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...But he insisted to the FT’s Claire Jones that “all of the Republicans running would do better than Joe Biden” in November....
...Biden administration officials insist they are committed to the defence of the kingdom, and the state department has recently approved the sale of 280 air-to-air missiles....
...There have been a couple of blows to the power of Big Tech recently such as the Washington state Senate and House passing a gig worker bill that would force companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to treat...
...They look at Facebook’s past five years and its attempts — frequently belated, often ambiguous — to deal with the way that state actors (Russia et al), hoodlums (such as the Proud Boys), politicians (a list...
...Trump et al v....
...Daniel Benaim, a Biden confidante appointed as the top state department official for the Arabian peninsula, last year warned against directly sanctioning the crown prince because it was “likely to cause...
...Visa has called off its deal to buy fintech start-up Plaid for $5.3bn after the US Department of Justice sued to block the transaction on antitrust grounds....
...“The fact that [David] Cameron, [Jeremy] Heywood (the most powerful civil servant) et al did not understand many basic features of how the world works is why I and a few others gambled on the referendum,...
...The US Department of Health and Human Services denied Bright’s allegations. Other scientists have taken note of Bright’s fate....
...Andrew Garthwaite et al at Credit Suisse has had a fiddle about with the model portfolio, resulting in insurers getting a push....
...Asked who benefits most — the city of Paris or the state of Qatar — Jaffer believes it is a win-win for all involved....
...Unlike Sondland et al, they did not buy their positions. Nor will most of them be able to monetise their experience when they leave government....
...The consultancy firm Global Counsel has hired Erin Caddell to lead a new US team as it opens an office in Washington, DC. He joins from the Washington policy analysis firm Capstone....
...Addison Lee, the mini cab company that was bought by Carlyle just months before Uber et al made it on to the scene....
...The worst of the damage was created by a tornado near the town of Beauregard, authorities said. “The devastation is incredible,” said Sheriff Jay Jones of Lee County....
...“The UAE dominates 90 per cent of trade between GCC [states] and Iran, even after the blockade with Qatar,” says Lulwa al-Khater, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokeswoman....
...The goal, though, was a good one: China, India, Brazil et al would rise in a fashion that did not collide with established powers....
...This was disproved by the trial of US v Zarrab et al, in which a Turkish banker and a gold trader were convicted of laundering Iranian oil and gas revenues....
...any thinking Brexiter’s mind: Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes....
...Public Radio, former Washington Bureau chief of the New York Times Date of accusation October 29 Accusation Kissing two women without permission during tenure at the NY Times....
...The Syrian government has been accused of widespread human rights abuses since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted in 2011....
...Washington then sent Stuart Jones, an assistant secretary of state, to attend Russian-brokered talks between Syrian regime and rebel delegations in Astana, the Kazakh capital....
...(Reuters) Qatar extension Four Arab states accusing the tiny Gulf state of supporting terrorism have extended the deadline for Doha to comply with a list of demands, including the closure of Al Jazeera...
...That is partly because the state department has not filled most of the top policy jobs more than three months into the administration....
...“Evaluated intelligence indicates that terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation, to include smuggling explosive devices in various consumer items,” the Department of Homeland Security said...
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