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Bid to topple May sputters as Brexiteer revolt struggles

Bloomberg Evidence is mounting that the plot to oust UK Prime Minister Theresa May is faltering. To trigger a vote of no confidence in her leadership, a total of 48 Conservative lawmakers need to submit letters, texts or emails calling for one. Late last week, as the backlash against May’s Brexit deal gathered pace, there was speculation that the threshold ...

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Afghan suicide bomber targeting clerics kills 43

Bloomberg A suicide bomber targeting a gathering of hundreds of religious scholars in Afghan capital Kabul killed 43 clerics and wounded more than 80 others, Afghan officials said. No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The bomber detonated explosives as the clerics were commemorating the birthday of Prophet Mohammad in a wedding hall, said Kabul police spokesman Basir ...

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Lawyer defends Ivanka Trump’s private email use

Bloomberg Ivanka Trump used a private email account “while transitioning into government,” a spokesman for her lawyer said. Peter Mirijanian, a spokesman for Trump’s lawyer Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that President Donald Trump’s elder daughter — whose White House staff title is assistant to the president — used the private email “almost always for logistics and scheduling concerning ...

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