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Less than one aircraft carrier? The cost of North Korea’s nukes

STR | AFP | Getty Images This undated photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 30, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a test-fire of a ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. When North Korea decided to go nuclear, …

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What’s on TV Thursday: ‘George Best: All by Himself’ and ‘Atlanta’

Photo A scene from “George Best: All by Himself.” Credit ESPN Films The series “30 for 30” remembers soccer’s first pop icon, the Manchester United player George Best, before that team faces Manchester City. And you can restream “Atlanta,” Donald Glover’s Emmy-nominated rags-and-riches comedy. What’s on TV GEORGE BEST: ALL …

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What the 2018 Pirelli Calendar Says About Race

For Mr. Combs, who made headlines in 2001 when he posed with Ms. Campbell for a cover of British Vogue, the calendar comes at a time when there needs to be what he called “an unapologetic expression of black pride.” Continue reading the main story “I moved mountains to be …

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Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort reportedly owed millions to pro-Russia interests

Carlo Allegri | Reuters Paul Manafort of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s staff listens during a round table discussion on security at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., August 17, 2016. The party, which boasted close ties to Moscow, was in power under former president Viktor …

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In New Albums, 21 Savage and Playboi Carti Go Against the Flow

In the 1990s, especially, flow was everything. Hip-hop had not yet fully embraced R&B, and liquidity and inventiveness were prized — how you rapped was as important as what you rapped about. The full absorption of melody into the genre in the 2000s and early 2010s de-emphasized complexity. And lately, …

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A Museum Show Asks: How Modern Are Your Spanx?

Photo A Thierry Mugler dress from 1981, which will be part of the Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Is Fashion Modern?” in October. Credit via Thierry Mugler and Indianapolis Museum of Art/Lucille Stewart Endowed Art Fund Most famous of the quips attributed to the Austrian-born American designer Rudi Gernreich — …

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92nd Street Y Draws Alec Baldwin, Matthew Weiner and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Photo Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court will discuss her career in an appearance with Charlie Rose at the 92nd Street Y on Sept. 26. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times A Trumpian appearance by Alec Baldwin; a conversation between Charlie Rose and Ruth Bader Ginsburg; and another …

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Disagreement over how to reduce trade deficit, official says

Yuri Gripas | Reuters Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (R) and China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang arrive at the U.S. – China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue to discuss bilateral economic and trade issues in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2017. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the talks and …

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KMI, QCOM, TMUS & more

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A trader works as American flags are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell: Shares of Kinder Morgan rose more than 4 percent in extended trading …

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‘Game of Thrones’ Creators Announce Alternate-History Civil War Drama

Photo David Benioff, left, and D.B. Weiss accept the Emmy for outstanding writing for a drama series for HBO’s “Game of Thrones” in 2015. Their next project will be “Confederate,” on HBO. Credit Lucy Nicholson/Reuters The creators of “Game of Thrones” triggered an online uproar on Wednesday with the announcement …

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