Senior U.S. and military officials are warning Congress about the potential threat to national security from melting ice in the Arctic. Officials from the Office of National Intelligence and the Pentagon say climate change will open the Arctic to more ship traffic and commercial activities by Russia and China and create potential sources of conflict. […]
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Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway spent two seasons as teammates at Oracle Arena, back when it was called the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The nostalgia is flooding back this week. The Golden State Warriors’ era in Oakland is ending. Only two or three games remain, starting with Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence and other top administration officials will meet Wednesday with Mexico’s top diplomat as both sides try to avert the potentially crippling economic consequences of President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on all Mexican imports. Mr. Trump has vowed to impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico
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Authorities plan to give an update on the criminal investigation of an intensive care doctor accused of ordering possibly fatal painkillers for dozens of Ohio hospital patients. The Franklin County prosecutor and Columbus police scheduled a news conference Wednesday to discuss the investigation of Dr. William Husel (HYOO’-suhl). A lawyer for Husel has said he
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Image copyright Getty Images Jussie Smollett will not be returning to Empire, the show’s co-creator Lee Daniels has now confirmed. Responding to claims that writers were preparing for Smollett’s comeback, Daniels tweeted: “Jussie will NOT be returning to Empire.” The actor was accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself in January –
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Image copyright Reuters Mike Ashley’s retail empire Sports Direct is making its latest High Street expansion move with a £51.9m bid for Game Digital. Sports Direct said it will offer 30p a share for Game Digital under the cash bid, which was triggered after it upped its stake in the chain to 38.5%. But Sports
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A Traditional Stone House Near the Croatian Coast $537,000 (479,000 EUROS) This traditional stone house is in Sveti Lovrec, a fortified medieval village on the Istrian Peninsula in Croatia, about 10 miles from the Adriatic Sea. Built in the early 1900s, the 2,433-square-foot home has been used as a school and a residence, although it
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UCLA is back on top. Kinsley Washington’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Bruins past Oklahoma 5-4 on Tuesday night, and UCLA won the championship series 2-0. It is the Bruins’ 13th national title, 12th NCAA title and first championship since 2010. “The history is as old as dirt,” said
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The shadow business secretary has criticised government policies on climate change and what she said was a lack of help for the UK steel industry. At PMQs, Rebecca Long Bailey accused the Conservatives of offering only “empty rhetoric” to steel workers, and “running down clock on our planet”. Conservative David Lidington – standing in for
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U.S. companies added the fewest jobs in nine years, a private survey found, as manufacturers, construction firms and mining companies cut workers. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that businesses added just 27,000 jobs in May, the fewest since March 2010. Jobs in construction fell 36,000 and in manufacturing by 3,000. The figures come just after
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