This is the Impeachment Briefing, The Times’s newsletter about the impeachment investigation. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every weeknight. What happened today In back-to-back votes Friday morning that took less than 10 minutes, the House Judiciary Committee approved two impeachment articles against President Trump, moving him one step closer to a […]
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WASHINGTON — The limited trade deal that the Trump administration and Beijing announced Friday means Americans will avoid a holiday tax increase on imported toys, clothing and smartphones. U.S. farmers can sell more soybeans and pork to China. And American companies should face less pressure to hand over trade secrets to Beijing. But what the
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a second drug to treat muscular dystrophy, the debilitating disease that causes loss of movement and early death By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer December 13, 2019, 9:20 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators approved a second drug for a debilitating form of muscular
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Image copyright Getty Images “It’s unreal. Surreal. I was crying intermittently for 24 hours when I found out.” British singer Yola says her phone and Insta messages “blew up” when she realised she had four nominations for the 2020 Grammys. Alongside Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, that’s the most of any British artist including big names like
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A Florida city is confirming that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its computer systems earlier this week By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and FRANK BAJAK December 14, 2019, 12:07 AM 4 min read TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida city confirmed Friday that hackers seeking to extort money were responsible for crippling its
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The Tampa Bay Rays are working to finalize a two-year contract worth about $12 million with Japanese slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, a person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press December 14, 2019, 1:42 AM 2 min read ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are working to finalize
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WASHINGTON — With the House headed to a vote to impeach President Trump next week, Senator Mitch McConnell was working hand in hand with the White House to make plans for a Senate trial, a proceeding steeped in tradition and rules but one fraught with political peril for vulnerable Republicans. Mr. Trump said on Friday
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Image copyright FAARM project Growing fruit and veg in the garden is already seen as environmentally friendly, but it could also be a weapon in the fight against climate change. That’s been the experience of a community in Bangladesh, whose rice crop – the source of their food and income – was ruined when seasonal
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Image copyright PA Media Rail passengers are being urged to check their train times before they travel from Sunday as a new winter timetable comes into effect. The plan is that journey times will be cut, services increased and new routes added across the country, after infrastructure and carriage investment. Train timetables are changed twice
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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has told BBC Talking Movies’ Tom Brook about his accomplishments, his recent career misfires and his legacy. Asked about what he wanted his legacy to be for future generations Khan said he wanted to pass on a culture of “immense hard work with a lot of humour and without trying
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