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Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Still Wary of Hiring

Private employers were unable to add enough jobs in July to overcome the loss of thousands of Census and government jobs.

Off the Charts

A Slowdown in Trade, but a Pickup in Services

Big gains in global trading appear to be over for now, but the fact that service companies are getting more domestic orders suggests economic resiliency.

Governments Go to Extremes as the Downturn Wears On

Strained for funds, governments have made life-changing cuts in core services like education, transportation and public safety.

Your Money

As State Budgets Falter, So Do Pension Promises

States that can no longer afford the generous benefits guaranteed to government workers years ago are facing the difficult decision to make cutbacks.

City Room

The Waterfront, Covered

Last week, City Room invited readers to explore New York City’s much-maligned 578-mile waterfront, and share what they saw. And wow, what they saw.

Today’s TimesCast

Governments cut services, a new book on space exploration and more.

Wildfires Ravaging Swaths of Russia

More than 800 wildfires have been reported across the heat-seared country, claiming 52 lives and clouding Moscow in smog.

Emirates Official Says Japan Tanker Was Attacked

Officials say a terrorist attack caused the damage an oil tanker suffered in the Strait of Hormuz last week.

In a Cambodian Friendship, a Secret Quest

Thet Sambath spent years interviewing the Khmer Rouge leader he holds responsible for the deaths of his parents.

Hotels Entice Customers With Lure of TV Life

Some New York City hotels are trying to leverage real or imagined connections with popular shows.

The Best Virtual Worlds Have a Touch of Reality

Red Dead Redemption, StarCraft II and Heavy Rain have set the bar in what has already been one of the most bountiful years ever for great games.

WILLIAM D. COHAN
Still Paying for Lehman’s Demise

Why are executives bleeding their former firm’s dwindling estate to cover their own ongoing legal fees?

Weekend Arts »

Beyond Blockbusters
Beyond Blockbusters

The small, gemlike shows at the Met are worth a good look.

Tennis in New York

Playing on the city’s public courts doesn’t have to involve long waits — just a little homework.

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Streetscapes
Mystery of the Lost City
Mystery of the Lost City

A collection of marble columns in a New Jersey woods turns out to have a connection to what was once the most elegant group of houses in New York.

Collecting
The Porsche 356, a Classic to Appreciate
The Porsche 356, a Classic to Appreciate

The original Porsche car was more or less a hot-rod Beetle, a reliable but sporty vehicle shaped like an inverted bathtub.

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Get a Diploma, but Then Get a Passport

Get a Diploma, but Then Get a Passport

The chief of Capri Capital Partners says graduates should leave the United States to broaden their horizons.

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