Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • Iran announced on Monday that it would soon violate a central element of the 2015 nuclear deal — by producing more uranium than allowed — unless it gets European help to offset the effects of American sanctions. […]
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After an awfully sluggish start to their World Series title defense, the Boston Red Sox have begun to round into form. Their latest stride came in the series opener at first-place Minnesota, with a dominant Rick Porcello on the mound. Porcello pitched seven innings to outduel Twins ace Jose Berrios, and the Red Sox stretched
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said at a fund-raiser in New York on Monday night that he had already amassed 360,000 donors with an average contribution of $55 — a disclosure that appeared to reveal he has raised $19.8 million for his presidential bid. That is more than any other candidate raised in
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Jesse Franklin hit the second pitch of the game out of TD Ameritrade Park. With the performance Tommy Henry was about to give, that was all the offense Michigan needed. Henry limited Florida State to three hits and Franklin’s homer stood up in a 2-0 win Monday night that put the Wolverines in control of
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WASHINGTON — Landlords and local officials across the country say a White House proposal to eject undocumented immigrants from subsidized housing would displace some of their most reliable tenants and add major financial strains to an already cash-strapped system. Officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, prodded by hard-liners like Stephen Miller, President
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Image copyright Getty Images Middle-aged people are increasingly being lured into becoming “money mules” and their bank accounts used to launder proceeds of crime, a report suggests. More than 40,000 cases which “bore the hallmarks” of money mule activity were reported to fraud prevention service Cifas last year, up 26% on 2017. The largest rise
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A man nicknamed “Bone” was ordered Monday to spend one year in preventive prison as Dominican authorities said they were closing in on the mastermind and motive behind the attempted killing of baseball great David Ortiz, who is recovering at a hospital in Boston. The hearing was closed to the public and officials did not
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The speaker has been on a campaign to make the case against impeachment, saying in private and public that the move is the most divisive that Democrats could pursue. Instead, she has hammered away at a three-pronged strategy for challenging Mr. Trump — “legislate, investigate, litigate”— by pressing forward with measures to check his power
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Image copyright Getty Images Lives are being lost and destroyed by the failure of the NHS in England to provide care for people with eating disorders, MPs and campaigners say. They say more than a million people have an eating disorder, but specialist help is often difficult to access. It leaves patients relying on GPs
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Image copyright James Duncan Davidson Image caption Dame Stephanie still gives regular public talks The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Dame Stephanie Shirley, computing pioneer, business woman and philanthropist. Dame Stephanie says that her parents did their best to shield her and
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