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Your Money
Two Paths for Charitable Giving: From the Head or From the Heart
Is it better to give in response to an emotional need or based on how effective the contribution will be?
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World
Relatives Still Searching for 3,000 Missing Pilgrims
Hapless relatives search for their kin in Uttarakhand without much success.
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U.S.
Suicide by Pills Is Cited in Death of Guantánamo Detainee
Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif hoarded medication prescribed for mental illness and died after ingesting two dozen capsules, according to a military report made public Friday.
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Opinion
Social Skills, on the Wane
A reader says an obsession with technology is shortchanging the young.
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Business Day
Steven Cohen Declines to Testify in SAC Insider Case
Steven A. Cohen has declined to testify before a grand jury, raising the stakes in the government’s long-running insider trading investigation into his giant hedge fund, SAC Capital Advisors.
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Education
Updates to Drivers’ Education Reflect New Dangers on the Road
New simulators for training young drivers feature technology aimed at teaching them the dangers of talking on cellphones and texting while driving.
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U.S.
Georgia Suspends 19 State Workers Over Delayed Abuse Inquiries
Sexual abuse and misconduct were seen as widespread at Juvenile Justice Department facilities.
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Business Day
State Auditor Warns That France Must Cut Spending
Structural spending cuts “on the order of’’ 13 billion euros are needed in 2014 and 15 billion euros more in 2015, a report by the French Court of Auditors stated.
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Business Day
Hepatitis Threat Forces Another Frozen Fruit Recall
The Food and Drug Administration has identified frozen pomegranate seeds contaminated with Hepatitis A, part of the same shipment that caused a recall of frozen berries earlier this month.
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Technology
Wearable Devices Nudge You to Health
Tracker devices like Fitbit and Up keep you aware of your inactivity and lack of sleep, and motivate you to put your life onto a healthier track.
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Business Day
Drought Pushes Profit Down at Monsanto
The seed company said it earned $909 million in the quarter ended May 31, down from $937 million, on sales of $4.25 billion.
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U.S.
Cost of Battling Wildfires Cuts Into Prevention Efforts
Despite a season that included the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, the government has cut funding for programs aimed at preventing catastrophic blazes across the West.
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Technology
Silicon Valley Luminaries Bet on Clinkle, a Payments Start-Up
Clinkle, a new stealthy mobile payments start-up, has raised $25 million, hoping to succeed where so many other efforts have fizzled by inventing a practical way to replace credit cards with smartphones.
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U.S.
Bill to Expand U.S. Database to Verify Hires
The immigration overhaul making its way through the Senate contains an employment eligibility rule that could one day affect every American who takes a new job.
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Opinion
Seeking More Presidential Action, Less Rhetoric, on Warming
A law professor sees too much foot-dragging in Obama’s climate plans.
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Style
Welcoming a Summer Break From the 'Rug-Rat Race'
If my children stay home to play after school, guess what? Those children down the street won’t be home. Actually, nobody will be home. Because everybody who can run this gauntlet, does.
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World
U.S. Prism, Meet China's Golden Shield
Amid much criticism from the Chinese government over U.S. surveillance programs, a Beijing lawyer has officially requested that his state tell the Chinese people about its own surveillance programs.
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Opinion
Sex and the H.I.V. Morning-After Pill
New H.I.V.-prevention drugs may be a boon, but they also raise troubling questions about promiscuity and responsibility.
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