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Quora, the Q. and A. Site, Says Data Breach Affected 100 Million Users Some users seemed less surprised by the security breach than by the fact that they had a Quora account in the first place. Read More…

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Ivanka Trump Used Personal Email Account for Government Business, Review Finds Ms. Trump’s use of personal email has been expected to be among the topics Democrats will address when they take control of the House next year. Read More…

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How Strongmen Turned Interpol Into Their Personal Weapon Time and again, people inside and outside Interpol warned that the world’s largest international police organization was leaving itself vulnerable to manipulation. Read More…

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Statins Statins are often given to healthy people to prevent a potentially devastating problem, so some patients object to taking them. Read More…

How to Avoid Burnout in Youth Sports If children are to be successful at a sport, the drive to specialize and succeed must be of their own choosing. Read More…