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The Academy Awards Will Be a Different Type of Awards Show
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The Academy Awards Will Be a Different Type of Awards Show

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Will Smith 'understands' if people aren't 'ready' to see new film after Oscars slap: 'Absolutely respect that' After an Oscar snub, Adam McKay's 'This Is the End' gets Oscar-friendly treatment It has been an...

Berkeley police under fire for possible racism after leaked messages .
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Berkeley police under fire for possible racism after leaked messages .

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Berkeley Police Department in turmoil over leaked texts about arrest quotas The Berkeley Police Department is embroiled in controversy after a number of its officers allegedly posted a series of racist and sexist comments...

The Dark Sky
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The Dark Sky

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The Times podcast: Our Masters of Disasters know it's windy when the winds start blowing I am just back from two weeks in the States visiting an old friend and then off to the...

The Loss of Nine People in Mexico City
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The Loss of Nine People in Mexico City

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Teachers and business owner who died of carbon monoxide poisoning at Mexico City Airbnb brought light to those around them, families say A Mexican hotelier who lost four of his employees from carbon monoxide...

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Describes Qatar’s “humanitarian” and “medical” goods as “blood diamonds”
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Denmark’s Foreign Minister Describes Qatar’s “humanitarian” and “medical” goods as “blood diamonds”

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Qatar World Cup organizers dispute Denmark kit manufacturer's claims of human rights violations By Alex McAndrew 15 April 2018 In the wake of the Danish crown prince’s criticism of Qatar’s human rights record and...

Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam Match at Flushing Meadows
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Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam Match at Flushing Meadows

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Rafael Nadal overcomes Fabio Fognini in four sets in US Open second round This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some are essential to make our site work; others help us...

The Jewish Men Who Dressed Like Rabbis
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The Jewish Men Who Dressed Like Rabbis

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A Night Out With Old Jewish Men…And Some New Ones I was walking down a long hallway in a Jewish synagogue yesterday morning. A group of men was about to go out into the...

Ghosts in the Comedy Store
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Ghosts in the Comedy Store

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The Comedy Store is rumored to be haunted. So we went ghost hunting with the pros. In October of 2012, the Comedy Store in Hollywood, California, closed its doors after decades of existence. In...

Russia’s boycott of the World Cup could be a blow to Russia
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Russia’s boycott of the World Cup could be a blow to Russia

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Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar Cristhian Castro / Associated PressThe World Cup's final is set to take place in November 2018 in Russia. Updated 1:08 pm, Sunday, September...

Roger Federer’s retirement is “ridiculous and offensive”
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Roger Federer’s retirement is “ridiculous and offensive”

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World of sport reacts to Roger Federer's retirement Roger Federer’s retirement may have been his own idea, but his public outpouring shocked tennis fans, many of whom have been celebrating the Swiss veteran’s eight...