Fwd: Today's Headlines: African Studies Give Women Hope in H.I.V. Fight

[Jackson Fratesi]

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		Tuesday, July 20, 2010   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: World |  U.S. |  Politics |  Business |  Technology |  Sports |  Arts |  New York/Region |  Science |  Health |  Editorials |  Op-Ed |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement African Studies Give Women Hope in H.I.V. Fight By CELIA W. DUGGER Two new studies found different ways to sharply cut H.I.V. infections among women: a vaginal gel and a system of cash payments. Earliest Steps to Find Breast Cancer Are Prone to Error By STEPHANIE SAUL Biopsy diagnosis can be surprisingly prone to error in identifying breast cancer, often leading to unnecessary and disfiguring surgery. Senate Set to End Stalemate and Extend Jobless Aid By CARL HULSE Senate Democrats are poised to break a partisan stalemate over extending benefits, but the fight seems certain to play out as a midterm election issue. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "This is the first time that there’s been a tool that women can use to protect themselves from becoming infected. It’s a game changer." DR. BRUCE WALKER, a Harvard Medical School professor, on a study suggesting that a microbicidal gel could significantly cut H.I.V. transmission rates in sub-Saharan Africa. HEALTH OPINION Video: Pathology of Errors As pathologists help doctors diagnose breast cancer at an earlier, more survivable stage, the potential for mistakes has grown. Article Opinionator: Who Lives in This Room? The rather short history of the living room helps explain why it is least likely to be lived in. WORLD SAMARRA JOURNAL Iraq’s Conflict, Reflected in a Family Tragedy By TIM ARANGO The killing of a man who had worked for the Americans by an insurgent son reads as an abridged version of the entire war. Petraeus’s Successor Is Known for Impolitic Words By THOM SHANKER Gen. James N. Mattis is admired on the front lines but has been occasionally seen by his civilian superiors as too rough-edged. Afghan Plan on Transfer of Security Gets Support By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. Western nations at a conference on Tuesday are expected to endorse President Hamid Karzai’s plan for Afghan forces to take the lead by 2014. • More World News Back to Top U.S. California Blacks Split Over Marijuana Measure By JESSE McKINLEY A cadre of African-American religious leaders have joined against a measure to tax and regulate marijuana. A City Outsources Everything. Sky Doesn’t Fall. By DAVID STREITFELD So far, the decision by Maywood, Calif., to outsource all of its municipal work has not been disastrous. In Los Angeles, Unsolved Killings Reflected Era By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and REBECCA CATHCART The case of the serial killer known as the “grim sleeper” sums up the long and painful history of a neighborhood. • More U.S. News Back to Top POLITICS Machines that teach humans Also in Video » The Lady GaGa look-a-likes The art of opening a clam California Blacks Split Over Marijuana Measure By JESSE McKINLEY A cadre of African-American religious leaders have joined against a measure to tax and regulate marijuana. SIDEBAR Looking for Time Bombs and Tea Leaves on Gay Marriage By ADAM LIPTAK An aside about laws affecting gay men and lesbians in a recent case is being viewed as a potential signal for a future Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. A Gay Campaign? Both Sides Demur By HAILEY R. BRANSON Brittany Novotny, a Democrat and Oklahoma’s first known transgender candidate, is running for a seat in the state House against a Republican incumbent. • More Politics News Back to Top BUSINESS A City Outsources Everything. Sky Doesn’t Fall. By DAVID STREITFELD So far, the decision by Maywood, Calif., to outsource all of its municipal work has not been disastrous. Delta Posts Big Profit but Shares Fall By JAD MOUAWAD Delta Air Lines reported its biggest quarterly profit in a decade, but investors worry that the airline industry will repeat mistakes that have hurt past recoveries. Goldman Employee Denies Fraud By LOUISE STORY Fabrice Tourre, the only employee of the investment bank who was named in a federal regulator’s lawsuit, defended his actions in peddling mortgage deals. • More Business News Back to Top TECHNOLOGY I.B.M. Moves to Concentrate Power at Top By STEVE LOHR I.B.M. is reshuffling its top management one level below the chief executive, Samuel J. Palmisano, perhaps signaling that he will stay on past the age of 60. E-Books Top Hardcovers at Amazon By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Amazon sold 180 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books in the last month. Nokia Siemens Agrees to Pay Cash for Division of Motorola By JENNA WORTHAM The acquisition of Motorola’s telecommunications network equipment business gives Nokia