Incomplete tracking frustrates efforts to assess the pervasiveness of the problem.
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Washington Post calls for ‘unhinged’ Gov. Paul LePage to resign
The newspaper says in an editorial that the governor’s three-ring binder of drug suspects arrested in Maine has exposed his ‘three-ring circus of unhinged racism and unhinged ravings.’
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Phelps says he warned Lochte two days before Rio incident
Michael Phelps says he told Ryan Lochte
Posted inSports
LeBron has a goal of catching Jordan
LeBron James has won three NBA titles, including last year with the Cavs, but Michael Jordan’s six championships are in his sights.
Posted inNation & World
World Health Organization report says 9 in 10 worldwide live with excessively polluted air
The U.N. agency says the pollution contributes to health problems and kills 3 million people per year, according to 2012 figures.
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Israeli leader and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres dies at 93
Peres, one of the founders of the modern state of Israel and a former president and prime minister, suffered a stroke two weeks ago.
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Presidential debate draws record 84 million TV viewers
It beats the previous debate record of 80.6 million viewers set when Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan squared off in 1980.
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Three-parent baby born using new technique
Such manipulation of DNA, in this case to prevent the inheritance of a fatal disease, has long raised ethical and moral concerns.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pressure builds on Wells Fargo to reclaim bonuses paid before scandal broke
Top executives may have to forfeit some of the $300 million doled out during the period when harried workers set up fake customer accounts to meet sales goals.
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All-out battle for Aleppo intensifies
The most destructive bombing of the past five years is unleashed on the Syrian city.