What happened — or did not happen — last night? President Trump on Thursday approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for shooting down an unmanned American surveillance drone. The American operation was to be carried out before sunrise against Iranian military sites to avoid human casualties, which would have been around 9 p.m. Thursday […]
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The bureau published a notice in the Federal Register and is seeking public comments by July 1. It’s unclear whether the bureau would support changing or eliminating the overdraft rule. In an emailed statement, the bureau said that during the review, it must seek information to see whether it could “minimize the economic impact of
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Image caption The review follows criticism of a televised debate between contenders in the Tory leadership contest The BBC is to review whether “additional steps” should be taken when vetting guests for political debates. The broadcaster was criticised over those given a chance to ask questions during its televised debate between candidates in the Tory
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Image copyright Reuters US supermarket giant Walmart has confirmed it uses image recognition cameras at checkouts to detect theft. The cameras identify when items are put in a shopping bag without first being scanned by a cashier, or at the self-service checkout. Walmart told the news site Business Insider than it used the technology in
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Marlins outfielder JT Riddle wiped out two months of frustration with one swing of the bat. Riddle hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, Zac Gallen was effective in his major league debut and Miami beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 on Thursday night. Brian Anderson also went deep and drove in two runs
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U.S. home sales jumped 2.5% in May, as lower mortgage rates appeared to help buyers overcome affordability challenges. The National Association of Realtors said Friday that existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.34 million last month, up from 5.21 million in April. The recent gains likely came from reduced borrowing costs
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Image copyright Bradford Literature Festival Image caption The Bradford Literature Festival is due to begin on 28 June Six authors have pulled out of a literature festival after discovering the event received funding from a government counter-extremism scheme. Bradford Literature Festival receives money from the Home Office’s Building a Stronger Britain Together project. Poet Suhaiymah
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The Bank of England’s governor has explained how Facebook’s plans for a new digital currency could be controlled. Mark Carney told Today that the major banks and financial institutions would need to have “direct regulatory oversight”, and it couldn’t be owned by Facebook or a group of technology companies. Facebook unveiled details about Libra this
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In Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Barcelona, the well-trodden capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, there is still much to discover beneath the surface. “Treasures beneath the noise” are how the best-selling novelist, whose books present a vivid portrait of his native Barcelona, describes frequent haunts in his hometown. ImageCarlos Ruiz Zafón, the Barcelona-born, best-selling novelistCreditIsolde Ohlbaum The
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British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office suspended Foreign Office Minister Mark Field on Friday while an investigation takes place into his treatment of a climate change protester at the gala Mansion House dinner. The City of London Police, the Cabinet Office and the governing Conservative Party are all investigating the incident that took place Thursday
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