New York Times http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt RSS Feed for New York Times en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:00 GMT Vandals hit mixed suburb of Jerusalem http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130619_Vandals_hit_mixed_suburb_of_Jerusalem.html JERUSALEM >> The tires of 28 cars were slashed and anti-Arab graffiti was sprayed early Tuesday in Abu Ghosh, a quiet Arab-Israeli suburb of Jerusalem whose famous hummus makes it a popular destination for Jews and tourists. Nickelodeon resists calls to restrict its food ads http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130619_Nickelodeon_resists_calls_to_restrict_its_food_ads.html LOS ANGELES >> One year ago, the Walt Disney Co. unveiled a strict new set of nutritional standards and said it would ban ads for noncompliant foods from its child-focused cable channels by 2015. Advocacy groups fighting childhood obesity cheered. Despite perils, Republicans embrace anti-abortion agenda http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130618_Despite_perils_Republicans_embrace_antiabortion_agenda.html WASHINGTON » After Republicans lost the presidential election and seats in both the House and the Senate last year, many in the party offered a stern admonishment: If we want to broaden our appeal, steer clear of divisive social and cultural issues. Photoshop helps fuel extortion boom against Chinese officials http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130618_Photoshop_helps_fuel_extortion_boom_against_Chinese_officials.html SHUANGFENG, China » The photograph usually arrives as an email attachment or the old-fashioned way, in an envelope with no return address. It is rarely a pretty picture. Police chief in Florida tries to ease old tensions http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_Police_chief_in_Florida_tries_to_ease_old_tensions.html SANFORD, Fla. » Within days of becoming police chief of this small city outside Orlando, Cecil E. Smith began to see clearly the scope of the challenges he faced. Bloomberg plan aims to require food composting http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_Bloomberg_plan_aims_to_require_food_composting.html NEW YORK » Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has tried to curb soda consumption, ban smoking in parks and encourage bike-riding, is taking on a new cause: requiring New Yorkers to separate their food scraps for composting. Belgian diamond theft, filled with cinematic thrills, also has a blooper reel http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_Belgian_diamond_theft_filled_with_cinematic_thrills_also_has_a_blooper_reel.html GENEVA » When squads of fake police officers arrived in a whirl of blue lights, they struck with clockwork precision, plundering closely guarded packets of diamonds from the cargo hold of a parked plane and fleeing without troubling the passengers. After profits, defense contractor faces the pitfalls of cybersecurity http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/19040101_After_profits_defense_contractor_faces_the_pitfalls_of_cybersecurity.html WASHINGTON » When the United Arab Emirates wanted to create its own version of the National Security Agency, it turned to Booz Allen Hamilton to replicate the world's largest and most powerful spy agency in the sands of Abu Dhabi. In Senate, complex fight over curbing military sexual assaults http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130615_In_Senate_complex_fight_over_curbing_military_sexual_assaults.html WASHINGTON » When Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan stripped a measure aimed at curbing sexual assault in the military out of a defense bill this week, it was widely seen as a trampling by a long-serving male committee chairman on female lawmakers seeking justice for victims. In luxury student housing, gym, tan — and study http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/nyt/20130615_In_luxury_student_housing_gym_tan_and_study.html COLUMBIA, Mo. » Brenden Heiland had breathed the vanilla lavender scented clubhouse air. He had seen the beach volleyball court, toured the game room equipped with billiards, Ping-Pong and air hockey tables, and learned with delight of the Friday pool parties with a DJ, free food and snow cones, spiked with rum for those of age.