It took 30 minutes or so for Senator Elizabeth Warren to wind toward well-worn territory for her: a riff on the evils of insurance companies. “It’s not working for families,” she said, “But it’s sure as heck working for them. It’s time for us to make families come first.” It took barely a moment more […]
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Asian stocks advanced Thursday ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan this week. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.2% to 21,338.17 and the Kospi in South Korea climbed 0.6% to 2,133.53. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 1% at 28,514.97. The Shanghai Composite
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Three years ago, tragedy struck for a group of children out on boats at Lake Syamozero in northern Russia’s Karelia region. Fourteen people, mostly children, died when their boats capsized in a storm. The children had been sent on an activity holiday organised by Moscow’s local government for children from low-income families. But evidence suggests
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Dallas Keuchel said he’s still rounding into form. The Atlanta Braves already like what they’ve seen. The left-hander earned his first win for his new team and Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Brian McCann also connected for the Braves, who won a matchup of NL
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Whether a three-way deal is viable, however, is uncertain at best. Mr. Putin would like to recalibrate the relationship to focus on arms control, but on a one-to-one basis. He has complained repeatedly that Mr. Trump has not responded to his desire to renew the New Start treaty. “This is where President Putin would like
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Chinese tech giant Huawei warned Thursday a U.S. senator’s proposal to block the company from pursuing damages in patent courts would be a “catastrophe for global innovation.” The proposal comes amid mounting U.S. action against Huawei, the biggest maker of switching gear for phone carriers, amid tension over Beijing’s technology ambitions. The company has been
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were hoping to give rookie Dario Agrazal a little early run support against Houston in his second career start. They ended up giving him much more than that to help him earn his first major league win. Josh Bell hit his 21st homer, Corey Dickerson had a season-high four hits and three
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Hi, and welcome to a special post-debate edition of On Politics. I’m Lisa Lerer, your host. Before the first Democratic primary debate, there were a lot of comparisons to the Republican circus from last cycle. Then, like now, the stage was crowded with candidates. One in particular used the face-offs to his advantage: Donald J.
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We’ve all seen reports about head injuries, traffic accidents and even deaths that electric scooter riders have suffered as the popular new mobility option has pushed onto the streets in more than 100 cities worldwide. Despite the dangers, riders are exposing themselves to liability and are most likely not insured for the damages they may
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Colon cancer took a heavy toll on Loren McCabe’s family. His great-grandmother was diagnosed too late to fight it. His grandfather didn’t want to travel for treatment because he felt better protected within the Navajo Nation’s four sacred mountains. McCabe’s mother died, too, after choosing treatment so she could see her son graduate from college
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