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Cameron Sets to Work After Taking Power in Britain

The strength of the alliance between Britain’s Conservatives and their new partners, the center-left Liberal Democrats, will face immediate tests.

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Jet Crashes in Libya; Boy Is Said to Be Sole Survivor

An Afriqiyah Airways plane crashed while landing Wednesday morning in Tripoli, killing all but one passenger, a Libyan official said.

9 Killed in School Attack in China

Seven children and two adults were hacked to death with a kitchen cleaver at a kindergarten in the latest in a series of attacks in Chinese schools.

A jaguar in the Pantanal, Brazil, the world’s largest wetland.
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Helping Jaguars by Easing Their Commute

Scientists have realized that many species of big cats need connecting corridors to help intermix gene pools.

Economic Scene
In Greek Debt Crisis, Some See Parallels to U.S.

The U.S. and Greece have governments bigger than they are paying for, and it cannot be blamed all on politicians.

Specter, After Shift, Faces Fire From Both Sides

A year after leaving the Republican Party, Senator Arlen Specter is fighting rejection at the hands of Democrats.

A New York Bloc on the Supreme Court

If Elena Kagan is confirmed, the court will have four justices from New York City, the most in its history.

A New York Bloc on the Supreme Court
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From left, the New York childhood homes of Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia.

Interactive Interactive: Strange Signs From Abroad
Strange Signs From Abroad

We asked readers to share photos of amusingly translated or otherwise quirky signs that they've found during their travels.

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The Rise of Company Gardens

The Rise of Company Gardens

Workplace gardens put healthy snacks on the conference table.

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Off the Well, if Only for One Week

Off the Well, if Only for One Week

For consumers who don’t want to wait for the plug-in vehicles that have been promised by major automakers, independent companies offer conversions of current hybrid cars.

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How His Garden Grows
How His Garden Grows

Dick Zondag hadn’t planned to work at the seed company owned by his family, but a summer at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania changed his outlook.

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