State Representative James Talarico used the word “mediocre” in connection with a former House member who is Black. The controversy has repercussions for a key contest.

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In the latest example of his mercurial negotiating style, President Trump went from dropping his ask for a $200 million fine to demanding $1 billion from the university.

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The new prime minister has revived the LDP, which had looked as if it might collapse. But if she wins this week’s elections, she will face harsh realities

Rare Asian elephant birth at Smithsonian's National Zoo marks first new calf in nearly 25 years, offering new hope for endangered species conservation efforts.

Catholic school vandalized as religious statues smashed and tabernacle destroyed. Justice Department launches civil rights investigation into the attack.

Trump insisted that his new ballroom will be the ‘Greatest of its kind ever built!!’

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Almost all of those to have provoked the president’s wrath recently have been women, yet the White House has insisted that the insults are ‘nothing to do with gender’

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New York and New Jersey have sued the Trump administration for freezing $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River

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‘In the past weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps her death would bring about change in our country, and it has not,’ Luke Ganger said

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If net migration stayed positive, a larger working-age population would broaden the tax base and help stabilise the debt to GDP ratio, Niesr said.

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The leading economic think tank predicted that net zero migration would lead to slower employment growth and a smaller workforce, causing a decline in overall GDP growth

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Neuroendocrine cancer impacts more than 6,000 people a year in England

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Sir Brian Leveson, who was appointed by the government to conduct an independent review of the courts system, has urged the government to adopt his ideas in full

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Higher labour costs have raised the marginal cost of hiring by around 7%, in real terms, for an entry level position, Niesr found.

The discovery was made at Wandlebury Country Park near Cambridge

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Obesity is ‘associated with adverse outcomes for both women and children’, a new report has said

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