Chung Sung-Jun | Getty Images .S. President Donald Trump walks towards a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential Blue House on November 7, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. President Donald Trump said Tuesday extreme vetting of U.S. gun owners would have made “no difference” to the …
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Louvre Abu Dhabi, a Cultural Cornerstone Where East Meets West
The bounty is evident for many of the 13 French museums in the consortium. The Fontainebleau castle is lending a giant 16th-century bronze, the Apollon du Belvédère. In turn, it is receiving a check for about $5.8 million that it will invest in the restoration of its own Imperial Theater, …
Read More »Dialog operating profit up on strong demand for new smartphones
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An attendee takes a photograph of the new Apple Inc. iPhone SE smartphone after an event in Cupertino, California. Dialog Semiconductor reported a 4 percent increase in third-quarter adjusted operating profit on Tuesday as it benefited from strong demand from makers of …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein Expelled From Television Academy Over Abuse Claims
Photo Harvey Weinstein at the Zurich Film Festival in 2016. He has been banned for life from the Television Academy because of “widespread examples of this horrific behavior” toward women. Credit Alexander Koerner/Getty Images Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer accused of sexual harassment and assault by several women, has been …
Read More »Former Trump advisor testifies that he met Russia’s deputy PM last year
Artyom Korotayev | TASS | Getty Images Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump, makes a presentation during a visit to Moscow. “It was a very brief interaction. It was some nice pleasantries. I cannot recall the precise words I said, but it was sort of …
Read More »South Koreans anxious over US alliance
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump talks to military personnel with South Korean President Moon Jae-In at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek on November 7, 2017 “There’s just a lot of anxiety growing in South Korea about where the alliance is headed,” said Jenny Town, the assistant director of the U.S.-Korea …
Read More »Texas gunman’s prior conviction wasn’t entered into criminal database
Sergio Flores | Reuters Michaun Johnson attends a candle light vigil after a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2017. The killer, Devin Kelley, 26, was convicted by court-martial of assaulting his first wife and step-son while serving in an Air Force …
Read More »‘Kiss Me, Kate’ Will Head Back to Broadway With Kelli O’Hara
Photo Kelli O’Hara at the 2014 Tony Awards. She will play the leading role in a revival of “Kiss Me, Kate.” Credit Andrew Kelly/Reuters Brush up on your Shakespeare: Kelli O’Hara is coming back to Broadway to star in a Roundabout Theater Company revival of “Kiss Me, Kate.” The production …
Read More »Kroger and Dollar Tree to outperform on industry tailwinds, overblown Amazon fears
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee stocks Greek yogurt in a Kroger supermarket in Peoria, Illinois. Kroger and Dollar Tree will benefit from “strong industry tailwinds” that will carry the food service industry higher in the year to come, according to new analysis by Wells Fargo. “Food …
Read More »CDs, Not Streaming, Send Kenny Chesney to No. 1
Photo Kenny Chesney performing in Las Vegas in April. His new concert album, “Live in No Shoes Nation,” debuted at No. 1. Credit Mark Davis/Getty Images For ACM In the age of music streaming, sometimes the CD is still king. This week the country star Kenny Chesney reached No. 1 …
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