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US, Canada, Mexico ministers say progress made in updating NAFTA

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, center, talks to Bob Lighthizer, U.S. trade representative, next to Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, secretary of economy for Mexico, right, after opening statements during the first round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations in Washington, …

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To Understand It Is to Own It: Sean Scully on Collecting

Photo The artist Sean Scully standing between a Serge Poliakoff painting and a Walker Evans photograph in his studio in Tappan, N.Y. Credit Tony Cenicola/The New York Times TAPPAN, N.Y. — The walls of Sean Scully’s art studio in this quiet hamlet are lined with paintings for which he is …

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SunTrust says ‘now is the time’ to buy this maker of everyday household products

Scott Eisen | Bloomberg | Getty Image Candles move down a conveyor belt at a Yankee Candle Co. factory in Whately, Massachusetts, U.S. SunTrust recommends investors buy shares of Newell Brands, acknowledging weak performance in the first half but highlighting its “highly attractive” valuation. “We believe now is the time …

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Judge delays sentencing of accused mobster tied to Boston art heist

HARTFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday delayed sentencing an accused octogenarian mobster who authorities believe may hold clues needed to solve the largest art heist in U.S. history after he claimed to not recall pleading guilty to illegally selling guns.

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We will defend Dreamers in court

Getty Images Microsoft General Counsel and Executive Vice President Brad Smith addresses shareholder during Microsoft Shareholders Meeting December 3, 2014 in Bellevue, Washington. Microsoft responded strongly to the Trump administration’s decision on Tuesday to move toward rescinding or replacing DACA within six months. It’s the latest tech company to speak …

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Sen. McCain condemns Trump’s move to end Dreamers program

Kyle Grillot | Reuters Protesters gather to show support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, September 1, 2017. Republican Sen. John McCain denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program shortly after Attorney …

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Oil surges as refineries restart after Harvey; Irma is trouble for gas

Oil and gasoline prices snapped back to levels seen before Hurricane Harvey disrupted about a quarter of U.S. refining capacity, but another incoming storm could cut fuel demand and weigh on prices, analysts said on Tuesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose to three-week high of $48.98 on Tuesday. The …

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Faustin Linyekula: Remember His Name (and Country and Past)

But he was not there to teach them how to dance, he said. His approach is not a physical technique so much as “a way of thinking about who we are,” a form of poetry and storytelling written with the body. “My dance is about who I am,” he said. …

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Trump administration has announced the end, what’s next for tech?

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in front of the White House after the Trump administration today scrapped the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that protects from deportation almost 800,000 young men and women who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children, …

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Trump allies worried departure of key aide will throw White House off balance

Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump listens to Director of Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller as he prepares to leave after welcoming the Clemson Tigers, the 2016 NCAA Football National Champions, at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2017. Some of President Donald …

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