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Pressure mounts on May as ‘Labour deal’ still elusive

Bloomberg British PM Theresa May was expected to face lawmakers in parliament after another day of inconclusive talks with the opposition Labour Party further dented her hopes of reaching a Brexit deal. Already under pressure after a disastrous set of results for her Conservative Party in local elections, the beleaguered premier’s cabinet concluded that cross-party talks are stalling and unlikely ...

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May-Corbyn Brexit talks just point to fatigue

When you hear that UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her Labour Party rival Jeremy Corbyn are in talks, you can safely assume that May has exhausted every other option in her efforts to get a Brexit deal through Parliament. But it’s a measure of the political damage wrought by Hurricane Brexit on Britain’s political landscape that even if there ...

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Coal’s future is in people’s hands

Climate change is at the top of many American voters’ minds, as evidenced by a CNN poll found “96% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say it’s very or somewhat important for a presidential candidate to promise aggressive action” on the issue. At the same time on the other side of the globe, “Promises to fight the world’s most toxic air ...

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