BuzzFeed was sued for defamation by a Russian tech magnate Friday over its publication of a salacious dossier last month devoted largely to President Trump. The alleged product of a former British spy, the explosive but unverified dossier claimed in part that Russian tech executive Aleksej Gubarev had been “recruited under duress” by Moscow to […]
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International, USAWashington (dpa) – The US Justice Department Saturday filed a notice to appeal a federal judge’s decision that temporarily halted the implementation of President Donald Trump’s one-week-old immigration order. The department filed its appeal seeking the reinstatement of the controversial executive order temporarily suspending the US refugee programme, temporarily banning travellers from seven majority-Muslim countries
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International, Middle East, USAProtesters at the Dakota Access Pipeline camp near Lake Oahe in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, were given evacuation orders by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who cited public health and safety concerns, according to a statement released Friday. The Corps said that it would close the Oceti Sakowin Camp — located at the confluence
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USAWashington (dpa) – Donald Trump has the worst approval rating of any US president at this point of their tenure, according to several surveys published Friday. The American public seemingly punished the president for a string of controversial executive orders issued in his first 15 days in office. One survey by broadcaster CBS gave Trump
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USABEIRUT — It was past midnight on a moonless night in central Yemen, and Ahmad Jawfi was preparing to go to sleep when he heard the dull buzz of drones overhead. Drones were nothing new, so he and others paid little attention. But soon, a military operation unfolded that left 14 al-Qaida fighters dead and
By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−After denouncing a prior agreement to accept a group of refugees currently interned in Australia, President Trump signed an executive order for the deportation of all kangaroos in American zoos whom he suspects are harboring weapons in their pouches. * The House of Representatives voted to repeal a ban on the
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USALOS ANGELES — Lawyers aren’t usually this popular, but these weren’t your usual lawyers. Outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y., last weekend, a crowd of hundreds chanted like soccer fans as they awaited the end of a court hearing inside: “A-C-L-U, we are here, we stand with you!” When the attorneys for the American
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USASEATTLE — The federal judge who stopped President Donald Trump’s travel ban is a Republican appointee known for his sharp legal mind and past volunteer work for refugees. U.S. District Judge James Robart decided in Seattle Friday to temporarily block enforcement of Trump’s executive order, which denied entry to the U.S. to refugees and to
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USAThe Department of Homeland Security said Saturday that it had suspended “any and all actions” related to President Donald Trump’s travel ban on immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries and his halt on refugees coming into the U.S. The announcement came after a federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order against the major
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International, Middle East, USAYou may have seen one of Micah Bazant’s posters in the window of a local business or, more recently, at a protest somewhere in America. After President Donald Trump signed an executive order limiting immigration and suspending the U.S. refugee resettlement program last week, you’re probably going to start seeing a lot more of them.
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International, Middle East, USAIt had to be a first in the annals of presidential diplomacy: a commander-in-chief getting so addled by a phone conversation with a counterpart that he barked at the other leader and then slammed down the phone, 25 minutes into what was intended to be a one-hour conversation. Why a first? Because the leader on
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International, USAA federal judge’s ruling temporarily lifting a ban on travel to the US from certain countries triggered confusion in airports worldwide as airlines began boarding American-bound flights and federal lawyers took steps to reinstate the ban. As the impact of the ruling took hold, President Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter early Saturday morning, referring
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International, Middle East, USACapital & Main is an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political and social issues. In her home state of Michigan, Amway heiress Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, has been a fierce proponent of taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools, arguing that “choice” would fix the state’s ailing public education system.
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPHILADELPHIA �� Federal authorities have identified a Philadelphia journalist as the woman who infiltrated and might have secretly recorded a private discussion of congressional Republicans at their retreat last week, law enforcement sources familiar with the matter said. The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Emily Guendelsberger is unlikely to face federal