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U.S. Embassy warns of Yemen threats, urges citizens to leave

A statement on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen warned U.S. citizens "of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities and civil unrest."

Chief executive Bezos is noted for patience

Bezos has invested millions in a space flight company, a reflection of his passion for "moonshot" innovations, and, perhaps most symbolic of his endurance, he is also helping to lead an effort to build a clock that will tick for 10,000 years.

Brazilian scientists to test AIDS vaccine on monkeys

At its current stage of development, the vaccine would not totally eliminate the virus from the organism.

The Grahams: A family synonymous with The Post and with Washington

During Katharine Weymouth's tenure as publisher, the problems at The Post — and other papers — have worsened. Post circulation fell from 638,000 on weekdays to about 450,000 for the first six months of 2013. The newspaper's revenue dropped as well. The company's newspaper division took in $801 million in Weymouth's first year as publisher and $582 million in 2012 — a decline of more than 25 percent.

Peer support can = academic success

“We are stronger together than we are alone.” –Walter Payton

Honduras orders military into prisons after gun battle

A report Friday by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission warned that Honduran prison authorities had ceded control of prisons to inmates, citing a lack of manpower.

23rd Credomatic Music Festival kicks off in Costa Rica

Classical musicians from around the world will perform through August 18.

U.S. embassy, consulate closures backed on both sides of the aisle

The State Department extended the closure through Saturday for 19 embassies, consulates and smaller posts.

Call an end to war on al-Qaida

There are legal limits on who is properly viewed as a combatant and when war is an appropriate response to a threat. Those limits are rarely discussed.

As Windows XP reaches end of its lifecycle, businesses face big IT decisions

Medium-size firms in particular are far behind on upgrades because they are large enough for a transition to be complex and yet small enough that they don't have staff dedicated to this kind of decision-making, analysts say.

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