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Oil drops more than 1% as investors recalibrate risk in Mideast

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday as investors reconsidered the likelihood of Middle East supply disruptions in the wake of the United States killing a top Iranian military commander. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, France, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File …

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Oil dips as markets await Iran response to U.S. killing of military commander

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, coming off their highest levels in months as the market calmed while the world braces for Iran’s response to the killing of its top military commander by the United States. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris, France, …

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Democrat Buttigieg looks to Trump counties in New Hampshire as key to victory

CLAREMONT, N.H. (Reuters) – Pete Buttigieg began making his final case in New Hampshire over the weekend for why he is better placed to win over voters who backed President Donald Trump in 2016 than his top rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential …

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6 Books You Can Read Between Episodes of ‘The Bachelor’

Welcome back to Bachelor Nation. Can I steal you for a second? Here’s what we can expect of the 24th season of “The Bachelor,” starring a former “Bachelorette” contestant, Peter Weber, when it premieres this week: It will feature the most dramatic rose ceremony ever and contestants who are there …

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Joaquin Phoenix: His Talent Is His Face

Supported by Continue reading the main story The actor’s jagged features make him compelling in an eccentric way. But what happens when he’s hidden in makeup, as he is in “Joker”? A fan examines his career. Credit… By Nathan Gelgud Jan. 2, 2020, 10:00 a.m. ET

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20 Books We’re Watching For in 2020

Here at the Book Review, we comb through thousands of books a year, while always keeping an eye on the horizon. (Is this the year that President Barack Obama’s memoir finally arrives?) We’ve grouped these books by theme, including anticipated political memoirs, promising debuts, and new books from beloved authors …

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Secretary of State Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip to focus on Iraq

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on human rights in Iran at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the …

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‘Don’t Believe a Word,’ a Look at Language and Power (and Why Dolphins Have Accents)

“Don’t Believe a Word,” a new book by the Guardian writer and editor David Shariatmadari, delves into the riddles of language: the opacities, ambushes, dead ends, sudden ecstasies. It’s a brisk and friendly introduction to linguistics, and a synthesis of the field’s recent discoveries. So much more is now known …

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