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Pentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops

The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among traditions labeled Christian.

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Senator Mike Lee of Utah objected to a Pentagon policy memo excluding Mormons from being categorized as Christian.
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Unions attack ‘year-long delay’ for Tata Steel furnace’s grid connection in south Wales

Government urged to help speed up vital industrial project amid growing alarm over National Grid delays

Trade unions have called for the government to intervene to speed up Tata Steel’s connection to the electricity grid in south Wales, after the company said its new furnace would be delayed by up to a year.

Tata Steel last month told investors that National Grid had said it would face a six- to eight-month delay. That could stretch to 12 months amid unexpected engineering difficulties.

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© Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty Images

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