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Justice Department Sets Sights on Wall Street Executives

The memo, a copy of which was provided to The New York Times, tells civil and criminal investigators to focus on individual employees from the beginning. In settlement negotiations, companies will not be able to obtain credit for cooperating with the ... >> view original

New York City Health Board Backs Warning on Menu Items With High Salt

The New York City Board of Health unanimously approved a measure on Wednesday that will require many chain restaurants to post a warning label on menu items that have a high sodium content. The rule — believed to be the first of its kind in the ... >> view original

Former Tennis Star James Blake Wrongly Arrested, Says Force Used

Internal affairs detectives are investigating claims by former tennis professional James Blake that he was thrown to the ground and then handcuffed while mistakenly being arrested Wednesday at a Manhattan hotel, police said. Brynn Gingras reports. >> view original

EU Nations Urged to Accept 160000 Migrants

Facing strong resistance by some members to a quota system that would compel them to take in a specified number of the new arrivals, Mr. Juncker cast the crisis as the most compelling one facing the bloc since World War II. He argued that it was not ... >> view original

New York Today: Back to School

Sharpen those pencils, and eat a good breakfast: It's the first day of school. New York's public schools and many of its private schools fling open their doors today to welcome back their students. Parents and students can expect to see a few changes ... >> view original

The New iPhone 6S Breaks Apple's Own Taboos

And in a presentation that lasted more than two hours on Wednesday at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here, Apple executives emphasized several new iPhone features that — despite other announcements, ranging from an improved version of the ... >> view original

Fashion Week, Reinvented

This is the future of fashion — or one possible version of it, as imagined by WME/IMG, the entertainment and sports management behemoth that now owns, operates or represents 13 fashion weeks around the world, including New York, London and Milan ... >> view original

The Bloomberg Terminal, a Wall Street Fixture, Faces Upstarts

Now that golden egg — and all that it pays for — is a target for new competitors looking to knock it from its dominant position. Bloomberg has fended off competition before, but the latest upstarts are gunning for the company at a time when Wall ... >> view original

Matt Jacobson, Facebook's Gatekeeper for Hollywood

In 2005, Matt Jacobson was 44 and looking for a new job after leaving Quiksilver, the surf brand. A friend suggested that he meet with an unknown start-up based in Palo Alto, Calif. Mr. Jacobson flew from Los Angeles, where he lives, to a graffiti ... >> view original

The Future of New York City Transportation: Goodbye Cars, Hello Rails

By any measure, young city dwellers are less and less likely to own a car. And New York City officials have spent millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours ensuring that trend works for the recent grads and young professionals that flock to it ... >> view original