December 2018 Chatter about a firing “I think he put out a tweet last night specifically saying he now realizes he does not have the authority to fire.” — Mick Mulvaney, who had recently been named the acting White House chief of staff, on ABC That fourth rate increase fueled Mr. Trump’s ire and the […]
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When potential customers visit the online resale store ThredUp, messages on the screen regularly tell them just how much other users of the site are saving. “Alexandra from Anaheim just saved $222 on her order” says one message next to an image of a bright, multicolored dress. It’s a common technique on shopping websites, intended
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The New York Mets have fined manager Mickey Callaway and pitcher Jason Vargas for their expletive-filled confrontation with a reporter after a weekend loss at Wrigley Field. General manager Brodie Van Wagenen made the announcement before the Mets played Monday night in Philadelphia. He did not disclose the amount of the fines. Callaway cursed at
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Boris Johnson “missed an opportunity” at the first Conservative Party leadership hustings to explain a row with his partner, Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt has said. But Ms Mordaunt, who is backing Jeremy Hunt for the top job, went on to tell the BBC: “It is not something I’m going to be pursuing him (Mr Johnson)
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to keep costs down . The idea is to give patients practical information that they can use to help save money. For example, if a hospital charges your insurer $3,500 for a
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The group says it is non-partisan, but praised Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax idea Some of America’s richest people are urging US presidential candidates to back a wealth tax on the super-rich to improve inequality and climate change. “America has a moral, ethical and economic responsibility to
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The Latest on a fatal plane crash in Hawaii (all times local): 10:15 a.m. The Honolulu Medical Examiner has completed autopsies for the 11 people killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burned in Hawaii. City spokesman Andrew Pereira says the cause of death for each victim was multiple blunt force injuries due to the
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Ash Barty never had been ranked inside the WTA’s top 10 until April. As of Monday, she is No. 1. The 23-year-old Australian never had been as far as the quarterfinals at any Grand Slam tournament until January. As of this month, she is the French Open champion — and as of next week, she’ll
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Brigadier Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the aerospace force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which shot down the American drone, said last week that the Iranians could have shot down a P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance plane carrying Americans, but refrained from doing so. Mr. Trump himself has drawn a distinction between an
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Lamine Diack, once one of the most influential men in Olympic sport, has been ordered to stand trial in France for his alleged role in a system of corruption, extortion and doping cover-ups during his reign at the top of athletics. Diack was head of the IAAF for nearly 16 years. Arrested in France in
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