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• 2 Student Murders Have Binghamton University on Edge

  Weeks after a student was strangled at her home, another student was stabbed to death in his dorm.

• Professor Apologizes for Helping Cambridge Analytica Harvest Facebook Data

  Aleksandr Kogan, the academic who helped harvest tens of millions of Facebook profiles in 2014, said he “never heard a word” of objection from the...

• Yoenis Cespedes Diagnoses Himself With a Golf Deficiency

  Cespedes gave up his second love, golf, this season in an effort to preserve his legs, but he thinks that decision is affecting his baseball swing.

• Daedra Charles, 49, Hall of Fame Center for Tennessee, Dies

  With Charles, the Lady Vols won two national championships under coach Pat Summitt. She went on to play on the Olympic team and in the pros.

• Tariff Dodgers Stand to Profit Off U.S.-China Trade Dispute

  Chinese brokers send goods around the world to disguise their origin and escape penalties. Tougher trade rules may end up only helping them.

• Zelle, the Banks’ Answer to Venmo, Proves Vulnerable to Fraud

  The personal payment platform Zelle is flourishing. But so are fraudsters, who are exploiting weaknesses in the banks’ security.