WASHINGTON — It seemed in many ways like nothing new: another high-ranking Republican official offering a dubious assertion about the potent political powers of President Trump. But a claim from the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel — that Mr. Trump helped lift Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky from a 17-point deficit in […]
You’ve been more vocal with your frustration with Boeing in recent weeks. The F.A.A. has been very forceful in saying, “We will decide whether or not it’s safe.” They’ve been adamant about that, which I think is exactly the right stance to take. They have set certain conditions to make that assessment. Boeing doesn’t appear
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Image copyright Getty Images The UK has fewer doctors and nurses and poorer access to elderly long-term care than other rich nations, a study shows. The OECD review also warned that many Brits were living unhealthy lives with high rates of drinking and obesity. But it praised the “strong access” to health care delivered by
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Christopher Dennis, the “Hollywood Superman” who posed for thousands of photos with tourists outside the famed TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, has died. Dennis, who was homeless, was found in a used clothing donation bin in Van Nuys, a neighborhood about 10 miles from the tourist district where he earned a living, Deadline reported.
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Image copyright Getty Images Labour has promised an “irreversible shift” of power and investment to working people outside the south-east of England, if they win the election. John McDonnell will pledge £150bn for schools, hospitals and housing on top of existing spending plans to be paid for through borrowing. The shadow chancellor says he will
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Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have ripped through the biodiverse region, consuming an area the size of London in just the past 10 days, burning some animals alive and sending others fleeing. The inferno in the world’s largest tropical wetlands is the latest environmental disaster facing Brazil, coming after a mysterious oil spill that is
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The ball that Mario Balotelli angrily kicked high into the stands out of frustration because of racist chants is still traveling. Figuratively speaking, at least. In a Serie A season that has been marred by discriminatory slurs from the outset, Balotelli’s outburst has prompted more debate, more outrage and more indignation over the problem of
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“They’re doing very well with younger voters,” said Joe Trippi, a Democratic consultant who managed the Vermont governor Howard Dean’s insurgent 2004 presidential campaign. “He’s going to break out among older voters who are not with him, and that’s a TV audience.” In recent weeks, Mr. Sanders’s campaign has been making it increasingly clear that
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Beijing and Washington have agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other’s goods as talks on ending their trade war progress, a Chinese spokesman said Thursday, removing a possible stumbling block to a settlement. The agreement came during talks aimed at working out details of a “Phase 1” deal announced Oct. 12. Financial markets
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Image copyright Irwin Mitchell Image caption Myla Deviren died at Peterborough City Hospital in 2015 The death of a two-year-old girl who had a twisted bowel has led a coroner to call for changes in NHS non-emergency and out-of-hours services. Myla Deviren’s symptoms in 2015 were not “appreciated” by two 111 operators and an out-of-hours
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