months.

Conjuring Up the Latest Buzz, Without a Word

Coverage of the devastation has dominated the public’s attention, but financial concerns are leading TV networks to cut back their efforts.

Next News From Haiti: Pulling Out

Investors say the discrepancy between gung-ho stock markets and a ho-hum economic recovery is a sign that an adjustment may be under way.

Volatility and Politics Are Feeding Fears of a Market Correction

A street in Port-au-Prince offers a snapshot of difficulties residents still face two weeks after the devastating quake.

On Street Tracing Haiti’s Pain, Survival Goes On

The Producers Guild of America gave its top prize to “The Hurt Locker” while the Screen Actors Guild gave its top movie award to the cast of “Inglourious Basterds.”

Guild Awards Snub ‘Avatar’

In his speech on Wednesday, the president will focus on struggling families squeezed between sending their children to college and caring for elderly parents.

Obama to Offer Aid for Families in State of the Union Address

Garrett Hartley’s 40-yard kick in overtime sent the Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance.

Surviving Twice, Saints Reach Super Bowl

As Illinois prepares for its primaries, Scott Brown’s election last week has raised Republican hopes of taking the Senate seat once held by Barack Obama.

Fresh Off a Massachusetts Victory, G.O.P. Aims at Illinois

Scientists are worried that the Haitian earthquake could foreshadow more seismic activity in the Caribbean.

A Deadly Quake in a Seismic Hot Zone

The partners Tishman Speyer and BlackRock have left tenants in limbo and investors with far bigger losses.

Wide Fallout in Failed Deal for Stuyvesant Town

The title of Robert Stone’s new collection of stories is clearly meant to be read in an ironic sort of way.

When Impulse Control Goes Awry

C. D. Payne has lately been enjoying a second surge of popularity, thanks to the well-received film version of the book “Youth in Revolt.”

Keeping Options Open, Novelist Tows Museum on Road to Dream

Although they work in different genres, both Plácido Domingo and Elaine Stritch continue to impress and inspire with their dedication to stretching their talents in new directions.

Opposites in Style, Equals in Stature

Accusations of financial conflict of interest against the chairman of the United Nations climate panel sidelined substantive debate on scientific issues.

Corporate Backing for Research? Get Over It

Tapestries commissioned from contemporary artists are now on view at the James Cohan Gallery in an exhibition titled “Demons, Yarns & Tales.”

To a Tapestry’s Warp and Weft, Add Vision and Craft

Experts at the Met’s conservation laboratory are trying to determine the best course of action for a rare Rose Period Picasso that was torn on Friday.

Questions Over Fixing Torn Picasso

Economic data, corporate earnings and meetings.

Looking Ahead

An article on Jan. 13 about a report from a special state committee expected to recommend that the New York Senate vote on two resolutions sanctioning Senator Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted of misdemeanor assault on his companion, misspelled the surname of a spokesman for the Senate Democratic leader, John Sampson, who said Mr. Sampson would not comment on the report. The spokesman is Austin Shafran, not Shafrin.

Corrections

An obituary on Jan. 10 about Freya von Moltke, a member of an anti-Nazi resistance group during World War II, misstated the name of the university from which she earned a doctorate in law in 1935. At the time, it was the University of Berlin, not Humboldt University. (It became Humboldt in 1949.)

Colonel General Ali Hassan al-Majid al-Tikriti, was an Iraqi military officer and politician under Saddam Hussein who served as Defense minister, Interior minister, and chief of the General Security. He was also the governor of Kuwait during much of the Gulf War.

Ali Hassan al-Majid, Iraqi general and politician, Iraqi Minister of Defence (born 1941)

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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was an international commercial flight scheduled from Beirut to Addis Ababa that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Rafic Hariri International Airport on 25 January 2010, killing all 90 people on board. This was the first fatal crash for Ethiopian Airlines since the hijack of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Na'ameh, Lebanon, killing 90.

January 25, 2010

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Corporate Antagonism Goes Public

A Playland for Apps in a Tablet World

Still Preparing, Cuomo Courts Black Support

Insurer Steps Up Fight to Control Health Care Cost

In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides

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I Dreamed A Dream

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The Element Of Freedom

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