08-Jan-2016 04:40

Ackman doubts Buffett's BNSF can make competitive Norfolk offer - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-rail-ackman-38264bbe-a420-11e5-8318-bd8caed8c588-20151216-story.html

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

An Appraisal: Recalling Pierre Boulez, a Conductor-Composer With an Ear to the Alternative :: Mr. Boulez â€" Leonard Bernstein’s successor at the Philharmonic, who died on Tuesday at 90 â€" championed contemporary music.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/arts/music/recalling-pierre-boulez-a-conductor-composer-with-an-ear-to-the-alternative.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pierre Boulez, Composer and Conductor Who Pushed Modernism’s Boundaries, Dies at 90 :: Mr. Boulez belonged to an extraordinary generation of European composers who, while in their 20s, came to the forefront during the decade or so after World War II.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/arts/music/pierre-boulez-french-composer-dies-90.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Food Matters: A Beloved L.A. Chef’s Restorative Turmeric Tonic :: At Sqirl, Jessica Koslow’s restaurant with a cult following, a warm and healing drink riffs on the classic hot toddy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/t-magazine/apple-turmeric-cinnamon-cardamom-tonic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

What You Should Do If You Win the Powerball Jackpot :: The current jackpot is $500 million.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/win-powerball-jackpot/story?id=36082265

The End: My Marriage Didn’t End When I Became a Widow :: He’s gone, but I’m still keeping my promises to him.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/my-marriage-didnt-end-when-i-became-a-widow/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Gilbert E. Kaplan, Publisher and Improbable Conductor, Dies at 74 :: Mr. Kaplan, the founder of Institutional Investor magazine, turned his obsession with Mahler’s Second Symphony into a vocation, leading international orchestras in its performance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/arts/music/gilbert-e-kaplan-publisher-and-improbable-conductor-dies-at-74.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Books of The Times: Review: In ‘When Breath Becomes Air,’ Dr. Paul Kalanithi Confronts an Early Death :: This memoir tells how he adjusted his attitude and life before dying of cancer at 37.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/books/review-in-when-breath-becomes-air-dr-paul-kalanithi-confronts-an-early-death.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Villa Las Estrellas Journal: Antarctic Life: No Dogs, Few Vegetables and ‘a Little Intense’ in the Winter :: Fewer than 200 people live in the Chilean outpost, which was founded in 1984, when Chile was seeking to bolster its claims in Antarctica.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/world/americas/chile-antarctica-villa-las-estrellas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Feature: How the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Turns Fans Into Suckers :: While FanDuel and DraftKings look the other way, a small set of sophisticated high rollers is preying upon millions of innocent newbies â€" like me â€" every day.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/magazine/how-the-daily-fantasy-sports-industry-turns-fans-into-suckers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Feature: The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare :: Rob Bilott was a corporate defense attorney for eight years. Then he took on an environmental suit that would upend his entire career â€" and expose a brazen, decades-long history of chemical pollution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/magazine/the-lawyer-who-became-duponts-worst-nightmare.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Purity, Disgust and Donald Trump :: What wellspring of feeling is the leading Republican candidate tapping into that his opponents aren’t?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/opinion/campaign-stops/purity-disgust-and-donald-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Contributor: ­In Oregon, Myth Mixes With Anger :: The West won’t be won by ideologues brandishing guns and seizing government property.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/06/opinion/in-oregon-myth-mixes-with-anger.html?partner=rss&emc=rss