HBO’s ‘Succession’ Tries to Get the Merger-Mad Media Industry Right
Date: 04 August 2019
By Edmund Lee
Edmund Lee
Hidden debt, asset swaps, corporate raids: Financial journalists and a playwright well versed in the Enron scandal watch over the show’s arcane scenarios to make sure they’re plausible.
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Satire or Deceit? Christian Humor Site Feuds With Snopes
Date: 03 August 2019
By Niraj Chokshi
Niraj Chokshi
The Babylon Bee says Snopes went too far in fact-checking a satirical story. Snopes had suggested the Bee twisted its joke to deceive readers.
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What the Arab Spring Cost Me
Date: 03 August 2019
By Nada Bakri
Nada Bakri
My husband and I met while we were both reporters covering the changes taking place in the Middle East. And then one day I suddenly lost him.
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Melanie Diaz, Siddharth Sinha
Date: 04 August 2019
The couple met almost four years ago on the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel.
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Iran Says It Has Seized Another Oil Tanker in Persian Gulf
Date: 04 August 2019
By Vivian Yee, Yonette Joseph and Iliana Magra
Vivian Yee
State news media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had seized a ship smuggling fuel to Arab countries and had detained the foreign crew.
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Gilroy Gunman Fatally Shot Himself After Killing 3 at Garlic Festival
Date: 03 August 2019
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
The authorities previously said he was killed by officers, but the coroner’s office said on Friday that his death was a suicide.
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A New Sponsor for Allyson Felix
Date: 03 August 2019
By Jen A. Miller
Jen Miller
The women’s sports apparel company Athleta announced it is sponsoring the Olympic sprinter, who went public about her dispute with Nike, her previous sponsor.
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Emily David, Nicholas Farrell
Date: 04 August 2019
The couple were introduced five years ago through mutual friends in Chicago.
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Sudan Factions Sign Agreement Paving Way for Civilian Rule
Date: 04 August 2019
By Nada Rashwan
Nada Rashwan
Military leaders and pro-democracy protesters initialed a constitutional declaration aimed at ending months of bloodshed after the ouster of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
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The Week in Business: The China Trade War Clobbers the Markets
Date: 03 August 2019
By Charlotte Cowles
Charlotte Cowles
Plus, where should police departments draw the line with facial recognition surveillance?
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