WASHINGTON — Days after he was appointed special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III visited the Capitol to meet with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was conducting its own Russia investigation and needed to coordinate with his. Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa and the committee’s chairman, came with a wisecrack. You did […]
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DUBAI, July 21 (Reuters) ― The crew of the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are all safe, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran in Hormozgan Province told state TV on Sunday. “All 23 crew members aboard the ship are safe and in good health in Bandar Abbas
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Image caption There was heavy rain at Latitude for about an hour, causing delays to performances Performances at the Latitude Festival were suspended for about an hour after lightning and heavy rain caused the power to be turned off. Organisers of the event at Henham Park, Suffolk, said performances were paused on the Obelisk Arena
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Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has reacted to President Trump’s comments about her and three other congresswomen – in which he told them to ‘go back’ to ‘the totally broken and crime infested placed from which they came.’ Speaking at a town hall event in her own New York district, she said the remarks endangered millions
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first career grand slam, a 441-foot drive toward the bushes at Comerica Park that helped the Toronto Blue Jays rally for a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Guerrero’s home run erased a 5-1 deficit in the fifth, and Brandon Drury added a two-run shot an inning
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Image copyright Jordan Hughes Image caption Skepta on stage, and not a phone screen in sight Grime star Skepta has staged a string of experimental gigs using technologies like “mixed reality” and “spatial computing” – but without smartphones. We meet under a motorway flyover near Manchester Piccadilly station – 100 or so ravers ready to
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption You want – how much? How much are you worth? Or rather – is the answer to that question equal to the sum paid into your bank account by your employer? If not then you need to ask for more, and that means you have to negotiate with the
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: HALL OF A DAY Will closer Mariano Rivera rattle? Will clutch hitter Edgar Martinez choke up? We’ll see whether the baseball greats get overwhelmed by emotion when they’re enshrined at the Hall of Fame. The induction ceremonies in Cooperstown include another full class, with six new
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mahershala Ali (middle) has been announced as Marvel’s new Blade Marvel has announced a bumper crop of 10 new superhero movies at Comic Con. Marvel studios president Kevin Feige, flanked by dozens of Hollywood stars, revealed the post-Avengers roster of films to a stunned hall in San Diego. Many
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Image copyright Getty Images The government says it will crack down on the use of workplace “gagging clauses” to cover up allegations of harassment, discrimination and assault. Many businesses use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect commercially-sensitive information. But bosses have been accused in high profile cases of using the clauses to silence victims of workplace
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