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Hackers From China Resume Their Attacks on U.S. Targets

A cyberunit of the People’s Liberation Army in China appears to have resumed its attacks using different techniques, hitting several of the same victims it has gone after in the past.

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Dagestan’s Shadow War, Fought by ‘Many Tsarnaevs’

A visit to the Russian territory by Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston bombings, has put a spotlight on a region where young men slip easily into the ranks of an insurgency.

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JPMorgan Chase Vote Is a Test of Shareholder Will

Should shareholders separate the jobs of chairman and chief executive — positions that Jamie Dimon has held since 2008 — it would signal a shift in the balance of power in corporate America.

Near Garden City, Kan., the High Plains Aquifer is giving out.
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Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust

Parts of the vast High Plains Aquifer, once a prodigious source of water, are now so low that crops cannot be watered and bridges span arid stream beds.

Schools Add to Test Load, Just to Assess Questions

Critics say field tests, which help testing companies fine-tune questions, turn classrooms into focus groups.

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Suburbs’ Share of Poor Has Grown Since 2000

The poverty rate in New York City and Newark declined over the last decade, but the suburbs have gotten poorer.

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Virginia G.O.P. Pleases Crowd With I.R.S. Barbs

At each mention of the government’s targeting of conservative groups, the 8,000 delegates at the state party convention in Richmond roared their approval.

Union That Enforces Immigration Law Opposes Bill

A council representing immigration workers will join forces with a similar group to lobby against the overhaul.

Music Review
A Parking Lot and a Beat

The Electric Daisy Carnival turned a stretch of Citi Field pavement into a party.

Education, Vision and the Mayor’s Race

Candidates need to explain how schools will improve.

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Celebrating Inequality

A super-class thrives as ordinary dreams die.

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Rajat Gupta’s Lust for Zeros

The high cost of getting filthy rich.

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The Ethicist

Does the Postal Service owe me money?

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Making a Word Meme

The title of Sheryl Sandberg’s manifesto, “Lean In,” quickly became ubiquitous.

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A Deduction Unevenly Used

A new report buttresses economists’ suspicions that high-income homeowners are the most likely to take advantage of the mortgage interest tax deduction.

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A Crossover Jostling to Fit in Showrooms Already Full

Subaru takes on the compact sport utility market with the new Forester, which offers more room, updated features and better fuel economy than its predecessor.

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If the Boss Rides a Harley, He Must Be Human

Harry Herington of NIC Inc., a provider of online services for government, says that by seeing their leaders as humans, employees can better build trust in them.

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