In Florida’s renowned I-4 corridor, as everywhere else across the country, the all-consuming spectacle of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is playing out on every television station, on radio and online. But in this place where millions of swing voters provide one of the nation’s most authentic barometers of any White …
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President Donald Trump repeatedly made false claims Wednesday about his handling of Ukraine foreign aid, seeking to publicly defend himself as Democrats began opening statements in the Senate trial on whether to remove him from office. Trump — who has sought to block White House documents and aides from offering …
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption An emotional support peacock was turned away from Newark airport in 2018 The US is seeking to limit the kinds of animals that airlines must allow on board for free. The Department of Transportation has proposed to restrict that right to dogs that are trained …
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2.46am EST02:46 Mnuchin on US-French tax row Donald Trump left Davos yesterday, but several member of his cabinet are still here – and they’re holding a briefing now. Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin, commerce secretary Wilbur Ross and Eugene Scalia are here. Mnuchin speaks first, outlining about how Donald Trump’s tax …
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is opposed to testifying in the Senate impeachment trial in exchange for securing testimony from several key witnesses sought by Democrats because he doesn’t want to participate in “some kind of political theater.” The 2020 presidential contender made the …
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s online health editor talks us through what we know about the virus A sense of anxiety is growing in Wuhan as the Chinese city goes into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a deadly virus which has …
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This goofy event movie is vying for the attentions of the Chinese lunar new year audience: a frenetic, exhausting mix of soap and spectacle. It’s overseen by Dante Lam, a sometime cult director confirming the transition into commercial respectability he made with the state-sanctioned seat-filler Operation Red Sea (2018). The …
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A plane helping battle wildfires in Australia crashed in New South Wales state Thursday, killing three U.S. residents, officials said. The C-130 firefighting aircraft, which officials said was from Coulson Aviation, a private company contracted by the Royal Fire Service, crashed in the Snowy Monaro area. The Royal Fire Service …
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Scientists are set to reveal whether we are any closer to our impending doom, with the symbolic Doomsday Clock due for an update later today. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will gather at the National Press Club in Washington DC at 10am (3pm UK time), where they will announce …
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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has snubbed an event at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Mr Duda complained that he has not been allowed to address the audience, whereas Mr Putin and other leaders will speak. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told …
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