The Queen will be asked by the government to suspend Parliament after MPs return to work in September. It means MPs are unlikely to have time to pass any laws that could stop the prime minister taking the UK out of the EU without a deal on 31 October. The prime minister said he did […]
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Dave Chappelle repeatedly steps on a third rail of comedy ― Michael Jackson and his accusers ― in his new Netflix special “Sticks & Stones.” The stand-up show dropped Monday on the streaming service, and outlets quickly picked up on Chappelle’s controversial material. Granted, turning taboo into shtick is a strategy for many comics. But
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Image copyright PA Media From schools to the armed forces, the providers of public services have been clamouring to know exactly how much they have to spend. They’ll get their wish a bit sooner than expected. An unusual flurry of drama from the Treasury, that department better known for the staid crunching of numbers, saw
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This area has a network of sandy trails that extend from the coast miles into the countryside. I spent hours walking alone, except for the birds, beetles, wildflowers and pines. Thankfully, the GPS on my phone still worked, as I got lost once one morning on these unmarked trails. As I turned away from the
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: MAKE DO José Ramírez’s regular season is over. The postseason remains in play — if the Indians can make it without him. Cleveland’s hard-hitting third baseman is expected to need five to seven weeks to recover after underdoing hand surgery. Ramírez, whose hot bat the past
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Image copyright Getty Images The BBC is planning to launch a digital voice assistant next year, the corporation has announced. It will not be a hardware device in its own right but is being designed to work on all smart speakers, TVs and mobiles. The plan is to activate it with the wake-word Beeb, although
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Image copyright AFP Chancellor Sajid Javid has promised increased spending on priority areas of schools, police and health. Setting a 4 September date for the 12-month spending round – earlier than previously planned – he said there would be no “blank cheque” for departments. Mr Javid said he would stick to the current borrowing rules,
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Phoenix voters by a wide margin were turning down a measure that would limit the future of light rail in the nation’s fifth largest city, early returns from a special election showed Tuesday. Nearly two-thirds of early, unofficial ballots counted so far show voters speaking out for mass transit by rejecting the measure known as
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Ernie Andrews looks out to the grounds of Washington’s historic Langston Golf Course and shrugs at the fact that fewer young black golfers are coming out to play these days. As a black man and longtime pro at a place that was once one of the few courses in the U.S. where African Americans were
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Good Wednesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • The use of social media by Chinese government operatives for what American officials and executives call nefarious purposes has drawn heightened scrutiny. The most recent red flag is the use of LinkedIn by Chinese agents to contact
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