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Moscow was another planet when I was growing up

CNBC Natalia Vodianova (left) speaks to CNBC’s Tania Bryer over breakfast at Cafe Pushkin, Moscow, during the filming of “Trailblazers” Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova is now one of the world’s most recognizable faces, having been on the cover of Vogue magazine more than 70 times and starring in lucrative advertising …

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Dropping In at the Comedy Cellar With Amy Schumer and Leslie Jones

11:15 P.M. It’s an odd fact that the Comedy Cellar basement is a great room because it’s cramped and uncomfortable. Luxury does not benefit stand-up. Intimacy does. And Ms. Jones, whose ferocious style is the closest thing we have today to the explosiveness of Sam Kinison, uses it to add …

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Apple’s new patent application could move it one step closer to AR glasses

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the Worldwide Developers Conference in California, U.S., on June 5, 2017. Yet another patent application by Apple in the buzzing field of augmented reality (AR) came to light Thursday. But according to analysts CNBC spoke to, …

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Anthony Scaramucci calls release of his financial disclosures a ‘felony’

Incoming White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Wednesday evening called the “leak” of his financial disclosure form a “felony,” saying that he would be contacting the FBI and Justice Department about the matter. The disclosure, however, is a public document, multiple commentators pointed out. Late on Wednesday, Politico reported …

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McCain returning to Arizona for cancer treatment

Getty Images Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) arrives for work on Capitol Hill hours after voting NO on the GOP ‘Skinny Repeal’ health care bill, on July 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Sen. John McCain, recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, is returning to Arizona to begin radiation …

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Japan Defense Minister resigning amid PM Abe’s plunging approval ratings

Ole Jensen – Corbis | Getty Images Japanese PM Shinzo Abe during his meeting with Danish PM Lars Loekke Rasmussen on July 10, 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Embattled Japanese Defence Minister Tomomi Inada on Friday said she was resigning, after a series of gaffes, missteps and a cover-up at her …

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‘Bull markets don’t die of old age’

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Traders pass in front of an American flag displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Strong second-quarter earnings, along with falling rates and a weak dollar, will continue to drive stocks higher, according to Jefferies, which raised its year-end …

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Oil demand could peak in about 10 years, says Shell CEO

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ben van Beurden, chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell Plc. In its latest annual energy outlook, BP forecast oil consumption may start declining by 2035 in its “fast transition” and “even faster transition” scenarios. The International Energy Agency doesn’t see oil peaking …

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Opera in Attica: Arias at a Maximum-Security Prison

Jailhouse performance may be most closely associated in the popular imagination with the live-in-prison country recordings of Johnny Cash, but the classical music world has increasingly reached out to audiences behind bars. For nine years, Carnegie Hall officials have traveled up the river to work with inmates at Sing Sing …

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Jefferies predicts Intel shares will fall nearly 15% on increasing competition from AMD

Rick Wilking | Reuters Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, speaks during the Intel press conference at CES in Las Vegas, January 4, 2017. Intel reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings Thursday, but one analyst on Wall Street is not convinced it is a sign of better things to come. Jefferies reiterated its underperform …

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