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A wind farm of epic proportions is taking shape in Africa

Tony Karumba | AFP | Getty Images This photo taken on October 29, 2010 shows a man running past wind turbines in the early morning mist in the Ngong hills, some 25 kms south-west of Nairobi. The project’s location, between the slopes of Mount Kulal and the south eastern end …

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Sondheim’s ‘Follies’ Is Back, at Once Bleak and Beautiful

That’s certainly true of the two central couples — former showgirls and their stage-door Johnnies — whose toxic marriages are soon laid bare. Sally (Imelda Staunton) married the philandering Buddy (Peter Forbes) and left New York to fester in Arizona and fight with her sons, leaving the childless Phyllis (Janie …

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Mexico struck by earthquake of magnitude 8, tsunami possible: USGS

ALFREDO ESTRELLA | AFP | Getty Images People walk along a street in downtown Mexico City during an earthquake, on September 7, 2017. An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck southern Mexico late Thursday and was felt as far away as Mexico City, the US Geological Survey said, issuing a tsunami …

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What’s on TV Friday: ‘Wild Castles’ and ‘Gary Owen: I Got My Associates’

Photo The Carcassonne fortress in France in “Wild Castles.” Credit Smithsonian Earth Smithsonian’s streaming platform offers a glimpse of ancient European castles and the wildlife now living in them. And the comedian Gary Owen gets personal in a new stand-up special. What’s Streaming WILD CASTLES on Smithsonian Earth. Abandoned European …

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Four business leaders who shocked their friends

Bloomberg | Getty Images Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, and wife Zhang Xin, the company’s CEO at a news conference in Hong Kong in August 2016 “We fell in love, and four days later he said: ‘I think you should be my wife.’ And I was, like: ‘Oh, this …

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Arkema sued over injuries in chemical plant fire after Hurricane Harvey

CNBC Screengrab of a video taken of a fire at the Arkema plant in Crosby, Texas, September 1, 2017. Seven police, fire and emergency medical technicians sued Arkema in Harris County District Court for at least $1 million, alleging negligence by the company and executives led flammable organic peroxides stored …

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Hillary Clinton to Discuss Campaign and New Book on Colbert’s ‘Late Show’

Photo Hillary Clinton on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in 2015. She will return to the show this month to promote her new book. Credit Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS “What happened,” you ask? Whether or not you will have read Hillary Clinton’s upcoming book of that title by Sept. 19, …

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Facebook held a breakfast to promote ‘clinical trials strategy’

Kay Nietfeld | AFP | Getty Images Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg receives the Axel Springer Award in Berlin on February 25, 2016 Facebook announced it was donating computer servers to a number of research institutions across Europe, starting with Germany, to accelerate research efforts in artificial intelligence (AI) …

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CalPERS in talks with BlackRock to outsource buyout business, source says

Ken James | Bloomberg | Getty Images Signage outside the offices of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) in Sacramento, California, U.S., on Sept. 13, 2010. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is in talks to outsource its private equity business to BlackRock, according to a person familiar …

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Events for Children in NYC This Week

Photo Masks and puppets by Ralph Lee, part of the Mettawee Theater Company’s “Before the Sun and Moon.” Credit Casey Compton Our guide to cultural events in New York City for families with children and teenagers. ‘BEFORE THE SUN AND MOON’ at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine …

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