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Friday, February 14, 2014

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DealBook

For Comcast, Daring Deals to Expand Its Reach Across Industries

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and BILL CARTER

The deal for Time Warner Cable solidifies Comcast's reputation as an enterprise with grand, even audacious, ambitions.
Jesica Arias, a program coordinator, helped an insurance applicant last month at an AltaMed Resource Center in East Los Angeles.
States Struggle to Add Latinos to Health Rolls

By JENNIFER MEDINA and ABBY GOODNOUGH

Enrollment of Latinos in the new health care law has fallen strikingly below the hopes of the law's proponents, prompting officials to rush to expand marketing efforts.
. Some Fail to Pay Premium After Signing Up Under New Health Care Law
Senator Charles E. Schumer, left, with the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, offered a way to bypass the House committee process to bring immigration reform to the House floor.
Schumer Offers Long-Shot Option to Skirt House G.O.P. on Immigration

By ASHLEY PARKER and JONATHAN WEISMAN

A discharge petition would allow supporters of immigration overhaul to circumvent the Republican majority in the House by bringing a measure directly to the House floor, bypassing the committee process.
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Editors' Picks

FASHION & STYLE

Vows of Love
For Valentine's Day, our nine favorite videos about love.

OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor

Sex and Candy

By SAMIRA KAWASH

The strange history of women, sensuality and chocolate.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"Mr. Mayor, I could never run NYC, but I know when it's time to keep kids home from school."
AL ROKER, the "Today" show weatherman, debating Mayor Bill de Blasio, via Twitter, on the response to the storm.
Today's Video
Video Video: Off the Runway | Before the Show
Behind the scenes of New York Fashion Week fall 2014.
Video Video: This Week's Movies: Feb. 14, 2014
The New York Times movie critics on "RoboCop," "Winter's Tale" and "About Last Night."
Video Video: Modern Love: Under His Misspell
When a writer falls in love with someone whose spelling and grammar are poor, it challenges her assumptions about the type of man she'd want to marry.
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World
Afghan soldiers on Thursday outside the Bagram Prison, where 65 prisoners were set free.
In Prison Release, Signs of Karzai's Rift With U.S.

By JAWAD SUKHANYAR and ROD NORDLAND

American military officials have been publicly scathing in their criticism of the releases, which have brought relations between the two allies to a low point.
. 2 U.S.-Led Coalition Soldiers Are Killed by Attackers in Afghan Uniforms
Prime Minister Enrico Letta, above, is likely to be replace by Matteo Renzi, the mayor of Florence.
Italy's Prime Minister Announces Resignation Amid Party Revolt

By JIM YARDLEY

Prime Minister Enrico Letta said he would resign after his Democratic Party staged a dramatic insurrection and set the stage to replace him with the party's new leader, Matteo Renzi.
. News Analysis: Italian Premier's Latest Challenge Comes From His Own Party
Belgium's lower house of Parliament approved a law allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children who are enduring insufferable pain.
Belgium Close to Allowing Euthanasia for Ill Minors

By DAN BILEFSKY

The measure, which is expected to be signed by King Philippe, would make Belgium the first nation to lift all age restrictions on legal, medically induced deaths.
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U.S.
Deborah Lee James, who began her new job in December, in her office at the Pentagon last week.
For New Air Force Secretary, a Baptism by Fire

By HELENE COOPER

Deborah Lee James, hit with a scandal weeks after starting her new job, has been praised by some Pentagon officials for seizing an opportunity to practice greater openness.
Valerie Kazer, right, looked for health insurance in Muncie, Ind.
One-Fifth of New Enrollees Under Health Care Law Fail to Pay First Premium

By ROBERT PEAR

Paying the first month's premium is the final step in completing an enrollment, and those who did not pay did not receive coverage in January.
The Central Valley of California is home to many formerly verdant farms that now lie abandoned, like this former tomato field near a chicken farm in Helm.
California Seeing Brown Where Green Used to Be

By JENNIFER MEDINA

Losses from farms idled by drought are hitting hard among farmers and those who relied on paychecks from working for them.
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Politics
Brownback Leads Kansas in Sharp Right Turn

