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Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump's White House chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, installing as his closest adviser a loyal, combative bulldog for his “America First” agenda as the president prepares to stare down a newly empowered Democratic Congress next year.

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Lakers coach reveals next destinations for Bronny James, Cameron Carr

The Lakers recently sent two of their youngest players to their G League affiliate. Rookie Cameron Carr and third-year guard Bronny James are on assignment with the Coachella Valley Lakers. Lakers coach JJ Redick revealed the messaging he shared with Carr and James on the decision. Cameron Carr #43 of the Los Angele…

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Galloway: Getting A Job Is A "Nuclear Detonation Of Therapy" For Most Young Men - And A Stanford Psychiatrist Agrees

Galloway: Getting A Job Is A "Nuclear Detonation Of Therapy" For Most Young Men - And A Stanford Psychiatrist Agrees NYU Stern professor Scott Galloway, who drew fire this week for calling Elon Musk a "traitor to the West," says for most of the young men he works with, a job, friends and a girlfriend would do more t…

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US regulator investigates tumour risk in children given Novartis gene therapy

The US ⁠Food and Drug Administration said ⁠on Friday it was investigating a ⁠risk of neoplasia, or tumour formation including malignancy, associated with Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma. The Swiss drug maker earlier in the day disclosed two cases in which tumours in children showed evidence of being linked to its g…

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'Crisis cannot be left unresolved': Qatar PM says mediation efforts continue

'Crisis cannot be left unresolved': Qatar PM says mediation efforts continue Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, has said that efforts at mediation between Iran and the United States remain active to prevent escalation, warning that the crisis …

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Hong Kong can’t afford to lose the healthcare workers it trained

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong’s healthcare sector is caught in a perplexing paradox. Recent fresh nursing and physiot…

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Domestic helper arrested after allegedly spitting into 4-year-old girl’s food

A foreign domestic helper in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of ill-treating a child after she allegedly spat into the food of a girl under her care, according to police. The mother of the four-year-old girl filed a police report at 9.28am on Friday, saying her 37-year-old Filipino helper had treated her da…

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"Dissatisfaction With Democracy": China Celebrates The Midterm Elections As Evidence That Democracy Is Dying In The West

"Dissatisfaction With Democracy": China Celebrates The Midterm Elections As Evidence That Democracy Is Dying In The West Authored by Jonathan Turley,Winston Churchill once famously observed that "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Gover…

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Ukraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion

Russia could use tri leader summit to nudge China and US closer to its position on Ukraine, experts say. What we know on day 1,718Beijing has confirmed that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the US president, Donald Trump, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Mao Ning, a spokesperson for…

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US urges citizens across Middle East to exercise 'heightened caution'

US urges citizens across Middle East to exercise 'heightened caution' The United States has urged Americans currently in the Middle East to exercise "heightened vigilance" due to the "increased threat of armed attacks by Houthis and Iranian efforts to target US government officials in the region". "Be aware of poten…

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How North Korea turns child prodigies into crypto thieves

North Korea rewards ⁠its top hackers, tasked with heists like the Binance crypto hack that netted a cool US$6.3 ⁠billion, with perks such as spacious apartments in the capital and huge hard currency awards in return for ⁠gruelling hours of work. Leader Kim Jong-un has assembled an army of world-class hackers using s…

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‘My thought was always: he will be killed next’: Sonia Gandhi on marrying into an Indian political dynasty and her husband’s assassination

She came from humble Italian origins to join India’s ruling family. Then both her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, and her husband, Rajiv, were brutally murdered. In a rare interview, the politician talks about her reluctant rise to power, Narendra Modi’s repressive regime – and why youth protests give her hope for the…

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Former Evergrande economist faces WeChat gag order after ‘buy the dip’ call

Amid a bear market in China’s stock exchanges, Ren Zeping, the high-profile independent economist famed for his prescient call on China’s A-share bull market, is once again in the spotlight for a “gag order” on his social media, though industry insiders say that the move by the platform was not unexpected. Since Oct…

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Judge Slams Brakes On Trump's 250-Foot Arch Within Hours Of Final Approval

Judge Slams Brakes On Trump's 250-Foot Arch Within Hours Of Final Approval A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked construction of President Trump's triumphal arch hours after the National Capital Planning Commission voted 8-4 to approve it. FEIL - Architectural renderings of President Donald Trump's propo…

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HKUST president Nancy Ip wins Unesco prize for Alzheimer’s research

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) president Nancy Ip Yuk-yu has been awarded a UN prize for a second time for her “outstanding contributions” in neuroscience, which have enabled the earlier diagnosis and better monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease. Ip was presented with the Unesco-Equatorial Guinea…

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Trump says US knocked out Iranian 'little bit of anti-aircraft device'

Trump says US knocked out Iranian 'little bit of anti-aircraft device' US President Donald Trump says Washington had made considerable progress in its dealings with Iran, while acknowledging that US forces had carried out limited strikes against targets on the country. "I don't want to talk about it. We do minor str…

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