Three different stage versions of the American classic novel The Great Gatsby are set to take place later this year, it is announced.

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Three Gatsby stage plays planned

Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian planning to sky dive from a record-breaking altitude, has announced he will make the attempt later this year.

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Skydiver planning 36km record bid

The number of empty shops on the UK’s High Streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.

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Empty shop numbers ‘set to rise’

Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.

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Network Rail boss forgoes bonus

LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney appeared headed for a big victory in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses, an outcome that would give the former Massachusetts governor his second consecutive victory of the year and tighten his claim to dominant front-runner status in what has been a turbulent Republican presidential race. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney poised for victory in Nevada caucuses

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The Republican race this year wasn’t supposed to start until February, so voters didn’t have to be troubled with politics when they were still concentrating on mistletoe. Read full article > >

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Florida to blame for nasty GOP race, some RNC members say

By the end of the year.

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Starbucks India to Open 50 Cafes

Its first chunk of investor funding is almost gone, and DreamWorks, which garnered 10 Oscar nominations this year from two of its films, must find more, or reduce its ambitions.

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Dreamworks Caught in a Real-Life Drama

Duchess named ‘Hat Person of the Year.’

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Kate Middleton Crowned with New Title

We’ve got our list of the best events you should check out this weekend . Some of our favorites: the reopening of the French Galleries at the National Gallery of Art, a parade to mark the early days of the Year of the Dragon and Monster Jam at the Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: Chinese New Year Parade, French Galleries

We’ve got our list of the best events you should check out this weekend . Some of our favorites: the reopening of the French Galleries at the National Gallery of Art, a parade to mark the early days of the Year of the Dragon and Monster Jam at the Verizon Center. Read full article > >

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Plan your weekend: Chinese New Year Parade, French Galleries

The foreign policy theme that should dominate this year’s presidential campaign is “American renewal.” Each candidate claims to have a strategy for halting the nation’s decline, but their versions often amount to “more of the same” — which ain’t gonna work. Read full article > >

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The coming debate over American ‘strength’ abroad

In New York City alone, nearly $70 billion worth of commercial mortgages that were issued as collateral for bonds in 2007 are maturing this year.

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Square Feet: In New York, Anxiety Over Billions in Maturing Real Estate Loans

The world economy is slowing sharply, and the euro region is headed for recession this year, the International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday in a bleak update of global conditions. Overall, the world economy is expected to expand 3.25 percent in 2012 — down from the 4 percent projected by the IMF in the fall. Read full article > >

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IMF report: Global economy looks grim for 2012

Yesterday, the American Library Association announced this year’s winners of the country’s most prestigious awards in children’s and young adult literature. (The list of winners is here ) Today, I’m posting my interview with Mary Fellows , president of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the ALA. Read full article > >

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How to choose the best books for kids and teens