November 2019

Republicans, Planning Impeachment Defense, Argue Trump Did Nothing Wrong

Politics /

WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to aggressively defend President Trump during impeachment hearings that begin Wednesday by arguing that his efforts to push a foreign leader to announce investigations into his political rivals were legitimate attempts to root out corruption. Bracing for hours of testimony from administration officials who are expected to detail how Mr. […]

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Fracking: Have the Conservatives left open the back door?

Business /

Image copyright Cuadrilla/PA Image caption A 2.9 tremor was the largest recorded near the Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site The Conservatives have been accused of harbouring ambitions to resurrect the fracking industry if they win the general election. Last month, the government imposed a moratorium on the controversial practice of splitting rocks to obtain oil

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A Guide to the Aland Archipelago, Where You Can Sleep on Your Own Island

Travel /

Situated 25 miles east of the Swedish coast, and officially an autonomous region of southwestern Finland, the Aland archipelago consists of about 6,700 named islands and 20,000 smaller rocky outcrops and islets waiting to be discovered. Conquered by Russia in the early 19th century, Aland was declared a Finnish territory in 1921, but the core

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Bloomberg Heads to Arkansas to File for 2020 Presidential Primary

Politics /

Michael R. Bloomberg flew to Arkansas on Tuesday morning to personally file paperwork to become a presidential candidate in the state’s Democratic primary, sending a highly public signal about his strong interest in entering the 2020 race. Mr. Bloomberg arrived in Little Rock, Ark., with a few aides, according to two people familiar with his

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No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

Finance /

Dean Foods, America’s biggest milk processor, has filed for bankruptcy amid a steep, decades-long drop-off in U.S. milk consumption blamed on soda, juices and, more recently, nondairy substitutes By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer November 12, 2019, 4:18 PM 2 min read Dean Foods, America’s biggest milk processor, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday amid a steep,

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