Author: Adam Martin

Shep Smith Apologizes After Fox News Airs a Suicide

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A carjacking suspect being chased by police in Phoenix suddenly got out of the car and shot himself on live television, prompting Fox News's Shepard Smith to apologize after the network aired the footage.

By Adam Martin

Jun 10, 2011

The Small Farm at the Center of a Huge Disease Outbreak

The German e. coli outbreak has been traced to a tiny property in a tranquil region

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By Adam Martin

Jun 10, 2011

Journalism Helps Convict a Journalist's Killer

Chauncey Bailey was killed in 2007 after covering Oakland's Black Muslim Bakery

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By Adam Martin

Jun 10, 2011

Three Arrested in Spain for PlayStation Hack

Police say suspects are members of Anonymous

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By Adam Martin

Jun 10, 2011

Trimming the Times: Syrian Crackdown, Racist Cemetery

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jun 9, 2011

LulzSec Breaches British Health System in Polite Hack

Group that tormented Sony and the FBI is very nice to NHS

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By Adam Martin

Jun 9, 2011

'News' Phone Hack Allegedly Included Even Middleton, Blair

The scandal--and investigation--spreads

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By Adam Martin

Jun 9, 2011

As Citizens Flee, Syria Draws U.N. Attention Over Alleged Reactor

The situation deteriorates as a refugee crisis piles on the I.A.E.A. referral

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By Adam Martin

Jun 9, 2011

Using New York and Chicago to Explain the Arizona Fire

A handy comparison or a case of urban self-obsession?

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By Adam Martin

Jun 9, 2011

The Fortunate Timing of an Immigration Fraud Crackdown

Federal agencies announce an enforcement push as pundits identify a 2012 sleeper issue

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By Adam Martin

Jun 9, 2011

Trimming the Times: Saudi Arabia's Stability; A Very Smart ATM

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jun 8, 2011

DSK Lawyers Seek Mental Health Reports on Accuser

A discovery document filed in court also asks for toxicology and criminal records

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By Adam Martin

Jun 8, 2011

Hackers Taunt Security Firm as Sony Finally Owns Up

Lulzsec seems to thrive on running circles around its opponents

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By Adam Martin

Jun 8, 2011

DSK Parcel Delivered to Brooklyn

Religious books sat unnoticed at wine shop that shares Franklin Street address

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By Adam Martin

Jun 8, 2011

A Psychic's Tip Touches Off a Mass Murder Media Frenzy

News outlets rushed to retract reports of a (non-existent) stack of rotting bodies

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By Adam Martin

Jun 8, 2011

Trimming the Times: Al-Assad's Enforcer; Pentagon Papers

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jun 7, 2011

Stocks Fall as Bernanke Predicts Slow Recovery

Unenthusiastic reactions greet a 'glum' speech to the International Monetary Fund

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By Adam Martin

Jun 7, 2011

A 'Really, Really Beautiful' Solar Flare Splashed Across the Sun

NASA's Goddard Space Center captured some amazing footage of today's disturbance

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By Adam Martin

Jun 7, 2011

Cops Return to Long Island Body Search

Aerial photos to guide. Meanwhile, tourists are saying odd stuff

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By Adam Martin

Jun 7, 2011

The Smart Set

An OK! Sale; Zuckerberg's Newest Fan

Plus: A prize Madoff photo, and Emma Watson sets the record straight

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By Adam Martin

Jun 7, 2011

Trimming the Times: Weiner's Predicament; Beautiful Jellyfish

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jun 7, 2011

Australian Climate Scientists Go into Hiding After Death Threats

How a Cate Blanchett TV ad provoked a nasty backlash

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By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

The FBI Is Losing the War on Cybercrime

Despite, as The Guardian reports, turning a quarter of hackers into informants

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By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

Frank Asks Obama to Threaten Defense Bill Veto

Congressman and colleagues object to anti-DADT language

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By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

A Guide to Remembering D-Day

Where to find the best online tributes to the 67th anniversary of the invasion

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By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

Cops in NYPD Rape Trial Were Helped by 'CSI'

Two jurors say they believed cops were guilty, but lacked the evidence to convict

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By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges

Strauss-Kahn expected to go to trial on attempted rape charges

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By Adam Martin

Jun 6, 2011

Trimming the Times: Exiting Afghanistan; Modern Rustlers

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

Omar Free on Bail, May Not be Indicted on Sex Assault Charge

Egyptian financier is accused of groping a maid at the Pierre hotel

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By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

No Break for Bloomberg Executives at Le Cirque

One of New York's fanciest restaurants keeps a Bloomberg terminal at the bar

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By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

Reaction to the Job Numbers: Just How Bad Is It?

Nobody thinks today's employment report was at all good

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By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

Former Black Panther Geronimo Pratt Dies at 63

Wrongly incarcerated for 27 years, the former Black Panther died at his Tanzania home

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By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

What People Paid for the Unabomber's Stuff

Ted Kaczynski's personal effects fetched about $190,000 at auction

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By Adam Martin

Jun 3, 2011

Trimming the Times: Yemen's Economy; Spear Phishing

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Meet the Soldier Who Held Off 30 Taliban Attackers Alone

A Nepali soldier fighting for Britain prevailed in a fifteen-minute Afghan battle

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

The 'Tupac' Hackers Who Went After PBS Now Turn to Sony

This could mean a very bad couple of months for the entertainment giant

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Pros and Cons of the New Food Pyramid: A Plate

Almost everyone is welcoming the new design as clearer and easier to look at

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Wait Over: Reporters Have Abandoned DSK's Townhouse

New York City deputy mayor Howard Wolfson snaps a shot of an empty press pen

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

The 44 Days That Cost Sony $171 Million

The PlayStation Network is back normal, but not after a long series of false starts

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Can You Pay for Pot with Credit Cards?

Legal medical marijuana has posed a dilemma for Visa and MasterCard

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Couches and Waiting: Notes from the DSK Stakeout

As news lags, coverage turns to the minutiae of life under house arrest

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By Adam Martin

Jun 2, 2011

Trimming the Times: Obama and Jobs; Farewell Clamshells

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

Inside Huguette Clark's Massive Homes

Brokers eye her 42-room Manhattan apartment while two other mansions sit empty

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By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

A History of Supreme Court Clumsiness

Justice Stephen Breyer's weekend bike crash reminds us of his colleagues' lack of grace

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By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

The Tricky Task of Estimating DSK's Costs

Strauss-Kahn is on the hook for millions for lawyers, consultants, security, and rent

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By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

Hotels Install Panic Buttons After Attacks

Two hotels where maids reported attacks have introduced the new security measure

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By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

NYPD Rape Accuser: 'How Utterly Disheartening'

Woman who said cops raped her responds to their acquittal for the first time

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By Adam Martin

Jun 1, 2011

Trimming the Times: Taking on the SEC; Rebuilding's Benefits

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

Comment of the Day: Just Don't Root for Anyone

A reader feels the awkwardness of taking sides in a KKK-Westboro Baptist Church fight

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

The Super-Rare E. Coli Sickening Germany

Scientists say the bacterial 'chimera' includes plague genes

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By Adam Martin

May 31, 2011

A Picture-Perfect View of Endeavor's Final Mission

NASA reminds us just how cool a space shuttle can be

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