Plane with 148 on board crashes in French Alps
French President François Hollande said there were likely no survivors from the Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.
Israel said to have spied on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks
Israel then shared the sensitive information with U.S. lawmakers to “build a case” against a possible deal, according to a media report.
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Angelina Jolie reveals preventative surgery to remove her ovaries
“I know my children will never have to say, ‘Mom died of ovarian cancer,’” she wrote in a NYT op-ed.
With Cruz in the 2016 race, the fight for the GOP right heats up
While he was to the first to officially enter the campaign, several contenders are likely to join him.
Apple Pay’s pitch: Simpler is better. But some security experts disagree.
A rise in fraudulent transactions through the iPhone maker’s mobile payment system is drawing criticism.
Testing firms turn to Twitter to
find cheaters, to parents’ dismay
The practice has spurred a national debate over how to balance students’ privacy with test security.
White House mystery: Head florist
said to have been escorted away
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Rubio’s claim that Obama would not comment on Iran’s ‘Green Revolution’
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This Chinese restaurant is open for dinner, as long as you’re not African
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How much money you need to make to be ‘middle class’ in every big city
WONKBLOG | Being in the middle class often seems as American as apple pie or baseball.
America’s thirst for diet soda is running dry — maybe for good
WONKBLOG | Why? A decline in overall soft-drink consumption and a mistrust of artificial sweeteners.
Jindal’s tax plan blessed by Norquist, cursed by conservatives in Louisiana
Governor’s in-state clash over ending rebates to plug a budget hole shows the power of group’s anti-tax pledges.
The powerful propaganda being spread online by women in the Islamic State
Twitter accounts belonging to women living in the self-proclaimed caliphate often say how normal their lives are — or show them holding guns.
Censorship vs. free speech on specialized license plates in Texas
Supreme Court justices struggle to find a balance in a case involving the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Why free speech on campus is not as simple as everyone thinks.
It’s not as easy as Judith Shulevitz posits.
2 women say they were lured to Va. home, raped
The victims, who are students from Mongolia, said they were invited under the pretense of housecleaning.
U-Md. women beat Princeton, face Duke next
The Terrapins pulled away in the second half to set up a Spokane Region semifinal against Duke.
He’s the celebrity chef, but she’s running the show
Fiola’s Maria Trabocchi channels a long-ago era of restaurant hospitality.
The apocalypse comes to the Lower East Side in the new musical ‘Soon’
The show from “Glory Days” songwriter Nick Blaemire premieres at Signature Theatre.
The FTC beefs up technology investigations with new office
The FTC plans to hire a bunch of new technologists for new research office.
It’s true: drug companies are bombarding your TV with more ads than ever
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New legal battle looms over details of TSA’s ‘behavioral detection’ program
FEDERAL EYE | The ACLU has filed a lawsuit seeking information about the controversial airport-security practice, which critics suspect of leading to racial profiling.
Real Estate Matters | Can condos for residents 55-plus rent to young people?
Check the association’s governing documents to see if there are any restrictions.
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