The Legend of Zion

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

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Lyft, Uber, Pinterest: Are internet unicorns really worth billions?

Lyft is the first tech company to float this year but the $24bn business is yet to make profit.

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Big university gender pay gap revealed

Most British universities pay their average male employee more than their average female employee.

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Gambling industry warned over fixed-odds stake cut

Firms are warned to be responsible as the maximum bet on fixed-odds betting terminals is cut to £2.

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Compensation unlikely for London Capital & Finance investors

Rules suggest investments did not qualify for compensation as "personal advice was not involved".

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Why is Turkey fighting the markets?

Financial markets in Turkey have been volatile as elections loom - and the president blames the West.

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Business ‘devastated’ by Brexit vote

Industry bodies say the Brexit uncertainty puts the UK's reputation, jobs and livelihoods at stake.

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Lyft shares close 9% higher in market debut

The ride-hailing company's shares made strong gains in the much-anticipated flotation.

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Debenhams secures £200m lifeline with lenders

The chain completes a £200m deal to stay afloat, and leaves the door open for a bid from Sports Direct.

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Tui travel firm warns Boeing grounding to hit earnings

Travel firm says the grounding of Boeing 737 Max planes could cost it up to €300m (£258m) this year.

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First house price fall in England since 2012

But the Nationwide says house price rises in the other nations mean the UK average is still growing.

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Boeing Ethiopia crash probe 'finds anti-stall device activated'

A flight-control feature activated before the Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed, a report says.

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George Clooney calls for hotel boycott over Brunei LGBT laws

The actor urges a boycott after the country said homosexuality would soon be punishable by death.

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MPs call for inquiry into alleged forgery of signatures

MPs are pressing for an investigation into allegations that signatures on bank court documents were forged.

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Huawei sales top $100bn despite US-led pressure

The result comes against a backdrop of heightened scrutiny of the Chinese telecoms firm by the West.

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Airlines face lawsuits over 'toxic' cabin air

Pilots and cabin crew are taking legal action saying they are exposed to "toxic" air during flights.

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Sackler billions targeted in New York fraud lawsuit

The wealthy dynasty is facing new charges it fraudulently transferred money from opioid-maker Purdue.

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Lyft valued at $24bn ahead of share market debut

The taxi-hailing firm has priced its shares at the top of the expected range amid strong investor demand.

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Brexit: Rolled-over UK free trade deals 'are incomplete'

Deals agreed by the UK government do not guarantee trade will continue in a no-deal Brexit, say experts.

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Meet the man glamming up supercars for the stars

Yianni Charalambous transforms cars for the rich and famous people searching for that extra shine.

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Brexit has 'left our lifestyle in limbo'

Recently retired Pat and John say their motor home travel plans are on hold because of Brexit.

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Can Mike Ashley save debt-laden Debenhams?

Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley is considering a £61m bid for Debenhams, but can he can save it?

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Lyft arrives at the US stock exchange

Lyft is the first ride-sharing company to go public but Uber is expected to follow soon.

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How the ring pull became a million dollar idea

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the ring pull became a million dollar idea

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Artificial intelligence used in kitchen bin

Can technology help to cut the vast amounts of food that never gets eaten?

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Life after a devastating mining disaster

Brazil's Brumadinho dam disaster is having consequences in towns which are near similar dams.

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UK fashion brands battle for China's growing market

UK fashion designers are chasing business in Shanghai - one of Asia's biggest fashion weeks.

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Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to help control internet content

Mark Zuckerberg writes an open letter calling for new laws to monitor internet content.

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Hemingway center opens in Cuba to preserve writer's work

A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with the United States even as bilateral ties between the old Cold War foes have chilled again.

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U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing

A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing.

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Trump Administration Awards $1.7 Mil Family Planning Grant to Pro-Life Clinics, Cuts Funding to Four Abortion Clinics

On Friday, the Trump administration announced it was awarding a $1.7 million family planning grant to a chain of California crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion and don't offer contraceptives, while at the same time cutting government funding to some Planned Parenthood clinics.

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How To Pay Your Taxes: Pay Taxes With Cash, Credit Cards, Installments, and More

Let's assume that you drew the short straw on the 2018 tax cuts, and you owe Uncle Sam this year. Here's how you can pay your tax bill.

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New Zealand Christians Outraged as Govt Removes All References to Jesus From Parliamentary Prayer

Just barely two weeks following the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, the government has decided to remove all references to Jesus Christ from its parliamentary prayer.

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Pope’s Trip to Morocco to Highlight Christian-Muslim Ties

Pope Francis’s weekend trip to Morocco aims to highlight the North African nation’s tradition of Christian-Muslim ties while also letting him show solidarity with migrants at Europe’s door and tend to a tiny Catholic flock on the peripheries.

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Palestinians mass at Gaza border to mark protest anniversary

Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied at the Israel-Gaza border on Saturday, facing off against Israeli tanks and troops on the first anniversary of the 'Great March of Return' demonstrations.

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Turks begin voting in local polls which Erdogan could lose in big cities

Turks began voting on Sunday in local elections that President Tayyip Erdogan has described as a matter of survival for the country.

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Comedian in front as curtain rises on Ukrainian presidential election

Ukrainians began voting in a presidential election on Sunday in which a comedian with no political experience and who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series is tipped to win the first round.

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Eiffel Tower goes dark for Earth Hour

The Eiffel Tower was plunged into darkness late on Saturday as the city of Paris switched off the lights on its best-known tourist attraction to mark this year's Earth Hour.

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Arab summit expected to reject U.S. decision over Golan

Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a U.S. decision to recognize Israel's annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967.

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Liberal lawyer Caputova wins election to become Slovakia's first female president

Riding a wave of public fury over corruption, liberal lawyer Zuzana Caputova won Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, bucking a trend that has seen populist, anti-European Union politicians make gains across the continent.

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North Korea says embassy raid in Spain was a 'grave terrorist attack'

A break-in at the North Korean embassy in Spain last month was "a grave terrorist attack", a representative from North Korea's foreign ministry said on Sunday in the North's first official comment on the incident.

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Venezuelans rally to protest chronic power outages

Thousands of Venezuelan opposition sympathizers protested on Saturday against recurring blackouts that crippled much of the country this month and have aggravated the OPEC nation's economic and social crisis.

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Karachi revitalization drive aims to remake Pakistan's largest city

At a historic market commissioned by Queen Victoria in Pakistan's southern metropolis of Karachi, third-generation spice seller Mohammad Shakeel Abbasi complains that a move to clear illegal encroachments has left poor shopkeepers jobless.

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Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens

The U.S. government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States and threatened to shutter the U.S.-Mexico border.

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