Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic
By ERIKA KINETZ and DESMOND BUTLER For a few thousand dollars, Chinese companies offer to export a powerful chemical that has been killing unsuspecting drug users and is so lethal…
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Lead crisis in housing project was actually no surprise
By SARA BURNETT and JASON KEYSER When the mayor in this industrial town ordered the evacuation of a 40-year-old public-housing complex this summer because of severe lead contamination, many people…
Uber gives riders a preview of the driverless future
By DAKE KANG Uber riders in Pittsburgh can get a glimpse of the future by summoning a car capable of handling most of the tasks of driving on its own.…
Seoul says North Korea capable of next nuclear test anytime
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the United States…
US nuclear plant up for sale at fraction of cost
By JAY REEVES After spending more than 40 years and $5 billion on an unfinished nuclear power plant in northeastern Alabama, the nation’s largest federal utility is preparing to sell…
EU says Apple must pay up to 13B euros in back taxes
By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Apple will have to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) plus interest in back taxes to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday that the…
Uber gets OK to operate in Philadelphia during convention
By MEGAN TRIMBLE Uber has struck a deal with Philadelphia to operate legally in the city during the Democratic National Convention and through the summer. The agreement announced Thursday with…
Israel says con men stole millions from global companies
By DANIEL ESTRIN and ERIKA KINETZ The scam had all the trappings of a major con. Working from a dingy office building just a short drive from the glittering Mediterranean…