Google's Android software in 3 out of 4 smartphones

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Gays in Pakistan Move Cautiously to Gain Acceptance

Max Becherer for the International Herald TribuneHIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT Ali, a gay man who lives in Lahore, is in a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pakistanis. “The gay scene here is very hush-hush,” he says. LAHORE, Pakistan — The group meets irregularly in a simple building among a row of shops here that close in the evening. Drapes cover the windows. Sometimes members watch...

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Dominican police arrest 3 in killing of ex-Yankee

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police in the Dominican Republic said Saturday that they have arrested three men suspected in the killing of former major league pitcher Pascual Perez during an attempted home robbery. Another two suspects remain at large.Maximo Baez, the police department's criminal investigations director, said one of the arrested men personally knew Perez and confessed that...

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Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers

Just when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...

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In Election-Night Party Planning, Flexibility Is a Must

Isaac Brekken for The New York TimesFrank Roskowski, director of technical services at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, says it's difficult to determine the contours of an election-night party. Isaac Brekken for The New York TimesA sign points to an early-voting site in Las Vegas, a city well suited to election parties because many of its ballrooms can expand or contract to accommodate victory...

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Microsoft vs Google trial raises concerns over secrecy

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two weeks before a high-stakes trial pitting Google's Motorola Mobility unit against Microsoft, Google made what has become a common request for a technology company fighting for billions of dollars: A public court proceeding, conducted largely in secret. Google and Microsoft, like rivals embroiled in smartphone patent wars, are eager to keep sensitive business...

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Guinea-Bissau, After Coup, Is Drug-Trafficking Haven

Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesGuinea-Bissau soldiers patrolled a street in the capital, Bissau, on Oct. 21 after dissident soldiers raided an army barracks in an apparent attempt to topple the military junta. BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — When the army ousted the president here just months before his term was to expire, a thirst for power by the officer corps did not fully explain the offensive. But...

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Bloomberg: N Marathon will go on, despite outcry

NEW YORK (AP) — With people in storm-ravaged areas still shivering without electricity and the death toll in New York City alone at 39, many New Yorkers were repelled by the prospect of police officers being assigned to protect a marathon.They recoiled at the thought of storm victims being evicted from hotels to make room for people coming into town for the race. And they resented the sight of big...

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Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Terrible Leg Wound Solved

On Thursday, we challenged Well readers to solve a case of a woman with painful, pus-filled leg wounds that did not respond to antibiotics. More than 400 people wrote in, and a whopping 85 came up with the right answer. The first person to figure out the diagnosis was Heather Chambers, a third-year medical student at Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.The correct diagnosis is…Pyoderma...

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Common Sense: Comparing the Tax Bite Under Obama and Romney

What federal tax rate would you pay if Mitt Romney were elected president? And what would it be if Barack Obama were re-elected, assuming Congress goes along with the candidates’ proposals? Win Mcnamee/Getty ImagesPresident Obama and Mitt Romney during their debate in Boca Raton, Fla., last month. Tax reform and the related issue of economic growth have been major themes in the presidential...

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