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Veterans, newcomers vie for gold at Emmys

Television veterans and newcomers will battle for glory Sunday at the Emmy Awards, which could see history made by a black actress — and possible honors for a number of fan favorites. The two main questions ahead of the Emmys, television’s equivalent of the Oscars, in Los Angeles, are: will Jon Hamm of “Mad Men” finally win on his eighth try, and can “Game of Thrones” finally win the coveted

Back on track? Nigeria's oil refineries resume production

Africa’s biggest oil producer — is finally “domesticating” the refining of crude into products, thus improving its energy security and ending a reliance on costly imports. The talk is of job creation, national pride and the chance to help revive an economy badly hurt by the fall in global oil prices as well as providing fuel for the increasing demands of a growing population. “To give up on the refineries