WASHINGTON — Two of President Trump’s top envoys to Ukraine drafted a statement for the country’s new president in August that would have committed Ukraine to pursuing investigations sought by Mr. Trump into his political rivals, three people briefed on the effort said. The drafting of the statement marks new evidence of how Mr. Trump’s […]
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Sports Illustrated’s new manager said Thursday that the 65-year-old sports magazine is cutting more than 40 jobs out of a staff of 150. Maven, the company now managing the magazine, will add 200 contractors to cover college and professional sports teams, said Maven spokesman Greg Witter. These people are “independent publishers, contractors” but “still professional
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Noisy conflict is common outside Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, with protesters sometimes using bullhorns to amplify their voices and the clinic itself blaring music to keep patients from hearing the protesters. Owners of nearby businesses say the commotion is a headache for their customers who want to enjoy a meal or buy some clothes. In
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Take a cue from Maisie Williams and get yourself a boyfriend who will match your entire outfit head to toe. Looking like the cool kids at some fictional posh boarding school we’d never get into, the “Game of Thrones” alum and her boyfriend Reuben Selby basically told all other celebrity couples to step up their game at the
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow Hong Kong got trapped in a cycle of violence Wealthy Hong Kong citizens are increasingly on the hunt for new passports as protests drag on and cast a cloud over the territory’s future. Many countries run “golden visa” schemes that offer resident or citizenship rights in
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The ancestral remains of Native American tribes that once called the cliffs of Mesa Verde National Park home will be repatriated as part of an agreement between Finland and the United States. The White House on Wednesday announced the agreement involving the remains of about 20 people and 28 funerary objects taken from the Mesa
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Mickey Callaway went 11-1 in his first 12 games as manager of the New York Mets. After that, nothing ever seemed to go smoothly for him again. Following more than a year of near-constant speculation about his job security, Callaway was fired Thursday by the Mets after missing the playoffs in both his seasons at
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has raised $15.2 million in the past three months, the campaign said Thursday, a dropoff of $7 million from the previous quarter and a sum that falls short of several of his Democratic rivals. Mr. Biden, who began the Democratic presidential primary as the early poll-leader, has seen
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If the labor market shows signs of cracking, though, “the odds for a cut in December will probably look like October does now,” Mr. Dutta said. Should economic data weaken further, economists said, it is possible the Fed would move from its current mode — one in which it’s playing a protective offense — to
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Pret a Manger has completed a roll-out of more comprehensive labelling on foods across its stores in the wake of a girl’s death after suffering an allergic reaction to one of the chain’s sandwiches Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, died in 2016 because her sandwich contained sesame, but it wasn’t listed as an allergen on the packaging
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