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  • New York Times tells Trump: Don’t call reporters enemies of the people

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    The publisher of the New York Times has urged President Donald Trump not to continue labelling reporters “enemies of the people”, saying it could “lead to violence” against the media. AG Sulzberger was reporting a meeting with Mr Trump at the White House. The meeting was intended to be off-the-record but Mr Sulzberger said Mr […]

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  • Trump and EU’s Juncker pull back from all-out trade war

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    The US and EU have agreed to avoid an all-out trade war and work to lower tariffs, in talks that US President Donald Trump hailed as “a very strong understanding”. He and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker announced a “new phase” in EU-US relations, after more than two hours of talks at the White House. […]

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  • Trump calls FCC decision on Sinclair-Tribune merger ‘unfair’

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    WASHINGTON, July 24  – President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized the Federal Communications Commission for not approving Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc’s$3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media, calling it “disgraceful” compared with the FCC’s approval several years ago of a deal involving the NBC television network. “So sad and unfair that the FCC wouldn’t approve the […]

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  • Trump’s Russia ambassador says he won’t resign

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    U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman on Saturday responded to a call to resign by saying he wouldn’t. Huntman’s family-owned newspaper ran a column urging him to step down after President Trump’s joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the piece published in The Salt Lake Tribune, which is owned by Hunstman’s brother, Huntsman said that he […]

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  • Trump rejects proposal for Russia to interrogate US citizens

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    US President Donald Trump has rejected a proposal made by the Russian leader Vladimir Putin that Russia be allowed to question US citizens. The White House earlier said it would consider it but now says Mr Trump “disagrees” with the suggestion. The offer was made at a summit of the two leaders. In return, Mr […]

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  • On eve of Russia summit, