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Tech companies to lobby for immigrant ‘Dreamers’ to remain in US

Erik McGregor | LightRocket | Getty Images A Dreamer rally held by the the Asian American Federation and immigrant advocacy groups outside Trump Tower in Manhattan on Oct. 5, 2017. Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that …

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What’s on TV Friday: ‘Hell or High Water’ and ‘This Is the End’

Photo Ben Foster, left, and Chris Pine in “Hell or High Water.” Credit Lorey Sebastian/CBS Films Take your pick among an easygoing western thriller, a crude apocalyptic comedy and a brutal Stephen King adaptation. What’s on TV HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016) 7 p.m. on Showtime. “If there’s such a …

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Playboy to Feature Its First Transgender Playmate

When Ms. Rau — who has appeared in American Vogue, Italian Vogue and a Balmain campaign, among others — heard that she would be a Playmate, she cried from happiness, she said on Thursday. “It was a compliment like I’ve never had,” she said. “I’ve had a lot of beautiful …

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Sean Penn Fights With Netflix Over El Chapo Documentary

“It is reprehensible that, in their ongoing, relentless efforts to gain additional attention and publicity, Ms. del Castillo and her team (who have zero firsthand knowledge) have sought to create this profoundly false, foolish, and reckless narrative,” Mark Fabiani, a spokesman for Mr. Penn, said in an email. “The notion …

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Artist’s Chinatown Depiction Ignites Protests

Photo A protester’s sign outside Omer Fast’s exhibit at the James Cohan Gallery. Credit Andrew R. Chow for The New York Times Yet another bitter battle over art, appropriation and censorship is being waged this week — this time over a depiction of a Chinatown waiting room. The Berlin-based artist …

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Bond yields fall suddenly on report Powell in lead to be Fed chief

Bond yields fell suddenly late in the trading session on a report Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell is the front-runner to succeed Janet Yellen as the next Fed chair. Politico reported late Thursday afternoon that President Donald Trump was favoring Powell among a handful of candidates he has recently vetted. …

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Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week

T-PAIN at Gramercy Theater (Oct. 24, 7 p.m.). A decade ago, at the height of T-Pain’s fame, the idea of an acoustic show would have sounded like a punch line: The musician most closely identified with the artistic use of the vocal-processing software AutoTune, performing without its assistance? Who would …

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IRS to block, suspend tax returns that lack Obamacare disclosures

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Demonstrators in support of U.S. President Barack Obama’s health-care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hold up ‘ACA is Here to Stay’ signs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to save Obamacare tax subsidies outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., …

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The Dow’s oldest stock is looking ‘so bad, it’s good,’ according to one technician

General Electric is not only the Dow’s oldest component but also its biggest laggard this year. That could be about to change, however, thanks to what Craig Johnson is seeing in the charts. According to the Piper Jaffray technical analyst, General Electric is retesting its 2015 lows at around $23, …

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How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

No matter how much free time you have this weekend, we have TV recommendations for you. Come back every Friday for new suggestions from our TV critic on what to watch. This Weekend I Have … Just Over an Hour, and I Love Love ‘Outlander’ When to watch: Sunday at …

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