May 2019

Standing Where Barr Cleared Trump on Obstruction, Mueller Makes a Different Case

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr stood at the Justice Department lectern six weeks ago and put the best possible spin on the Mueller report for his boss, declaring that the special counsel had amassed insufficient evidence to accuse President Trump of a crime. Robert S. Mueller III delivered a starkly different presentation on

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Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees, Labor Board Says

But, citing a federal appeals court decision, the memo also said the “animating principle” used to make the determination of contractor status was whether the worker had an opportunity to profit from the activity in the way an entrepreneur would. “The drivers had significant entrepreneurial opportunity by virtue of their near complete control of their

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Indiana fetal remains law could boost costs for abortions

Planned Parenthood officials expect greater expenses for abortions in Indiana following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains after an abortion. Abortion opponents cheer the court’s decision as “recognizing the dignity of unborn children” even as the justices sidestepped other provisions of the Indiana law that

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Lewis Capaldi, Dave and Babymetal named on full Glastonbury line-up

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Babymetal will be the first J-Pop band to play one of Glastonbury’s main stages With just four weeks to go, Glastonbury has revealed its full line-up for 2019, with Lewis Capaldi, Dave and The Proclaimers added to the bill. Japanese pop-metal band Babymetal are another new addition, becoming the

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Premier League leads European football to £25bn valuation

Image copyright Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Getty The big five European leagues generated a record €15.6bn (£13.8bn) in revenue in 2017-18, a 6% annual increase, according to new figures from Deloitte. It says the European football market is now worth some €28.4bn (£25.1bn). The English Premier League was the market leader, with record revenues of £4.8bn, as five

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Mueller Delivered a Message. Washington Couldn’t Agree on What It Was.

After his Iran-contra investigation, Lawrence E. Walsh issued a report with definitive conclusions about Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush even though he accused neither of a crime. Ken Starr, operating with different authority than Mr. Mueller under a since-expired law, sent the House a list of 11 impeachable offenses he believed Mr. Clinton had

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