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November 10, 2015

The New York Times

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Donate 99% of His Facebook Shares for Charity

Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook, announced on Tuesday that he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares “during our lives” — holdings currently worth more than $45 billion — to charitable purposes.

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Aziz Ansari on Acting, Race and Hollywood

Fisher Stevens was cooking dinner when I got him on the phone. I had wanted to talk to him for years because, as I recount in my new Netflix series, “Master of None,” this actor played a strange role in my relationship to television and film.

Obama Seeks New Leverage in Tangled Syria Diplomacy

The goal is to press Russia, Iran and other players toward a cease-fire and a timeline for a transition of power, a strategy that even some in the administration doubt will work.

Russians Point to Culprit in Doping Scandal: The West

The accusations that a Kremlin-backed program eased doping by elite track-and-field athletes were sweeping, but outrage was hard to find in Russia.

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Cuomo Plans $15 an Hour Minimum Wage for State Jobs

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that he would act unilaterally for employees on the state’s payroll, placing New York’s public workers far ahead of other states.

Large Companies Game Visa System, and Jobs Leave U.S.

Critics say the H-1B visa program, meant to help American firms hire foreigners with special skills, is being dominated by outsourcing companies.

Obama Seeks New Leverage in Tangled Syria Diplomacy

The goal is to press Russia, Iran and other players toward a cease-fire and a timeline for a transition of power, a strategy that even some in the administration doubt will work.

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