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Young Activists Go Missing in China, Raising Fears of Crackdown
The Communist Party appears to be redoubling efforts to quash a movement for workers’ rights that has spread across Chinese campuses.
Alibaba Had Another Big Singles Day. The Party May Not Last.
China’s slowing economic growth and weakening consumer sentiment pose a challenge to an e-commerce giant with world-swallowing ambitions.
Remembering the End of World War I, in Photos
World leaders and ordinary citizens alike commemorated the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. Here are the best images of the day.
‘Like Dante’s Inferno’: Camp Fire equals deadliest wildfire in California history
Firefighters battled winds and parched conditions Sunday in their herculean struggle againsthistoric blazes that have killed 25 people in California.
World leaders miss exact moment to commemorate end of World War I
Late to the cermony in Paris, world leaders missed the exact moment the armistice went into effect 100 years ago.
Russia Dispatch: In Russian Village Swallowed by Sand, Life’s a Beach. Just Not in a Good Way.
Shoyna, a fishing village in the frigid far north, is slowly vanishing under dunes that engulf entire houses. For children, home is now a giant sandbox. Adults have to “say goodbye to my high heels.”
How China Creates Cancer Refugees
A rural resident in China is 30 percent more likely to die after a cancer diagnosis than an urban resident. Three rural families trying to beat these odds — “cancer refugees” — share their stories of battling the disease far from home and the financial…
Retired USMC major on Veterans Day: Sometimes I wish you’d thank me for killing for you
People say ‘thank you for your service’ but I think they mean ‘thank you for killing for me.’ At times I wish they’d have the moral courage to say it.
Thomas, UNLV beat San Diego St. 27-24, end 6-game skid
Lexington Thomas had 21 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 75-yarder with 3:27 to play, to help UNLV beat San Diego State 27-24 and snap a six-game losing streak