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Reporters Notebook: A Return to Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt– It was a bit strange being back. And different. But immensely satisfying. The last time I was in Cairo was in late January and early February, the heady first days of the revolution here. It was all fighting in the streets and clashes between citizens and authorities. Egyptians …

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U.N. Auditors are Under-Qualified, Overstretched, Say Inspectors

Exclusive: Auditors are the boring but vital front-line warriors in any battle against waste, corruption and inefficiency—and at the United Nations, where tens of billions of dollars are spent each year, they are often under-qualified, overstretched, impeded and ignored by their bosses, according to a report by an elite inspection …

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Infinity and Beyond! Best Astronomy Photographs of the Year

These sights are truly out of this world. The rings of Saturn. Gaseous, swirling Jupiter and its tiny moons. The dying remnants of a long-ago supernova. The amazing winners of the third annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition were announced last week from over 800 entries. Spectacular images of …

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