Offbeat | Professor puts CV of his failures online to give perspective

A Princeton University professor has published a CV of his career failures as a way to give perspective to students who are feeling discouraged. Johannes Haushofer writes atop the CV that

The Buzz | Defense publisher leaving Hong Kong over safety concerns

The publisher of a leading magazine on Chinese and regional defense issues says he’s leaving Hong Kong out of concern he could be targeted by China’s state security bodies, a further sign of how Beijing’s growing presence is

Facebook still isn’t a mall, but its bots aim to change that

  It’s now possible — though neither easy nor particularly convenient — to buy stuff on Facebook via automated messaging “bots.” But it’s far from clear that people really want to

World Briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA Beijing said it will send a warship and special forces for a multinational exercise next month that is also expected to include troops from the Philippines and

USA | Elections: Republican donors deny Cruz, Kasich needed funds, data show

It seems like a logical pairing: Republican donors who despise Donald Trump, and two GOP presidential hopefuls sticking it out to keep him from the nomination. Yet such a financial cavalry

This Day in History | 1993 Queen to open Palace doors

Much of the Palace, including the Queen’s private apartments, will remain closed, however, and the Queen herself will not be at home. The Palace will open only during August and

Offbeat | Rotary Club: Winner of rubber duck race can dine anywhere in the world

A rotary club in a small Massachusetts town is gearing up for its annual rubber ducky race in which the winner’s prize is a free dinner for two anywhere in

The Buzz | China human rights campaigner Harry Wu dies

Harry Wu, a former political prisoner who dedicated his later life to exposing abuses in China’s brutal prison labor camp system, has died. He was 79. Wu died yesterday (Macau time) while on vacation in Honduras,

Cape Verde | Police capture suspected killer of eight soldiers, three civilians

West Africa’s Cape Verde defense official said yesterday police has captured the suspected killer of 8 soldiers, 3 civilians at military barracks. The former Portuguese colony’s president, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, said

World Briefs

CHINA A Tibetan male character from the “Doctor Strange” comic books presented such a political minefield to Marvel that in the film version they cast a Caucasian woman in the

USA: Elections | Trump, Clinton press closer to general election showdown

Bolstering his grip on the Republican primaries, Donald Trump prepared yesterday for a general election showdown with Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic front-runner of “playing the woman card” in her

France | Key Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam extradited to France

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam — Europe’s most wanted fugitive until his capture in Belgium last month — was returned to France yesterday to face justice and is willing to

This Day in History | 1945 Italian partisans kill Mussolini

Their bodies were taken to Milan from the Lecco district near Lake Como where they were arrested and then killed yesterday. According to the Times correspondent in Milan, the corpses of

Offbeat | 12-year-old girl runs NY half-marathon by mistake

A 12-year-old western New York girl has wound up running 10 extra miles after she got into the wrong road race. Lee Adianez Rodriguez had registered for the 5K race that

The Buzz | Walt Disney cruise ship rescues fugitives off coast of Cuba

A Walt Disney Co. cruise ship has rescued three fugitives off the coast of Cuba who were wanted in New Orleans. U.S. Marshal Amos Rojas Jr. said in a news release

At Mideast tourism forum in Dubai, a surprising name: Trump

Tucked away behind stands at a Mideast tourism conference this week is a surprising name: Trump. Trump Hotels, the brand bearing the last name of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, sits

Hungary | Hundreds of taxis slow traffic in anti-Uber protest

Hundreds of taxi drivers have been driving slowly on Budapest’s main thoroughfares to protest ride-hailing apps like Uber and what they say is a growing market for unlicensed passenger transport. Taxi

World Briefs

CHINA’s national legislature is poised to vote this week on a draft law criticized by overseas governments for tightening controls over foreign non-governmental groups by bringing them under direct police

Music | Who will step forward to claim Prince’s millions?

When he was alive, Prince made hundreds of millions of dollars — for record companies, concert venues and others. That much is certain. What’s less clear is how much he

UK | Jury: 96 fans ‘unlawfully killed’ in Hillsborough disaster

The 96 Liverpool soccer fans who died in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster were “unlawfully killed” because of errors by the police, a jury concluded yesterday. Relatives of the victims of the

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