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Egyptian Court Convicts Three Al Jazeera Journalists

Prosecutors had accused the journalists of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood to broadcast false reports of civil strife in order to bring down the government.

Iraq’s Military Seen as Unable to Turn Back Militants

Recent assessments by Western officials and military experts indicate that about a quarter of Iraq’s military forces are “combat ineffective.”

Kerry in Baghdad to Urge Iraqis to Form New Government

It is unclear what influence the United States has two and a half years after withdrawing its troops, and as ISIS wreaks havoc and gathers strength.

Fate of 3 Kidnapped Israelis Heightens Regional Tensions

A kidnapping highlights the huge gulf — political and psychological — between long-warring neighbors and is raising fears of a third intifada in the Palestinian territories.

Members of the Coyotes Curling Club at the group’s new home in Tempe, Ariz. The facility is at times 60 degrees cooler than the outside temperature.
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Curlers’ Aim: Sweep to a Win Over the Heat

With the temperature over 100 degrees outside, some in Arizona are putting on their winter gear and heading to the Coyotes Curling Club, where it is an invigorating 42 degrees.

United States 2, Portugal 2
Late Shock Interrupts U.S. Party

The United States used goals by Jermaine Jones and Clint Dempsey to take a 2-1 lead, but a stoppage-time goal by Silvestre Varela gave Portugal a 2-2 tie in Manaus, Brazil, on Sunday.


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Vice Has Many Media Giants Salivating

Disney, 21st Century Fox and Time Warner are all seeking a piece of Vice Media, and its coveted young audience, but its price is expected to be high.

Mayors Focus on Low Wages in Cities

At the annual meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, the subject of income inequality seemed to be on almost everyone’s lips.

Birmingham Journal
Muslim School at Center of Intense Debate in Britain

In a heavily Muslim part of Birmingham, residents are uneasy as the state watches for evidence of a purported takeover by Islamists in their schools.

Baptism by Fire

Jordan Sullivan’s decade-long dream of joining the Fire Department came true, but then he had an unusually long wait before he could prove himself.

The Hidden Cost of Trading Stocks

The unlevel playing field of stock markets is tipped by much more than undetected insider trading.

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Fooling Mexican Fans

Politicians push through bad laws while people are glued to the World Cup.

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A Second Career, Happily in the Weeds

A 2013 federal report showed that one-third of beginning farmers are over 55.

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Theater Review | 'King Kirby'
The Amazing Adventures of Pencil Man

“King Kirby” traces the creative and business ups and down of a great comic book artist, Jack Kirby.

 

A Most Rare Vision: Shakespeare in China

China’s growing appetite for Western-style theater has led to more foreign productions.

My Lower East Side

A young transplant is drawn to the lively and fast-changing New York neighborhood a great-great-grandfather left behind.

BEHIND THE WHEEL | 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S550
Packed With Technology, Prepped for Hyperbole

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S550 isn’t merely a new version of the company’s largest sedan, but a technological leap beyond its ancestors.

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My Lower East Side

A young transplant is drawn to the lively and fast-changing New York neighborhood a great-great-grandfather left behind.

BEHIND THE WHEEL | 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S550
Packed With Technology, Prepped for Hyperbole

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S550 isn’t merely a new version of the company’s largest sedan, but a technological leap beyond its ancestors.

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Bernard Schwartz, on the Philosophy of ‘Just Say Yes’

Loral’s former chief executive says he looked for optimism in the people he would hire.

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