The Latest from the FIFA meetings ahead of the Women’s World Cup (all times local): 11:15 a.m. China will host the 2023 Asian Cup, though in which months is unclear. Asian Football Confederation members have picked China, which was the sole candidate on Tuesday after South Korea withdrew last month. China previously staged the 2004 […]
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WASHINGTON — President Trump ended a losing streak in court clashes with the House on Monday, as a federal judge rejected the Democrat-controlled chamber’s lawsuit seeking to stop him from using emergency powers to build a wall along the southwestern border. Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the United States District Court for the District of
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Image copyright Getty Images Cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasing in England, new figures show. In 2018, there were 447,694 new diagnoses of STIs made, a 5% increase on the 422,147 in 2017. Gonorrhoea increased the most – by 26% to 56,259 cases. There were 7,541 cases of syphilis – a 5% increase
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The Latest on Apple’s developers conference (all times local): 12:20 p.m. New privacy tools and changes to Apple’s iTunes software are among the highlights at Apple’s annual developers conference. The event Monday is Apple’s chance to preview features expected this fall. They include a new “dark mode” for its new iOS 13 iPhone software. An
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Walker Buehler pitched eight innings of two-hit ball and Corey Seager hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondback 3-1 Monday in the opener of a three-game series. The NL West-leading Dodgers won their sixth straight, improving to 42-19. The Diamondbacks saw their two-game winning streak halted. Seager hit a
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On the second day, the president gets down to work. President Trump arrived in Britain on Monday for a welcome full of pageantry: an 82-gun salute at Buckingham Palace, a look at a collection of gifts with Queen Elizabeth II and a lavish banquet with members of the royal family. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump’s schedule
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World markets retreated Tuesday after news that the Trump administration is considering anti-trust moves against tech giants triggered a sell-off, pushing the Nasdaq composite index into a correction. Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.3% to 7,161.29 and the CAC 40 in France dropped 0.8% to 5,201.83. Germany’s DAX declined 0.3% to 11,765.90. But Wall Street looked
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Golden State guard Klay Thompson has a mild strain in his left hamstring that forced him out of Game 2 in the NBA Finals and he is listed as questionable for Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. In addition, backup big man Kevon Looney suffered a non-displaced cartilage fracture on the right
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The overarching question was, “Is this a post that might erode public trust in policing?” And there are a number of subcategories — obviously if a post appears to endorse or celebrate or glorify violence, either vigilante violence or excessive force used by officers — that, we think, would erode public trust in policing. Posts
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He had been labelled a spy, thrown in jail and tortured. So when Mike Espirion was released from Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison after 10 years, he might have thought better times lay ahead. He was wrong. Instead, he had letters pushed through his door in the Christian area of Baghdad telling him: “Leave or
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