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World
World
Video: Bringing Back Europe’s Bison
A German prince is leading an effort to bring back the European bison, Europe’s largest land mammal, in Bad Berleburg. The animal almost went extinct in the early 20th century.
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U.S.
Artificial Pancreas Shows Promise in Diabetes Test
A system built with a modified iPhone successfully regulated blood sugar levels in a trial with people who have Type 1 diabetes, researchers reported Sunday.
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U.S.
Thousands to Be Questioned on Eligibility for Health Insurance Subsidies
The government has notified hundreds of thousands of people that information provided for subsidized health insurance did not match other federal documents and they may risk losing their subsidies.
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U.S.
It’s Privacy vs. the People in the Battle for Martin’s Beach
The future of a hidden beach on the San Francisco Peninsula is being fought in a case that has become the latest class-charged standoff involving a wealthy entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.
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U.S.
V.A. Punished Critics on Staff, Doctors Assert
In response to employee whistle-blowers, the Department of Veterans Affairs has made clear over the years that it would not hesitate to retaliate, disciplining and even firing those who spoke up.
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Automobiles
Teenage Endurance Driver Takes Exams While Preparing for Le Mans
For Alessandro Latif, the choice between taking his college exams and competing in his first Le Mans 24-Hour race was impossible. So he’s doing both.
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Sports
San Francisco Out for 2017 America’s Cup
America’s Cup officials said San Francisco was out of the running to host the 2017 regatta, with the field narrowed to San Diego, Bermuda and Chicago.
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Arts
Stars Descend on Shanghai
The Shanghai International Film Festival, which runs until June 22, mixes small regional films with global blockbusters.
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World
Worry Under the Big Top as Mexico City Moves to Ban Circus Animals
After Mexico City’s legislative assembly approved a ban on circus animals, the country’s tight-knit community of family-owned circuses is on the defensive.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
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Science
A Long-Ago Ancestor: A Little Fish, With Jaws to Come
Metaspriggina is two inches long and 505 million years old, and scientists recently uncovered an extraordinary cache of its fossils.
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N.Y. / Region
Life Sentences for 2 Sex Traffickers Who Preyed on Mexican Immigrants
Isaias and Bonifacio Flores-Mendez were each sentenced to life in prison last month for smuggling hundreds of Mexican women across the border and forcing them into prostitution in and around New York City.
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Magazine
The Sinaloa Cartel’s 90-Year-Old Drug Mule
Is Leo Sharp a senile day-lily farmer who was taken advantage of by drug smugglers? Or did he know exactly what he was getting into?
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U.S.
Minority Gun Owners Face Balancing Act, Weighing Isolation and Stigma of Violence
At a time when gun issues are volatile nationally and sales are increasing, many minority gun owners are trying to balance the pros and cons of ownership with the N.R.A.’s unyielding stances.
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U.S.
Official Backs Marines’ Move to Classify Photos of Forces With Taliban Bodies
An administration official cited troops’ safety in rejecting a whistle-blower’s complaint that photos showing American forces with the corpses of Taliban fighters had violated an executive order.
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U.S.
Defense Reports Puncture Led to Botched Execution
An independent autopsy of Clayton D. Lockett’s body contradicts Oklahoma prison officials’ account of events.
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Business Day
Global Rules for Auditors? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Though a complete conversion to international rules by the United States is highly unlikely, it seems possible that some domestic companies will be allowed to convert to international rules if they wish.
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World
U.S. Plans to Evacuate Many Embassy Workers
The American Embassy in Baghdad plans to evacuate a substantial number of its personnel this week in the face of a militant advance toward the capital.
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Technology
A Smartphone Keyboard App That Anticipates What You Want to Type
SwiftKey’s app for Android, which the London start-up made available free last week, is used on almost 250 million handsets. Now the company hopes to develop a relationship with Apple.
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World
Congo: Troops Exchange Fire With Rwandan Soldiers
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sent more troops to their shared border on Thursday after gunfire briefly broke out for a second day.A local problem. It will get solved by the diplomats.
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U.S.
U.S.
preters; Jury System; Budgets and Budgeting
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