Italian officials insisted their debt-hit economy can support hosting the 2026 Olympics, and brought Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte to tell voters on Monday his country is united behind the project. Sweden’s prime minister insisted his apparently skeptical nation really wants to host the Winter Games, after the mayor of Stockholm took the stage and sang […]
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WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to announce on Monday that he is imposing new sanctions on Iran, after saying for days that he preferred tightening the pressure on a crippled Iranian economy to launching an immediate military strike in retaliation for what American officials have said are recent aggressive acts by Tehran. The Trump
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Image caption New cases are understood to include still births and deaths of babies in the final stages of labour The number of cases uncovered by a maternity review at hospitals in Shropshire has more than doubled. In April 2017, then Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced an investigation into avoidable baby deaths at SaTH, which
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Image copyright Getty Images The carpet was blue at the BET Awards in a tribute to Nipsey Hussle, who was shot dead aged 33 in March. The rapper was also given the Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Humanitarian Awards. John Legend and DJ Khaled performed a musical tribute to Nipsey during the ceremony, which
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Image copyright Getty Images One of the best known names in gambling, Caesars Entertainment, has agreed to bought by Eldorado Resorts in a deal worth $17.3bn (£13.6bn). It will create one of the largest casino firms in the US, and comes after a few turbulent years for Caesars. Caesars owns 34 casinos including Las Vegas-based
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A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana’s coast 14½ years ago found releases lower than other recent estimates, but contradicts the well owner’s assertions about the amount and source of oil. Oil and gas have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since a subsea mudslide caused by
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Recent video posted of Newton attempting to trade for a more comfortable seat and being rejected despite the generous offer shows money can’t always buy leg room. Eli Edwards, the Alaska man who posted the video, told CNN Monday that he said hi and shook Newton’s hand at the airport before departure. He heard the onboard
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The White House will release an executive order Monday afternoon intended to require insurance companies, doctors and hospitals to give patients more information about precisely what their care will cost before they get it. “The president knows the best way to lower costs in health care is to put patients in control by increasing choice
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U.S. stocks moved sideways in early trading Monday on Wall Street after notching their third straight weekly win. Investors eased into trading ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between the U.S. and China’s leaders later this week. The world’s two largest economies have been embroiled in a trade war that has taken the market on
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Image copyright Bevan family Image caption Roderick Bevan, 66, from Grantham in Lincolnshire, died in 2018 from lung cancer A relative of the founder of the NHS died after two NHS trusts made serious errors during his cancer treatment. Doctors diagnosed Roderick Bevan in 2016 while treating him for another condition but did not offer
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