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Overall Market Factored in Rejections of Casino Bids, Panel Says
In its final report, the Gaming Facility Location Board also remained cautious about the future of the gambling industry in the state.Opinion
A Strike Against Student Debt
Student debtors should turn the vast sums they owe into leverage to demand a better system.World
Russia Heightens Dispute With Ukraine Over Natural Gas
The head of Gazprom said that Ukraine would use up its prepaid allotment in days and would not be able to pay in time to keep the supply going.Opinion
The Islamic State’s Most Recent Victims
It seems sometimes as if a band of fanatics has emerged from the dark ages to wage war on the present.Opinion
Bloomberg Sees a Way on Keystone
The former mayor of New York suggests that the Obama administration negotiate directly with Canada on a climate pact.Style
Strippers Go Undercover on Snapchat
The mobile app has become a popular platform for X-rated photos, videos and personalized shows, often sold on the sly to avoid violating rules.World
Shale Gas Project Encounters Determined Foes Deep in Algerian Sahara
In Algeria, a country dependent on its oil and gas reserves, daily protests against a pilot shale gas project have turned into a national antifracking movement.N.Y. / Region
Taking Aim at Icicles to Keep Trains Moving Into and Out of New York
With yellow poles topped with hammerlike appendages, the Ice Patrol rolls through tunnels under the Hudson River, hunting for icicles that can disrupt the tightly choreographed train traffic.U.S.
Ohio: Brother of Cleveland’s Police Chief Is Killed
William D. Williams was killed in Cleveland, and his girlfriend, suspected in his death, shot herself when troopers stopped her vehicle along a Pennsylvania highway, the authorities said.World
Presumed Heir of Indian Party Requests Leave of Absence
Rahul Gandhi, expected to be the next leader of India’s beleaguered Congress Party, raised speculation when party officials announced that he had requested a leave.Opinion
The Manifestation of Señor Bacon
Was the idea of having our own pet pig one better left to the realm of imagination?Style
When Your Punctuation Says It All (!)
In the texting era, symbols may say more than the words around them (or, at least, we think they do).U.S.
Shoppers Cautioned After Threat Against Mall of America
Jeh C. Johnson urged shoppers to be “particularly careful” in visiting the mall after it was targeted for a terrorist attack in a video posted by the Shabab.U.S.
Washington: Autopsy Contradicts Officials’ Account of Pasco Shooting
The autopsy of an unarmed Mexican man killed by the police showed he was shot up to seven times, including twice from behind, a lawyer for the man’s family said Thursday.U.S.
Massachusetts: Jury Selection Disrupted
Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the indictment against him or suspend his trial, saying the jury pool was not diverse.Business Day
France Gets More Time to Meet E.U. Budget Rules
The European Commission said it recommended what amounted to a two-year extension for France to cut its deficit, which exceeds a 3 percent ceiling.Business Day
Edible Coffee Cup in KFC Tests in Britain
KFC restaurants in Britain soon will introduce an edible coffee cup, a product that addresses consumer concerns with the environmental impact of packaging.Sports
At Their Meets, the Audience Flips, Too
Utah gymnastics has the highest average attendance in women’s college sports nearly every year, beating out the likes of Tennessee and Connecticut basketball.World
‘Jihadi John’ in ISIS Videos Is Identified as Mohammed Emwazi of London
Mohammed Emwazi, 27, grew up in West London, and graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in computer programming.U.S.
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