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The real effects of the United States’ sanctions on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine appear to be more psychological than tangible, economic specialists say.
The White House released a long-anticipated report on Thursday that recommends developing government limits on how private companies make use of the torrent of information they gather from their customers online.
The automaker is trying to fend off a rising tide of class-action lawsuits stemming from its recall of 2.6 million cars because of a dangerously defective ignition switch that it now links to 13 deaths.
Jeb Bush’s examination of a run for president has shaken up the ranks of Republican donors and fund-raisers who planned to back Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey in 2016.
The Obama administration released a list of schools that are being investigated for their handling of assault complaints, a step meant to increase pressure on the institutions.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a labor deal on Thursday with the city’s largest teachers’ union that officials said would provide a framework for other outstanding labor contracts.
Oklahoma’s Department of Corrections released a newly detailed account of an inmate’s botched execution this week.
The details of delays and miscues on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 came in a preliminary government report.
A report on corrective helmets for infants who develop flattened skulls from lying on their backs found that the helmets do little to improve skull shape.
When Monique Sindler was dying in her bed in Paris in 2006, Sophie Calle, her daughter and the renowned French conceptual artist, set up a video camera and began taping.
The dangers of nuclear power are real, but policy makers should not be spooked into shutting down a vital source of clean energy in a warming world.
Venture off the eastern coast of Tanzania to stroll through historic Stone Town, listen to a celebrated local music genre and sample one of Zanzibar’s spectacular beaches.
What’s the cheapest day to book? To depart? A company called Hopper offers insight.
This week’s properties include houses on rivers in Oregon and Virginia and one with mountain views in Vermont.
Automotive grilles tend to get a lot of attention from designers, but they have lately been shifting their focus to the air intakes in the sides of the front bumpers.
The chief executive of Bitly says that effective leadership means empowering individuals to make, and own, the decisions.
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