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British author Ian McEwan is known for multilayered tales with surprise endings, and his latest novel doesn't disappoint. The story of a Cold War intelligence agent who falls for the target of her investigation is sprinkled with hints of subversive intents, making it a clever bonbon of a book.

The pachyderms arrived Sunday and are taking up residence in the newly built Elephant Trek enclosure.

The roughly $100 million generated annually will be split between about $40 million for operations and $60 million for facility improvements.

Ohio received nearly $5 million in federal funding to build a ‘climate ready’ workforce. The program will train 100 participants in the skills needed to combat climate change.

The only thing more satisfying than a win is a comeback win. NPR culture critic — and Philadelphia Phillies fan — Linda Holmes offers advice on how to persevere through a long losing streak.

Civil rights groups are appealing a federal court ruling that could make it harder to enforce key voting protections for people of color under the Voting Rights Act.

German Catholics are facing a stark choice: Pay a church tax or forget about receiving the sacraments, including baptisms, weddings and funerals. Germany taxes registered Catholics, Protestants and Jews. In 2011, the tax raised $6.5 billion for the Catholic Church alone. Many progressives and conservatives are up in arms over the German bishops' decree.

Firefighters are battling a growing wildfire in Northern California that has forced at least 26,000 people to evacuate. The fire's cause is being investigated.

Ohio's capital budget contains $600 million for school buildings, $475 million for state colleges and universities and $400 million for local infrastructure, as well as $150 million for local projects and $717 million in one-time surplus state money.

Here's a costume that won't take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title "world's scariest animal" this Halloween.