The genesis of the dispute between the N.R.A. and Mr. North is a related legal battle between the N.R.A. and its most prominent contractor, the Oklahoma-based advertising firm Ackerman McQueen, which employed Mr. North. The N.R.A. has sued Ackerman, claiming it withheld documents and records from the gun group, and some officials have suggested the […]
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Image copyright Google Image caption Residents were left waiting to go to the toilet for an hour at Mariners Park Care Home A care home where residents had to “bawl and shout” for help has blamed understaffing caused by “Brexit uncertainties” and economic austerity. Mariners Park Care Home in Wallasey has been rated as “Requiring
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Shares of work messaging platform Slack are expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “WORK.” The San Francisco company is set to start trading Thursday in what’s known as a direct listing. Unlike a traditional initial public offering, under a direct listing a company doesn’t hire underwriters or sell
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Juan Martin del Potro’s team says the Argentine player will undergo surgery for a fractured kneecap. The injury forced the 12th-ranked Del Potro to withdraw from the Queen’s Club grass-court event on Wednesday. Del Potro beat Denis Shapovalov 7-5, 6-4 in the first round, but finished the match with pain and swelling in his right
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ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, holding a rare meeting with international journalists, said on Thursday that he expected to resolve disagreements with the United States, particularly his purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system, in a one-on-one meeting with President Trump at the end of the month. The two leaders are expected
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An early surge on the stock market Thursday put the S&P 500 index on track for another record high and erased the market’s losses from a brutal sell-off in May. The S&P 500 rose 1% as of 10 a.m. Eastern time and was slightly above the record close it reached April 30. The index has
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Personal trainer Mesha Moinirad is helping others who have a stoma bag. He was diagnosed with Crohn’s, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome when he was at university, and spent four years on medication before having his large intestine removed. Mesha, 28, from Weymouth, is known as “Mr Colitis Crohn’s” online and uses social media to
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Image copyright AFP The latest blockbuster tech flotation hits Wall Street later when shares in messaging app Slack start trading. But the company has chosen an unusual route, effectively cutting out many of the advisers – and their fees – that take companies to the stock market. Slack has chosen a direct listing, where the
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Willson Contreras celebrated a very special anniversary with an impressive all-around show. Contreras homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Chicago Cubs handed Lucas Giolito his first loss since April by downing the Chicago White Sox 7-3 on Wednesday night. David Bote also connected to help the Cubs bounce back from a tough
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The judge was assigned to the case June 3. Since then, he said, he had “wondered” whether the United States Constitution applies to military commissions, and was hoping prosecutors and defense lawyers would help him “make the right decision.” Mr. Harrington replied, “Welcome to the sewer, judge.” The last judge, Col. Keith Parrella of the
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