Image caption Roger Jenkins is one of the former Barclays executives accused of fraud Senior Barclays executives warned each other it was “dodgy” to pay the Prime Minister of Qatar millions for “advisory services”, a court has heard. They raised concerns with lawyers and discussed the risk of jail if they were blamed for the […]
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Washington Nationals right-hander Aníbal Sánchez has not allowed a hit through six innings of Game 1 of the NL Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Sánchez retired his first 10 batters before Kolten Wong walked in the fourth for St. Louis’ first baserunner. He stole second and went to third on catcher Yan Gomes’
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WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani broke lobbying laws in his dealings in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the inquiry. The investigators are examining Mr. Giuliani’s efforts to undermine the American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch, one of the people said. She
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The Latest on U.S.-China trade talks (all times local): 3:59 p.m. The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire
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Image copyright Boston Children’s Hospital A girl with a deadly brain disease has been given a unique drug that was invented from scratch just for her and in a fraction of the normal time. Mila Makovec, now aged eight, was diagnosed with fatal and untreatable Batten disease. In less than a year, doctors at Boston
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Image copyright Marc Brenner Image caption Hammed Animashaun (front) in Barber Shop Chronicles – the performance he’s “most proud of” When growing up Hammed Animashaun knew he wanted to be a performer. But he assumed an actor’s life would never be open to him until an insightful teacher started him on a theatrical career. Now
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Image copyright BlueBella/Victoria’s Secret Image caption (l-r) May Simón Lifschitz, Olivia Sang, Ali Tate Cutler and Laura Rakhman-Kidd This week has been a big one for the lingerie industry. Victoria’s Secret – home of the impossibly-sculpted, minutely-clad supermodel – unveiled the first “plus-size” model to grace its stores in its 42-year history. As part of
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Tokyo and surrounding areas braced for a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades, with streets and trains stations unusually quiet Saturday as rain poured over the city. Interested in Weather? Add Weather as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Weather news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Store
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Expectant father Peter Malnati started strong and shot 7-under 65 Friday to lead at the Houston Open after morning rain and lightning prevented the second round from being completed. First-round co-leader Austin Cook, who opened with an 8-under 64, briefly got to 11-under before dropping all the way to 6-under through 15 holes before play
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WASHINGTON — The United States is sending about 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia in the latest military response by the Trump administration after it accused Iran of attacks last month on Saudi oil facilities, the Pentagon said on Friday. The move came only five days after President Trump said that his desire to terminate
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