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Carmen Quagliata is the chef of the Union Square Cafe, which is to open next week at its new location on East 19th Street. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Union Square Cafe has a New Space but a Familiar Feel

by Florence Fabricant | Dec 25, 2016 | Food, Lifestyle & Culture

They were hanging paintings and making other finishing touches last week when the chef, Carmen Quagliata, popped in. Almost teary-eyed, he shook his head and said, “It’s unbelievable how much it looks like Union Square Cafe.” He meant the old cafe, a beloved place...

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A general view shows the Sochi International Airport (Sochi-Adler Airport) in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Russia December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev

Russian Military Jet Crashes on Way to Syria, Dozens from Red Army Choir among 92 Believed Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 25, 2016 | World

A Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members, crashed into the Black Sea while heading to Syria on Sunday morning. A TU-154 plane had disappeared from radar screens at 5:25 a.m. (0225 GMT), two...

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Sam Allardyce, who left the England job after 67 days in September, is expected to succeed Alan Pardew as manager at Crystal Palace. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters

England Furore will Follow Sam Allardyce Around but He is too Good to be Jobless

by Paul Wilson | Dec 25, 2016 | Sports

There will be no need for a public outcry should Sam Allardyce, as is widely anticipated, return to management with Crystal Palace before the year is out. The same year when his long-held ambition of becoming England manager was realised and then curtailed a mere 67...

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U.S. army forces participate in combat training in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, December 22, 2016. Picture taken December 22, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

U.S. Army to Increase its Troops in Mosul Offensive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 25, 2016 | Middle East, World

Makhmour – U.S. forces decided to increase its participation in the Mosul offensive, a senior commander said on Friday. The U.S. forces assisting Iraqi troops to retake Mosul from ISIS will increase the number of troops, which could accelerate the two month-old...

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Donald Trump at the Carrier factory earlier this month. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times

Which Trump will the World See?

by Desmond Lachman | Dec 25, 2016 | Opinion

One of the basic themes of Donald J. Trump’s election campaign was that the United States was being ripped off by foreign countries and that his administration would reduce our trade deficit. Yet the budget policies he is now proposing would be sharply at odds with...