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Obama authorized the start of U.S. airstrikes in Syria and expanded a monthlong bombing campaign in Iraq to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the militant group Islamic State.
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A cornerstone of the expanded U.S. military campaign against Islamic State militants will be reliance on U.S.-trained local forces to confront the group.
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Getty ImagesJudge Thokozile Masipa started delivering her verdict on whether double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is guilty of deliberately killing his girlfriend, the model Reeva Steenkamp.
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Minecraft creator Markus Persson created his first computer game aged eight, skipped college, and eventually turned his love of Legos into a hit he might sell to Microsoft for some $2 billion.
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Google's hard-fought settlement with EU antitrust authorities over its search practices generated strong political opposition in France and Germany after which the deal was put back on the drawing board.
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Air France-KLM said it would seek to increase earnings by up to 10% a year through 2017, as part of a turnaround plan aimed at focusing on long-haul operations and restructuring.
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Following the death of Emilio Botín from a heart attack, the late chairman's eldest daughter, Ana Patricia Botín, has been appointed to succeed him.
Apple has lined up an impressive list of banks and credit-card issuers to support its new mobile-payment service. Now all it needs is more merchants, and customers.
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Investigators are examining communications between research firm Height Securities and several hedge funds, opening a new front in an insider-trading probe focused on the firm's 2013 investor alert about a change in health-care policy.
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Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland Group joined a growing chorus of businesses warning about the impact of Scottish independence.
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Buoyed by Scotland's example, activists in Catalonia plan another mass demonstration to demand that their Nov. 9 referendum be allowed to proceed, despite opposition in Madrid.
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An international watchdog has found "compelling information" that chlorine gas was used "systematically and repeatedly" as a chemical weapon in northern Syrian villages earlier this year.
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The U.S. is close to imposing the toughest round of energy sanctions yet on Russa, measures that could also hit Western companies like Exxon Mobil that are working with Russian counterparts.
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Sixth edition of tournament presents challenge to sport's purists, though its star power is irresistible.
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More runway shows are becoming theatrical events aimed at building emotions around a brand. This week showcased gingham, yellow and other spring trends.
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Upscale bars and restaurants are putting cocktails in kegs to put more glasses in customers' hands quickly.
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EPAIn photos picked Wednesday by Wall Street Journal editors, an athlete rides a horse while on fire in Kyrgyzstan, John Kerry surveys Baghdad in a helicopter, and more.
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The World Health Organization says roughly half of the more than 3,000 people who have fallen ill with Ebola in the latest outbreak have died—nearly 700 of them in Liberia—straining the nation's meager health-care infrastructure.
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Andrea MartiradonnaThis six-bedroom apartment in a modern condominium in Lugano, Switzerland is on the lakeshore, and it has entertaining space aplenty, with dining inside and out, and a music room.
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Cluttons This two-bedroom apartment—one of six in a new boutique development—has great views of the river and is within easy walking distance of the City.
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A team led by Drexel University researcher Kenneth Lacovara excavated and analyzed a new species of dinosaur, Dreadnoughtus schrani, a 65-ton behemoth the length of a high-school basketball court.
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Pinball is enjoying a renaissance thanks to snazzier machines, trickier games and a new ranking system that compares players from all over the world.
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The Wall Street Journal has selected 100 legacies from World War I that continue to shape our lives today.
Content engaging our readers now, with additional prominence accorded if the story is rapidly gaining attention. Our WSJ algorithm comprises 30% page views, 20% Facebook, 20% Twitter, 20% email shares and 10% comments.
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Spotlight: A few REITs give small investors access to farmland and forest tracts. Prices are down recently, but most yield dividends well above the current yields on short-term Treasurys.
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THE EXPERTS: When you work hard your whole life building up a nest egg, there is an instinctual emotional feeling that you should save, save and save.
