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He has signaled that he will hire additional seasoned hands, including an offer to retain New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

Sinner retaining the title would be even more remarkable given the 24-year-old Italian did not play for three months, having been banned for failing two doping tests.

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“As long as Iran-backed armed groups retain their operational autonomy, no government can genuinely break away from Iran’s influence,” said Tamer Badawi, an associate fellow with RUSI, a U.K. defense think tank.

"She retained the territory for a couple of weeks but she was standing next to the eggs all night one night in winter so she was clearly not alright," says Dr Hurley.

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New York City retains its attraction to immigrants and the ambitious young in media, finance and tech.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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