November 2019

Australia bushfires: ‘Unprecedented’ fires turn skies orange

Australian authorities say an “unprecedented” number of emergency-level bushfires are threatening the state of New South Wales. More than 90 blazes were raging across the state on Friday, some of which turned the sky orange. There are reports of people trapped in their homes in several places, with crew unable to reach them due to

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How a Tell-All Memoir Made It Into Print

When the news broke last month that a senior Trump administration official had written an anonymous tell-all memoir about serving in the White House, criticism was swift, and unusually bipartisan. President Trump’s supporters dismissed the book as a likely fabrication. Some administration critics chastised the author for hiding behind anonymity, particularly in the middle of

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Trevor Noah Reveals Genius Idea For Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Medicare-For-All’

“What Warren should do is try and sweeten the deal and let the super-rich get naming rights over the health care they help pay for,” the host said on “The Daily Show” Thursday. “So then, instead of getting a heart transplant at the hospital, someone will get Jeff Bezos Presents a Heart for Bob Sullivan.”

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Alibaba Resumes Plan for Hong Kong Listing in a Boost for the City

HONG KONG — Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, resumed plans to raise $10 billion or more in Hong Kong, giving the protest-wracked Asian financial capital a much-needed vote of confidence. Alibaba in August postponed plans to reap $10 billion to $15 billion by selling shares in Hong Kong after worsening clashes between demonstrators and the

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