PM to visit north after Labour heartland gains

Boris Johnson is to visit the north of England later, hours after celebrating his party's biggest election win for 30 years by sweeping aside Labour in its traditional heartlands. The prime minister has said he hopes the Conservatives' victory will bring "cl…
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Trump’s Impeachment Rebuke Bookended by Policy Victories

WASHINGTONEven for a presidency defined by stark contrasts, President Trumps week was one of political whiplash, bouncing from legislative successes to a historic rebuke.But he also watched as Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee voted Friday to move ah…
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N Korea conducts ‘crucial test’ – state media

Image copyrightAFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNSImage caption North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stepped up his rhetoric against the US in recent weeks North Korea has conducted a "crucial test" at a satellite launch site to boost its nuclear deterrent, state media …
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California Governor Threatens to Block PG&E Bankruptcy Exit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is demanding changes to PG&E Corp. s plan to pay wildfire victims and exit bankruptcy, saying the companys current proposal falls woefully short of a law outlining requirements that would allow the utility to receive sta…
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Rod Stewart becomes oldest male to top album chart

Sir Rod Stewart has become the oldest male solo artist to have a number one album in the UK. The British singer's 10th chart topper You're In My Heart was released on 22 November. But it rose to the top spot this week in a close race - with a difference of …
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Her father was ‘the most dangerous racist in America.’ She wants a different legacy for her sons

Montgomery, Alabama (CNN)Peggy Wallace Kennedy was 8 years old when she got her first glimpse of the troubling future that awaited her. She was living in Clayton, Alabama, then a tiny segregated town in the Jim Crow South. Her father was George Wallace, the …
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The Money Men Who Enabled Adam Neumann and the WeWork Debacle

In early October, WeWorks board of directors trickled into a brick building in lower Manhattan where the startup had an office. After they took their seats around the conference room table, Mark Schwartz started to vent.Ive stayed silent too long, the 65-y…
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Venmo Glitch Opens Window on War Between Banks, Fintech Firms

PNC customers are getting a front-row seat on the rivalry between the banking industry and financial technology companies.Many of the Pittsburgh banks clients are having trouble connecting their accounts to their Venmo apps, cutting off access to PayPal Hol…
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