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Skylar Fein had only lived in New Orleans for a week before Hurricane Katrina nearly tore it apart. He’d moved there to go to medical

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/technology/blending-tech-workers-and-locals-in-san-franciscos-troubled-mid-market.html?_r=0 SAN FRANCISCO — Last spring, Carlo Gascon’s organization took a chance on this city’s extraordinary technology boom, paying $1.4 million to turn a rundown

Strangers repaint 75-year-old man’s house after teens’ cruel comments – CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/news/after-teens-mock-elderly-mans-house-stranger-steps-in-to-help/ Every morning, Josh Cyganik gives Leonard Bullock a smile and a wave

Pentagon Fears It’s Not Ready for a War With Putin – The Daily Beast http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/14/pentagon-fears-it-s-not-ready-for-a-war-with-putin.html A series of summer classified exercises over the summer has

President Obama’s Letter to the Editor – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/magazine/president-obamas-letter-to-the-editor.html For the cover story of our Aug. 2 issue, Jim Rutenberg wrote about efforts over the

China Seeks to Calm Markets as It Devalues Currency for 3rd Consecutive Day – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/business/international/china-devalues-its-currency-renminbi-for-a-third-consecutive-day.html HONG KONG — China on Thursday sought to calm

Park District Capt. Sanford Rolls Back Bicycle Enforcement Plan After Jam-Packed Meeting | Hoodline http://hoodline.com/2015/08/capt-sanford-rolls-back-bicycle-enforcement-plans Last night’s Park Station community meeting covered district crime stats

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-americas-uninsured-rate-falls-below-10/ America’s uninsured rate fell below 10 percent for the first time in decades, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control’s

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/12/bernie-sanders-big-challenge-explained-in-1-chart/ One of the most prominent differences in the bases of support for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is in racial composition. In Fox News’s most

NME News Patti Smith’s ‘Just Kids’ memoir to be made into TV series | NME.COM http://www.nme.com/news/patti-smith/87520 Patti Smith‘s critically-acclaimed memoir Just Kids will be adapted