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G.O.P. Hopefuls, Light on Experience, Try to Build Foreign Credentials
Contenders for the party’s 2016 nomination like Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have a resume with just a few years in the Senate and little foreign policy experience. But so did Barack Obama in 2008.Business Day
Looking Beyond China, Some Companies Shift Personnel
As businesses pay more attention to Southeast Asia, some are relocating executives to Singapore.World
Fiji Government Says Its Golan Heights Peacekeepers Will Be Released Soon
The country’s 45-member United Nations peacekeeping contingent in the Golan Heights was seized by the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda nearly two weeks ago.Opinion
Hopes for Iraq’s New Government
The approval of a power-sharing government is an important building block, but hard work lies ahead for Prime Minister Abadi.World
Violence Erupts in Yemen Capital After Weeks of Rallies
Pro-government forces in the capital opened fire on Tuesday at thousands of demonstrators from the Shiite religious minority, killing six and injuring dozens, officials and witnesses said.Health
Exploring the Connection Between Alcohol and Dementia
Even in patients with “pure” Alzheimer’s disease or another kind of dementia, most experts recommend greatly moderating alcohol consumption or eliminating it.World
Ukraine and Russia Face Gaps in a Truce and a Chasm on the Issues
Both sides agreed to a “decentralization of power” in Ukraine in the terms of a truce agreement, but just what form that may take remains one issue of contention.Science
NASA Missions Approved to Go On
In a presentation last week, NASA said that it would continue all seven of its long-running scientific missions, if the agency found the funds to do so.Opinion
An American Reporter’s Detention in Iran
Journalists should not be jailed in Tehran to score political points.Health
Lasker Winner Calls for More Genetic Testing for Cancer
A geneticist wins a prestigious Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation award and uses the spotlight to call for much wider genetic screening for breast and ovarian cancer.Business Day
Boom in Energy Spurs Industry in the Rust Belt
Once-decayed steel towns and desolate rural regions are rising anew, their economies bustling as domestic oil and gas production surges.Opinion
A Twitterholic and Green Blogger Assesses a Year of Living Offline
A longtime environmental blogger and Twitter addict logs on after a year of self-imposed exile to the analog world.Opinion
From Bad to Worse With Ebola
A more coordinated and aggressive global effort is needed to fight the worsening Ebola outbreak in West Africa.U.S.
Video: SWAT: Mission Creep
SWAT teams were created in the 1960s to combat hostage-takings, sniper shootings, and violent unrest. But today they’re often used in more controversial police work.World
Toronto Mayor Called to Testify in Canada
Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, told reporters on Friday that he had been subpoenaed to testify at a court hearing related to efforts by his unofficial driver to recover a video showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine.Sports
Michael Schumacher Moved Home to Continue Rehabilitation
The family of the former Formula One champion said his recovery from a skiing accident would continue at his estate on the shore of Lake Geneva.Opinion
How Much of the Worst Summer of News Ever Can You Take?
This summer has given us horrific news story after horrific news story. Does this inevitably lead to “compassion fatigue,” and if so, how can we fight it?World
Amid Intensifying Requests, American Military Aid to Ukraine Stalls
Despite appeals from the Ukrainian armed forces, the United States has provided only a modest package of nonlethal assistance to the government in Kiev, and much of it has yet to arrive.Business Day
Bloomberg News Stands Out With Editorial Policy to Not Report on Itself
All of its main competitors report on themselves, but its editor in chief says doing so is “an inherent conflict of interest.”U.S.
Health Chief Seeks to Focus on Insurance Site
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the secretary of health and human services, said that she would emphasize improving the management and operation of the site.World
Three Years After Disaster, Japan Declares Nuclear Plant Safe to Operate
The two reactors at the Sendai power plant on the southern island of Kyushu are the first to be certified as safe enough to restart.U.S.
Primaries in Northeast Set the Stage for the Fall
Gina M. Raimondo, the Democratic treasurer of Rhode Island, won a convincing victory to become her party’s nominee for governor — just one of several primaries taking place across New England on Tuesday.U.S.
5 Children Found Dead in Alabama After Search
A South Carolina man, identified as Timothy Ray Jones Jr., led the authorities on Tuesday to the bodies of his children in rural Alabama, ending a six-day search across the South.Opinion
Can Humans Get Used to Having a Two-Way Relationship with Earth's Climate?
Can humans get used to having a two-way relationship with Earth’s climate?Sports
Gaffe Allows Czechs to Defeat Dutch
Defender Daryl Janmaat’s blunder handed the substitute Vaclav Pilar an injury-time winner as the host Czech Republic beat the Netherlands, 2-1, in the teams’ opening Euro 2016 qualifier.Business Day
Stephen D. Isaacs, Journalist and Educator, Dies at 76
Mr. Isaacs grew up in a newspaper family and worked in print and broadcast journalism before joining Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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