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U.S. Strategy Seeks to Avoid ISIS Prophecy – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/world/middleeast/us-strategy-seeks-to-avoid-isis-prophecy.html?_r=0 As the debate on how best to contain the Islamic State continues to rage in

Obama Says of Terrorist Threat: ‘We Will Overcome It’ – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/us/politics/president-obama-terrorism-threat-speech-oval-office.html?_r=0 WASHINGTON — President Obama sought on Sunday to calm jittery Americans after the

How a Conservative-Led Australia Ended Mass Killings – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/world/australia/australia-gun-ban-shooting.html In the continuing debate over how to stop mass killings in the United States, Australia

Parking lots, vacant lots and aging buildings all around the Tenderloin and Mid-Market are slated for development, but with so many in the works, it’s

S.F. mayor launching department on homelessness – SFGate http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-mayor-launching-department-on-homelessness-6671455.php Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle Image 1 of 12 Barbara McHenry (left), who moved to her

The Last Dalai Lama? – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/magazine/the-last-dalai-lama.html On a wet Sunday in June at the Glastonbury Festival, more than 100,000 people spontaneously burst into a

As diplomats argue in Paris over a new global agreement to fight climate change, their work is driven by scientists’ dire predictions of how unchecked

The San Francisco city planning process gives residents a far greater say over new building developments than what you’ll find in similar cities. Meanwhile, long-term

In 2015, what’s American made? The U.S. is known for manufacturing — it’s part of our identity, though jobs have been lost. They’ve gone overseas.

Two-Thirds of Americans Want U.S. to Join Climate Change Pact – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/world/americas/us-climate-change-republicans-democrats.html?_r=0&referer=https://news.google.com/ A solid majority of Americans say the United States should join an