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Washington (AFP) - Former US president and current White House hopeful Donald Trump has joined TikTok, posting his first video on the wildly popular social media app he once tried to ban while in office. Reaching out to younger voters as he seeks reelection in November, Trump posted a 13-second clip Saturday night that shows him in his usual blue suit and red tie attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in Newark, New Jersey. In the video, which features raucous music, Trump is introduced by UFC CEO Dana White and leans into the camera saying, "It's my honor." Trump greets people at th...
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Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump has suggested that sending him to prison could prove a "breaking point" for his supporters – a warning that will fuel concerns of political violence around the US presidential election on November 5. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility of jail time or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction in a hush money trial. "I'm ok with it," Trump said, but added he was "not sure the public would stand for it." "I think it would be tough for the public to take...
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Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump has warned that it could prove to be a "breaking point" for his supporters if he is sentenced to prison or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility that he could be handed jail time or a period of home detention at his sentencing on July 11. "I'm ok with it," Trump said, but added he was "not sure the public would stand for it." "I think it would be tough for the public to take. You know at a certain point there's...
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Wilmington (United States) (AFP) - Joe Biden's son Hunter goes on trial Monday on gun charges, the first prosecution in US history for the child of a sitting president -- just as the Democratic leader is seeking to accelerate his campaign for reelection. The 54-year-old denies three felony counts stemming from his purchase of a .38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver in 2018 when, by his own admission, he was heavily addicted to drugs. The Yale-trained lawyer and lobbyist-turned-artist has been plagued by legal troubles and controversies that have been a drag on his father's campaign, mostly connected...
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Washington (AFP) - Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, who moved into the White House with the first family, helping care for her young granddaughters and providing a stabilizing presence in one of the world's most stressful residences, died Friday, her family said. "We needed her. The girls needed her. And she ended up being our rock through it all," her family said in a statement. Robinson was 86. Though she eschewed the spotlight, Robinson was present for some of the Obama family's most visible moments, often appearing at holiday celebrations or other events alo...
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Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump once boasted "When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." The dictum he has lived by for decades finally came crashing down Thursday when a New York jury told him: no. One of the world's most powerful and consequential men was finally tripped up by a porn star, convicted for lying about the hush money he paid her to keep quiet about what she says was an uninspiring tryst. The details are tawdry, but the moment is huge. Love him or loathe him, there is one thing most Americans agree on: in the two-and-a-half centuries since their republic was fo...
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United Nations (AFP) - The UN General Assembly drew criticism Thursday for its tribute to the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash, with Washington boycotting the gathering. Following a minute's silence, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered his condolences to the families of the victims of the May 19 incident, as well as to the Iranian people. "I wish to assure that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Iranian people and in the quest for peace, development and fundamental freedoms," Guterres said. "For that, the United Nations will be guided ...
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Washington (AFP) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and nearly two dozen Democrats called on the Justice Department Thursday to investigate the oil and gas industry over allegations of price-fixing. The senators pointed to an investigation by US antitrust authorities into a high-profile merger that concluded there was evidence of anticompetitive practice by oil executives to boost fuel costs for Americans. "These reports are alarming and lend credence to the fear that corporate avarice is keeping prices artificially high," Democrats wrote in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. Sc...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A California lifeguard who took down LGBTQ Pride flags because he did not want to work "in these conditions" is suing his employers claiming religious discrimination. The lawsuit comes just days before Pride month, which begins Saturday, when public facilities in California routinely fly the multi-colored flag. It also comes as the United States gears up for a contentious presidential election in which issues that fall under so-called "culture wars", like gay and transgender rights and reproductive freedoms are a frequent rallying cry for conservative supporters of Republic...
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Washington (AFP) - A conservative Supreme Court justice on Wednesday rejected calls to recuse himself from cases involving Donald Trump after flags linked to the former president's false election fraud claims were flown outside his home and vacation property. Justice Samuel Alito, in a letter to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the flags were flown by his wife and did not meet the conditions for recusal in the court's code of conduct. Alito has been facing recusal calls since The New York Times reported this month that an inverted American flag was flown outside his home in...
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