In new signs that the recession may be ebbing, orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rose by 1.9 percent and the number of new jobless claims fell, although the number continuing to receive unemployment remained at the highest level since 1967.

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Iran's Candidates for President

Campaigning for Iran's June 12 presidential election has begun, as the country's powerful 12-member Guardian Council chooses four candidates from a field of more than 450.

For 61 seasons, singers have taken to the tiny stage at the Amato Opera Company in Lower Manhattan, delighting audiences with a surprisingly big sound and an even bigger passion for music. But all of that is about to come…