Former Korean Air Executive in ‘Nut Rage’ Case Freed After Sentence Cut

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• Former Korean Air Executive in ‘Nut Rage’ Case Freed After Sentence Cut
• Vote in Ireland Could Complete a Rapid Shift on Gay Marriage
• Soul-Searching as Ireland Prepares to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage
• Frantic Message as Palmyra Fell: ‘We’re Finished’
• 6-Year-Old’s Murder Has Mexicans Seeking Answers to Youth Violence
• U.S. and Cuba Extend Talks on Reopening Embassies
• Obama’s Twitter Debut, @POTUS, Attracts Hate-Filled Posts
• Patchwork Oversight Allows Dubious Charities to Operate
• This Time, Senate Votes to Advance Trade Pact
• Six Baltimore Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray
• Humza Arshad, British Pakistani Comedian, Takes On Jihadists
• Your Contribution to the California Drought
• Defending ISIS Policy, Obama Acknowledges Flaws in Effort So Far
• Scientists Sample the Ocean and Find Tiny Additions to the Tree of Life
• Family Tree of Dogs and Wolves Is Found to Split Earlier Than Thought
• CVS Health Agrees to Buy Omnicare in $12.7 Billion Deal
• Workers Race to Clean Up Oil Spill on California Coast
• Despair, and Grim Acceptance, Over Killings by Brazil’s Police
• In Reversal, Myanmar Agrees to Attend Meeting on Migrant Crisis

Former Korean Air Executive in ‘Nut Rage’ Case Freed After Sentence Cut Posted: 21 May 2015 09:53 PM PDT Cho Hyun-ah, who forced a plane back to its gate over how she was served nuts, is released after an appeals court reduced and then suspended her sentence.

Vote in Ireland Could Complete a Rapid Shift on Gay Marriage Posted: 21 May 2015 06:11 PM PDT With a referendum on Friday, Ireland could become the first country to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote.

Soul-Searching as Ireland Prepares to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Posted: 21 May 2015 06:09 PM PDT The New York Times asked readers on Facebook who live in Ireland how the referendum is being discussed in their family.

Frantic Message as Palmyra Fell: ‘We’re Finished’ Posted: 21 May 2015 06:08 PM PDT In Palmyra, Syria, and Ramadi, Iraq, the Islamic State carried out a strategy of attrition, weakening the opposition for a crushing strike.

6-Year-Old’s Murder Has Mexicans Seeking Answers to Youth Violence Posted: 21 May 2015 05:55 PM PDT Three of the five adolescent suspects will not face prison because of their ages, and the others face 10 years at most. Some people seek harsher sentences in such cases; others focus on how children are raised.

U.S. and Cuba Extend Talks on Reopening Embassies Posted: 21 May 2015 05:48 PM PDT Officials from both countries, meeting in Washington, agreed to keep talking on Friday.

Obama’s Twitter Debut, @POTUS, Attracts Hate-Filled Posts Posted: 21 May 2015 05:45 PM PDT Some Twitter users lashed out in sometimes profanity-laced replies that exhort the president, who is using @POTUS, to kill himself and worse.

Patchwork Oversight Allows Dubious Charities to Operate Posted: 21 May 2015 05:39 PM PDT Efforts to tighten oversight of charities have largely failed because of regulatory indifference, political lobbying or lack of political will.

This Time, Senate Votes to Advance Trade Pact Posted: 21 May 2015 05:31 PM PDT The Senate will now vote on a series of amendments, some highly controversial, before a final vote on President Obama's ambitious trade agenda.

Six Baltimore Officers Indicted in Death of Freddie Gray Posted: 21 May 2015 04:51 PM PDT The officers had previously been charged in the arrest and fatal injury of Mr. Gray by the state's attorney for Baltimore City, Marilyn J. Mosby.

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Humza Arshad, British Pakistani Comedian, Takes On Jihadists Posted: 21 May 2015 04:02 PM PDT Mr. Arshad, a practicing Muslim with a sizable YouTube following, has toured with a police counterterrorism unit in London, performing stand-up for more than 20,000 students.

Your Contribution to the California Drought Posted: 21 May 2015 02:35 PM PDT The average American consumes more than 300 gallons of California water each week by eating food that was produced there.

Defending ISIS Policy, Obama Acknowledges Flaws in Effort So Far Posted: 21 May 2015 12:35 PM PDT The president said that the fight against Islamic State forces was not being lost, but that more should be done to help Iraq recapture lost territory.

Scientists Sample the Ocean and Find Tiny Additions to the Tree of Life Posted: 21 May 2015 11:47 AM PDT Researchers studied plankton from around the globe and uncovered vast genetic diversity and clues to how warming temperatures may affect ocean life.

Family Tree of Dogs and Wolves Is Found to Split Earlier Than Thought Posted: 21 May 2015 09:59 AM PDT A bone fragment found in Siberia suggests that the ancestors of modern wolves and dogs split into different lineages between 27,000 and 40,000 years ago, scientists say.

CVS Health Agrees to Buy Omnicare in $12.7 Billion Deal Posted: 21 May 2015 09:37 AM PDT The deal is expected to expand CVS's prescription drugs business for long-term care facilities as it seeks to capitalize on the aging U.S. population.

Workers Race to Clean Up Oil Spill on California Coast Posted: 21 May 2015 09:16 AM PDT Up to 21,000 gallons of crude oil reached the sea near Santa Barbara after a leak in a pipeline linking a large offshore rig to refineries.

Despair, and Grim Acceptance, Over Killings by Brazil’s Police Posted: 21 May 2015 08:12 AM PDT While deaths at the hands of officers have set off fevered protests around the United States, they are often seen in Brazil as a normal fixture of policing.

In Reversal, Myanmar Agrees to Attend Meeting on Migrant Crisis Posted: 21 May 2015 08:06 AM PDT Officials had previously rejected attending any conference that specifically mentioned the plight of ethnic Rohingya migrants fleeing persecution in Myanmar.

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