The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved a construction and operating license for new nuclear power reactors for the first time since 1978, giving Southern Co. the green light to build two new units at its existing Vogtle site in Georgia. Read full article > >

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NRC approves construction of new nuclear power reactors in Georgia

Annie Leibovitz photographs the 1 percent, the rich, beautiful and famous, conspiring with the apparatus of celebrity and capitalism to make the lives of successful people feel even more glamorous and alluring. The Library of Congress has officially declared her a “Living Legend,” and despite a few financial problems awhile back — a massive home-renovation project in Greenwich Village contributed to the setback — she has joined the same rarefied ranks of privilege that she has so diligently served throughout her career. Read full article > >

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Annie Leibovitz’s personal ‘Pilgrimage’ feels commercial

Annie Leibovitz photographs the 1 percent, the rich, beautiful and famous, conspiring with the apparatus of celebrity and capitalism to make the lives of successful people feel even more glamorous and alluring. The Library of Congress has officially declared her a “Living Legend,” and despite a few financial problems awhile back — a massive home-renovation project in Greenwich Village contributed to the setback — she has joined the same rarefied ranks of privilege that she has so diligently served throughout her career. Read full article > >

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Annie Leibovitz’s personal ‘Pilgrimage’ feels commercial

Transport Secretary Justine Greening says she will vote against bonuses for senior Network Rail executives at the company’s annual general meeting.

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Government to oppose rail bonuses

Transport Secretary Justine Greening says she will vote against bonuses for senior Network Rail executives at the company’s annual general meeting.

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Government to oppose rail bonuses

Wait, they haven’t given out the Oscars for last year’s films and we’re already talking about 2012? It’s hard to believe another movie season is upon us — and even harder, at a time when Hollywood seems more addicted than ever to sequels, prequels and reboots, that we might go to the multiplex and enjoy something genuinely original. The spring collection of films includes its share of adaptations of proven properties, but as anyone familiar with “Batman” or “The Green Lantern” knows, it’s all in the execution. Here are some opening dates to circle (and maybe one to cross off): Read full article > >

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Spring preview — Films: ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

Bleecker Bob’s Golden Oldies, a record store in Greenwich Village and Southpaw, a performance space in Park Slope, are calling it quits.

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Two New York Musical Mainstays Are Soon to Tune Out

After years that have seen riots over rice shortages in Asia and record low world reserves of staple crops such as wheat, software-billionaire-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates argues that there is a simple solution. Read full article > >

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Bill Gates pushes ‘green revolution’ for small farms in developing world

Why wasn’t D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray at the State of the Union address Tuesday night? Awww, did no one invite him? Nope — Gray blew it off to attend party for his girlfriend, Linda Mercado Greene , who celebrated her birthday that night. Read full article > >

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Mayor Vincent Gray skipped State of the Union to attend girlfriend’s birthday party

At scheduled appearances in Greenville, S.C.

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Romney, Gingrich Avoid Each Other

To Al Green, at Apollo Theater.

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Obama Sings Al Green

Barack Obama surprised supporters at a fundraiser for his 2012 presidential campaign when he sang to soul legend the Reverend Al Green.

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Green energy campaigners send a formal complaint to the European Commission over UK “subsidies” for nuclear power.

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UK nuclear subsidies ‘unlawful’

Before the Green Revolution in Iran, before Tunisia and Tahrir Square, there was the Saffron Revolution in Burma: a peaceful uprising for democracy, led by Buddhist monks, that was brutally suppressed by the ruling generals . Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Prisoner release keeps Burma’s reforms on track

The Kettle of Fish is a haven for displaced Green Bay fans, who gather at the bar weekly to watch their beloved Packers and feast on cheese and bratwurst.

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Packers Fans Find a Home in Greenwich Village