Mick Mulvaney, President Trump’s acting chief of staff, answered questions on Thursday about Mr. Trump’s interactions with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine that are at the center of an impeachment inquiry. Mr. Mulvaney said the United States withheld nearly $400 million in military aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate what the president has long insisted […]
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Share prices retreated in Asia after China reported Friday that its economy grew at an annual rate of 6.0% in the latest quarter. The Shanghai Composite index gave up early gains, losing 0.7% to 2,956.93 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.3% to 26,768.56. Australia’s S&P ASX 200 declined 0.5% to 6,649.70 and the Kospi
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cuba’s president said her death had left “an enormous void” Cuban ballet dancer Alicia Alonso has died age 98, the country’s state media has announced. Alonso is considered one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas. She began to lose her sight at 19, relying on only the stage lights
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We couldn’t even win the egg tossing contest. Growing up in the Washington suburbs during the 1960s, cheering for the local baseball team was a lost cause. A trip to the World Series like these Nationals? Forget it. Our Senators were out of it by opening day. So we found other things to root for
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Rick Perry, the energy secretary who has drawn scrutiny for his role in the controversy surrounding President Trump’s efforts to push Ukraine officials to investigate the son of a political rival, told the president on Thursday that he would resign from the cabinet. The Perry resignation had been anticipated for several weeks, even before the
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In finally showing what happened to Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), “El Camino” tied up major loose ends from “Breaking Bad.” But the show’s epilogue also left us with more questions, perhaps most notably: What the heck happened to Skinny Pete? In “El Camino,” Skinny Pete (Charles Baker) helps Jesse by giving him a replacement ride for
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The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Tacey Rychter, the bureau’s audience editor. “What are your ways of staying present and more deeply observant when you travel?” I asked that question in last week’s Australia Letter, when I
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They have the pitching, and they don’t need the pitches. Certainly, the Houston Astros have confidence for good reason on the brink of another World Series. “It’s Justin Verlander,” reliever Ryan Pressly said. George Springer and Carlos Correa each hit three-run homers and the Astros got another wild ace off the hook to beat the
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For the second time in two weeks, the Trump Organization faced calls to cancel a planned event at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Fla., because the event was being organized by a group that has espoused anti-Muslim views. The group, the Center for Security Policy, is holding a private event at Mar-a-Lago
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The leaders of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister organization, the World Bank, are laying out their visions for the future, hoping to achieve a world with less extreme poverty and more economic growth. However, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President David Malpass will likely find their discussions over the
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