By JOHN ELIGON

Sam Brownback, the Republican governor of Kansas who this year faces an election challenge, has pursued a bullishly conservative agenda while working to oust moderates.
N.S.A. Forces Out Civilian Employee With Snowden Tie

By DAVID E. SANGER

The move comes after an investigation to "assign accountability" for the disclosure of intelligence secrets by Edward J. Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency.
Wendy Davis on Thursday.
Wendy Davis, Texas Candidate, Offers Nuance on Abortion View

By MANNY FERNANDEZ

Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator who filibustered abortion restrictions last year, told a Dallas newspaper she would have supported one restriction had it been written differently.
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Business

DealBook

Industry Shifts May Aid Comcast in Takeover Bid

By EDWARD WYATT

Comcast's proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable comes at a moment of seismic change in the television industry, with consumers increasingly cutting their cable cords and instead streaming their favorite shows via the Internet.
. DealBook: In Matter of Weeks, Meeting of Minds on Cable Giants' Deal
. DealBook: Comcast and Time Warner Cable Forgo a Breakup Fee
Dr. Suzanne Salamon, with a patient at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, said she has had trouble filling a prestigious fellowship because of relatively low salaries.
Apprehensive, Many Doctors Shift to Jobs With Salaries

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL

A growing number of primary care doctors and specialists in private practice are becoming employees of hospitals, though experts caution that the change may not yield better or cheaper care for patients.
. Federal Agency and New York State Are in Accord Over $8 Billion Medicaid Waiver
Carole King performing after receiving the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Pandora Suit May Upend Century-Old Royalty Plan

By BEN SISARIO

Pandora is squaring off against Ascap in a closely watched trial over royalty payments determined by a system developed long before digital streams and smartphone apps.
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Technology
According to research reports, in 2013 the sales of smartphones worldwide finally surpassed feature phones sales.

Bits Blog

Smartphone Sales Beat Feature Phones in 2013

By NICK BILTON

Researchers at Gartner said that in 2013, worldwide smartphone sales neared 1 billion units sold and surpassed the sales of feature phones for the first time.
A field of mirrors at the Ivanpah power plant in California. The plant took almost four years to complete and stretches over more than five square miles of the Mojave Desert.
A Huge Solar Plant Opens, Facing Doubts About Its Future

By DIANE CARDWELL and MATTHEW L. WALD

The Ivanpah solar power plant in California is the largest and first electric generator of its kind. It could also be the last.
Dennis Woodside had once led sales and operations for the Americas at Google, and was considered a hot executive recruit by other Silicon Valley companies.

Bits Blog

Dropbox Hires a Google Executive, as It Starts Its Next Phase for Growth

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Dennis Woodside, the chief executive of Motorola, which Google is selling, will become Dropbox's first chief operating officer as it tries to become a grown-up company.
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Sports

Inside the Rings

What's Next, Synchronized Slopestyle?

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY

The Winter Games schedule of 98 events, including team luge and team figure skating, shows every sign of continuing to grow.
Billy Kidd, who won a silver medal in the slalom at the 1964 Innsbruck Games, said winter sports look different now, but they have long been risky.

Sports of The Times

For Daredevils on Snow, the Edge Has Always Been Near

By JULIET MACUR

Events like slopestyle, halfpipe and aerials might have changed the look of the Olympics, but the risks they involve are nothing new. Just ask Billy Kidd, a skiing medalist fifty years ago.
Derek Jeter, center, and the Yankees honoring Mariano Rivera, right, in 2011, days after his 602nd save broke the career record.

Sports Business

Let the Marketing of Derek Jeter's Farewell Begin

By RICHARD SANDOMIR

It's not clear what kind of memorializing and monetizing of his final season Jeter will approve, but the sports collectibles business is well prepared to cash in.
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Arts

Critic's Notebook

Nothing to See, Yet So Much Not to Miss

By A. O. SCOTT

The festival Film Comment Selects includes 22 movies chosen by the editors of Film Comment magazine.

The TV Watch

How Absolute Power Can Delight Absolutely

By ALESSANDRA STANLEY

Season 2 of the cynical political drama "House of Cards," available on Netflix on Friday, retains the series's strangely appealing gloom.

The Oscar Hunt

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