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Told to Fix Leaky Oil Train Cars in Two Months, Owners Sought Three Years
Regulators gave the owners until end of 2015.
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When Big Data Becomes Bad Data
Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions and that raises new legal questions.
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Hidden Poor Highest Among Elder Black and Latino Households
In California, rent and health care are two items that soak up a good chunk of the elderly population's income.
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Inside the Texas Megachurch Where 90 Percent of Worshipers Are LGBT
There are hundreds of LGBT-friendly churches around the country - and many are in conservative cities where you'd least expect them.
Small Group Goes to Great Lengths to Block Homeschooling Regulation
The efforts of one lobbying group has thwarted efforts to monitor homeschooled kids.
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US Professors Protest Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Silicon Valley Visit
It is not the first time US academics have expressed concerns over Modi's record.
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UN Officials Warn of Dengue Outbreak in War-Torn Yemen
Since there is no vaccine against the diseases, and no specific antiviral drug with which to treat the symptoms, prevention is the only long-term solution.
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Landlords in LA Push for Tenants to Bear Costs of Earthquake Retrofits
Possible rent increases under LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed earthquake retrofit program could prove one hike too many for the city's tenants.
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Web of Secrecy Surrounds Federal Half-a-Billion Handout to Charter Schools
The public is being kept in the dark about which states have applied for the lucrative grants.
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The GOP Is Taking the Texas Women’s Health Crisis National
Texas lawmakers might have blazed the trail in steamrolling reproductive health access.