Trimming the Times

Yasser Arafat's Body, Secret Iranian Oil, and More About Brooklyn

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Esther Zuckerman 635 Views Jul 5, 2012

Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

Top Stories: Facing restrictions, Iran turns secretive in oil production. The Fukushima disaster was "man-made," according to the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission. 

World: Yasser Arafat's body could be exhumed “in the coming days” after reports that he may have been poisoned. 

U.S.: Zoos work to breed cheetahs and other "insurance populations." Activists and neighbors want to close California's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, which leaked radioactive steam in January.

New York: Yale alumni are embarking on a project to memorialize those among them lost to AIDS. As Horace Mann attempts to raise money, its leaders have mostly remained quiet over reports of sexual abuse in its past.  

Business: The benchmark rate for the European Central Bank dropped to .75 percent from 1 percent, a move that will signal both "relief" and "risks." 

Technology: Ride-sharing and car-pooling are growing in popularity in America with apps and social media. 

Sports: Barclays troubled times illuminate the uncomfortable realities of naming sporting venues after companies — remember Enron Field? 

Opinion: Jules Boykoff and Alan Tomlinson write that the International Olympic Committee "is elitist, domineering and crassly commercial at its core." Gail Collins answers questions about election season. 

Movies: Magic Mike is a hit among gay male audiences

Theater: The Bard goes global at the World Shakespeare Festival

Style: The Times asks, how many publications can be just about Brooklyn? Mini-profiles of New York's hip and successful siblings

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