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Rare Pina Bausch Revival Comes to Tanztheater Wuppertal

Photo Adolphe Binder, whose first season programming for Tanztheater Wuppertal will include a revival of Pina Bausch’s rarely seen “Seven Deadly Sins.” Credit Caroline Seidel/European Pressphoto Agency Two new, full-length pieces by Dimitris Papaioannou and Alan Lucien Oyen, as well as a revival of Pina Bausch’s rarely seen “Seven Deadly …

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Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner to meet with Senate intelligence committee this month: NBC

Aaron P. Bernstein | Reuters Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is expected to meet with Senate Intelligence Committee staff mid-June, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News. Kushner’s meeting would be the first step in an agreement he made with the committee. He’s expected to …

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Oil market averts breakdown, bounces aggressively off 1-month low

U.S. crude oil prices recovered to trade roughly flat on Thursday, after falling to levels that put the commodity on track for its lowest close in more than six months. The West Texas Intermediate crude contract for July delivery dropped about 1 percent to a session low of $45.20 a …

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Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base

(CNN) — Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California’s Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. Endeavour glides in for a landing Sunday at California’s Edwards Air Force Base. The shuttle, steered by commander Christopher Ferguson, landed …

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Brexit negotiations set to be delayed on UK election result

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Theresa May, U.K. prime minister, left, waves as she stands with Donald Tusk, president of the European Union (EU), outside number 10 Downing Street in London, on Thursday, April 6, 2017 The start of Brexit negotiations scheduled for June 19 is set to …

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Milo Yiannopoulos fan files lawsuit against Berkeley

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Milo Yiannopoulos speaks during a press conference, February 21, 2017 in New York City. A fan of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has filed a lawsuit against the regents of the University of California, the mayor of Berkeley and a slew of others over alleged civil …

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DOJ defends Trump hotels getting foreign business

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Trump International Hotel Washington DC stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday called for the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump violated the constitution by accepting foreign payments at his hotels. The lawsuit, filed in January, said Trump …

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What’s on TV Saturday: The Last Season of ‘Orphan Black’ Debuts

Photo Tatiana Maslany in “Orphan Black.” Credit Ken Woroner/BBC America Tatiana Maslany and her clone sisterhood fight one last battle in the final season of “Orphan Black.” And Ben Affleck plays a mathematics savant with a wicked skill set in “The Accountant.” What’s on TV ORPHAN BLACK 10 p.m. on …

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Former FBI Director Comey told senators about potential third meeting between AG Sessions and Russians: Source

Getty Images Sen. Jeff Sessions is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the U.S. attorney general January 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Former FBI Director James Comey told members of the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday about a possible third interaction between Attorney General …

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Traders disappointed after so-called ‘fear’ VIX index drops

Heading into Thursday’s session, Wall Street readied for potential market-moving announcements from the European Central Bank and its president, Mario Draghi; Comey’s testimony; and the U.K. general election. “Any hedges that were still on are coming off today,” said Peter Tchir, head of macro strategy at Brean Capital. “Certainly a …

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