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India’s energy plan includes using solar and wind — and a lot more coal

India’s energy plan includes using solar and wind — and a lot more coal

October 6, 2015

By Shashank Bengali Los Angeles Times (TNS) MUMBAI, India — India, the world’s third-leading carbon polluter, has pledged to aggressively expand its use of solar and wind power as part of a global...

Deadly airstrike on hospital in Afghanistan draws US back into conflict

Deadly airstrike on hospital in Afghanistan draws US back into conflict

October 6, 2015

By Shashank Bengali and Ali M. Latifi Los Angeles Times (TNS) KABUL — The war, at least for the United States, was supposed to be winding down. But an apparently errant bombing Saturday morning...

Health officials hope for better success fighting flu this year

Health officials hope for better success fighting flu this year

September 21, 2015

By Eleanor Mueller McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — As flu season looms, this year’s updated vaccine promises better protection against the previously undiagnosed strain that hit...

Cash running out for refugee aid as European crisis grows, UN says

Cash running out for refugee aid as European crisis grows, UN says

September 21, 2015

By John Zarocostas McClatchy Foreign Staff (TNS) GENEVA — The outpouring of sympathy and expressions of concern for the plight of hundreds of thousands who’ve fled the Syrian civil war to reach...

Greek coast guard is another obstacle for refugees

September 17, 2015

By Roy Gutman McClatchy Foreign Staff (TNS) IZMIR, Turkey — After facing Syrian government barrel bombs, the repression of Islamic State extremists and their effective expulsion from Lebanon, Syrian...

To comply with new sexual assault prevention requirements, colleges turn to online courses

September 15, 2015

By Emma Nelson Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS — This fall, college students across the nation are getting the same homework assignment about sex, drinking and safety. Campus Sexual...

36 people, fraternity face charges in death blamed on ‘brutal’ hazing ritual

September 15, 2015

36 people, fraternity face charges in death blamed on ‘brutal’ hazing ritual By Tina Susman Los Angeles Times (TNS) NEW YORK — By the time Chun Michael Deng — Michael to his family and friends...

Schools want the sky to be the limit on loans

September 9, 2015

By Janet Lorin Bloomberg News (TNS) NEW YORK — For the past nine years, graduate students in the U.S. have had almost a blank check to take out as much as $80,000 a year in government-backed loans...

UCF frat member who chants ‘rape’ in video is suspect in sex assault

August 25, 2015

UCF frat member who chants ‘rape’ in video is suspect in sex assault By Gabrielle Russon Orlando Sentinel (TNS) ORLANDO, Fla. — A University of Central Florida fraternity brother identified as...

College students can cut costs by shopping online for used textbooks. (Photo courtesy Fotolia/TNS)

If you’re heading to college this fall, consider these tips on how to save

August 25, 2015

By Carolyn Bigda Chicago Tribune (TNS) There is the cost of college, and then there is the cost of going to college — everything from the extra-long twin bed sheets you’ll need for your dorm room...

As room and board fees rise, students look for cheaper housing

As room and board fees rise, students look for cheaper housing

August 25, 2015

By Larry Gordon Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES—When he moves off campus this fall, University of California, Los Angeles junior Will Van Der Wey said, he will miss the variety of dining hall...

French Lawmakers Approve Controversial Surveillance Law

French Lawmakers Approve Controversial Surveillance Law

May 5, 2015

By Jessica Camille Aguirre dpa (TNS) PARIS — A divisive surveillance law giving broad powers to French intelligence services in the name of countering domestic terrorist threats passed with overwhelming...

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