The Obama administration is planning the biggest change in three decades to the window stickers in new cars.

New Stickers Will Go Beyond M.P.G. in Rating Cars

Some lenders are taking a stand on practices like mining and deforestation that may be risky to their reputations.

Banks Grow Wary of Environmental Risks

Researchers say they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory.

Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips

Supporters in the financial industry say they expected more regulation and higher taxes, but they did not realize that they would be painted as villains.

Why Wall St. Is Deserting Obama

In an address from the Oval Office, President Obama said that the nation had met its responsibility to Iraq and would now turn to domestic concerns.

Obama Declares an End to Combat Mission in Iraq

A British author links his grandfather’s World War II bombing missions to the war poetry of the time.

Young Man Seeks Poetry in World War II’s Ruins

This suspense thriller, directed by Anton Corbijn, is often more evocative of the art house than of the multiplex.

Traveling Man With Few Words and a Big Gun

For young performers joining the city’s ballet companies, one of the main thrills is often just standing still onstage.

In New York Ballet Companies, Corps Is a Thrill

Carl P. Paladino is connecting with voters’ anger and worrying Rick A. Lazio’s supporters.

Paladino Rides on Anger in G.O.P. Governor Race

A sudden intervention to shore up the deeply troubled Kabul Bank prompted fears about the integrity of the Afghan financial system.

Troubles at Afghan Bank Jolt Financial System

France’s Champagne industry is trying to cut the carbon dioxide it emits transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world.

A Greener Champagne Bottle

“The Town” gives Ben Affleck another chance to shine as writer, director and star.

It’s Another Ride for Ben Affleck, Filmmaker-Star

Steve Johnson, the owner of the restaurant Rendezvous in Cambridge, Mass., escapes to a houseboat with a tiny, minimally stocked kitchen.

A Chef in His Getaway Galley

“MasterChef,” Gordon Ramsay’s latest contest for amateur chefs, is Fox’s standout reality show of the summer.

Grooming Home Cooks, and a Reality Franchise

After losing his lower jaw to cancer, the film critic, who can’t eat, has written a cookbook that is an ode to the rice cooker.

Roger Ebert: No Longer an Eater, Still a Cook

Just a drop or two of this relatively inexpensive product adds the fragrance of one of the world’s great flowers to your cooking.

Rose Water Adds a Subtle Kick

Republicans and President Obama are open to tax cuts. The question is what kind can put people back to work.

Tax Cuts That Make a Difference

The first lady, Michelle Obama, has announced that on Sept. 7 the White House will kick off its first dance series with a tribute to Judith Jamison, right, the veteran artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Dancing In the Streets (or Pennsylvania Avenue)

An article on Monday about the Emmy Awards ceremony misidentified, in some editions, the executive producer and writer for “Modern Family” who said that the show, which was named outstanding comedy series, “is, and will always be, a love letter” to his wife. The tribute was by Steven Levitan, whose wife is Krista Levitan; it was not by Christopher Lloyd, also an executive producer and writer, who is married to Arleen Sorkin. (Mr. Levitan and Mr. Lloyd also won the Emmy for outstanding writing for a comedy series.)

Corrections

Corrections from the print edition of The Times for Aug. 31, 2010.

Wynton Marsalis and friends provided the live accompaniment for a silent film about Louis Armstrong’s childhood.

Satchmo’s Story, Music Substituting for Words

The Virginia Quarterly Review, an award-winning literary journal, has canceled its winter issue and closed its offices after the suicide last month of its managing editor.

Virginia Literary Journal Cancels Issue After Suicide

Oxford University is now bracing itself for a visit from Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Martial-Arts Maven To Speak at Oxford

Officials of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research combed through the cluttered Bronx apartment of Chaim Grade, the esteemed Yiddish writer.

Researchers Tackle Yiddish Writer’s Papers

Paul Hogan told an Australian television program that he cannot afford to pay even 10 percent of the back taxes he is said to owe Australian officials.

‘Crocodile Dundee’ Star Talks of Tax Woes

Laurent Patrick Fignon was a French professional road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, as well as the Giro d'Italia in 1989. He held the title of FICP World No. 1 in 1989. Fignon came close to winning the Tour de France for a third time in 1989 but was narrowly defeated by Greg LeMond by 8 seconds, marking the closest margin ever to decide the Tour. Fignon won many classic races, including consecutive victories in Milan–San Remo in 1988 and 1989. He died from cancer in 2010.

August 31, 2010

Headlines from August 31, 2010

New Stickers Will Go Beyond M.P.G. in Rating Cars

Banks Grow Wary of Environmental Risks

Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips

Why Wall St. Is Deserting Obama

Obama Declares an End to Combat Mission in Iraq

Billboard 200

Recovery

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