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Human Role in Warming of Northwest Played Down
The study concludes that a century-long trend of rising temperatures in the American Northwest is largely explained by natural shifts in ocean winds.N.Y. / Region
Program to Give Legal Help to Young Migrants
The New York City Council and two philanthropic foundations are combining forces to provide services to some 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant children facing possible deportation.U.S.
North Carolina, in Political Flux, Battles for Its Identity
The state often seems as if it is moving in two directions at once, with the Democratic and Republican parties exhibiting gains and their members coexisting as neighbors.World
U.N. Food Program Warns of Cuts to Its Relief Efforts
The World Food Program says that because of reduced resources, rations for refugees from Syria and elsewhere will be reduced.Business Day
U.S. Acts to Curb Firms’ Moves Overseas to Avoid Taxes
The rules would make it more difficult for American companies to lower their tax bills by relocating overseas and would wipe out the benefits for those that do.
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Plaintiffs Claim Bias During Closing Argument Against Texas Voter ID Law
The challenge to the identification rules, which went into effect in 2013, could affect procedures in Texas for the Nov. 4 general election.Technology
Pass the Word: The Phone Call Is Back
New messaging apps are celebrating the sound (and the nuance) of the human voice.false
John Lewis: Comic Book Hero
Representative John Lewis of Georgia talks comic books on Facebook.Health
Health Researchers Will Get $10.1 Million to Counter Gender Bias in Studies
Grants will be used to include more human participants — generally women — in clinical trials and to ensure that laboratory animals, even cell lines, are representative of both genders.Business Day
Economy in Ireland Continues to Grow
Ireland’s economy is growing at a rapid pace last experienced at the tail end of the Celtic Tiger boom, government statisticians reported on Thursday.Business Day
Mitsubishi to Buy Salmon Producer for $1.39 Billion
Cermaq, which has operations in Chile and Canada, as well as in Norway, is one of the biggest companies in the world in salmon farmingN.Y. / Region
De Blasio Turns Slow Day Into Adventure
Mayor Bill de Blasio took a quick trip to Pittsburgh with his press secretary, Phil Walzak, that included baseball, beer and a performance by a Johnny Cash cover band.N.Y. / Region
Fraternities at Wesleyan Are Ordered to Become Coed
After a series of high-profile episodes and calls from its student government for change, the university announced that its residential fraternities must all admit women as members and residents.Health
Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body's Blood Sugar Controls
New research in mice suggests artificial sweeteners may disrupt the ability to regulate blood sugar, causing changes in metabolism that can be a precursor to diabetes.U.S.
From Pole to Pulpit, a Club and a Church Do Battle
A pastor’s nearly nine-year battle to close a strip club has succeeded in getting the dancers to his church on Sundays, albeit as part of a topless protest against him.
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Mumbai Rail System Pits Cool vs. the Crowds
How might the government air-condition a train? First, shut the doors of the train.U.S.
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