To all appearances, life in the Qatar capital of Doha still glimmers, nearly two years after its Arab neighbors declared a boycott of the tiny country. Construction teams work around the clock to complete eight stadiums ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Visitors still flock to the city’s architectural gems, many designed by top world […]
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will step up efforts to deport families of undocumented migrants in the United States, the new leader of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said on Tuesday, in an aggressive step to discourage illegal immigration at the southwestern border. Mark Morgan, who took over last week as the acting director
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Birmingham is set to become the first “control the bleed” city in the UK, by equipping venues with kits aimed at helping to save minutes when someone suffers an injury. Lynne Baird – who’s son Daniel died after being stabbed – has been working with Birmingham Community Safety Partnership to develop and roll out the
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Image copyright YouTube One of the UK’s top stockpickers has said he is “extremely sorry” after suspending trading in his largest fund. Neil Woodford stopped money going in or out of his Woodford Equity Income Fund on Tuesday after increasing numbers of investors asked for their money back. The move was “necessary to protect investors’
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The defense behind Hyun-Jin Ryu was shaky, starting with two errors in the first inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander kept inducing groundballs, and kept getting outs in another dominating performance. Ryu shook off three errors by his defense to allow three hits in seven scoreless innings and Dodgers stretched their winning streak to seven
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A federal judge on Tuesday told prosecutors they did not have to make public highly classified transcripts of Michael T. Flynn talking about sanctions with the Russian ambassador in December 2016. The judge’s decision means that the exact words that Mr. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, and Sergey I. Kislyak, formerly Russia’s top
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Renault says an internal audit with partner Nissan found 11 million euros in questionable expenses at their Dutch-based holding allegedly linked to ousted chief Carlos Ghosn. In a statement Tuesday night, the French carmaker recommended joint Renault-Nissan legal action in the Netherlands, where the alliance is based. It suggested ordering Ghosn himself to reimburse the
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People queuing for tuberculosis (TB) screening following an outbreak say they are concerned and wish they had found out sooner. More than 100 people who may have been exposed in Carmarthenshire have been queuing for tests. The outbreak has killed one woman, with 29 cases of TB linked to the infections in the Llanelli area.
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With a new veteran in the fold, the Chicago Cubs deep, dangerous lineup seems a little bit deeper and more dangerous. Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez homered, Kyle Hendricks was solid again through seven innings and the Cubs beat Colorado 6-3 on Tuesday night to end the Rockies’ season-high eight-game winning streak. Carlos González had
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Democrats, Mr. Rogers added, “would rather reward illegal immigrants than secure our borders, enforce our laws and fix this crisis.” In fact, passage of the legislation follows years of haggling among Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans and Democrats over a plan that would have done both, pairing legal status for the Dreamers and Temporary Protected
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