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Saudis Step Up Help for Rebels in Syria With Croatian Arms

Weapons that Western officials say were bought by Saudi Arabia and funneled to opposition fighters in Syria have been a factor in the rebels’ small tactical gains this winter against President Bashar al-Assad.

Mediterranean Diet Is Shown to Ward Off Heart Risks

About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet, according to new research.

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India’s Child Labor Laws Do Little to Stem Work in Mines

Poverty, corruption and decrepit schools drive pervasive work by children in India, a problem with no better illustration than “rathole” mines in an isolated state.

Treasury Pick Tries to Cast His History as Right for the Job

Jacob Lew, who faces a Senate panel on Tuesday, is expected to be confirmed as Treasury secretary despite questions about his finances and payment for past work.

Dr. C. Everett Koop, in his office, was 66 when President Ronald Reagan appointed him surgeon general in 1981.
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C. Everett Koop, Ex-Surgeon General, Dies

Dr. Koop, seen in 1987, was widely regarded as the most influential surgeon general in American history and had a key role in changing attitudes on smoking. He was 96.

Yahoo Orders Home Workers Back to the Office

In trying to get back on track, Yahoo is taking on a top workplace issue: whether working from home leads to greater productivity or inhibits innovation.

Trusts Offer a Loophole for Buying Restricted Guns

The creation of a legal trust to acquire firearms whose sale is limited by federal law can bypass background checks.

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News Analysis
To Connect the Neural Dots, a Long Way to Go

Mapping the brain will require devising “new techniques, and some of them from scratch,” a neuroscientist said.

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$40 Million Deal Will Let a Manhattan Tower Soar

Developers are paying a record price for a neighboring church’s unused rights to build something higher on its site so they can add floors to a planned ultraluxury tower.

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Yankees Suddenly Seem Short of the Long Ball

Curtis Granderson’s injury and Derek Jeter’s unfinished rehabilitation leave the Yankees without seven of their top nine homer hitters from last season.

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The Owl Comes Into Its Own

Only lately have scientists begun to understand owls in detail, to puzzle out the subtleties of their behavior, biology and sensory prowess.

 

Questions About Robotic Hysterectomy

Doctors say the procedure reduces complications, but studies show only minimal differences with laparoscopic hysterectomy.

U.S. Inquiries Over Safety Dragging On for Years

Millions of car owners have been left in recall limbo because some of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s investigations have been taking years to complete.

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Shifting Hats and Working in Small Teams

Lily Kanter, co-founder and chief executive of Serena & Lily, a home décor company, says she puts no more than four employees on a project, to drive innovation.

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