Month: October 2019

DOHUK, Iraq/KABUL (Reuters) – The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday. U.S. troops are crossing into Iraq as part of a broader withdrawal from Syria ordered by President
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CHIBA, Tokyo (Reuters) – Jason Day won the Japan Skins game on Monday but the real winner was probably Tiger Woods, who reported a clean bill of health in his first competitive round since undergoing knee surgery two months ago. Oct 21, 2019; Chiba, JAPAN; Jason Day gestures on the first green during The Challenge:
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LAREDO, Texas (Reuters) – Jessica Cisneros interned for U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar in 2014, and the congressman later wrote letters to help her get into law school. Democrat Jessica Cisneros, who campaigns for a House seat, poses for a photo in Laredo, Texas, U.S., October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Veronica Cardenas Now the 26-year-old immigration lawyer is
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FILE PHOTO: Thomson Reuters Chief Executive Jim Smith speaks about the deal with U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, during a staff town hall meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.TO) has begun searching for a successor to Chief Executive Officer Jim
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Extinction Rebellion members lie on the ground, covered in fake crude oil, to protest an exhibition sponsored by BP at The National Portrait Gallery in London, Britain October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Visitors to a London portrait gallery were treated to an impromptu performance on Sunday when three semi-naked climate activists were
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LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Five years after Angelina Jolie’s “Maleficent” cast a spell over the box office, the villainous enchantress has returned to the top of domestic charts. Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” a sequel to 2014’s fantasy adventure based on the “Sleeping Beauty” sorceress, debuted to $36 million from 2,790 North American theaters, nearly
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