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No ‘decisive progress’ in third round of Brexit talks, top EU negotiator says

Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Michel Barnier during a news conference after a meeting of EU finance ministers at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has lamented a lack of developments in the third round of Brexit negotiations, saying that no …

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Review: ‘Unlocked,’ a New Spy Thriller, Same as the Old Spy Thrillers

Photo Orlando Bloom and Noomi Rapace in “Unlocked.” Credit Larry Horricks/Lionsgate Premiere The spy thriller “Unlocked” is an apt and not entirely unentertaining demonstration of the adage “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” The movie has a female lead (Alice Racine, played by Noomi Rapace) as …

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Uber announces tie-up with Westfield’s US shopping malls

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images An UBER application is shown as cars drive by in Washington, DC. Uber is to have designated drop-off and pick-up areas at all of Westfield’s 33 shopping centers in the United States. The two firms announced a partnership that places the locations on …

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Review: Workers Have a Friend in the Determined ‘Dolores’

Photo Dolores Huerta, the activist for workers’ rights, is the subject of a new documentary by Peter Bratt. Credit 1976 George Ballis/Take Stock/The Image Works/PBS Distribution You can judge Dolores Huerta by what others say about her. Just choose a side: Bobby Kennedy, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have sung …

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If Trump pulls trigger on NAFTA withdrawal, Mexico will walk away

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images American flags, left, stand next to Mexican flags ahead of the first round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. On Monday, Trump said he would probably need to terminate NAFTA to get …

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A North Korea crisis would threaten more than a third of the oil moving on the oceans

KCNA | Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un smiles during a visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August 23, 2017. “China has domestic oil production options, although up …

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Tour insurers say Kanye West not cooperating with $10 million claim

Jerritt Clark | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Kanye West performs at the Rn. 1st Annual Roc City Classic Starring Kevin Durant x Kanye West on February 12, 2015 in New York City Without going into details, Lloyd’s also noted that its policies exclude any losses caused directly or …

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Theresa May is in Japan to talk trade, but she can’t give Tokyo what it really wants

Carl Court-Pool | Getty Images Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, sits with Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe as they attend a Japan-UK Business Forum on August 31, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. British Prime Minister Theresa May is in Tokyo this week, actively attempting to assuage fears that Japanese business leaders …

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Pepe the Frog Cartoonist Stops Distribution of Children’s Book

Photo Eric Hauser, the author of “The Adventures of Pepe and Pede.” A legal settlement has been reached with Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe, who had challenged the use of his character. Credit Tailyr Irvine/The Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press The illustrator behind Pepe the Frog, a cartoon …

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France’s Macron could be about to face his defining moment amid fierce protest and plummeting support

Lisi Niesner | Bloomberg | Getty Images Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, looks on during a news conference in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The French government is to unveil final details of proposed labor reforms Thursday in what is seen as a key plank of President Emmanuel Macron’s …

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