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Sunday, August 31, 2014

China Plans a Market for Carbon Permits

The nation plans to use the market, expected to be introduced in 2016, to slow its rapid growth in climate-changing emissions.

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Millionaire Chess to Hit Las Vegas, in Gambit to Raise Game’s Profile With Big Prizes

The tournament is intended to be the first step in a multiyear plan to organize and run tournaments with big prize funds.

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Treasury Auctions for the Week of Sept. 1

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.

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Alaska Turns to Locally Grown Food Thanks to State Incentives

Advocates for local food are pushing back against the notion that eating food grown or raised in Alaska is impossible or too expensive.

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Cholesterol Drug Halves Heart Attack and Stroke in Early Test

The results, though not conclusive, provide the first evidence that targeting a protein known as PCSK9 could reduce cardiovascular risks for millions of patients.

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The Hot Pursuit of Kale and Its Trendy Friends, and Rumors of Shortages

Kale is fine, quinoa is tight, chia is in demand and a finicky grower. But the real shortage may be in an old favorite, the almond.

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One Judge to Decide the Future of Detroit

In a trial set to open on Tuesday, nothing short of this city’s future is at stake, with a judge to decide whether to approve a blueprint to eliminate more than $7 billion of its estimated $18 billion in debts.