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Pilgrim Deaths in Mecca Put Spotlight on Underworld Hajj Industry
Most of the more than 1,300 people who died making the Islamic pilgrimage were not formally registered, a Saudi official…
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Travel
Man Fatally Stabbed at Manhattan Subway Station, Police Say
The stabbing, which came during a dispute between two people, occurred just before 6 p.m. at the West 175th Street…
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News
Russia Sentences U.S. Soldier to 4 Years in Prison
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was accused of making death threats against, and stealing money from, a woman with whom he…
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Spring Isn’t Even Over, but Summer Heat Is Here
Much of the Northeast will swelter through the weekend from the same heat wave that has already baked the Midwest.
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News
Toyota Chairman’s Investor Support Tumbles
Akio Toyoda has faced scrutiny from some investor groups over governance issues and an ongoing probe of faulty vehicle-certification tests.
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News
Tom Cole, House G.O.P. Spending Chief, Prevails Against Right-Wing Challenger
Representative Tom Cole, the veteran Oklahoma Republican and chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, fended off a primary challenge on…
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Travel
More Black and Latino Students Admitted to New York’s Elite High Schools
The percentage of Black and Latino students in the eight schools increased to 12 percent, the highest since 2013, but…
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Business
U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $56 Trillion Over Next 10 Years
Congressional Budget Office projections released on Tuesday show a grim fiscal backdrop ahead of tax and debt limit fights.
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Travel
Rent Increases for 1 Million N.Y.C. Apartments Are Likely to Be Approved
The Latest A New York City panel is expected to approve rent increases for almost one million stabilized apartments on…
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Business
3.3%
The rate of inflation in May over the previous year.