Tata and ThyssenKrupp steel merger faces EU probe

The European Commission fears the proposed merger would increase steel prices and reduce competition.

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Wagamama sold to Frankie & Benny's owner

The Asian-themed restaurant chain is being bought in a deal which values the business at £559m.

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Budget 2018: Premium Bonds more 'accessible' for children

More family members will be able to buy Premium Bonds for children - giving them a 24,500 to 1 chance to win.

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Italy's economy stalls as eurozone slows down

Italy's economy stalls as growth in the 19-country eurozone slows to just 0.2% in the third quarter.

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BP profits double on higher prices and new oil fields

The oil giant reports its strongest quarterly results for five years, helped by higher prices and output.

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Sony eyes record profit as gaming hits boost earnings

Strong demand for Spider-Man and other games is helping drive earnings at the Japanese electronics giant.

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Carabao Cup: Nigel Clough says guiding Burton into last eight is 'special'

Burton boss Nigel Clough says it is "special" to have guided League One Burton to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup for the first time.

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Bitcoin: The first ten years

Bitcoin was born ten years ago. What has it brought the world?

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US mail bombs: Who is financier George Soros?

The billionaire financier and philanthropist was targeted in a US mail-bombing campaign.

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Do schools help or hinder social mobility?

"Meritocracy is the big promise of our democracies," says the OECD. But are education systems delivering?

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What should I do with my broken kettle?

Our household appliances could have much longer lives if they were designed to be easily repaired.

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Trump visits Pittsburgh to console but stirs anger among protesters

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the Pittsburgh synagogue attacked by an anti-Semitic gunman and lit candles for each of the 11 slain worshipers, while thousands protested his presence in the city and victims' families began burying their dead.

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Waymo gets first California OK for driverless testing without backup driver

Alphabet Inc's Waymo unit on Tuesday became the first company to receive a permit from the state of California to test driverless vehicles without a backup driver in the front seat, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles said.

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Kansas militia men blame Trump rhetoric for mosque attack plan

Three Kansas militia members who were convicted of plotting to bomb the mosque and homes of Somali immigrants should be granted leniency in their sentencing because they were inspired by President Donald Trump's rhetoric encouraging violence, lawyers for the men said in court documents.

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PBF Energy's Delaware City refinery explosion injures three: media

An explosion due to an equipment failure at PBF Energy's Delaware City, Delaware refinery on Monday injured three people, requiring hospitalization, a report by Delaware Online said.

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Trump targets U.S. birthright citizenship as elections loom

With congressional elections a week away, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will seek to scrap the right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants as he tries again to dramatically reshape immigration policies.

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Los Angeles prosecutors decline to charge Stallone after sexual assault allegation

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has decided there is not enough evidence to prosecute "Rocky" actor Sylvester Stallone over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 1987 and 1990, according to an agency document released on Tuesday.

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Land O'Lakes ends support for U.S. Rep. King after furor over views

Agricultural dairy cooperative Land O'Lakes pulled its support on Tuesday for U.S. Representative Steve King, an Iowa Republican whose past inflammatory comments on immigration and race drew renewed scrutiny after the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

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Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger killed in prison

James "Whitey" Bulger, who lived a double life as one of Boston's most notorious mobsters and as a secret FBI informant before going on the run for 16 years, was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, sources said on Tuesday.

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Republicans focus on defending U.S. Senate in campaign's last week

Republican campaigns took a defensive approach a week before elections to determine control of the U.S. Congress, with the party spending more to try to hold on to previously secure House seats and President Donald Trump preparing a six-day trip focused on Senate races.

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U.S. House Speaker Ryan rejects Trump plan on birthright citizenship: Washington Post

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that it was not possible to end birthright citizenship with an executive order, after President Donald Trump said he was considering such a move, the Washington Post reported.

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Audit finds deadly Florida bridge collapse not tied to U.S. grant

A U.S. Transportation Department inspector general's audit set to be released on Wednesday found no evidence the Obama administration's 2013 grant for a Florida bridge project was a factor in a deadly accident in March but raised concerns about the award process.

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Beloved brothers, devoted doctor remembered as Pittsburgh funerals begin

Mourners remembered brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal as "the helpers" at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, where they were among the 11 congregants shot to death on the Jewish Sabbath.

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Factbox: Seven facts about Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger

James "Whitey" Bulger was one of Boston's most notorious and brutal gangsters before going on the run in 1994. He was captured in 2011 in Santa Monica, California, and convicted two years later of 11 murders and other crimes.

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