KANSAS CITY, Mo.Simone Biles landed a record-busting triple-twisting double somersault on Sunday night to take a sixth national title that she could have won by mail. Next, shes going to force womens gymnastics to consider overhauling its rulebook.Biless trip…
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CBS, Viacom in Final Stages of Deal Talks
CBS Corp.
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and
Viacom Inc.
VIA -4.64%
are in the final stages of negotiating a deal that would reunite mogul Sumner Redstones media empire in the hopes of creating a more formidable competitor to the entertainment industrys giants.The two s…
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Trump Administration to Deny Green Cards to Legal Immigrants Who Draw From Social Programs
WASHINGTONImmigrants legally in the U.S. could be ineligible for green cards if they use any of an array of social programs, and prospective immigrants may be barred from entry if they cant convince a consular officer that they wont use such programs, as part…
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There Were ‘Serious Irregularities’ at Federal Jail Where Jeffrey Epstein Died, Barr Says
WASHINGTONInvestigators probing the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein have found serious irregularities at the federal jail in New York where the disgraced financier was being held on sex-trafficking charges, Attorney General William Barr said Monday.
Mr. …
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10% Tariffs Were Manageable. At 25%, Businesses Are Squirming.
ZHANGJIAGANG, ChinaWhen the U.S. raised its tariffs on Chinese imports in May, Harlan Stone knew his U.S. vinyl flooring importing business had to move fast.He got on the phone with his main customer,
Home Depot Inc.,
to update it. Soon he was on a plane to…
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Military Probing Whether Friendly Fire Killed U.S. Marine in Iraq
WASHINGTONThe U.S. military is investigating whether friendly fire caused the first combat death in Iraq since U.S. troops returned there in 2014 to battle Islamic State, defense officials said.Marine Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer was part of a team of Ir…
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Schools Fight Websites That Sell Homework Help
Colleges and high schools are struggling to combat a growing form of cheating in which students find someone online to do their homework.Hundreds of websites offer the service, with costs ranging from $15 for quick math assignments to a few hundred dollars to…
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Analysis | President Trump has made 12,019 false or misleading claims over 928 days
President Trumps proclivity for spouting exaggerated numbers, unwarranted boasts and outright falsehoods has continued at a remarkable pace. As of Aug. 5, his 928th day in office, he had made 12,019 false or misleading claims, according to the Fact Checkers d…
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Opinion | What I learned about the Democrats at a family barbecue in North Carolina
Every second Saturday in August, my mother and her siblings host a family barbecue, a simple gathering under the enormous pecan tree in the side yard of the house where they grew up in Severn, N.C. In the mix are great-aunts and great-uncles, along with two o…
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Opinion | How to fight mass shootings: First, let’s define the problem
If you write about highly charged political topics, such as gun control, you expect some angry disagreement. Often, however, much of the anger stems from a confusion between is and ought among people who mistake what you think will happen for what you think s…
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