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The Upshot
The Unexpected Ceasefire in Washington’s Tax Wars
The reasons for a pause in advancing tax plans are partly practical, but philosophical shifts have also played a role.
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World
Polish Premier Says Scandal May Prompt Early Vote
A scandal touched off by secretly recorded conversations of senior members of the government has eroded confidence, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
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World
As Moderate Islamists Retreat, Extremists Surge Unchecked
Elected Islamists have been shoved to the margins, and they are debating how to revive the Arab Spring’s dream of synthesizing Islam and democracy.
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N.Y. / Region
Truck Driver Was Speeding Before Crash That Injured Tracy Morgan, Report Finds
The National Transportation Safety Board says a Walmart employee was going 20 m.p.h. over the speed limit before the accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, which killed another comedian.
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U.S.
Those Who Took the Veil vs. Neighbors Who Take It All Off
The Sisters of St. Charles outside Chicago are suing the owners of a strip club next to their convent, saying the noise interrupts their prayers and the location violates state law.
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U.S.
U.S. Plans to Step Up Detention and Deportation of Migrants
The Obama administration, increasing efforts to reduce the influx of migrants crossing the Southwest border illegally, will detain more of those migrants and accelerate their cases so they can be deported more quickly, officials said.
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Fashion & Style
An Empty Heart Is One That Can Be Filled
I had loved and lost plenty of times, but I had never let myself feel it. I numbed up.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Price of Fuel Edition
Senators propose raising the federal gas and diesel tax for the first time since 1993; Acura will support the Tiger Woods Foundation.
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U.S.
Most Latino Workers Born in U.S., Study Says
Immigrants, which includes Latinos who have come to the U.S. legally or illegally, made up 49.7 percent of all Hispanic workers in 2013, down from 56 percent in 2007.
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Business Day
Drug Maker Shire Rejects Offer From AbbVie Worth About $46 Billion
AbbVie, which is based in Chicago, had aimed to change its domicile to Britain to take advantage of a lower tax rate. Shire, an Irish biopharmaceutical firm, said the bid undervalued the company.
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World
Pressure Grows in Hunt for Kidnapped Israelis
President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority vowed to help catch whoever kidnapped three Israeli teenagers as mounting pressure threatened his reconciliation pact with Hamas.
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Opinion
Egypt’s Sexual Violence
It doesn’t matter where you stand on the political spectrum — if you are a woman, your body is not safe.
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Opinion
Guns at the Airport
States should change their laws to classify bringing a gun into security checkpoints as a felony.
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Opinion
Congress and Guns
Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of New York responds to an editorial, “Legislating Ignorance About Guns.”
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Walmart is the problem here.
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Not our problem now.
We cannot take direct action on the culture of Islam.
The State Department seems to have a plan.
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U.S.
Those Who Took the Veil vs. Neighbors Who Take It All Off
The Sisters of St. Charles outside Chicago are suing the owners of a strip club next to their convent, saying the noise interrupts their prayers and the location violates state law.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Price of Fuel Edition
Senators propose raising the federal gas and diesel tax for the first time since 1993; Acura will support the Tiger Woods Foundation.
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N.Y. / Region
After the Storm, 20 Months in Limbo
Some households damaged by Hurricane Sandy are just now beginning to recover with the help of faith-based, community and nongovernment organizations.
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We know what happened in Benghazi.
The story is political noise.
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Bargaining among the managers.
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