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PARIS -- "It is a purely British choice. What we are saying is: hurry up!"

France called on Britain to decide on a deal of its divorce from the European Union as soon as possible after British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a further defeat to pass a Brexit motion, European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau told RTL radio on Friday.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- "If Washington is harmed, my office will take appropriate steps to block this unlawful action."

Attorney General Bob Ferguson of the U.S. state of Washington Thursday threatened to take legal action against a federal government's declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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MOSCOW -- "This policy sometimes borders on racketeering. I mean various provisions of the draft law aimed at disrupting various energy projects of Russian companies, undermining the activities of Russian banks with state participation."

U.S. lawmakers' attempt to impose sanctions on Russian energy projects and banks was "racketeering," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

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NEW YORK -- "You have to be tough to make it in New York City. We gave Amazon the opportunity to be a good neighbor and do business in the greatest city in the world. Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity."

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday expressed disappointment at U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon's decision to drop its plan of building a new headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough. Enditem

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