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An American Tourist Has Been Kidnapped and Held for Ransom in Uganda. Here’s What to Know

An American woman and a local guide were kidnapped from a popular tourist destination in Uganda on Tuesday evening by unknown gunmen who have demanded a $500,000 ransom, according to police. The woman was identified by Reuters as Kimberley Sue

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Columbia University professor says Israel almost identical to Islamic State

Hamid Dabashi claims only difference between the two is that the Jewish state has columnists at NY Times to defend its ‘terrorist cause’

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Coast Guard intercepts 10 Cuban migrants off the Florida Keys

The United States Coast Guard stopped 10 Cuban men at sea trying to enter the country about 20 miles south of Lower Matecumbe Key earlier this week. A boater called … Click to Continue »

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Another Parent to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Bribery Case

(BOSTON) — A lawyer who is among the wealthy parents charged with cheating the admissions process to get their children into prestigious universities says he will plead guilty and is apologizing for his actions. Gordon Caplan, of Greenwich, Connecticut, also

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The Roku Channel adds support for HBO just in time for ‘Game of Thrones’

Just days ahead of the return of “Game of Thrones,” Roku has forged a deal with HBO that now gives the media device maker the ability to sell the premium channel as a subscription through its dedicated content hub, The

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Boomplay, a Spotify-style music and video streaming service for African music and Africa, raises $20M

While Spotify dukes it out with Apple and other big tech names to target high-end users in mostly developed markets, a startup out of China has raised some money to expand its music streaming business in the massive but still

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Jussie Smollett’s Lawyer Warns Chicago Not to Sue the Actor for Investigation Costs

(CHICAGO) — An attorney for Jussie Smollett has written a letter warning that if Chicago follows through on its vow to sue the “Empire” actor for the cost of the investigation into his claim that he was attacked, he’ll demand

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Trump urges Fed to lower U.S. interest rates

President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Federal Reserve should lower interest rates and take other unconventional measures to ease pressure on an economy that he said they slowed down.

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Daily Crunch: The corporate fallout of the Bezos divorce – TechCrunch

Daily Crunch: The corporate fallout of the Bezos divorce  TechCrunch Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos share divorce terms  CBS This Morning The 5 Most Expensive Divorce Settlements  Newsmax The Bezos divorce: Inequity gains  Livemint MacKenzie Bezos is set to become the world’s fourth-wealthiest woman  CNN View

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Daily Crunch: The corporate fallout of the Bezos divorce

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. MacKenzie Bezos giving ex-husband Jeff 75

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