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World
Journalists Held by Militants in Syria Reunite With Family
Javier Espinosa and Ricardo García Vilanova arrived in Madrid a day after Mr. Espinosa called his newspaper to say they had been handed over to Turkish soldiers.
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U.S.
Airline Blames Bad Software in San Francisco Crash
The Korean carrier Asiana told the National Transportation Safety Board that inconsistencies with the aircraft’s automation logic were also to blame for the crash.
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World
Religious Tensions Cloud Myanmar Census
The nationwide count has been criticized because the government has denied members of a long-persecuted Muslim minority the right to identify themselves as Rohingya.
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U.S.
Man Who Shot at White House Gets 25 Years
A federal judge sentenced an Idaho man on Monday to 25 years in prison for firing a semiautomatic rifle at the White House in November 2011.
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Business Day
Video: Yellen on Tackling Unemployment
In her first public speech as the Federal Reserve chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen emphasized the steps the Fed has taken to spur economic activity and create jobs.
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Opinion
Families and College Costs
Catharine B. Hill, the president of Vassar College, responds to an Op-Ed article.
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U.S.
As Landslide Debris Slows Search, Residents Resolve to Help
The landslide has claimed more than 20 lives so far, according to an official count from the Snohomish County medical examiner, with many more people reported dead by family members and volunteers.
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Opinion
What Lending Rules Should Look Like
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is formulating rules to rein in the payday lending industry, which lures too many vulnerable people into debt traps.
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World
Qatar Finds U.S. Couple Guilty in Daughter’s Death
An American couple accused of killing their adopted daughter by depriving her of sustenance were unexpectedly found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.
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N.Y. / Region
Older and Out of Work, but Not Out of Contention
At a seminar for jobless professionals 50 and older, 10 graduates have polished their résumés and their pitches as they renew the hunt for employment.
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World
Discoveries Challenge Beliefs on Humans’ Arrival in the Americas
Archaeologists say humans reached what is now northeast Brazil as early as 22,000 years ago, upending a prevailing belief of 20th-century archaeology in the United States that people arrived in the Americas about 13,000 years ago.
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Business Day
Car Companies Take Expertise in Battery Power Beyond the Garage
Honda and other automakers are using car batteries to store solar electricity to use not just in cars, but in homes, too.
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World
U.S. Envoy Resigns, but Grievances Linger in New Delhi
Indian diplomats have begun a series of investigations into the American Embassy School, the United States duty-free commissary and the American Community Support Association, a recreational club for expatriates on the United States Embassy compound.
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Business Day
Senate Report Says Caterpillar Used Swiss Subsidiary to Reduce Taxes
A Senate investigation, ahead of a Tuesday hearing, says the company avoided $2.4 billion in United States taxes over 13 years.
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U.S.
Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection
Under the administration’s proposal, the government would obtain individual orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to obtain only records linked to phone numbers a judge agrees are likely tied to terrorism.
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Opinion
The Senate’s Discourtesy to Judges
Republican senators are hiding behind a tradition that allows them to block judicial nominees without explanation. Chairman Leahy should put a stop to it.
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World
Rising Seas
Some areas of the globe are especially vulnerable to rising sea levels and inhabitants are being forced to make stark changes in their lives.
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Science
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