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Review: In ‘Mrs. Wilson,’ an Actress Uncovers Her Grandfather’s Lies

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By MIKE HALE from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2HYthJb

Man charged with trying to steal railway tracks from Auschwitz

A US man has been charged with attempting to steal part of the railway tracks leading to the former Auschwitz concentration camp.  from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2V9x3D4

One of Brexit’s Rare Winners: Big British Law Firms

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By DAVID SEGAL from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2UjopVE

Matthew MacKay challenged in election by, um, Matthew MacKay

Voters on a small Canadian island face an unusual choice when they cast their ballots in the upcoming provincial election. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2I36N9M

Ripped-Off Riffs? Rise in Plagiarism Claims Unnerves Pop Songwriters

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By BEN SISARIO from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2V8fZxr

Alessandro Mahmoud Performs at Studio in Milan

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By Unknown Author from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2HMTxHf

Where Prisoners Can Lock Their Cells for Privacy, and Guards Are Told to Knock

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By ILIANA MAGRA from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WCH6RE

Italian Minister Pans Hit Song by an Immigrant’s Son

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By JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2HVLW9p

Review: The Met Makes a Case for Mozart’s Least-Loved Opera

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By CORINNA da FONSECA-WOLLHEIM from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WA07Ea

Mussolini's granddaughter hits out at Jim Carrey over sketch

Italian politician Alessandra Mussolini has publicly insulted Jim Carrey after he tweeted a drawing of the hanging of her grandfather, Benito Mussolini, and Claretta Petacci. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2JTlU8c

Kenneth Gibson, 86, Dies; Newark Mayor Broke Race Barrier in Northeast

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By JOSEPH P. FRIED from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/2uDHcw9

For High Schoolers Only

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2JQRVhn

Review: A ‘Twilight Zone’ Trying to Find Its Dimension

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By JAMES PONIEWOZIK from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2UsYDyl

Homage to a Dying Breed: Stick-Shift Cars

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2uCAMNT

North Korea seeks probe into 'terror attack' on Madrid embassy

North Korea on Sunday called for an investigation into what it described as a "grave terrorist attack" on its embassy in Madrid last month, in its first official statement on the break-in. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2HMEDR2

'Dumbo' underwhelms but 'Us' crosses $100 million at the box office

"Dumbo" didn't fly quite as high as expected this weekend. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2WCIBPt

Meteor lights up the night sky over northern Florida

People across northern Florida were baffled shortly before midnight Saturday by a greenish-blue fireball that seemed to plummet from the sky. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2HQ76p0

Morocco teen rushes Pope's car in 'plea for help'

A teenager who rushed towards a motorcade carrying King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Pope Francis intended to "appeal to the King due to a health issue pertaining to his parents," Morocco's national security agency said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2WDItiZ

Lewis Hamilton claims dramatic win at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory of the season as he capitalized on Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc's loss of power in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2HQ6wrk

'Accio payday!' A rare Harry Potter book just sold for almost $100,000

A London auction house has sold a copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" for almost $100,000 -- but before you start ransacking your bookshelf in hopes of getting a huge stack of galleons, you should know this book was pretty rare. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2WyNqJR

Comedian wins first round of Ukrainian election - exit poll

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who plays a fictional TV president, has won the first round of Ukraine's election, according to an exit poll. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2HYBVY6

Freed From ISIS, Syrians Struggle to Rebuild Raqqa

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By BEN C. SOLOMON and BEN LAFFIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WEbcnR

Political Handlers With Trump Ties Take Their Election Playbooks to Africa

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By DIONNE SEARCEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2HPSg24

When a Criminal Record Is Erased, or Isn’t

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2WzI5BZ

Inside ISIS’s Former Capital: The Forgotten People of Raqqa

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By BEN C. SOLOMON and BEN LAFFIN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2V7j4hl

Kanye West Goes on Camera Tonight in ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’

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By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2CMBe0C

