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Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip-Searches for Any Offense

The court ruled that people arrested for any offense, however minor, may be forced to strip before being jailed even if there is no suspicion of contraband.

Chinese Insider Sees Growing Antagonism Toward U.S.

Wang Jisi, an influential Chinese policy analyst, writes that China believes Washington is trying to undermine its economic and military growth.

Investors Buying Up Foreclosures by the Thousands

With house prices still down, some large investors are creating huge portfolios by homes at deep discounts and then renting them out.

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Bodies lay covered in front of Oikos University after a gunman opened fire inside a university in Oakland, Calif., on Monday.
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At Least 7 Dead in Oakland School Shooting

A gunman opened fire at Oikos University in California on Monday, killing at least seven people. The police said that a suspect, described as a man in his 40s, is in custody.

Campaign 2012
A Favored Son Returns to Uphill Battle in Nebraska

Bob Kerrey, the former governor and senator from Nebraska, has found himself recast as a carpetbagger in his native state.

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Study Says DNA’s Power to Predict Illness Is Limited

Personalized disease forecasts and therapies are not the wave of the future, research on twins suggests.

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Syria Agrees to Troop Withdrawal, Annan Says

The rebels say they will wait for the government forces to stop shooting before they agree to reciprocate.

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The TV Watch
Hosts as Weapons in Morning-Show Duel

Morning TV shows always compete, but usually it’s over guests, not hosts. Now contracts are up, change is in the air, and viewers have a front-row seat.

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Projecting Anthony Davis's Career in the N.B.A.

Will Anthony Davis’s unselfish play keep him from becoming someone who routinely takes over games?

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Remarkable Wines From Strife-Surrounded Vineyards

A new generation has fallen in love with Château Musar, a wine with an unusual provenance: the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.

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Rockers at Sea

Festivals on the waves give music fans a chance to lean on the rails with idols like Kid Rock.

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Your Knees, Their Seat

Readers weigh in on a column about finding a good coach seat on flights.

 

Studio Tour Casts Spells Just Like Harry

Visitors to the Warner Bros. lot in the northwest of London can ride a broomstick or pose in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

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Online Features Expanded

So-called mortgage marketplaces like LendingTree and Zillow Mortgage Marketplace have become an increasingly popular way for borrowers to research loan rates and options.

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Shelby’s Cobra at 50, Still an Icon of Sex and Power

When the Cobra was introduced at the New York auto show in 1962, it was well received. But few could have imagined that the upstart sports car would become one of the bluest of blue-chip classics.

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The Best Scorecard Is the One You Keep for Yourself

“Don’t let others tell you who you are,” says Charlotte Beers, former chairwoman and C.E.O. of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Self-assessments, she says, are vital.

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