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via IFTTT Citing “dereliction of duty” and distortion of “the real state of things,” the Russian defense minister blamed the commanders for poor organization.

By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World http://ift.tt/29izv4g
via IFTTT A British appeals court handed a legal victory to a woman who wants to fulfill her daughter’s dying wish: to have her mother carry her baby and raise the child.

By PRASHANT S. RAO from NYT World http://ift.tt/29d8tN1
via IFTTT The Conservative Party (and by extension, Britain) is moving toward a new leader, while many people still don’t seem to know what “Brexit” is.

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via IFTTT He said in his inaugural speech that the harm of corruption and drugs justified his approach, and he dismissed concerns that such a campaign would abuse the rule of law.

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/29gXjIB
via IFTTT Speaking at an event designed to address accusations of anti-Semitism in his Labour Party, Mr. Corbyn made a comment that was initially interpreted as comparing Israel to the Islamic State.

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via IFTTT A Palestinian youth sneaked into a fortified Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Thursday, broke into a home and stabbed to death a 13-year-old Israeli-American girl as she slept in bed before frantic security guards arrived and killed him.

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via IFTTT A review of the incident, which occurred in January when two 50-foot Navy boats strayed into the waters near Farsi Island, found widespread mistakes.

By CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World http://ift.tt/296HX6Z
via IFTTT Officials have blamed the Islamic State for the attack in which dozens were killed, and raids and arrests have been carried out across the country.

By DECLAN WALSH from NYT World http://ift.tt/29gDoXo
via IFTTT With a willing commander, a Times correspondent and photographer set off down a highway strewn with the charred remains of vehicles destroyed in suicide bombings.

As long as you start your search early, both large- and small-dollar college scholarships can be worth your time and effort.

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By AMANDA TAUB from NYT World http://ift.tt/295Svmb
via IFTTT The bloc was designed to rise above and defuse nationalist politics. That is why, for many Europeans, it does not feel like a functioning democracy.

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via IFTTT The assault in the settlement of Kiryat Arba was the latest in a series of violent attacks that began eight months ago; the assailant was shot and killed.

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via IFTTT How Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies and neighbors are adopting Syrians, a family at a time.

By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/294KKzm
via IFTTT His decision not to run for the leadership of the Conservative Party in Britain followed the surprise decision of his ally Michael Gove to enter the contest.

Social media degree programs have some people a little baffled.

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By LILIA BLAISE from NYT World http://ift.tt/29r4cmJ
via IFTTT His son had called his father a month after reaching the Islamic State in Syria, asking for help and to return home.

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/295bWML
via IFTTT After leaving court and climbing into a taxi last week, the pair and their driver vanished, alarming Kenya’s human rights community and roping in Western embassies.

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI from NYT World http://ift.tt/29gASAL
via IFTTT For years, Turkey served as a rear base, transit hub and shopping bazaar for the Islamic State, but now, officials say Tuesday’s attack bore ISIS hallmarks.

By ALISSA J. RUBIN from NYT World http://ift.tt/29brfWN
via IFTTT How would it feel to be Ariel from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”? Girls who share that fantasy — and some women — are pulling on monofins and finding out.

By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/293p9U4
via IFTTT A successor to Prime Minister David Cameron might want to seek his or her own mandate from voters after the decision to exit the European Union.

By PRASHANT S. RAO from NYT World http://ift.tt/28ZPsJK
via IFTTT The British prime minister was excluded from European Union meetings, and Britain’s two main parties are both grappling with leadership changes.

By RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World http://ift.tt/293t874
via IFTTT Angry over a six-year epidemic traced to United Nations peacekeepers, 158 members of Congress asked Mr. Kerry to push for a solution, including reparations.

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via IFTTT The Latest on British vote to leave the European Union (all times local):

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via IFTTT Assailants have damaged an ancient Otomi Indian religious site in Mexico, toppling stone structures used as altars, breaking carved stones and scattering offerings of flowers, fruit and paintings at the remote mountain shrine known as Mayonihka or Mexico Chiquito.

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via IFTTT The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama's summit Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (all times local):

By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World http://ift.tt/294FPN6
via IFTTT Juan Jasso, 38, said his views had not been changed by the xenophobic insults he endured on a tram in Manchester.

By MARK LANDLER from NYT World http://ift.tt/29ayVqD
via IFTTT The “three amigos” meeting of North American leaders in Ottawa is expected to focus on climate change and “Brexit” ripples.

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via IFTTT Hours after the bombings, a limited number of flights resumed and workers continued clearing debris and replacing shattered windows at the airport.

The Department of Education has released a draft rule to help defrauded borrowers seeking student loan relief.

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A paid internship during college increases a student's likelihood of finding a full-time job, according to studies.

