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A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

By: Chico Harlan —
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.

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A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse

By: Ivan Nechepurenko and Nanna Heitmann —
In a country where power is highly centralized, Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions to make it a trading powerhouse.

The city is dominated by gray Soviet-era apartment blocks.

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On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children

By: Michael H. Keller —
Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior.

Child safety advocates demonstrated at the Apple Store this month in New York’s Grand Central Terminal.

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Thailand’s Marijuana Business Is Growing Despite Regulatory Risks

By: Mike Ives —
The country’s legal marijuana business — a rarity in Asia — is struggling with oversupply, illegal imports and regulatory ambiguity. Investors are piling in anyway.

A cannabis farm in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The latest regulations for marijuana could give an edge to a high-quality domestic supply of weed.

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