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| Disabled people lose legal aid in 99% of benefits disputes The extent to which savage government cuts have deprived disabled people of legal aid in disputes over their benefit payments is revealed today by new official figures that show a 99% decline since 2011. The total number of disabled people granted legal aid in welfare cases has plummeted from ...
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| 'Very, very good' earnings season risks being overshadowed by trade, politics in week ahead Trump has said the U.S. would respond to the deadly Syrian gas attack on civilians, and the market has been anxious that Syria and the war in Yemen have the potential to escalate. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 8.6 percent in the past week to $67.39, their best weekly gain since July.
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Theresa May refuses to rule out further military action in Syria May hinted at a deep frustration with the effectiveness of the UN security council in the run-up to the strikes. Asked if she was concerned about the security council's relevance given Russia's repeated vetos on censuring the Assad regime, May said: "Permanent membership of the security council is given ... 'Establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the United States' Trump's full ... - CNBC
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| Russia, US Near Brink in a Syrian Standoff With Nuclear Risks U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to strike Russia's Syrian ally in response to an alleged chemical attack -- and Russia is threatening to retaliate if its forces there suffer harm. While both sides have dialed back the brinkmanship in the last couple of days, they remain locked in what could be the ...
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| Top stories: the oldest human fossil in Arabia, snakes on Mercury, and clot-busting mosquito spit Archaeologists and anthropologists have scoured the Arabian Desert for evidence that some of the earliest members of our species once traversed these formerly green lands. Now, they may have it. An ostensibly modern human finger bone uncovered in Saudi Arabia in 2016 has been dated to about ...
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| Watch the Pentagon brief reporters on military action in Syria [The stream has ended.] President Donald Trump ordered a targeted military action in Syria, joining forces from France and the United Kingdom in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on civilians last week. In the wake of Trump's announcement, the Pentagon held a briefing with reporters to ...
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Comcast Begins Including Netflix in Cable Bundles The announcement comes two years after Netflix and Comcast first partnered to offer the streaming video service on Comcast's X1 platform, an all-in-one platform for Comcast customers that combines live TV, streaming, on demand, DVR, and online programming. According to Comcast, nearly 50% of ...
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| Arizona's governor promises to give teachers a pay raise in effort to avert a strike Arizona's Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is starting to pay attention to teachers. On Thursday, he promised to give them the 20 percent raise they've been asking for — 10 percent next year and 10 percent more the following year. He also said he would restore $1 billion in school funding that has been cut ...
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| Global shipping in 'historic' climate deal The global shipping industry has for the first time agreed to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases. The move comes after talks all week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London. Shippings has previously been excluded from climate agreements, but under the deal, emissions will be ...
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