Theresa May will hand out the £1bn in her “cash for votes” deal with the Democratic Unionist Party without MPs’ prior approval, The Independent can reveal, putting the Government at risk of legal action. The Commons will only vote after slices of the funds have been allocated to Northern Ireland, and will be denied a single vote on the…

U.S. stocks rose to a nearly four-week high Monday as continuing gains in Treasuries pushed yields further below 2.9 percent, alleviating investor angst that higher rates will accelerate fiscal tightening. Oil climbed with gold. The S&P 500 Index gained for a third day and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to its highest level in almost…

Exclusive by Dan Oakes and Nino Bucci, ABC Investigations Updated February 27, 2018 07:10:53 Photo: Peter Dupas has been charged with murdering Kathleen Downes. (Supplied) Peter Dupas has been charged with murder over the stabbing death of 95-year-old Kathleen Downes at a Brunswick nursing home in 1997. The ABC has learned that Dupas was charged…

A mum and her two young sons are feared to be among five people killed in a blast that destroyed a shop and two-storey flat. Mary Ragoobar, 46, and her sons Shane, 18, and Sean, 17, have been missing since the explosion tore through their home on Sunday evening. Her younger son Scotty, 15, miraculously…

The buying came as investors pulled $50.9 billion out of funds that focus on U.S. stocks, TrimTabs reported. The move toward buybacks sends two important signals: that a good slice of the savings corporations will get from big tax cuts will be going to investors, and that companies apparently will be reliable buyers for all…

Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle tweeted that he will « kill any tax legislation that benefits » Delta after the airline ended a partnership with the NRA.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA doctor in Eastern Ghouta says there is still shelling, but « the level is less than before »Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily five-hour pause in the Syrian government’s assault on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area. It will start on Tuesday, and include the creation of…

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