By NOAM SCHEIBER
Researchers have little experience with raises of such magnitude. The effects, especially in areas with low median incomes, could be profound.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Ethiopia’s Human Rights Activists See Scant Hope in Obama’s Visit
During the first visit to the country by a sitting American president, issues like investment and terrorism are expected to take precedence.
Mr. Obama’s two-day trip to Ethiopia, which started Sunday night, highlights a complex relationship with the country, which has a strong defense partnership with the United States but has been criticized for its human rights record by organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.
The State Department later expressed concern about the results of the May election, in which the ruling coalition and allied parties won every seat in Parliament. A statement from the department mentioned “continued restrictions on civil society, media, opposition parties, and independent voices and views.”
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Diamondbacks’ Player Has Miguel Cabrera’s Likeness, if Not Yet His Power
By TYLER KEPNER
The Diamondbacks’ Yasmany Tomas appreciates a comparison to the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera, but he is willing to wait for his power to develop.
Published: July 25, 2015 at 08:00PM
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Deregulator of Banks Set to Defend His Actions
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
Phil Gramm, one of the chief architects of a sweeping deregulation of financial rules in the late 1990s, will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on the impact of Dodd-Frank.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Ads for Podcasts Test the Line Between Story and Sponsor
By DINO GRANDONI
Podcast networks like Gimlet Media and Panoply are increasingly relying on a funding model that asks reporters and hosts to help create ads or endorse advertisers’ products.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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China Uses ‘Picking Quarrels’ Charge to Cast a Wider Net Online
By EDWARD WONG
In its growing Internet crackdown, Beijing has turned to an old ban on “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” once limited to physical acts like handing out fliers.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Economic Measures and an Abundance of Earnings News
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Financial reports are expected from Twitter and Facebook, along with earnings reports from big oil; and confidence and growth measures from the United States.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Calling Obama ‘Our Son,’ Kenyans Nod Knowingly at His Critique
By MARC SANTORA
In a Nairobi slum, people paid 10 shillings each to see President Obama’s speech on television, including his “cancer of corruption” message.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Senate Resurrection of Export-Import Bank Goes to Divided House
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
House Republicans are split over the agency, whose authorization expired June 30 and which had stopped assistance to customers of American exports.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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11 Arrested in Nepal in Possible Ritual Killing of Boy
By BHADRA SHARMA and NIDA NAJAR
The boy had been missing since a neighbor hosted a gathering in which he said that his own son was possessed, and would need a human sacrifice.
Published: July 27, 2015 at 12:00AM
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