On the rooftop of a Manhattan strip club in one of the opening scenes of box office hit “Hustlers,” Jennifer Lopez’s character Ramona says to fellow stripper Destiny, portrayed by Constance Wu, “You’re new, you’re gorgeous, you’re Asian — you’re a triple threat.” Before this scene, we get a glimpse into the life of Asian […]
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Will Harris struck out the side with just nine pitches, and then the glowering Houston reliever did something even rarer than an immaculate inning. “Will never smiles — ever — on the field,” Alex Bregman said. “He’s always in a bad mood. That was the first time I’ve ever seen him smile on a baseball
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Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii endorsed the impeachment inquiry against President Trump on Friday, dropping longstanding opposition that she had affirmed as recently as two days ago. Her announcement means the 19 Democratic presidential candidates unanimously support the inquiry. Ms. Gabbard had been the only holdout after the White House released a reconstruction of a
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The footage shows The Beatles, pictured here in New York, during a playful interview in 1965 Lost footage of The Beatles from the 1960s has emerged after being found in a bread bin in Wales. The film, which has been valued at £10,000, was found during a clearance of
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At the world track championships, it’s as if the world’s biggest country simply doesn’t exist. Suspended for its second world championships due to doping, Russia has sent 30 “Authorized Neutral Athletes” who can’t wear national colors. The icon next to their name on television and on the scoreboards in the stadium is the “IAAF” logo
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WASHINGTON — For the third time in a week, the United States military carried out an airstrike on Thursday against Islamic State fighters in southern Libya amid indications the terrorist group was seeking to exploit the country’s civil strife to increase its recruiting. The Pentagon’s Africa Command said in a statement on Friday that the
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Image copyright Met Police Image caption Gurgana Gueorguieva was jailed for robbery A former lover of film director Michael Winner has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years for a violent robbery against his widow. Geraldine Winner, now 81, was robbed of at least £100,000 worth of jewellery, art and cash during the raid at her Knightsbridge
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If you have ever traveled through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, you would have seen the handiwork of the Dutch wayfinding design firm Mijksenaar, whose signs, maps and other visual information systems have been part of the facility’s landscape since 1990. While Schiphol, one of the world’s busiest airports, with more than 71 million passengers last year,
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Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Greetings from New York Times HQ in Midtown Manhattan. I’m Natasha Singer, a tech reporter covering privacy, and I’m bringing you the week’s tech news. While many eyes were focused on the impeachment saga playing out in
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For a team filled with young players at key spots, Arizona State has a knack at performing at its best in the toughest situations. Eno Benjamin scored his third touchdown of the game on a 3-yard run with 4:41 remaining, and Arizona State beat No. 15 California 24-17 on Friday night for its second road
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