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Obama Offers New Standards on Police Gear
By MARK LANDLER
The White House tried to channel the rage over events in Ferguson, Mo., into a national debate about how to restore trust between the police and the public. |
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In Diplomatic Defeat, Putin Diverts Pipeline to Turkey
By ANDREW ROTH
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said South Stream, a major project to deliver natural gas to Europe, would be redirected through Turkey after pressure from the European Union. |
VIDEO FEATURE
Searching for Burmese Jade, and Finding Misery
By DAN LEVIN
A New York Times documentary and article look at mine workers in Myanmar struggling with poverty and drug addiction even as the country’s jade industry is booming because of demand from China.
A French Town Reels After Teenage Girl Vanishes, Apparently to Join Jihadists
By SUZANNE DALEY and MAÏA de la BAUME
A small but growing number of teenage girls in Europe, enticed by Internet recruiters, have shown amazing determination in their efforts to join jihadists, experts say. |
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U.N. Cuts Food Aid to Refugees From Syria
By NICK CUMMING-BRUCEand RICK GLADSTONE
The agency said the suspension, taking place immediately, would have “disastrous” consequences for refugees struggling to cope with deprivation. |
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A Long-Sought Fugitive Died Four Years Ago in Syria, Nazi Hunter Says
By JODI RUDOREN
Alois Brunner was Adolf Eichmann’s “right-hand man” and responsible for the deportation of 128,500 Jews to death camps, a top Nazi hunter said.
U.S.
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A Week Later, Protesters Remain Vocal on Ferguson, Partly With Silence
By MONICA DAVEY, JOHN ELIGON and JESS BIDGOOD
On campuses, in streets and outside government buildings, mostly peaceful expressions of anger, including periods of silence and staged “die-ins,’ continued over a Missouri grand jury’s conclusion.
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Justices Urged to Intervene in Execution of Texas Man
By DAVID MONTGOMERY
Putting Scott Panetti, who has long shown signs of serious mental illness, to death by lethal injection would be unconstitutional, his lawyers argue. |
Most College Students Don’t Earn a Degree in 4 Years, Study Finds
By TAMAR LEWIN
A new report says that only 19 percent of students graduated in four years from most public universities and that only 50 of 580 public universities graduated a majority of their full-time students at the four-year mark.
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