March 13, 2012

On Tuesday, the United States, the European Union and Japan filed a case against China over its restrictions on exports of rare earth metals.

A marketing agency caused a stir when it hired homeless people to walk around carrying Wi-Fi devices, offering Internet access in exchange for donations.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said broad subpoenas in two Missouri sex-abuse cases were a means of intimidation, an accusation the church disputed.

With a belief in the White House that the mission’s costs now outweigh benefits, some suggest accelerating the drawdown, but military commanders remain opposed.

“Collected Poems” by Jack Gilbert, who occupies an unusual position in American poetry because he has won major awards yet doesn’t hang out in poetry circles.