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By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/291gMIR
via IFTTT The decision reflected sharp divisions between the party’s leadership and its grass-roots base after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

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via IFTTT This list will help you understand what’s going on and why, whether you’re just trying to grasp the basics or have been following all along but seek a deeper understanding.

By ANDREW HIGGINS and JAMES KANTER from NYT World http://ift.tt/294jFwA
via IFTTT As leaders gather for the first time since Britain’s vote, regulatory minutiae will come first, illustrating why so many view the bloc as a meddling bureaucratic machine.

By JANE PERLEZ from NYT World http://ift.tt/290GKLO
via IFTTT A teacher in southern China posted photos online from the sex ed textbook, which predicts dire consequences for women who have sex before marriage. The post unleashed a firestorm of comments.

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via IFTTT Tuesday’s attack continues a string of deadly attacks.

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT World http://ift.tt/295XvKX
via IFTTT Mr. Snowden, who took refuge in Russia after leaking classified United States data, called a Russian bill an assault on free speech.

By SABRINA TAVERNISE and CEYLAN YEGINSU from NYT World http://ift.tt/29lMD7N
via IFTTT Officials reported that as many as three suicide bombers struck at Ataturk airport, and that the police fired on suspects in an effort to stop them.

By STEVEN ERLANGER from NYT World http://ift.tt/293mHR0
via IFTTT A change in tone may be necessary, analysts say, but it also holds considerable political peril for Boris Johnson and other Conservative Party leaders.

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via IFTTT The discovery of a huge helium gas field in East Africa is a "game changer for the future security of society's helium needs" amid a global shortage, researchers in Britain said Tuesday.

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via IFTTT Tanzania has trained four Belgian Malinois to check cargo and luggage for smuggled ivory at the main airport and port in Dar es Salaam.

By ALISON SMALE and SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/290MTKH
via IFTTT Leaders of European Union member states began converging in Brussels to respond to Britain’s decision to leave.

By SABRINA TAVERNISE from NYT World http://ift.tt/296h05R
via IFTTT The same day Turkey announced a rapprochement with Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed regret about the downing of a Russian warplane last year.

A lack of interest in volunteering is one reason you may not want to pursue a medical degree.

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The majority of schools with the highest sorority participation are in the South. ​

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These programs attract students from many countries and give them a common medium of instruction.

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Arab international students can find scholarships to fund their education at Saudi universities.

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via IFTTT The country has a few options for how it might remain in the European Union. Each carries significant risks — but, then again, so does leaving.

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via IFTTT Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Monday that Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union won't send the economy into a tailspin, even as the country was stripped of its top credit rating and stock markets and the pound continued a downward spiral.

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via IFTTT Pope Francis’ comments about the church’s needing to apologize to gays for previous mistreatment must be followed by changes in teachings, the groups said.

By PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT World http://ift.tt/28XHIZy
via IFTTT Political leaders on both sides of the debate are saying distinctly different things now to the promises they made before last week’s referendum.

By KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA from NYT World http://ift.tt/29gpfsl
via IFTTT Sunderland, England, a former shipbuilding center with high unemployment, voted overwhelmingly for leaving the European Union, though the city benefited from the bloc.

By STEVEN ERLANGER, STEPHEN CASTLE and SEWELL CHAN from NYT World http://ift.tt/29g9BNi
via IFTTT Leaders on both sides of the “Brexit” debate signaled that they wanted continued access to the free-trade zone, though the European Union may have other ideas.

By KAI SCHULTZ from NYT World http://ift.tt/2975QLn
via IFTTT Caterpillar fungus, hailed as an aphrodisiac, can top $50,000 a pound and is an economic mainstay for mountain dwellers in Nepal, but it is becoming more scarce.

Here are factors law school applicants who took the June LSAT should consider before retaking the test.

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via IFTTT Mr. Osborne, who is in charge of economic policy, appealed for calm before financial markets opened in London.

Students who prepared for these tests' previous versions may want to reassess their test-taking strengths and weaknesses.

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Virtual group work and a combination of self-paced and live classes are common, experts and students say.

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Most of the CEOs of the top Fortune 500 companies earned degrees in business or engineering fields.​

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At least four CEOs from the top 100 companies on the Fortune 500 list graduated from Cornell University.

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via IFTTT The pope also said the Roman Catholic Church should ask forgiveness for the way it has treated women, for turning a blind eye to child labor and for “blessing so many weapons” in the past.

By DAVID E. SANGER from NYT World http://ift.tt/28Xbwbg
via IFTTT Officials say no country shares the United States’ worldview quite the way Britain does in terms of security, intelligence and trade.

By GEETA ANAND from NYT World http://ift.tt/291Aqrb
via IFTTT In the aftermath of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, Indians reflect on the long road to their own independence and unification.

By STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World http://ift.tt/290KTEb
via IFTTT Victors in Thursday’s vote to leave the European Union have begun to retreat from promises like the level of added health spending.