The former foreign secretary wins by far the largest share of support in first-round voting by Conservative Party lawmakers.
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White House expands health accounts aimed at small firms
The tax-free individual accounts are called ‘health reimbursement arrangements,’ and starting next year employees will be able to use them to buy their own individual health insurance plans.
Adjusted pot rule would relax residency requirements for marijuana companies
Maine’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, had threatened to sue, claiming rules’ residency requirement went beyond the law.
Suicide bomber kills 9 in eastern Afghanistan
The Islamic State group claims responsibility for the attack, which killed 3 police officers and 6 civilians in Jalalabad.
Trudeau to visit Trump next week to talk trade, China
The Canadian prime minister will travel to Washington to discuss ratification of the new North American trade agreement and China’s detention of two Canadians.
Not to be outdone, Tyson Foods enters plant-based meat market
One of the world’s largest meat producers will begin selling nuggets made from pea protein at grocery stores this summer.
Street outside NASA’s D.C. office renamed for ‘Hidden Figures’
It has been renamed ‘Hidden Figures Way’ to honor the black female mathematicians who helped send humans to the moon.
Acquitted Knox back in Italy for wrongful conviction talk
The one-time American exchange student returns for the first time since an appeals court acquitted her in the murder of her British roommate.
25 officers injured in Memphis after marshals kill fugitive
Police in Tennessee have contained street protests that erupted after authorities said a fugitive was killed by a federal task force.
London company proposes aquaculture business in Millinocket
Aquaculture Management & Holding Co. said Tuesday that it is ready to begin building the plant after two years of planning.