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The Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah and the proposed Club World Cup are just more ways of the rich becoming richerTippi Hedren sits on a
Michy Batshuayi takes his chance in Chelsea’s nervy win at Hull
The last two men to win the FA Cup as both player and manager have tasted Wembley glory with Chelsea. The class of 2020 will
Bernie Sanders surges in Iowa poll ahead of caucuses
Vermont senator now choice of 25% of Iowa voters for Democratic candidate, survey found, after Warren drops in popularity
Bernie Sanders has surged ahead of Democratic rivals in Iowa, a new poll released on Saturday suggests, with barely a week to go until the state’s voters head to caucuses to nominate a candidate for November’s presidential election.
The Iowa caucuses on 3 February represent the first formal election-year test for the Democratic field seeking to challenge Donald Trump for the White House.
‘The president did nothing wrong’: key takeaways from Trump defense’s opening arguments
President’s defense repeatedly came around to a basic argument: nothing Trump did in withholding aid to Ukraine was unusual
Donald Trump’s legal defense team began their argument Saturday during a three-hour session of the impeachment proceedings against the president.
Here are the five key takeaways:
Trump’s defense leads by arguing impeachment would endanger democracy
White House counsel says prosecution aims to pull off ‘the most massive interference in an election in American history’
Welcome to Day One of the Trump Show.
It was, admittedly, an inauspicious start to what was teased as a “trailer” for the rollicking show to come next week in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump.
Veterans criticize Trump’s downplaying of US troops’ brain injuries
Several US veterans’ organizations call for president to apologize for remarks about injuries suffered by service members in Iraq
Veterans of Foreign Wars, a prominent organization advocating for US military veterans, has called for Donald Trump to apologize for remarks downplaying brain injuries recently suffered by nearly three dozen American service members in Iraq.
Related: Trump downplays brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran missile strike
Pompeo says NPR reporter is part of ‘unhinged’ US media conspiracy
Department issues statement following secretary of state’s extraordinary attack on journalist Mary Louise Kelly
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo launched an extraordinary attack on a respected NPR journalist on Saturday, a day after reports emerged of him swearing at and trying to humiliate her by asking her to identify Ukraine on a map.
In a sharply-worded statement issued by the state department, Pompeo accused the reporter, Mary Louise Kelly, of lying to him and being part of an “unhinged” media conspiracy “in a quest to hurt President Trump and this administration”.
Hull City v Chelsea: FA Cup fourth round – live!
Updates from the FA Cup clash at the Kcom StadiumClockwatch: Catch up with all the FA Cup scoresYou can email Scott here 5.51pm GMT 19
US treasury chief warns Javid to shelve plans for big tech firm tax
Ahead of critical trade talks, Steven Mnuchin says ‘discriminatory’ levy no place in budget
One of the most senior figures in the US government has warned Sajid Javid to delay a “discriminatory” tax on big tech companies, in the latest sign of tensions with Donald Trump’s administration ahead of critical trade talks.
Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, used a breakfast meeting with the chancellor on Saturday to warn him directly against applying the new tax as part of his forthcoming budget. The confrontation comes as the US mounts a last-ditch attempt to stop Britain using technology from China’s Huawei in its 5G network.
Turkey earthquake: death toll rises as search for survivors continues
At least 22 people killed and more than 1,100 injured, with fatalities likely to increaseA powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey has killed at least