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BBC Audio | Business Matters | Trump double steel and aluminium tariffs

President Trump signs order hiking steel and aluminium tariffs to 50%
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Mets’ depleted bullpen blows lead in 10-inning loss to Dodgers

A stretched-thin bullpen got the Mets to the ninth inning with a lead Tuesday night, but that wasn’t enough to secure victory vs. this Dodgers lineup.
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Home Office accused of ‘racist crackdown’ on Nigerians after denial of visit visa

Officials refused entry to man who runs top security firm in Nigeria and his family to spend holiday with his sister

The Home Office has been accused of a “racist crackdown on Nigerians” after refusing a visa to a man who runs one of the west African country’s top security firms for a holiday to see his family.

Samuel Onyekachi Ibeawuchi runs BKay Security Ltd, which provides close protection for high-profile people in Nigeria and abroad. He and his wife, a successful businesswoman, had applied to come to the UK with their 18-month-old child for three weeks in the summer so they could spend time with his sister, Hope Ibeawuchi-Beales, and her husband, Nick Beales, who is head of campaigning at Ramfel, which supports vulnerable migrants.

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Wednesday briefing: What three deadly days for civilians in Rafah reveal about the food distribution system backed by Israel

In today’s newsletter: At least 61 have died since Sunday after Israeli forces ​opened fire on hungry civilians. Is the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation addressing the crisis – or making it worse?
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Grandmother, 88, barred from graduating college due to pregnancy clinches diploma at Maine university 60 years later

“I didn’t realize that it would mean so much to me, but I now feel that a hole in my heart has been healed,” a grateful Alexander said.
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Takeaways from AP’s reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan

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Pop star Jessie J diagnosed with breast cancer: ‘I need to process it’

The “Bang Bang” singer learned of her diagnosis two months ago.
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Cuban families devise ingenious solutions to endure frequent power shortages

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Boulder community to come together for vigil after firebombing attack that injured 12

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NYC should brace for smoke from Canadian wildfires, but it won’t affect residents how you think, expert says

New York City should brace for poor air quality and a hazy sky on Wednesday.