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SpaceX delays launch to freshly repaired space station
SpaceX delayed a supply run Friday to the International Space Station, back to full power and accepting deliveries afte…
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How a Lone Norwegian Trader Shook the World’s Financial System
By JACK EWING and MILAN SCHREUER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2H0hVU5
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Late Night Thinks William Barr Should Show Up for Work
By TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2GZ1cAi
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Britain's 2 main parties punished over Brexit in local election: partial results
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party were both punished in a local el…
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Lebanese anti-rape campaign wins top UN award
A campaign launched by Lebanese NGO Abaad to raise awareness of a controversial marital rape law has won first prize in…
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Britain's two main parties punished over Brexit in local election: partial results
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party were both punished in a local el…
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Don't tell us to lay down arms, tell the Americans, Afghan Taliban say
The U.S. special peace envoy for Afghanistan should stop calling on Taliban militants to lay down their arms and convin…
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Thai king to pay respect to Buddha image, light auspicious candle on eve of coronation
King Maha Vajiralongkorn is to pay his respects on Friday to one of Thai Buddhism's most sacred relics, the Emerald…
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News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines
By CHRIS STANFORD and ANNA SCHAVERIEN from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2H10nHl
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Monster cyclone smashes eastern India
Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest storms to come off the Indian Ocean in years, slammed into India Friday, sending cocon…
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Pakistan police arrest doctor after 90 infected by HIV syringe
At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by a docto…
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Why Does a Student Protest Held a Century Ago Still Matter in China?
By CHRIS BUCKLEY and AMY QIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2URpAaU
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The Border Patrol’s 2 New Tent Camps Cost $37 Million. Take a Look Inside.
By MITCHELL FERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2DLzfu1
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Middle East peace plan will be 'good starting point': Kushner
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Thursday the Middle East peace proposal he is working on would be a "…
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Lebanese-Egyptian committee to discuss economic ties
The Lebanese-Egyptian Joint Higher Committee will meet Friday to discuss ways to improve economic relations between the…
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Barr skips hearing, Pelosi accuses him of lying
U.S. Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia re…
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Sudanese hold mass protest, step up pressure on generals
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese protesters took part in a million-strong march Thursday to step up pressure on the mi…
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Russia, Syrian army step up attacks on rebel-held areas
Russian and Syrian forces intensified airstrikes and shelling in rebel-held northwestern Syria overnight, the heaviest …
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Cabinet approves 25 budget articles in ‘very quiet session’
The Cabinet Thursday resumed its discussions on an austerity draft budget, approving 25 articles of the 2019 fiscal pla…
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Sri Lanka Masses canceled over fears of fresh attacks
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church scrapped plans to resume Sunday services following a specific threat against two religious …
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‘The Mueller Report’ is officially a best-seller
The Mueller Report is officially a best-seller. from The Daily Star >> Live News http://bit.ly/2Y1KwxN
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Reports of sexual assault in U.S. military spike
Reports of U.S. military sexual assaults jumped by 13 percent last year, but an anonymous survey of service members rel…
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War of words over break-in at Paris hospital
The French government Thursday accused radicals of storming a famed Paris hospital during a violent May Day showdown, w…
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Captain Messi showing Barcelona the way
Lionel Messi has shown many different faces during his spell-binding career but in Barca’s win over Liverpool Wednesday…
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Liverpool have no time to lick wounds after Barca defeat
Liverpool have no time to fret over their chastening Champions League defeat at the hands of Barca as they scramble to …
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Riyadi stifle Beirut to edge closer to title
Riyadi utilized their crippling defense to dispatch Beirut 79-63 and take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Lebanese Bask…
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Semenya to run in Doha as storm rages over new IAAF rules
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will run her last 800-meter Friday before the International Association of Athle…
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Turner Prize short-lists Beirut artist
Lawrence Abu Hamdan is among four artists nominated for the 2019 Turner Prize. from The Daily Star >> Live News…
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Demons, dolls spread dread in this summer’s movies
Jim Jarmusch didn’t have to look far for zombies. from The Daily Star >> Live News http://bit.ly/2GWGl0t
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Nutty bugs, candied veggies: Food by another name tastes better
From caramelized zucchini bites to candied crickets, scientists have come up with a foolproof way to encourage healthy …
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Romania’s witches harness powers of the web
Repeat after me! To be together with who I want, a family of Romanian witches chants via a video call to a client in In…
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Extinct humans conquered high altitudes
A jawbone found in a cave on the Tibetan Plateau in China is providing surprising insights into Denisovans, the enigmat…
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Dreams of ubiquitous social robots still aren’t coming true
Hopes that the tech industry was on the cusp of rolling personal robots into homes are dimming now that several once-pr…
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Jacinda Ardern Got Engaged. New Zealand Almost Didn’t Notice.
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2J7DSC6
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On Politics: Pelosi Accuses Barr of Breaking the Law
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZRDXQj
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Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want.
By KYLEIGH LEDDY from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2H1j0uV
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In London, Communal Garden Is Just for You (and a Few Neighbors)
By SUSANNE FOWLER from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2PKcXNK
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Word + Quiz: segue
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2LfyOy6
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What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Nun’ and ‘Dead to Me’
By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2UXWWVI
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Las principales noticias del viernes
By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2IWQbSx
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Woman Convicted of Killing Kim Jong-un’s Half Brother Is Freed
By RICHARD C. PADDOCK from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2Y4aalw
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Cyclone Fani Live Updates: Storm Makes Landfall in India
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2JbpRDq
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A Tourist Wanted a Better Look at an Active Volcano. Then He Fell In.
By LIAM STACK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Wjn7aV
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Quotation of the Day: Pelosi Says Barr, Defying the Law, Lied to Congress
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/3017DKW
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Review: A Jazz Legend Retold Fast and Loose in ‘Playing Hot’
By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2Jc6WIM
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Review: ‘Caroline’s Kitchen’ Cooks Up an Eve of Destruction
By BEN BRANTLEY from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2VIzqAu
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N.H.L. Playoffs: Bruins Pull Even With the Blue Jackets
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2USlsaJ
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N.B.A. Playoffs: Joel Embiid Leads 76ers Past the Raptors
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2WjBD2p
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Judge John Hodgman on Toilet Toothbrushes
By JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/2DKKClZ
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Opportunities to Watch the Big Game
By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2DK4cyx
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Mueller Report, Cyclone Fani, Venezuela: Your Friday Briefing
By MELINA DELKIC from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2PLAX3q
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Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused of poisoning North Korean leader's half-brother
A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of Nort…
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Cyclone Fani hits Indian coast, a million people evacuated
A powerful cyclone lashed coastal areas of eastern India on Friday with torrential rain and winds gusting up to 200 kil…
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Scientology cruise ship leaves St. Lucia after measles quarantine
A cruise ship quarantined for a reported case of measles left the Caribbean island of St. Lucia late on Thursday after …