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The 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet

Slide Show Slide Show|26 Photos 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet 2017 Tony Awards Red Carpet CreditEvan Agostini/Invision, via Evan Agostini/Invision/Ap Broadway’s brightest stars, some dressed by Anna Wintour, will gather at Radio City Music Hall tonight to celebrate the year’s most triumphant productions. The evening will include performances from “Dear …

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Puerto Rico votes to ask US congress to make it the 51st state

Alvin Baez | Reuters A person carries a Puerto Rican national flag during a protest against the government’s austerity measures as Puerto Rico faces a deadline on Monday to restructure its $70 billion debt load or open itself up to lawsuits from creditors, in San Juan, Puerto Rico May 1, …

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Review: ‘Angels in America,’ Carved to the Bone and Into an Opera

Photo Andrew Garland and Kirsten Chambers in “Angels in America.” Credit Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times “More life” is the aspiration of Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” the blessing its characters fervently hope to gain. But while Mr. Kushner’s play, sprawling over two parts and seven hours, wants more, …

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Bitcoin bulls runs wild as cryptocurrency surges above $3000

Source: CoinDesk The digital currency has had a stellar year, rising by more than 200 percent and easily outperforming stock market benchmarks like the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq composite in 2017. The cryptocurrency has now more than tripled in value since trading at $968 on Dec. 31, and …

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Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund

Ms. Gund, together with the Ford Foundation, which will administer the fund, has asked other collectors to do the same, in the hopes of raising an additional $100 million over the next five years. Continue reading the main story The effort is noteworthy, not only for the amount of money …

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Euro rally predicted as traders await Draghi comments

Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), reacts ahead of a Eurogroup meeting of European finance ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, May 22, 2017. The euro could rally Thursday afternoon in the aftermath of a monetary policy meeting from the …

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Bill Cosby’s Trial: Prosecution Says He Used Drugs to Get Sex

• The outlines of Mr. Cosby’s defense has been to say that he gave her only Benadryl and that the sexual encounter was consensual and part of a romantic relationship. He has said he will not testify, but his spokesman said Friday that may change. Photo Bill Cosby arrives for …

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ISM non-manufacturing index hits 56.9 in May, vs. 57 estimate

Seth McConnell | The Denver Post | Getty Images Everette Lange collects cleaned and pressed garments for a customer at Any Garment Cleaners in Aurora, Colorado. Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in May for the 89th consecutive month, The Institute of Supply Management, or ISM, said on Monday. …

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Bitcoin surges to record, rising above $2,900

Bitcoin surged more than 8 percent at one point on Tuesday to a record, breaking above $2,900. The digital currency hit a high of $2,967.48 earlier in the session before giving back some gains to trade at $2,779.67, according to CoinDesk. The cryptocurrency came off its record shortly after Mark …

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Macron’s party shaping up to be big winner

Christian Hartmann | Reuters French President-elect Emmanuel Macron celebrates on the stage at his victory rally near the Louvre in Paris, France May 7, 2017. Partial official results show that French President Emmanuel Macron’s new centrist party is clearly leading the first round of parliamentary elections crucial to his plans …

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