Television’s Trump bump may be fading. Or perhaps the reticent witness — a career prosecutor who delivered terse, technical answers — was not the type to keep Americans tuned in for a marathon day of viewing. Whatever the reason, the ratings for Robert S. Mueller III’s congressional testimony on Wednesday failed to match the big […]
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Japanese officials said Friday they are pursuing procedures to downgrade South Korea’s preferred nation status as Tokyo expands export controls over sensitive materials. The Cabinet is set to approve as early as Aug. 2 a plan to drop South Korea from a list of 27 countries granted preferential trade status, Japanese media reported. Chief Cabinet
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Image copyright Getty Images Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has said it is “still finalising” its financial results, which were due to be released early on Friday morning. The firm said it expected the results would still be published on Friday. The retailer had previously delayed publishing annual results on 15 July, citing uncertainty in trading
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The study estimated that the corporate payoff — mainly to big tech companies — from collecting the personal data of Americans online was $76 billion in 2018, and that it would rise sharply in the future. If the government collected a 50 percent fee from companies using Americans’ personal data, Mr. Shapiro said, it could
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: THREE FOR FOUR Who will be the next player to hit three home runs in a game? Twins slugger Nelson Cruz did it for the first time in his career Thursday night during a 10-3 victory at the Chicago White Sox. His outburst followed three-homer games
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled details of a $16 billion aid package to help farmers hurt by President Trump’s trade war with China, as soybean growers from around the country converged on Washington to tell lawmakers that rural America is ready for a cease-fire. Farmers have been among the biggest casualties of
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Image copyright AFP Image caption ASAP Rocky has been charged with assault US President Donald Trump has demanded that Sweden “give ASAP Rocky his freedom” in a series of tweets. The musician, real name Rakim Myers, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm in Stockholm. He will remain in custody until a trial
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A giant telescope planned for Hawaii‘s tallest mountain will enhance humanity’s knowledge of the universe and bring quality, high-paying jobs, supporters said as protesters blocked construction for a second week. An international consortium plans to build the $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope at the top of Mauna Kea, which some Native Hawaiians believe is sacred.
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Tim Beckham got an opportunity to make a big play, and he delivered. Beckham hit his second grand slam of the season and Kyle Seager connected for a solo drive, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 10-2 victory over the lowly Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. J.P. Crawford added two hits and scored three times
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WASHINGTON — Iran fired a Shahab-3 medium-range missile on Wednesday, a United States military official said, playing it down by saying that it did not pose a threat to American or other Western shipping or military bases in the region. The missile was launched from the southern coast of Iran and landed east of Tehran,
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