The Spice Rack Can Wait

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2YFiXvB

Michael Avenatti’s Biggest Case Yet: His Own

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By REBECCA R. RUIZ, NELLIE BOWLES and KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2FFfhBd

Truce talks between Hamas and Israel on track after Gaza protest

A decision by the militant group Hamas to try to stop crowds in Gaza from attacking the border fence with Israel during mass demonstrations is a sign that Egypt-brokered ceasefire talks are still on track. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2FJkw2T

Taiwan Condemns China After Fighter Jets Cross Maritime Line

By REUTERS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2V7e1NF

Trump Administration Defends Plan to Close the Border, Telling Democrats, ‘We Told You So’

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By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CMmFdc

David White, Hitmaker With Danny and the Juniors, Dies at 79

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By RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Obituaries https://nyti.ms/2Vfore4

He Says He Found a Souvenir From the ’60s: The Stage at Woodstock

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By JAMES BARRON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2CNFpt1

‘Race-Biased Dragnet’: DNA From 360 Black Men Was Collected to Solve Jogger’s Murder, Defense Lawyers Say

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By JAN RANSOM and ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2V83j9P

Biden: Not once - never - did I believe I acted inappropriately

In his first statement following the allegations from former Nevada state assemblywoman Lucy Flores, former Vice President Joe Biden says "...not once -- never -- did I believe I acted inappropriately. If it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully. But it was never my intention." Previously there have only been statements from Biden's spokesman. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2I2L8yy

Trump undercuts staff again and again

CNN's Randi Kaye takes a look at President Trump's pattern of contradicting his staff, including Betsy DeVos' proposal to cut funding for the Special Olympics which Trump later openly reversed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2uC02nq

Colombian star handed FIFTH red card of season in Old Firm derby

Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos was sent off for the fifth time this season as the Colombian international saw red in the Old Firm derby, which is one of the most famous -- and at times infamous -- rivalries in British football. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2I8jNuG

Bangladesh building owners arrested after 26 die in fire

Two of the owners of a high-rise building in Bangladesh which caught fire, killing 26 people, have been arrested. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2I2sW8j

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert Donald Trump Jr. joins Howard Kurtz on 'Media Buzz' at 11am ET 03/31/19 7:46 AM

What to Cook This Week

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By SAM SIFTON from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2Wxvkrv

3 Teenage Migrants Are Charged in Malta With Hijacking Ship at Sea

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2JTe1jk

Cyclone Idai shows how climate change could affect the world's most vulnerable

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Ue5GL9

Comedian roasts 'Empire' star at awards show

Comedian Chris Rock pokes fun at "Empire" star Jussie Smollett at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2JQJR00

A TV Comedian Could Dominate Ukraine’s Election. That Is Not a Joke.

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By IULIIA MENDEL and NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2HXYYCp

Murdered student mistook suspect's car for Uber

A university student in the US has been found murdered after she apparently got into a car she mistakenly thought was her Uber taxi. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2TL64Mz

Slovakia's 'Erin Brockovich' elected first female president

When Slovakia's newly elected President Zuzana Caputova -- the country's first ever female president -- delivered her acceptance speech on Saturday she immediately set herself apart from the wave of populist parties sweeping Europe. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2Vb1IQw

Student got into a car she thought was her Uber - she ended up dead in a rural field

Samantha Josephson decided to call an Uber around 2 a.m. Friday after being separated from her roommates during a night out in Columbia, South Carolina, police said Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2CLQz1A

The many faces of the queer community

Every person who walks through the doors of Naima Green's apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, is photographed on her gilded antique settee. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2V9bPVZ

Vintage photos of forgotten historic heroes

At Washington's National Portrait Gallery, the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which gave men and women equal voting rights, is being marked by "Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence," a comprehensive exhibition that highlights the key figures and moments in the decades-long fight for women's voting rights. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2CWQtUX

North Korea Calls Raid at Its Embassy in Spain a ‘Terrorist Attack’

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By CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2OF8Su0

Afghan Vice President Survives Attack on Convoy

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By ROD NORDLAND and NAJIM RAHIM from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2FNJHT7

