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LONDON — Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5, is investigating its response to warnings from the public about the threat posed by Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people and wounded dozens more in an attack at a crowded pop concert

WASHINGTON — President Trump, in his first public remarks since returning from a nine-day overseas trip, paid tribute to fallen American troops in a traditional Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, saying they “died in war so we could live in peace.” In one of the annual rites of every presidency, Mr.

LONDON — After an inept start to campaigning in Britain’s general election and a pause following the Manchester bombing, Prime Minister

CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday enacted a law that imposes strict new regulations on aid groups, stoking fears that his government intends to accelerate its harsh crackdown on human rights activists before a presidential election scheduled for next year. The new law, which some aid groups predict will force them to shut down, was approved by Egypt’s Parliament in November, but Mr.

PITTSBURGH — This is what was said in the Nashville Predators’ locker room late Monday night: “I thought we played a great game,” goaltender Pekka Rinne said. “I like the way we responded,” left wing James Neal said. “We deserve it for sure,” defenseman Mattias Ekholm said. This is what was said when Pittsburgh Coach Mike Sullivan arrived in the interview room not long after: “We weren’t very good,” he said.

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of independent pharmacists swarmed the House and Senate office buildings one recent afternoon, climbing the marble staircases as they rushed from one appointment to the next, pitching lawmakers on their plan to rein in the soaring drug prices that have enraged American consumers. As they crowded into lawmakers’ offices, describing themselves as the industry’s “white hats,” they pointed a finger at pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts and CVS Health, which handle the drug coverage of millions of Americans. “Want to reduce prescription drug costs?” the pharmacists

WASHINGTON — Federal officials, following through on a pledge by President Trump, have drafted a rule to roll back a federal requirement that many religious employers provide health insurance plans. The mandate for free contraceptive coverage was one of the most hotly contested Obama administration policies adopted under the Affordable Care Act, and it generated scores of lawsuits by employers that had religious objections to it. On its website, the White Hou

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ROME — President Trump made the most of his short time in Italy.

WASHINGTON — The most successful deal of Jared Kushner’s short and consequential career in real estate and politics involves one highly leveraged acquisition: a pair of adjoining offices a few penny-loafer paces from his father-in-law’s desk in the White House. Over the past week, Mr.