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Sean Spicer Joins Stephen Colbert at the Emmys

Video Sean Spicer Makes a Cameo at the Emmys The former White House press secretary appeared on stage behind a rolling lectern. By TELEVISION ACADEMY and CBS TELEVISION NETWORK on Publish Date September 17, 2017. . Watch in Times Video » It was not the cameo you might have expected …

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Which world leader faces the most pressure?

Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on September 13, 2017. From losing a parliamentary majority to missteps in handling the Grenfell Tower fire, British Prime Minister Theresa May has had a challenging first year. Ahead of a …

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Review: In ‘Oh My Sweet Land,’ Dinner Is Served. Don’t Come Hungry.

Photo Nadine Malouf making kibbe in “Oh My Sweet Land,” written and directed by Amir Nizar Zuabi. Credit Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times Halfway through “Oh My Sweet Land,” the writer-director Amir Nizar Zuabi’s wrenching and shrewd solo show, you will begin to worry about the onions. You have …

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President Trump, Emmy Punching Bag

Video Stephen Colbert Opens 2017 Emmy Awards Stephen Colbert capped his opening monologue with an extended roast of President Donald Trump. By TELEVISION ACADEMY and CBS TELEVISION NETWORK on Publish Date September 17, 2017. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press. Watch in Times Video » Though he wasn’t in …

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Snap axes Al Jazeera Snapchat Discover Publisher channel in Saudi Arabia

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), March 2, 2017 in New York City. Snap has been asked by the Saudi Arabia government to remove the Al Jazeera Discover Publisher Channel in that country because it violated local …

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Snap axes Al Jazeera Snapchat Discover Publisher channel in Saudi Arabia

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Snapchat co-founders Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), March 2, 2017 in New York City. Snap has been asked by the Saudi Arabia government to remove the Al Jazeera Discover Publisher Channel in that country because it violated local …

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Northrop Grumman nears deal to purchase Orbital, source says

Al Seib | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The US flag flies near the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber ‘Spirit of Georgia’ at the Northrop Grumman Corp. facility at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on July 17, 2014 Northrop Grumman neared an agreement to buy …

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Emmy Awards 2017: The Winners List

Photo John Lithgow accepting the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for “The Crown.” Credit Kevin Winter/Getty Images These are the major winners of the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Additional winners are listed at emmys.com. Emmys 2017 Coverage Check out our live briefing, red carpet photos …

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Japan bank executive Nobuyuki Hirano at Singapore Summit

Toru Hanai | Reuters Men walk past a street monitor showing North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un in a news report about North Korea’s nuclear test, in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2017. “Japanese citizens and public have been accustomed to a long-lasting peace, and they believe peace is always there, but …

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Gin Wong, Who Designed Futuristic Buildings in Los Angeles, Dies at 94

Mr. Wong designed the gas station while working for his former teacher and mentor, William L. Pereira, around the time that he was also credited with creating the startling, spider-like Theme Building at the Los Angeles airport. Writing in The Los Angeles Times in 2010, Bob Pool called the building …

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