Democratic 2020 contenders condemn Trump for spreading Epstein conspiracy theories

By Reuters,

Democratic presidential contenders Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker slammed U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday for promoting unfounded conspiracy th...

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US lawmakers alarmed by new Trump tariffs on Chinese goods

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump's intention to further hike U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has alarmed American lawmakers of both parties who fear dire eco...

Facebook executive meets with U.S. lawmakers to discuss privacy

By Reuters,

With a multibillion-dollar settlement looming for Facebook over user privacy violations, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg met with U.S. lawmake...

‘Reckoning’ looms for news media as Russia probe clears Trump

By VOA,

Donald Trump's inner circle piled in Monday on the US news media, which was plunged into soul-searching over coverage of a two-year probe that failed ...

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US Senate passes criminal justice reform

By Reuters,

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to decrease America’s substantial prison population by lowering some mandatory federa...

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Melania Trump a no-show during midterm campaign push

By CNN,

First lady Melania Trump has decided not to hit the campaign trail alongside her husband, President Donald Trump, as he spends the last days before Tu...

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US Senate confirms Kavanaugh as Supreme Court justice amid protests

By CNN,

The Senate voted to send Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Saturday, ushering in a generational conservative majority and delivering a huge vict...

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Facebook rocked by data breach scandal as investigations loom

By AFP,

Facebook shares plunged Monday as the social media giant was pounded by criticism at home and abroad over revelations that a firm working for Donald T...

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Trump: I would have run unarmed to Florida school

By AFP,

President Donald Trump said Monday he would have rushed unarmed into the Florida school targeted by a mass shooter, as student survivors of the slaugh...

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Trump thanks Putin for slashing U.S. diplomatic staff

By Reuters,

 U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering the United States to slash its diplomatic staff in Rus...

Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller dies at age 101 in New York

By Reuters,

Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller, former head of Chase Manhattan Corp and patriarch of one of the most famous and influential American fam...

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With Trump travel ban still blocked, travelers head to US

By AFP,

After a US appeals court refused to restore President Donald Trump's controversial immigration order, travelers who had been banned from entering the ...

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Two Iraqis lead legal fight against Trump order blocking entry

By Reuters,

A federal judge blocked the deportation on Saturday of dozens of travellers and refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations, stranded at U.S. airports...

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US Intelligence Charges Russia, Putin Aspired to Help Trump Win

By VOA,

Russian President Vladimir Putin set out to undermine the 2016 U.S. election and discredit former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an unprec...

American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia

By Agencies,

Muslim Americans responded with a mix of frustration, exasperation and anger to what many see as a growing wave of Islamophobia fueled by two of the R...

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Kenyatta: Obama has given us hope

By Maureen Murimi,

U.S. President Barack Obama has given Africa hope that through personal initiative and hard work one can take control of their destiny, this is accord...

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