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Qatar won’t cut gas to UAE, Qatar Petroleum CEO says

Reuters A man looks as the world’s biggest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker DUHAIL as she crosses through the Suez Canal. The Qatari tanker, which was built to transfer LNG from Qatar to Europe and the U.S., is on her first trip ever from Qatar to Spain. Qatar will not …

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Trump’s personal lawyer contradicts him on Russia investigation

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump announces his Cuba policy at the Manuel Artime Theater in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida, U.S. June 16, 2017. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer said on Sunday that Trump is not under investigation in the probe into alleged Russian meddling in …

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future of tech is Africa

Derrick Ceyrac | AFP | Getty Images Jankara market, located on Lagos Island and the skyline of Lagos, Nigeria. While ecommerce and mobile money companies are leading Africa’s tech race, solar technology and agriculture are also big sectors there. Ignitia, a startup based in Accra, Ghana has developed a weather …

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What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Grantchester’ and ‘Undocumented on Campus’

Photo From left, Morven Christie, James Norton and Robson Green in “Grantchester.” Credit Colin Hutton and Kudos/ITV It’s Christmastime in “Grantchester,” and there’s an extra bundle under the tree. And “Undocumented on Campus” follows a first-year college student who came illegally to the United States. What’s on TV GRANTCHESTER 9 …

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Protesters Outside ‘Julius Caesar’ in Central Park, and Laughs Inside

Mary Andrews, 59, of Manhattan, who was hoping for a standby ticket — standby lines were closed because of the disruption Friday — was wondering where the backlash had been when another American production of “Julius Caesar,” in 2012 in Minneapolis, depicted Caesar as President Barack Obama. Photo Before the …

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Camille Cosby and Others React to the Bill Cosby Jury Verdict

Camille Cosby Mr. Cosby’s wife released a biting statement, which was also posted on Mr. Cosby’s Twitter account. “How do I describe the District Attorney? Heinously and exploitively ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arrogantly collaborating with the District Attorney. How do I describe the counsels for …

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A ‘Queen Sugar’ Rush Heralds a ‘Silver Age’ for African-American TV

This creative awakening stems in large part from a bottom-line revelation: What was once considered only a niche market is now valued as an eager and highly engaged television audience. Photo Left, Tika Sumpter and Crystal R. Fox in “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Credit OWN “For marketers, our …

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Why Couldn’t the Cosby Jury Reach a Verdict? Legal Experts Assess

The New York Times asked some top criminal law experts who have been monitoring the case to provide their assessments of the trial. Here are their analyses. Photo Alan J. Tauber Credit Avi Loren Fox Alan J. Tauber Philadelphia defense lawyer and former public defender “Some jurors were no doubt …

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In relief rally, bitcoin jumps more than 20% from June low

Bitcoin quickly bounced back from the lows of June, amid improved sentiment about the future of the digital currency. Bitcoin traded slightly higher Saturday near $2,658, up more than 20 percent from a June low of $2,185.96 hit Thursday that had erased gains for the month, according to CoinDesk. Worries …

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Bill Cosby sexual assault case declared a mistrial after jury deadlocks

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Actor and comedian Bill Cosby arrives with his wife Camille for the sixth day of his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. June 12, 2017. A Pennsylvania jury convened to hear sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby deadlocked on Saturday …

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