The 55-year-old economist had been considered for Fed chair during Trump’s first term.
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Agents in Minneapolis could be pulled back if local officials cooperate, border tsar says
Tom Homan said the immigration operation would be more “targeted”, as the Trump administration works to calm frustrations both in…
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Trump says Putin will not attack Ukraine cities during cold week
Russia has not confirmed it agreed to Trump’s request, but Ukraine’s president said he expected Vladimir Putin’s promise to be…
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Chips, anyone? German farm gives away millions of potatoes after bumper harvest
Dubbed “the great potato rescue”, it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste.
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EU adds Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.
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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex
The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a…
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Plane crashes in Colombia, killing all 15 on board
State ariline Satena says its aircraft carrying 13 passengers and two crew “suffered a fatal accident”.
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Trump warns Iran ‘time is running out’ for nuclear deal as US military builds up in Gulf
Tehran says its armed forces are ready “with their fingers on the trigger” to respond to any aggression.
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‘Don’t take us to a hospital’: Iran protesters treated in secret to avoid arrest
Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at…
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Panic on crowded Ukraine train – passenger describes moment of Russian drone strike
The BBC speaks to a person who was aboard a train on which five people died after it was targeted…
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