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One killed and three injured in California synagogue shooting
Last night, another US Jewish community was targeted by a gunman when a nineteen year-old man opened fire during a service to mark the end of Passover.
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Former US attorney Preet Bharara: ‘Reasonable chance’ Trump indicted after leaving office
‘No Collusion, No Obstruction’, President Trump declared again on social media today as he dismissed the political fallout from the publication of the Mueller report.
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Bret Easton Ellis on Donald Trump: ‘I don’t let myself get trumped by his existence’
When President Trump makes his state visit to the UK, which was confirmed today for early June, he’ll undoubtedly be met by a raft of demonstrations.
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Congress steps up investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election
The US Congress is stepping up its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether the White House was involved – issuing a subpoena to see the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
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US threatens Europe with tariffs in Airbus subsidies row
The US has stepped up its trade war with the European Union, threatening to slap tariffs on 8.4 billion pounds of goods’ worth from the EU.
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Second woman accuses Joe Biden of inappropriate touching
As Joe Biden contemplates running for President, two women have complained about feeling uncomfortable about the way he touched them.
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Prosecutors drop charges against actor Jussie Smollett
He was facing criminal charges for staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself, in a bid to boost his career.
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Washington readies for Mueller report into Trump Russia collusion
Washington DC is braced for the release of details from Robert Mueller’s confidential final report into allegations of collusion between the Trump Presidential Campaign and Russia. In a letter on Friday, the US Attorney General – who has the report – said he hoped to be in a position to provide Congressional leaders with Mueller’s…
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Robert Mueller submits final report on Trump and Russia collusion
Robert Mueller – the Special Counsel appointed to investigate possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 Presidential Election – has submitted his final report.
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Donald Trump tells Leo Varadkar he is ‘surprised that Brexit has gone so badly’
The Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in Washington DC, where he has been meeting leaders, including President Trump.
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Entire Boeing 737 Max aircraft fleet grounded
371 Boeing airliners are sitting idle on the tarmac tonight, after the aviation giant grounded its 737 MAX model. It follows the decision by the US Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily ban the jet from US airspace – joining more than 50 countries which had already done the same. Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash claimed 157 lives, including nine…
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Stacey Abrams: On voter suppression, 2020 and Meghan Markle
In the US, an investigation has just been launched into how hundreds of thousands of people were unable to vote in last year’s mid-term election in the state of Georgia. We spoke to the loser, Stacey Abrams, as she visited the UK for the first time.
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Republican strategist claims Cohen’s testimony against Trump isn’t damning, because ‘he’s a liar’
We’re joined from Washington DC by Republican strategist, Deana Bass Williams.
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Michael Cohen: Trump’s former attorney continues evidence to Congress
Having called his former boss a conman and a racist, Mr Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen was giving evidence again today – though this time behind closed doors to the House Intelligence committee.
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Trump’s North Korea summit ends without deal
President Trump was widely expected to announce some sort of agreement with Kim Jong-un, so the abrupt nature of his departure came as a shock.