The Criminal Investigations That Sprouted From Mueller

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By LARRY BUCHANAN and KAREN YOURISH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2U4R0yy

The ‘Blue Prince of Montmartre,’ at 87, Still Rules Parisian Demimonde

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By LIZ ALDERMAN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2FHD830

Why Elizabeth Warren, a Presumed Front-Runner, Trails Her Rivals in Fund-Raising

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By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2U5lDUu

‘Breaches Everywhere’: Midwest Levees Burst, and Tough Questions Follow

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By MITCH SMITH, JOHN SCHWARTZ and TIM GRUBER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2FCKpkH

How We Hang Out at Work Together Online Now

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By JOHN HERRMAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2UaJKB9

Homes That Sold for Around $600,000

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By C. J. HUGHES from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2FHr0Pz

Why Courtrooms Are Kryptonite for Alex Jones

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By CHARLIE WARZEL from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2U7GNl3

Brexit, Offshore Drilling, N.C.A.A.: Your Weekend Briefing

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By REMY TUMIN and LANCE BOOTH from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2FHKqnu

The Week in Books

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By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2U5vHNt

Bret Easton Ellis Has Calmed Down. He Thinks You Should, Too.

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By LAUREN CHRISTENSEN from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2FCDesS

Saudi Arabia 'hacked Amazon chief's personal phone'

Saudi Arabia has accessed the phone of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and obtained private data from it, his security officer has said. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2uA0ans

How Brexit has changed the way the world sees the UK

from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2HXQScZ

Woman felt 'gross' over Joe Biden rally 'kiss'

A former political candidate in the US has described her discomfort after Joe Biden allegedly gave her a "big slow kiss" on the back of her head at a rally in 2014. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2uEb7EK

Global far-right groups join forces under 'pro-family' umbrella in Italy's city of love

In a 17th century palazzo in the Italian city of love, an international alliance of far-right politicians, conservative activists and religious leaders have united in hate. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2uCjH6X

Countries Want to Ban ‘Weaponized’ Social Media. What Would That Look Like?

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By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2OEnJVC

Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking.

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By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2I2tCue

The Legend of Zion

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By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2uBtOIX

New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing and a Mansion Tax in $175 Billion Budget Deal

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By JESSE McKINLEY from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2I2kMN8

The 2020 campaign is already turning into a war on 'elites'

President Donald Trump and his newest Democratic nemesis, freshman New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, have very different ideas about the idea of "elites." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2JSTziC

Facebook boss: Govts should get bigger role in policing the net

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has said governments and regulators should play "a more active role" in policing the internet and the standards of big online companies. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2FD5r2S

'Pitch up, pitch up': The final moments of Ethiopia plane crash

A pilot on the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight was heard saying "pitch up, pitch up!" moments before the jet crashed, killing all 157 people on board.  from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2U8hUpk

Elton backs Clooney boycott call over gay sex law

Sir Elton John has backed George Clooney's call to boycott hotels owned by Brunei, following new laws that make gay sex punishable by death. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2FQueRd

Man runs at motorcade carrying Pope and Moroccan king

Security guards tackled a man who ran towards a motorcade carrying Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Pope Francis. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2U6e281

Massive 12ft alligator caught near office park in Florida

A massive alligator weighing more than 318kg (700lbs) has been caught in South Florida. from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky News http://bit.ly/2FD5ls2

Virginia Fends Off Purdue and Naysayers to Reach the Final Four

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By JOE DEPAOLO from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2I2rcMa

This Week’s Wedding Announcements

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2uBrdyH

Rebecca Isaacson, Taylor Lustgarten

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2I3BKLg

Pressley Baird, Tanner Frevert

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2uyw1VJ

Mumu Xu, Joseph Borson

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2HYOgeM

Megan Keane, Alexander Roithmayr

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2uC7hvS

Julie Keys, Andrew Heathfield

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2I0dolu

Jennifer Weissman, Nicholas Jette

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion https://nyti.ms/2uCcNP5