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Trump lashes out at Hillary Clinton after reports of obstruction probe

Mark Ralston | Reuters Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during their third and final 2016 presidential campaign debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, October 19, 2016. Playing defense after the latest twist in the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump turned back the …

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Review: ‘F(l)ag Football’ Finds Gay Athletes Upending Stereotypes

Photo A scene from the documentary “F(l)ag Football.” Credit Steve Dong Lee/Greenleaf Productions The most exciting part of “F(l)ag Football” arrives at the end, when two bitter rivals face each other. But the most insightful scene comes in the middle of this documentary, when the New York Warriors of the …

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NY DFS subpoenas Fiat Chrysler, Santander for ‘defeat devices’ info

Alessia Pierdomenico | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler New York’s top financial regulator has sent subpoenas to Fiat Chrysler, seeking information on whether vehicles sold in the state were equipped with devices that defeated emissions testing, a source told CNBC. The New York …

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Growth stocks like tech are still cheap, history suggests

Technology shares are under pressure this month on concerns that valuations are out of control, but a new report suggests growth stocks like the tech group can still post strong long term returns from these levels. Even at a price-earnings ratio near 20 for growth stocks, history shows returns 10 …

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Review: In ‘Rough Night,’ It’s Women Behaving Badly (Yawn)

Photo From left, Zoë Kravitz, Jillian Bell, Scarlett Johansson, Illana Glazer and Kate McKinnon in “Rough Night,” in which a boozy bachelorette weekend goes very, very wrong. Credit Macall Polley/Sony Pictures How low can she go? That’s the question in the soft vanilla comedy “Rough Night,” about five women who …

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France should be a ‘country of unicorns’

Martin Bureau | Pool | Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron (C) poses for a selfie as he arrives at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to start-ups development, innovation and digital technology in Paris, France, June 15, 2017. France launched a technology visa on Thursday which aims to attract international talent, …

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Senate jabs Trump in unanimous vote on NATO

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, talk during a Senate Armed Services Committee in Dirksen Building on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2018 and the Future Years Defense Program on June 13, 2017. The Republican-led Senate …

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Euro zone finance ministers agree on 8.5 billion euro loan to Greece, official says

Francois Lenoir | Reuters Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos attends a eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2017. Greece’s European creditors agreed to give the cash-strapped country the next batch of money due from its bailout and outlined a series of debt relief measures they hope will …

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Rooftop Terrace at Brooklyn Children’s Museum Is Set to Open

Photo The outdoor space at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights is to officially open the first weekend in August. Credit Max Cohen/Future Green Studio It’s taken nearly a decade, but the rooftop space at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights is finally ready for the small visitors …

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Jeff Bezos request for philanthropic ideas

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, Chairman and founder of Amazon Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos needs new ideas. Bezos posted an open call for new philanthropic projects to Twitter on Thursday afternoon. He said that views some of his initiatives, such as Blue Origin, as being very beneficial in …

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