New York Times http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt RSS Feed for New York Times en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT For hackers, China is land of opportunity http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_For_hackers_China_is_land_of_opportunity.html Name a target anywhere in China, an official at a state-owned company boasted recently, and his crack staff will break into that person's computer, download the contents of the hard drive, record the keystrokes and monitor cellphone communications, too. Long wait for a green card could be ending http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130523_Long_wait_for_a_green_card_could_be_ending.html Sanket Sant, a citizen of India, came to the United States at age 21, earning a master’s degree in engineering, followed by a doctorate and then landing a well-paying job at a firm making semiconductor equipment. Chinese bear bile farming draws charges of cruelty http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130522_Chinese_bear_bile_farming_draws_charges_of_cruelty.html CHENGDU, China » It was, at first glance, a rather modest initial public offering by a small Chinese company seeking to expand production of the key ingredient used in traditional remedies said to shrink gallstones, reduce fevers and sooth the aftereffects of excessive drinking. Obama set to defend drone strikes amid a drop in use http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130522_Obama_set_to_defend_drone_strikes_amid_a_drop_in_use.html WASHINGTON » President Barack Obama embraced drone strikes in his first term, and the targeted killing of suspected terrorists has come to define his presidency. To get the word on the street, lawyers and judges go online http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130521_To_get_the_word_on_the_street_lawyers_and_judges_go_online.html The wheels of justice move slowly sometimes, but not, apparently, as slowly as Webster's New World Dictionary. Slang has always been a challenge for the courts in cases that involve vulgar or insulting language. Conventional dictionaries lag the spoken word by design. Death rate rises for migrants who take riskier paths to U.S. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130521_Death_rate_rises_for_migrants_who_take_riskier_paths_to_US.html TUCSON, Ariz. » In the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office here — repository of the nation's largest collection of missing-person reports for immigrants who vanished crossing the United States-Mexico border — 774 sets of remains awaited identification in mid-May, stored in musty body bags coated in dust. Bold growth plans at hollywood studios http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_Bold_growth_plans_at_hollywood_studios.html LOS ANGELES — Film counts are down. Production is going elsewhere. And yet big Hollywood studios are planning to expand. Indonesian strongman's legacy remains a matter of debate http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_Indonesian_strongmans_legacy_remains_a_matter_of_debate.html JAKARTA, Indonesia — Tree-lined Cendana street in an upscale neighborhood in central Jakarta has not changed much in recent decades, save for the demolition of a few Dutch colonial homes in favor of modernist villas. Pakistan, rusting in its tracks http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_Pakistan_rusting_in_its_tracks.html RUK, Pakistan — Resplendent in his gleaming white uniform and peaked cap, jacket buttons tugging his plump girth, the stationmaster stood at the platform, waiting for a train that would never come. "Cutbacks," Nisar Ahmed Abro said with a resigned shrug. Boom in luxury towers is warping New York real estate market http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_Boom_in_luxury_towers_is_warping_New_York_real_estate_market.html NEW YORK — Only 10 floors have been completed in what is intended to be the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere — a slender, 84-story tower on Park Avenue at 56th Street in Manhattan.