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Nicaragua Frees Jailed Catholic Bishop and Other Clergymen

The Nicaraguan authorities said on Sunday that they had released 19 clergymen who had been jailed and handed them over to the Vatican, the latest development in the autocratic government’s…

Health

Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

Emily Young

Marijuana is neither as risky nor as prone to abuse as other tightly controlled substances and has potential medical benefits, and therefore should be removed from the nation’s most restrictive…

World

Alabama hires Washington’s Kalen DeBoer to replace Nick Saban as coach

Emily Young

By Christopher Kamrani, Bruce Feldman, Kennington Smith III and Chris VanniniThe man chosen to succeed the greatest college football coach in the history of the sport is from rural South…

Science and Technology

Microsoft Tops Apple to Become Most Valuable Public Company

Emily Young

For more than a decade, Apple was the stock market’s undisputed king. It first overtook Exxon Mobil as the world’s most valuable public company in 2011 and held the title…

Investments and Business

Netflix Film’s Removal Shows Power of India’s Hindu Right Wing

Emily Young

The trailer for “Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food” promised a sunny if melodramatic story of uplift in a south Indian temple town. A priest’s daughter enters a cooking tournament, but…

International

In Taiwan, Voters Choose President as China Tensions Loom

Emily Young

Millions of Taiwan’s citizens lined up at ballot booths on Saturday to make a decision that could reshape the island democracy’s increasingly tense standoff with its far larger neighbor, China:…

Health

What Happens When There Is No Food: Experts Say Severe Malnutrition Could Set in Swiftly in Gaza

Emily Young

A panel of experts affiliated with the United Nations has warned that the population of the Gaza Strip is at imminent risk of famine, with more than 90 percent of…

World

Why Manchester City are being sued by Superdry

Emily Young

Manchester City’s players wore modified training gear for their pre-match warm-up on Sunday following a High Court trademark infringement claim from fashion brand Superdry.It emerged last week that City are…

Science and Technology

Federal Regulator Questions Carmakers About Unwanted Tracking Via Their Apps

Emily Young

Many modern cars are internet-connected and have apps that allow an owner to see a car’s location, turn it on remotely, honk its horn and even adjust the temperature. These…

Investments and Business

As Utility Bills Rise, Low-Income Americans Struggle for Access to Clean Energy

Emily Young

Cindy Camp is one of many Americans facing rising utility costs. Ms. Camp, who lives in Baltimore with three family members, said her gas and electric bills kept “going up…