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Philippine President Duterte says police can kill ‘idiots’ who resist arrest

NOEL CELIS | AFP | Getty Images Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the 115th Police Service Anniversary at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Manila on August 17, 2016 Earlier, Duterte broke off midway through a prepared speech at the Hero’s Cemetery on the outskirts of Manila and addressed …

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‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 16: Doppelgängers and Dancers

Dougie’s coma keeps him away from his house, where the local F.B.I., the Hutchenses and the Mitchums’ crew have all converged to wait for him to return — planning to arrest, assassinate or coddle him. In his absence, Hutch and Chantal get into a dispute with one of the Jones …

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Which development will move markets most?

Daniel Leal-Olivas | AFP | Getty Images A recently painted mural by British graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a workman chipping away at one of the stars on a European Union (EU) themed flag, is pictured in Dover, south east England on May 8, 2017. Britain’s Labour Party announced Sunday that …

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Dalian Wanda says report chairman prevented from leaving China ‘groundless’

VCG | VCG | Getty Images Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin at a dialogue with TCL chairman Li Dongsheng at Sofitel Wanda on March 11, 2015 in Beijing, China. Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said in a statement to Reuters on Monday that areport claiming its billionaire chairman, Wang Jianlin, …

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Memphis Theater Cancels ‘Gone With the Wind’ Screening

Photo Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in “Gone With the Wind.” Credit Turner Classic Movies, via Associated Press A Memphis movie theater’s announcement that it will discontinue its annual screening of “Gone With the Wind” over concerns that the film is insensitive has prompted a heated discussion online. The Orpheum …

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Trump’s company reportedly pursued Moscow tower while he ran for president

Joshua Roberts | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., August 22, 2017. Donald Trump’s company was chasing a deal to build a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president in late 2015 and early 2016, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, …

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The Trumps Bow Out. Will Future Presidents Attend the Kennedy Center Honors?

“It actually brings luster to the event when the president appears — that’s one of the reasons it’s such a valuable award,” said Michael M. Kaiser, a former president of the Kennedy Center who is now chairman of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland, adding …

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Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Art of Writing Biographies

I have this wonderful quote from Henry James: “Never say you know the last word about any human heart.” I’d modify that to: “Never say you know the first word about any human heart.” But that’s what made it so interesting to me. I came to see that you have …

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How to clean out a house (hint: Start now)

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moving boxes sit stacked outside of a home in Princeton, Illinois. The simplest way is to classify your belongings into four separate categories: keep, donate, dispose and sell, according to Pickett. “That starts to crystallize the process,” she said. She cautions those cleaning …

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A Debut Novelist’s Descent into Darkness

The novel has drawn ecstatic blurbs from writers like Celeste Ng, Phil Klay and Stephen King, who declared the book a “masterpiece” on par with “Catch-22” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” “It’s one of those books where you start reading and you can’t stop,” said Mr. Klay, whose story collection …

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