Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, has told the BBC that his country does not want war with Iran, but will not tolerate what it considers hostile Iranian activity in the Middle East. The Saudi king is hosting two emergency summits of Gulf and Arab leaders in the holy city of […]
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Opportunity even greeted those who were shunned elsewhere. A Chinese community thrived here, running laundries, restaurants, apothecaries; a Jewish community thrived here as well, opening mercantile shops, grocery stores, haberdasheries. You can learn much more about those communities, and many of their more prominent members, and pretty much every other person of note who ever
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Trailing by three against an All-Star closer, Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers weren’t fazed one bit. Bellinger hit a tying double and came around with the winning run as the Dodgers scored four times off Edwin Díaz in the ninth inning to rally past the New York Mets 9-8 on Wednesday night. “One
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Good Thursday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • In his first public characterization of his investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, Robert S. Mueller III again declined to clear President Trump of obstruction of justice. He also noted that while Justice Department policy
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Let’s face it: Bonds are boring. Usually, stock markets are the source of hyperventilation and headlines. But right now, all the action is in the bond market. It is sending powerful signals that there’s economic trouble ahead for the United States economy. They’re powerful enough, in fact, that they’re even rattling the parts of Wall
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Image copyright Getty Images Sail up the Pearl River from Hong Kong, and you come to the industrial city of Dongguan, where you’ll find what may be the world’s biggest paper mill, larger than 300 football pitches. It’s owned by Nine Dragons, a recycling company started by Zhang Yin, also known as Cheung Yan, once
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Residents of Bend unite around the core conviction that they live in a beautiful place. But great beauty also inspires an undercurrent of concern that this mountain town’s natural splendor will be imperiled if too many people show up and spoil the place. A popular local bumper sticker reads, “Bend Sucks, Don’t Move Here,” and
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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday called for talks to resolve the ongoing trade dispute between Washington and Beijing and urged the world to accept China’s technological prowess. The U.S. cannot expect to always be at the top in technology, and countries need to talk to deal with a powerful China, Mahathir said at
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His left shoulder in a sling, Mohamed Salah stood in a line at the airport in Kiev with the rest of Liverpool’s disappointed players as they made their way back from the Champions League final last year. Heads were down. No one really wanted to talk. It was a fairly melancholic scene. Salah had more
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“He’s had just so much loss in his life, yet this man goes on and just brings, I don’t know, just brings such a good feeling to people, again, such empathy,” said Ms. French, 45. “And we need a lot of that in the world today.” Certainly, Mr. Biden is not the only candidate to
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