The Washington Nationals survived a dramatic ninth inning to secure their first series win in a month. Gerardo Parra hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth and Sean Doolittle stopped the New York Mets’ late rally by striking out Keon Broxton with the bases loaded for the final out of the Nationals’ 7-6 win […]
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Theresa May has promised to set a timetable for the election of her successor after the next Brexit vote in the first week of June. Boris Johnson has announced he will run for the Conservative Party leadership after the prime minister stands down. Radio 5 Live’s Tony Livesey broke the news of Boris’s announcement to
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President Donald Trump’s high-profile trade offensives have grabbed headlines and rattled financial markets around the world. He’s battling China over the industries of the future, strong-arming Canada and Mexico into reshaping North American trade and threatening to tax cars from Europe. But his trade warriors are fighting dozens of more obscure battles — over laminated
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Image copyright Getty Images Ultra-processed foods lead people to eat more and put on weight, the first trial to assess their impact suggests. Volunteers had every morsel of food they ate monitored for a month. And when given ultra-processed food, they ate 500 calories a day more than when they were given unprocessed meals. The
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Madonna’s latest album, Madame X, comes out in June Madonna will perform during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, it has finally been confirmed. The singer will perform two songs: her 1989 hit Like A Prayer and new single Future, featuring US rapper Quavo. An
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Image copyright British Steel British Steel says it has raised fresh funds from its backers as it seeks a “permanent solution” to its financial troubles. It comes after the firm admitted on Tuesday it needed further financial support from the government to help it address “Brexit-related issues”. Reports have suggested the steelmaker needs up to
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Former Australian prime minister and Labor Party leader Bob Hawke, who dominated the country’s politics in the 1980s, has died at the age of 89. The charismatic politician, renowned for his love of beer and cricket, served from 1983 to 1991 and is credited with modernising the economy. He was the centre-left Labor Party’s longest-serving
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LONDON — For American tourists who find themselves in a bind in Austria and don’t know the German words for police (“polizei”), “help!” (“hilfe!”) or the European equivalent of 911 (112), any McDonald’s will do. Under a new partnership announced by the United States Embassy in Vienna, beginning on Wednesday, American citizens need only locate
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Huawei also got a stark demonstration of the power Washington wielded over it. The company has since stockpiled components “for uncertain times,” Guo Ping, a Huawei deputy chairman, told reporters in March. The firm has also worked to build up a geographically diverse network of suppliers, Mr. Guo said. “Huawei has made sustained and deep
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Brooks Koepka began his PGA Championship title defense with a record round that left Tiger Woods and everyone else in his wake. Without making birdie on the par 5s, Koepka still broke the course record Thursday on a rain-softened Bethpage Black with a 7-under 63 that made him the first player to post a 63
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