Siemens a stronghold in the cutthroat mobile gear market. • More Technology News Back to Top SPORTS Is a Slump a Reason for Concern? Not to Jeter By JOE LAPOINTE Derek Jeter’s batting average has fallen, but he remains optimistic at age 36. DIAMONDBACKS 13, METS 2 With Lineup Back Together, Piece of Mets’ Rotation Implodes By DAVID WALDSTEIN Mike Pelfrey had the worst outing of his career as the Mets were hammered by the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks. Far From Bronx and Bombast, a Bucolic Setting By DIANE ALLEN George Steinbrenner’s final resting place, an unmarked, salt-and-pepper marble mausoleum, sits just inside the gates of the 60-acre Trinity Memorial Gardens cemetery in Florida. • More Sports News Back to Top ARTS 5 Apples. 60 Seconds. Go. By BRIAN STELTER Producers create challenges for “Minute to Win It” using household items, then urge viewers to try them at home. The Play on Madoff, Without Wiesel By PATRICK HEALY A playwright adopted a fictional character to replace Elie Wiesel in a play that had imagined his relationship with Bernard L. Madoff. MUSIC Musical Spells Cast in Theatrical Margins By ANTHONY TOMMASINI Notable composers have written music for theater that is anything but incidental. • More Arts News Back to Top NEW YORK/REGION Reclaimed Jewel Whose Attraction Can Be Perilous By JOSEPH BERGER A largely successful effort to restore the freshwater Bronx River has attracted wildlife and recreation-seekers, with sometimes fatal results. To Get an Internship at City Hall, It’s Not Always What You Know By DAVID W. CHEN and MICHAEL BARBARO Dozens of young people with connections to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s friends, business associates and government appointees have been awarded internships at City Hall. New York Will Make Standardized Exams Tougher By JENNIFER MEDINA Officials said that state standardized exams had become easier to pass and that they would recalibrate scoring. • More New York/Region News Back to Top SCIENCE Taking Lessons From What Went Wrong By WILLIAM J. BROAD Disaster can spur innovation, and experts say analysis of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will probably improve complex deep-water drilling technology. Adventures in Very Recent Evolution By NICHOLAS WADE In the last few years, biologists peering into the human genome have found evidence of recent natural selection. Birds Chose Different Path to Manage Their Sexes By NICHOLAS WADE After reconstructing many of the steps in the evolution of the human sex chromosomes, a scientist has started to analyze birds. • More Science News Back to Top HEALTH DOCTOR'S WORLD A New Pumping Device Brings Hope for Cheney By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D. Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recuperating from heart surgery to implant the kind of mechanical pump now being given to people with severe heart failure. ESSAY Steps Forward, and Backward, in Treating Diabetes By DAN HURLEY The more things change in diabetes treatments, it seems, the more they stay the same. Attention Disorders Can Take a Toll on Marriage By TARA PARKER-POPE Symptoms of attention disorders - distraction, forgetfulness, disorganization - can take a heavy toll on a relationship. • More Health News Back to Top EDITORIALS The Republicans and the Constitution Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court has become a flashpoint for a much larger debate about the fundamental role of American government. Conserving a Conservation Fund A program designed to protect America’s landscapes needs protection. Art in Moscow, Still Forbidden The decision by a Moscow court to fine the organizers of an art exhibition is a reminder about the continued limits on freedom of expression in Russia. A Universe of Us We may be individuals, but our bodies are complex ecosystems. And scientists have discovered another realm of the ecosystem: a community of viruses. • More Editorials Back to Top OP-ED The Technocracy Boom By DAVID BROOKS Washington loves to govern by letting experts dole out advice. We may soon find out if that is the best thing for new health and financial reforms. We’re Not Ready By BOB HERBERT If the U.S. is to develop new nuclear power plants, increased attention must be paid to safety and oversight. Alzheimer’s Isn’t Up to the Tests By SANJAY W. PIMPLIKAR A spate of new early-detection tests will actually do patients little good. In Afghanistan, a Threat of Plunder By PAUL COLLIER Lessons from Africa in how to avoid the corruption and violence that mineral riches can bring. • Go to Editorials/Op-Ed Back to Top ON THIS DAY On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. • See this front page • Buy this front page Back to Top   About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you are subscribed to Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com. 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