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Sat, 25 May 2013 15:41:22 GMT Sun, 26 May 2013 00:05:18 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/world/us/society http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/world/us/society http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5327083e-c54f-11e2-af7a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Defense Department estimates that reports of unwanted sexual contact in the military rose 37 per cent in 2012, to about 26,000 cases Sat, 25 May 2013 15:41:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5327083e-c54f-11e2-af7a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5327083e-c54f-11e2-af7a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c88df90-c484-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Question is whether such incidents can prompt reform of a funding system as irrevocably broken as the collapsed span of the Skagit Bridge Fri, 24 May 2013 17:36:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c88df90-c484-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5c88df90-c484-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f586562-c43c-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Three people rescued as highway bridge collapses into the Skagit River six years after similar incident in Minnesota raised infrastructure concerns Fri, 24 May 2013 07:34:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f586562-c43c-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0f586562-c43c-11e2-bc94-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/24d49e0e-c330-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct In the relentless search for ways to profit from the US housing recovery, mortgage insurers, too, have seen renewed interest Thu, 23 May 2013 21:28:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/24d49e0e-c330-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 24d49e0e-c330-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c99a8f2-c269-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Growing number of investors say agencies such as S&P, Moody’s and Fitch have not kept up with improving fundamentals in US housing market Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:24 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c99a8f2-c269-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4c99a8f2-c269-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41335aa8-c2e6-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Initial estimates point to an insurance bill of at least $2bn arising from the mile-wide twister, which flattened homes and killed two dozen people Wed, 22 May 2013 19:12:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41335aa8-c2e6-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 41335aa8-c2e6-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35be3eda-c2f1-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A statement from the FBI’s Boston field office said officers had been interviewing ‘an individual’ when the person initiated a ‘violent confrontation’ Wed, 22 May 2013 17:08:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35be3eda-c2f1-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 35be3eda-c2f1-11e2-9bcb-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fa324ce-c20e-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Forecasters warn that another tornado could be coming as rescue teams continue the search for missing people in Moore, Oklahoma Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:49 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fa324ce-c20e-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0fa324ce-c20e-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/790fc3e4-befe-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Oil group aims to stop what it believes are unjustified compensation payments under the settlement it agreed with victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:21 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/790fc3e4-befe-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 790fc3e4-befe-11e2-87ff-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8dd8d98-c21c-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Funding latest example of fast-expanding range of applications for 3D printing, which allows complex shapes to be built from complex ‘inks’ Tue, 21 May 2013 18:58:18 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e8dd8d98-c21c-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct e8dd8d98-c21c-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5aa1140a-c13b-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York is both a thorn in Wall Street’s side and the financial sector’s most effective defender Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5aa1140a-c13b-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5aa1140a-c13b-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/471edfb0-c231-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The New York City Football Club will start competing in 2015, and become the 20th MLS team as football grows more popular in the US Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:21 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/471edfb0-c231-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 471edfb0-c231-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/627822d0-c19b-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct At least 51 were killed and 40 more feared dead after a tornado with wind speeds up to 200mph hit the town of Moore on Monday afternoon Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:48 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/627822d0-c19b-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 627822d0-c19b-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e15c18-c1bb-11e2-9767-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Defendants allegedly conspired to take bribes from Chinese research outfits for details about NYU research into magnetic resonance imaging technology Tue, 21 May 2013 03:44:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57e15c18-c1bb-11e2-9767-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 57e15c18-c1bb-11e2-9767-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a655fb6-c174-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct A criminal case against the hedge fund would likely mean it would no longer manage money for outside investors Mon, 20 May 2013 23:23:15 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a655fb6-c174-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6a655fb6-c174-11e2-b93b-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7dc1597e-bf04-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Politician sitting on more than $4m that can only be used in city poll, which analysts say is motivation to join race to replace Bloomberg Sun, 19 May 2013 15:44:53 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7dc1597e-bf04-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7dc1597e-bf04-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c4fe6b6-be75-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Earlier on Thursday, a group of senators introduced a bill to stop military leaders from handling sexual assault cases involving subordinates Thu, 16 May 2013 23:14:59 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c4fe6b6-be75-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 8c4fe6b6-be75-11e2-bb35-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15bd286c-bd6f-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Executives are concerned that mayoral candidates lack the business affinity that has defined Michael Bloomberg’s approach Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/15bd286c-bd6f-11e2-a735-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 15bd286c-bd6f-11e2-a735-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0af92ace-bcb2-11e2-9519-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Human “therapeutic cloning” back on the scientific agenda as US-based team for the first time produce embryonic stem cells from those of adults Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:01 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0af92ace-bcb2-11e2-9519-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0af92ace-bcb2-11e2-9519-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/baef6eca-bbef-11e2-82df-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_us_society%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The group miscalculated the ages of pupils who took exams to qualify for NYC’s ‘gifted and talented’ program, an educational initiative for students Mon, 13 May 2013 18:23:38 GMT 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