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Mr Bolton has recently been indicted in the US on several charges pertaining to the alleged mishandling of classified information.

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Other administration officials who tried to repair the ties concluded the issue had spiraled largely because the Justice Department and the FBI had mishandled it.

Reviews conducted decades ago have criticised discrimination within the Met - including the 1999 Macpherson report that called the force "institutionally racist" after the mishandling of Stephen Lawrence's case.

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The school district has previously faced criticism from parents, teachers and community members for mishandling student behavior.

On cold tires, cars like the Ferrari don’t handle; they mishandle.

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