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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRussia’s foreign minister says the only evidence of a chemical attack came from the mediaRussia has denied interfering with evidence at the site of the suspected Syrian chemical attack, which led to Western air strikes on Saturday. In an interview for BBC’s Hardtalk, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei…

Enlarge / Alto Rabagao dam. Tras os Montes, Portugal. Getty ImagesPortugal’s energy system operator had some interesting news to share once March had closed out. It seems that even as Portugal’s monthly energy consumption increased 9.7 percent compared to March 2017, the country produced enough renewable energy (just over 4,800 Gwh) to exceed its energy…

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson could be feeling a little like Casey at the Bat as he awaits a verdict on whether his company can buy Time Warner. He’s down two strikes, and if he fails this time, his legacy may be sealed. A blocked Time Warner acquisition would be the third misstep for Stephenson on…

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