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Review: ‘Me the People,’ a Spangled Satire of a President Beyond Parody

Photo Mia Weinberger and Richard Spitaletta in “Me the People,” which even has a “Hamilton”-like intro. Credit Stephen Schwartz Has Donald Trump been good for democracy? Maybe not. But his campaign and his few months in office have been a real gift to comedy — especially once writers stopped crying …

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US plans to sell Taiwan about $1.42 billion in arms could test China ties

Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images US-made M60 A3 tanks are fired during a life-fire drill on May 25, 2017. The United States plans to sell Taiwan $1.42 billion in arms, the first such sale under the administration of Donald Trump and a move sure to anger China, whose …

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Review: ‘Mali Blues,’ Making Music in the Face of Jihadists

Photo A scene from “Mali Blues,” a documentary directed by Lutz Gregor that’s about Malian musicians. Credit Axel Schneppat/Icarus Films The takeover of northern Mali between 2012 and 2013 by radical Islamist forces got a powerful fictionalized treatment in the widely acclaimed 2014 film “Timbuktu,” directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. An …

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Japan May industrial output falls 3.3 percent on-month, marking fastest pace of decline since 2011

Getty Images Robot assembler work on cars during the assembly process at Nissan Motor Company’s Kyushu Plant on November 23, 2007 in Kiyakyushu, Japan. Japan’s industrial output fell 3.3 percent in May from the previous month due to lower production of cars and construction equipment, preliminary government data showed on …

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Meet the millennials running Asia’s family businesses

Calvin Sit | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lionel Leong, co-founder and partner at RHL Ventures, poses for a photograph in Hong Kong on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. The Leong family was supportive of his venture and Lionel sees value in venturing outside while still working for the family business. “I …

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Across New York, a Summertime Tour of Public Art

Sheila Hicks For several years the curator Cecilia Alemani has led an ambitious public art program for the High Line, and this year she has given over its northern stretches to the pioneering fiber artist Sheila Hicks, an American in Paris. For “Hop, Skip, Jump, and Fly: Escape From Gravity,” …

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GOP health-care bill would lower Medicaid spending by 35% in 2036: CBO

Erik McGregor | Pacific Press | LightRocket | Getty Images Protesters holding boxes with a print on it. Outside the NYC Federal Building which contains Medicaid offices, hundreds of New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid. Medicaid spending under the Senate’s Obamacare replacement plan would be 35 percent lower than under …

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Clearer skies ahead for struggling bank stocks after big payout plans

Wall Street expects bank stocks to climb now that the Federal Reserve has approved their plans to make big increases in payouts to shareholders. “Investors should benefit from meaningful capital returns over the next 4 quarters, while the regulatory backdrop continues to improve,” Barclays managing director and senior equity analyst …

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A Madcap ‘Pride & Prejudice,’ Alfresco in the Hudson Valley

And it is irreverent. Think men cast as Mary, the plain and prudish Bennet sister, and as the snobbish Miss Bingley. A lot of “intentional water spillage.” Mr. Bingley as near to being a puppy as a man can be without being on all fours. Photo Jason O’Connell and Kate …

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China talks with South Korea, Japan a no-go due to THAAD

U.S. Department of Defense | Missile Defense Agency | Reuters A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. China has called off plans for top-level talks with South …

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