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Irish PM Micheál Martin arrives for White House meeting

Raymona Crozier BBC News NI Reporting fromWashington D.C. Reuters The taoiseach and US president met in the Oval Office on Wednesday US President Donald Trump has raised a “massive” trade imbalance with Ireland and accused the European Union of treating the US “very badly”. He made the comments during a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach (Irish […]

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When a Couple’s Drinking Habits Diverge

Casey and Mike Davidson always enjoyed drinking together. The couple, both 49, met after college while working as consultants at the same firm. Romance blossomed over work happy hours, then time spent lingering over a bottle of wine on long dates. In their mid-20s, the pair moved to Seattle and made a group of friends […]

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Europe Retaliates After Trump’s Metals Tariffs Take Effect: Live Updates

President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum went into effect on Wednesday, escalating America’s trade spats with global competitors, including close allies already reeling from his on-and-off approach to trade penalties. Mr. Trump’s tariffs of 25 percent on the metals hit imports that enter the United States from any country in the world. […]

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SpaceX Launches NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions

Two NASA missions finally launched from the California coast and soared toward the stars late Tuesday night, overcoming a week of delays to get to orbit. Both aim to unravel mysteries about the universe — one by peering far from Earth, the other by looking closer to home. The rocket’s chief passenger is SPHEREx, a […]

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What’s behind the mis-selling complaints?

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images An official compensation scheme is likely to be set up for people mis-sold finance agreements when buying cars, if widespread failings are found. The City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said it would set up a industry-wide redress scheme if it concluded mis-selling occurred. A decision […]

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Males ‘more impacted by mother smoking during pregnancy’

Ken Banks BBC Scotland, Aberdeen Getty Images The smoking during pregnancy study looked at data from 500,000 people The sons of women who smoke while pregnant experience more long-lasting side effects than their daughters, according to a new study. University of Aberdeen researchers looked at data from 500,000 people around the UK to assess genetic […]

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NHS to offer take-at-home tablet

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Thousands of NHS patients in England with multiple sclerosis (MS) will soon be offered a “take at home” tablet to manage their condition, sparing them hospital visits for injections or infusions. Cladribine can help people with the active relapsing-remitting version of the disease, as well as […]

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