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FORM 8.3

FORM 8.3

MPs told that price tag for high-speed rail line has jumped by £20bn and that project will not be completed until 2040s

India’s peak electricity demand climbed to a record for the second consecutive day as blistering heat pushed up use of cooling appliances such as air-conditioners.

Melissa Menta left her managerial role in player operations in the NFL, a dream employer for her, to begin law school.

Trump’s approval rating has sunk to a second-term low.

Pope Leo takes the Vatican where Francis could not.

There’s an old joke about Andy Burnham, the Manchester mayor whose gamble to become UK prime minister from outside Parliament just might pay off. A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a pub, it begins. “Evening Andy,” the barman asks. “What’ll you have?”

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has finally sold Marc Jacobs, the brand founded by the eponymous designer, to licensing company WHP Global and G-III Apparel Group Ltd. for about $1 billion.

In the 2028 battle for the White House, the vice-president may face off against secretary of state Marco Rubio