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Sunday, December 14, 2014

What The New York Times Said Today's Top Stories Were

THE FRONT PAGE
THE NEW SMOKE

China’s E-Cigarette Boom Lacks Oversight for Safety 

Almost all of the world’s e-cigarettes are made without oversight, and experts say flawed or sloppy manufacturing could account for some of the hazards seen in the devices.

An Ebola Orphan’s Plea in Africa: ‘Do You Want Me?’

After her mother died of Ebola, a young girl stood outside the clinic’s gates looking around with enormous brown eyes. There was no one to pick her up.
Oussama el-Saadi, chairman of the Grimhojvej mosque, which critics say breeds radicalism.

For Jihadists, Denmark Tries Rehabilitation

A pioneering program treats former fighters not as criminals or potential terrorists, but as wayward youths who deserve a second chance.
Among the Republicans who have been vying for a chance to, they assume, take on Hillary Rodham Clinton is Senator Rand Paul.

G.O.P. Hopefuls Honing Attacks Against Hillary Clinton

To win the party’s nomination in a contest over which Mrs. Clinton looms so large, likely Republican candidates are now jockeying to appeal to key groups.
James Brown in Indonesia in 2005, at a show that raised money for tsunami victims.

Downbeat Legacy for James Brown, Godfather of Soul: A Will in Dispute

Nearly eight years after James Brown died, his disputed will remains mired in lawsuits and a trust set up for needy children has yet to aid its intended recipients.

Thousands March in Washington to Protest Police Violence

Wearing T-shirts that read “Black Lives Matter” and chanting “I can’t breathe,” demonstrators evoked memories of civil rights marches of the past.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"This is really a chaotic industry. I hope it will soon be well regulated."
JACKIE ZHUANG, deputy general manager of Huabao International, a tobacco flavoring company in Shanghai and an expert on China’s e-cigarette market. 

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