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African leadership should speak out at the UN, US commercial embargo of Cuba should end, Fan Bingbing’s tax practices are not unusual, India’s ties with Russia can survive American interference, Women’s rights are co-opted for their political impact
“It is ... disheartening to observe that not even one of the African leaders in attendance [at the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations] plucked up the courage to speak poignant truths to the superpowers...,” writes Afam Nkemdiche.

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Brazil's election: What's at stake?
Congressman Jair Bolsonaro had an unexpectedly strong showing in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election earlier this month. How did a veteran politician cast himself as the outsider who could save the country? The Social Liberal Party candidate has made a name for himself by praising the nation’s former dictatorship and its use of torture.

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Follow live: Dodgers strike back on Brewers
L.A. answered Milwaukee's run with a Cody Bellinger two-run homer to take the lead in the winner-take-all Game 7 of the NLCS.

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Joe Ingles declares himself best shooter in NBA; Steph Curry responds
In the Utah Jazz's Oct. 5 preseason win over the Toronto Raptors, Joe Ingles went 5-for-11 from 3-point territory. A couple days later, he doubled down when a reporter reminded him that he "joked" about being the NBA's best marksman. "No, I am," Ingles responded. "The numbers I've shot, the percentages, they obviously are what they are and people are going to dissect everything, but I honestly feel like they're all going to go in when I shoot the ball.

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Floyd Mayweather labels Conor McGregor ‘McQuitter’ and takes aim at Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's record contract
Floyd Mayweather has labelled Conor McGregor ‘McQuitter’ and took aim at Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez after the Mexican boxer signed one of the most lucrative sports contracts in history. Mayweather stopped McGregor in the tenth round when they met in the ring in August 2017 in the American’s last fight, but he is now preparing to once again come out of retirement and extend his 50-0 record in a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib beat McGregor at UFC 229 and caused controversy when he leapt out of the cage following his win and proceeded to attack members of McGregor’s camp as violence broke out in the octagon.

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L.L. Bean rebuffs boycott over granddaughter’s big Trump donation
A man wipes off the headlights of the L.L. Bean Bootmobile in the parking lot at the facility where the famous outdoor boot is made. L.L. Bean is pushing back against a boycott led by a group urging consumers not to shop at retailers that support President-elect Donald Trump after it was revealed that Linda Bean, heir of the Maine-based company’s founder, had donated to a political action committee that helped elect Trump. “We are deeply troubled by the portrayal of L.L. Bean as a supporter of any political agenda,” Shawn Gorman, L.L. Bean’s executive chairman, said in a statement posted to Facebook late Sunday.

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Union leader who says Trump lied about Carrier deal refuses to back down
Trump tours a Carrier factory in Indianapolis, Dec. 1, 2016. Chuck Jones, the union leader who claims President-elect Donald Trump lied to Carrier employees while touting a deal to keep jobs in the U.S., says he started receiving harassing phone calls a half hour after Trump slammed him on Twitter. “I’ve been doing this job for 30 years,” Jones, president of the United Steelworkers Local 1999, told CNN on Thursday morning.

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Working, eating and sleeping at the office
The sight of workers sleeping on the job is common in China, where a surplus of cheap labor can lead to downtime and employees at startup companies work long hours.

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Trump and Republican lawmakers stoke migrant caravan conspiracy theories
Iowa Rep. Steve King and other Republicans have put a caravan of Central American migrants in the spotlight ahead of the midterm elections, and some are fueling conspiracy theories about who is backing the migrants.

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Putin Hails Sunset of U.S. Global Domination Due To Mounting 'Mistakes'
Russian President Vladimir Putin gloated Thursday about what he sees as the

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Daily Digit: Many Americans believe elections are unfair
Nearly 40% of Americans think elections are unfair. Race, gender, and political identity contributed to how people feel about elections. Nonwhite voters, women, and Democrats have the most doubts about the electoral process.

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