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In Taiwan, an Ancient Deity Draws Young Soul-Searchers
In a din of firecrackers, cymbals and horns, a team of devotees carried the shrouded wooden statue of a serene-faced woman, holding her aloft on a brightly decorated litter as they navigated through tens of thousands of onlookers. As the carriers ...
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Business
Google Employees Tune Out Antitrust Threat as Trial Comes to a Head
They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week.
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Business
The ‘Fall Guy’ Filmmakers Have a Cause: Give Stunts an Oscar
The academy is keeping mum about the prospect, but the movie is part of a renewed push for a new Academy Award first considered more than 30 years ago.
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Business
What Happens When NASA Loses Eyes on Earth? We’re About to Find Out.
Sometime in the next few years — no one knows exactly when — three NASA satellites, each one as heavy as an elephant, will go dark. Already they are drifting, losing height bit by bit. They have been gazing down at the planet for over two decades ...
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Business
Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs
Shell and others say they plan to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in part because doing so releases fewer greenhouse gases than drilling on land.