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Towers of Secrecy: Well Connected at Home, Young Malaysian Has an Appetite for New York

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 08:01 PM PST

Jho Low has partied with stars and orchestrated multimillion-dollar deals, including transactions involving the stepson of Malaysia's prime minister.

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Matured Anchorage Struggles to Shake Old Fears

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 07:53 PM PST

Falling oil prices have come with bitter and frightening memories of the Alaskan city in the mid-1980s, when the wild economic party ushered in by the Trans Alaska Pipeline shut down.

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Gay Marriage Set to Begin in Alabama Amid Protest

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 07:51 PM PST

The state's chief justice advised local judges to ignore a federal court's ruling that struck down Alabama's ban on gay nuptials, reigniting a states' rights debate similar to the one that arose...

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New Faces of Congress: Disillusioned in Iraq, but Prodded to Serve Again

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST

Seth Moulton joined the Marines a few months before Sept. 11, 2001, but later grew to oppose American involvement in Iraq. Now the Democrat represents the Sixth District of Massachusetts in Congress.

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Edward M. Kennedy Institute Aims to Teach Collaboration

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 07:16 PM PST

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston, opening next month, mirrors the senator's spirit of cooperation in lawmaking.

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Warning System for Solar Storms Is Kept on Earth for Now

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 07:02 PM PST

The planned launching of a spacecraft that is to act as a "tsunami buoy" to warn of potentially catastrophic solar storms was aborted with less than three minutes left in the countdown on Sunday...

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Paul Seeks Middle (Sorry, Dad)

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 06:50 PM PST

As he works to build a broad national following, Rand Paul is trying to stitch together very disparate worlds.

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A Prickly Partnership for Uber and Google

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 06:46 PM PST

Google is a major investor in Uber, but as often happens in Silicon Valley, each company is working on products that could directly compete with the other's.

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After U.A.B. Program’s Death, Outcry Raises the Possibility of a Quick Resurrection

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 06:43 PM PST

The University of Alabama at Birmingham announced in December it would no longer field a team, but the resulting outcry has it rethinking its decision.

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Motherlode Blog: Childhood Heroes: Once Self-Made, Now to the Manner Born

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 06:41 PM PST

Once, the very act of surviving hardship shaped a hero. Now, the powerful, from "Frozen's" Elsa to "The Incredibles," are to the manor born. That's a striking cultural shift.

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Report Sees Weak Security in Cars’ Wireless Systems

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 06:39 PM PST

The report also concludes that the majority of automakers do not have systems in place that can detect breaches or quickly respond to them.

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Ferguson One of 2 Missouri Suburbs Sued Over Gantlet of Traffic Fines and Jail

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 06:03 PM PST

Plaintiffs from the St. Louis region accused Ferguson and Jennings of creating modern-day debtors' prisons in a quest for more revenue.

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The Media Equation: Brian Williams, Retreading Memories From a Perch Too Public

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 05:35 PM PST

For some time now, there have been two versions of Brian Williams. One is an Emmy-winning, sober, talented anchor on the "NBC Nightly News" and the other is a funny, urbane celebrity.

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DealBook: Consumer Protection Agency Seeks Limits on Payday Lenders

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 05:11 PM PST

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is starting to draw up regulations that could sharply reduce the number of unaffordable loans from payday lenders.

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Uncovering Security Flaws in Digital Education Products for Schoolchildren

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 05:02 PM PST

The law has long treated educational information as a category worthy of special protections, like credit or medical records, but the reality is often different.

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Authorities May Check Calls and Texts in Jenner Crash

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 04:39 PM PST

Investigators are likely to seek data for all of the drivers involved in the multivehicle accident, including Bruce Jenner, that left one dead in California.

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Working Families Party Calls on Elizabeth Warren to Run for President

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 03:49 PM PST

With a vote on Sunday, the organization became the latest liberal group to back the Massachusetts senator as a potential primary challenger to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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After Harper Lee Novel Surfaces, Plots Arise

Posted: 08 Feb 2015 09:14 AM PST

The plan to publish "Go Set a Watchman" has ignited fierce debate, but Ms. Lee's lawyer, Tonja B. Carter, and other friends say the author is capable of making up her own mind.

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