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U.S.
Like-Minded Rivals Race to Bring Back an American Icon
Two teams of plant breeders and geneticists are within reach of creating an American chestnut tree that can withstand the fungus blight that wiped the trees out.
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Opinion
How Intellectual Property Reinforces Inequality
In its recent, unanimous decision that human genes cannot be patented, the Supreme Court gave a rare victory to the cause of economic fairness.
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Opinion
Do Clinical Trials Work?
Companies spend billions of dollars on drug testing each year. And yet for a surprising number of medicines, we still don’t know if they’re safe or effective.
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World
Nations Buying as Hackers Sell Flaws in Computer Code
Governments pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about and exploit weaknesses in the computer systems of foreign adversaries.
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Automobiles
Chrysler’s Solution for Jeep Recall Runs Into Resistance
Questions are being raised over Chrysler’s response to a recall of the Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee because of a rear-impact fire hazard. The company plans to install a trailer hitch, but safety experts say that won’t solve the problem.
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Business Day
Eye on Emerging Markets, Firm Invests in Start-Up
The $15 million investment in Jana is the first by the Publicis Groupe in a mobile technology start-up.
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World
Bangladesh Pollution, Told in Colors and Smells
A deadly building collapse brought the dangers of Bangladesh’s clothing manufacturing to world notice, but the environmental destruction is taking a daily toll as well.
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Opinion
Nothing to Do but Embrace the Dread
Get rid of anxiety? Even if you could (and you can’t), why would you want to?
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U.S.
With Criminal Case Closed, Justice Department Will Restart Hate Crime Inquiry
The federal inquiry was started last year shortly after Trayvon Martin was shot by George Zimmerman, but was delayed while the Florida criminal trial was under way.
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Business Day
Nudged by Gas Prices, Wholesale Inflation Rises
Wholesale prices rose 0.8 percent in June compared with May when prices had risen 0.5 percent. It was the biggest increase since a 1 percent increase in September.
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Business Day
This Week in Small Business: Hire an English Major
Gas prices are spiking. An owner talks about growing without debt. How to compete with Google. Have you ever hired an English major?
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Business Day
Attention, Shoppers: Store Is Tracking Your Cell
Using video surveillance, and signals from shoppers’ cellphones and apps, retailers are tracking customers’ behavior and moods.
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U.S.
City in Iowa Rebuilds From Flooding but Remains Vulnerable
Five years after record flooding drowned Cedar Rapids, the city is rebuilding on its river banks, but some say that investment should stay out of flood-prone areas.
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Business Day
Owning a Home Isn’t Always a Virtue
An economist questions whether it’s wise for government to encourage homeownership over renting.
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Business Day
Bankers Are Balking at a Proposed Rule on Capital
Several regulators want to raise the percent of capital that big banks must have on hand to cover losses. But get ready for an onslaught of industry lobbying against the plan.
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Health
Ask Well: Calcium, Inflammation and Heart Disease
Gina Kolata answers readers’ questions about calcium and inflammation and their link to heart disease.
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Opinion
Nothing to Do but Embrace the Dread
Get rid of anxiety? Even if you could (and you can’t), why would you want to?
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Crosswords/Games
Nadejda Dyakevich's Magic Double Hexagon
You may have heard of Magic Squares, in which every row, column and diagonal sums to the same number. How about a Magic Double Hexagon?
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Business Day
This Week in Small Business: Hire an English Major
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Opinion
The Slowing of Two Economic Giants
Will China or India come out ahead? It depends on reform.
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