Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The Pope's Legacy, a Buddhist Scandal, and the Science of Violent Video Games

Behind the?New York Times?pay wall, you only get?10 free clicks?a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

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Top Stories:?Though his written teachings were praised, Pope Benedict XVI "often appeared to carom from one crisis to the next" when facing real-life challenges.?

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World:?Allegations of sexual harassment by Joshu Sasaki, an influential Buddhist teacher, has "upset and obsessed Zen Buddhists across the country, who are part of a close-knit world in which many participants seem to know, or at least know of, the principal teachers."??

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U.S.:?At the State of the Union Washington will also be looking to see the "the state of?Barack Obama."

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New York:?In communities still trapped by snow?residents turned to plowing the roads themselves and using mass transit.?

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Business:?A Japanese television series about a company that "turns to advanced lithium-ion" is all too real for the country.?

Technology:?Though the?Broadband Technology Opportunities Program is supposed to bring Internet to places private companies deemed too expensive, it is now being characterized as wasteful.?

Science:?Benedict Carey takes a look at the research on video games and violence, some of which "has begun to clarify what can and cannot be said about the effects of violent gaming."?

Sports:?Holding the breed judging for Westminster at Piers 92/94 added a new hiccup to the competition: "crosstown dog schlepping on a rainy day."?

Opinion:?James Martin on Benedict XVI's resignation and legacy.?

Music:?An interview with Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, whose The Jazz Age?re-imagines some of his most famous songs "in the style of 1920s jazz."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/popes-legacy-buddhist-scandal-science-violent-video-games-142041560.html

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