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COMMENT: Trump and rebirth of press freedom

In a healthy democracy, the press helps citizens hold the government accountable, by vigorously interrogating official policies and behavior By: Tony Karon U.S President Donald Trump’s administration has shocked the mainstream press by bullying news outlets and unabashedly trafficking in “alternative facts” (also known as lies). But Trump’s challenge to …

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Trump’s slurs – and praise – of Obama go back years

Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump’s love-hate attitude towards predecessor Barack Obama goes back a decade, a volatile mixture of admiration and scurrilous disrespect that helped launch the provocative billionaire’s own political career. Trump was a main purveyor of the “birther” conspiracy theory that the nation’s …

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Congressional panel will investigate Trump wiretap claim

Washington, United States | AFP |  A Congressional committee will investigate President Donald Trump’s claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone during last year’s election campaign, the panel’s chairman said Sunday. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has been examining Russian interference in last year’s US presidential election. Devin …

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Trump expected to sign revised travel ban Monday

Washington, United States | AFP |  President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban on Monday, just over a month after his original decree sowed controversy across the United States and chaos at airports, US media reported. The president will sign the new executive order at the …

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US schoolgirl tapes her undocumented father being detained

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  A crying schoolgirl’s videotape of her undocumented father being arrested by federal agents in the Los Angeles area this week while taking his children to school has sparked emotion and outrage. Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, a 48-year-old Mexican who has lived in the United States …

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Trump one of 318 candidates for 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo, Norway | AFP |  A near-record 318 people and organisations are in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said on Thursday, a motley crew believed to include Syria’s White Helmets, Donald Trump and Pope Francis. The names of the nominees are kept secret for …

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Trump pledges $1 trillion to rebuild infrastructure

Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to bring one trillion dollars in public and private investment to rebuild what he called America’s crumbling infrastructure. Trump made the promise in a high-stakes speech to a joint session of Congress, moving to make good on one …

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