The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Tacey Rychter, the bureau’s audience editor. “What are your ways of staying present and more deeply observant when you travel?” I asked that question in last week’s Australia Letter, when I […]
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They have the pitching, and they don’t need the pitches. Certainly, the Houston Astros have confidence for good reason on the brink of another World Series. “It’s Justin Verlander,” reliever Ryan Pressly said. George Springer and Carlos Correa each hit three-run homers and the Astros got another wild ace off the hook to beat the
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For the second time in two weeks, the Trump Organization faced calls to cancel a planned event at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Fla., because the event was being organized by a group that has espoused anti-Muslim views. The group, the Center for Security Policy, is holding a private event at Mar-a-Lago
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The leaders of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister organization, the World Bank, are laying out their visions for the future, hoping to achieve a world with less extreme poverty and more economic growth. However, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass will likely find their discussions over the
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Image copyright Supplied Image caption Vietnamese media featured this photograph – showing the controversial dashed line – which was taken in the cinema Malaysian censors have ordered a scene to be cut from DreamWorks film Abominable before it is screened there – because of a brief glimpse of a map. It is the third South
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Phil Kessel scored his first two goals for Arizona, and Christian Dvorak scored his third goal in two games as the Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night. Arizona (3-2-1), 3-0-1 in its last four games, went 3 for 6 on the power play. Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 shots and set a franchise
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He has also long played in the corridors of power. Aside from the current French president, Mr. Macron, he also was close to the previous president, Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as Tony Blair, the former British prime minister. (Mr. Trump asked Mr. Arnault to “Say hello to Emmanuel” for him, despite the fact “we have
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“Sex and the City” didn’t exactly represent “the city” aspect of its title very well — at least when it came to race. And its creator, Darren Star, told The Hollywood Reporter he recognizes that. In recent years, the groundbreaking HBO hit, which premiered in 1998, has weathered criticism from fans — and even from its
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Reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes injured his right knee in a pileup near the goal line before his Kansas City teammates rallied around their fallen superstar for a 30-6 thrashing of Denver on Thursday night. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said after the game that didn’t know how serious the injury was, but added that, “We’re good
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He also singled out other favorite Democratic targets, including former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Mr. Biden. Mr. Trump’s trip to Texas stirred interest among political strategists because the state has long been a bedrock for Republican presidential candidates
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