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French Port City Becomes Final Way Station For Some Migrants’ Odysseys
By Ari Shapiro Thousands of migrants have found themselves stranded in the French port of Calais. Most are waiting for a chance to illegally enter Britain, but others trying to
Jobs Numbers Suggest A Healthy Economy — And May Let Fed Nudge Rates Up
By John Ydstie The economy likely added about 220,000 jobs in July, according to surveys of economists. That just about matches the job creation number for June, and should put
Sen. Schumer Sees ‘Serious Weakness’ In Iran Arms Deal, Won’t Back It
The next leader of the Senate’s Democrats, New York’s Chuck Schumer, says he won’t vote for President Obama’s Iran deal. It’s a big blow coming from the most influential Jewish
Fact Check: Candidates Don’t Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate
By Scott Horsley In the prime-time Republican presidential debate Thursday, the candidates bragged about their records as governors and in the private sector, but the facts didn’t always add up.
Alibaba Launches English Version Of Anti-Counterfeiting Tool
By Catherine Shu Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has launched an English-language version of TaoProtect, one of its counterfeit reporting system. Used on Tmall and Taobao (Alibaba’s top B2C and B2B
Fitness Wearable Developer Lemonade Lab Scores $5.8M From Foxconn Unit
By Catherine Shu Lemonade Lab, which develops sensors for athletes, has scored $5.8 million led by a Foxconn subsidiary. The Boston- and Tokyo-based startup will form a strategic partnership with
Influential Democratic Senator Will Vote Against Iran Nuclear Deal
By Barbara Campbell Sen. Chuck Schumer, one of small group of undecided Democrats being courted by the Obama administration, has decided he can’t support the nuclear-control agreement. » E-Mail This
Can You Protect Your Tummy From Traveler’s Diarrhea?
By Michaeleen Doucleff It has many names: Montezuma’s Revenge. Delhi Belly. And there are about as many misconceptions about traveler’s diarrhea as there are names for it. We’re here to
How Venture Capital Incentives Promote Zombie Companies
By Sathvik Tantry It feels like every other day: Another company raises a massive round of funding. We tend to assume that a company that’s raising money must be doing
Trump: ‘I Don’t Have Time For Total Political Correctness’
By Jessica Taylor With the very first question, Donald Trump says he won’t pledge that he will support the eventual GOP nominee and leaves open the possibility of running as
