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World
Israel Expands Settlements to Rebuke Palestinians
Israel said the proposal for about 1,500 units was a response to the creation of a unity Palestinian government.
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Sports
Sterling Agrees to Sale of Clippers, and to Drop Lawsuit
Donald Sterling made an agreement with the N.B.A. to “resolve all their differences” and gave his consent to a deal negotiated by his wife to sell the team that they co-own, Sterling’s lawyer said.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Audi Flagship Edition
Audi announces pricing for its A8 sedan; Honda and Mercedes-Benz top the ALG value and quality study.
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Opinion
Guns and Mental Illness
Yes, the mental health system has problems. But the bigger issue is guns.
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N.Y. / Region
New York City Soda Fight, in Court, Tests Agency’s Power
Much more than soda is at stake in New York’s battle over sugary drinks.
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World
Ireland: Orphanage’s Mass Grave
A researcher says that 796 children may have been buried in a mass grave beside a former orphanage for the children of unmarried women.
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World
U.N. Official Urges Syria to Finish Chemical Arms Disposal
Sigrid Kaag, the official overseeing the destruction of the weapons, said it was “very, very critical” to remove the final 7.2 percent of the arsenal.
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World
Obama’s Warsaw Workout Finds Its Way to the Internet
A video showed the president in a dark tracksuit wearing earphones as he lifted weights, did squats and rode a stationary bicycle, occasionally grimacing.
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Sports
Contract Awarded for Construction of Olympic Venue in Rio de Janeiro
A contract was finally awarded for construction on the long-delayed second major venue complex for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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World
In South Korean Voting, No Clear-Cut Victory for Either Party
Local election results showed the main opposition party winning nine of 17 races for big-city mayors and provincial governors, and candidates from the governing party won the remaining eight races.
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Business Day
Small Record Labels Ask Regulators to Intervene in YouTube Dispute
The labels say that YouTube has threatened to block their content if they refuse licensing terms they see as inferior to those offered to big labels.
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Health
Losing Weight May Require Some Serious Fun
Volunteers who were told to exercise by walking a mile consumed more calories afterward than those who were told to have fun while completing the same workout, a provocative new study found.
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World
Hamas Looms Over Latest Israel-U.S. Dispute
The dispute was over the announcement this week that the United States would work with a new Palestinian government that emerged from reconciliation talks with Hamas.
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U.S.
A Brawny Vegetarian Soup Holds Its Own With Meat Lovers
Martha Rose Shulman, a cookbook author and Times columnist, works with the Ruder family to help them go vegetarian twice a week without even thinking of feeling deprived.
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World
Germany Begins Inquiry of U.S. in Surveillance Case
After pressure from members of Parliament, Germany’s federal prosecutor announced a formal investigation into the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone.
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Science
Putting a Price Tag on Nature’s Defenses
A new study estimates the trillions of dollars of protection that ecosystems provide, although not everyone buys the premise.
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Health
Health Experts See Benefits in Push to Cut Pollution
Reductions in power plant emissions would lessen heart and lung ailments, they say, if the Obama administration can achieve them.
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Science
N.I.H. Seeks $4.5 Billion to Try to Crack the Code of How Brains Function
The National Institutes of Health’s price tag stamps President Obama’s Brain Initiative as an effort on the scale of the Human Genome Project.
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Business Day
Car Buyers Crowded Showrooms in May, Unfazed by Surge in Recalls
Analysts said pent-up demand, good weather and low interest rates spurred sales. General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan and Toyota all reported double-digit increases.
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World
Irish Keep Their Eyes on Scottish Independence Vote
Both nationalists and unionists in Northern Ireland have been closely following the Scottish debate, seeing it either as an opportunity or a threat.
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Opinion
Family-Friendly Tax Reform and The Poor
Does reform conservatism’s proposed child tax credit leave the poor out in the cold?
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Your Money
Court-Aided One-Day Divorces May Be ‘Wave of the Future’
Some courts in California offer a program that allows couples without lawyers to dissolve their marriages in hours. The concept could spread to more states.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Z06 Power Edition
Chevrolet announces specifications for the 2015 Corvette Z06; Mercedes-Benz says it will double its urban sales locations.
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Science
Putting a Price Tag on Nature’s Defenses
A new study estimates the trillions of dollars of protection that ecosystems provide, although not everyone buys the premise.
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Fashion & Style
In a Small Bag, She Packed All Our Hopes
Love doesn’t afford us the luxury of caring, or not caring, only about ourselves.
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Technology
Apple Unveils iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite at Developer Conference
The company announced a series of changes intended to help juggle content across Macs and iPhones and iPads.
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World
Somalia: U.S. to Name Envoy
The United States will soon appoint an ambassador to Somalia for the first time since closing its embassy in Mogadishu 23 years ago.
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World
Show
U.K. Independence Party Gears Up for Special Vote
The party, led by Nigel Farage, has a chance to win a seat in the British Parliament.
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U.S.
A Brawny Vegetarian Soup Holds Its Own With Meat Lovers
Martha Rose Shulman, a cookbook author and Times columnist, works with the Ruder family to help them go vegetarian twice a week without even thinking of feeling deprived.
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U.S.
5th Batch of Clinton-Era Papers Are Released
The roughly 2,000 documents cover subjects including Rwanda, policies toward gays in the military, the Oklahoma City bombing and Vice President Al Gore’s presidential campaign.
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World
Video: Aquino on China’s Move in Disputed Seas
President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines criticized China for moving ships capable of reclaiming land around the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
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U.S.
Delaware: Contractor’s Action Is Said to Force Bridge’s Closing
Transportation officials said they believed a contractor had dumped a massive mound of dirt that might have shifted the ground beneath an Interstate 495 bridge in Wilmington.
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U.S.
State and Local Officials Vow to End Homelessness Among Veterans
Michelle Obama, an active supporter of service members and their families, emphasized that a goal set by the administration in 2010 to end homelessness among veterans was achievable.
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U.S.
Video: Major Malfunction: Revisiting Challenger
On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts “slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.” America’s space program was never the same.
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Opinion
Guns and Mental Illness
Yes, the mental health system has problems. But the bigger issue is guns.
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U.S.
Judge’s Decision to Hear Inmates’ Case Threatens Practice of Solitary Confinement
A federal judge in Oakland, Calif., agreed to consider whether holding prisoners in isolation for more than a decade violated their rights under the Eighth Amendment.
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