In the interview, he also cast his ban on transgender people serving in the military as an economic decision — an assertion at odds with what administration officials defending the ban have said. Mr. Trump also admitted having used the word “nasty” in connection with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry’s wife. Mr. Trump had […]
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India’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75% with immediate effect to fortify the economy as consumer spending and corporate investment falter. The benchmark interest rate is what the Reserve Bank of India charges on lending to commercial banks. In a bimonthly review of
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A verdict is expected in the case of a former nurse charged with 100 counts of murder on allegations he killed patients by putting them into cardiac arrest because he liked the feeling of being to resuscitate them. The 42-year-old Niels Hoegel faces possible life in prison if convicted Thursday of the killings at two
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Image copyright MODERN FILMS “I used to make my scars out to be what had ruined my life. I hated them. But now, they’ve got me here.” Vicky Knight was eight when the flat where she was sleeping was set on fire by an arsonist. Two of her cousins died, as well as the man
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Image copyright Aviva British insurer Aviva has announced that it is to cut 1,800 jobs worldwide over the next three years and split its business into two. Aviva has offices in 16 countries and a global workforce of 30,000 people, with 16,000 employees in the UK. The firm’s UK sites include London, Norwich, York, Dorking,
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New tools are coming to fight robocalls, but don’t expect unwanted calls to disappear. Political gridlock could derail bills aimed at beefing up enforcement and forcing phone companies to do more. The companies have been slow to act against such automated calls on their own. And even if companies do implement better technology, scammers and
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Dustin Garneau’s ground-rule double with two outs in the ninth inning scored Brian Goodwin with the game-winning run and gave the Los Angeles Angels a 10-9 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Oakland left fielder Robbie Grossman was playing shallow and made a long run to the warning track, but was unable to
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[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] On Friday, he read from a poem by Walt Whitman, “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” seeking to highlight the need for more funding for New York City libraries. Two days earlier, he took on slightly less demanding prose: “Too Many Carrots,”
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Liverpool Community Health provided services such as district nursing, dentistry and diabetes care An independent inquiry into a failed NHS trust is expected to be announced later – amid concerns that 150 deaths were not properly investigated. Liverpool Community Health (LCH), formed in 2010, ran services for about 750,000
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Is Avenue Q’s Trekkie Monster puppet right about porn and the internet? Consider the opening lines of The Internet is for Porn, a song from the Broadway musical Avenue Q. Kate Monster: “The internet is really, really great.” Trekkie Monster: “For porn!” Kate Monster: “I got a fast connection
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