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Nancy Pelosi won her nomination for House speaker easily on Wednesday, getting the vast majority of House Democrats to vote for her. Thirty-two Democrats voted against nominating Pelosi for speaker by secret ballot, even though she was running unopposed. Pelosi’s…
President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has a new casualty: Christmas. Specifically, Christmas lights. Trump’s $200 billion in tariffs on imported Chinese products include new taxes on nearly all holiday lights sold in the United States, according to Americans…
Aymeric Laporte believes Manchester City’s Champions League struggles against Lyon will stand them in good stead for the rest of the competition. City claimed a place in the last 16 on Tuesday as they twice came from behind to scramble…
London may lose up to £700bn in financial assets as roughly 37 finance companies plan to move operations and assets to Germany, a lobby group has revealed. Banks will relocate to German finance hub Frankfurt no later than March 2019, lobbying group Frankfurt…
Dozens of US consumer groups urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a Tuesday letter to investigate Google’s location tracking practices, which they allege the tech giant “manipulates and nudges” Android users into turning on. The charge parallels one made…
Leading UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has been slammed for selling “well-fired” bread – deliberately overcooked loaves – which critics believe could pose a cancer risk. Health experts have suggested the item’s packaging should be emblazoned with a health warning. According…
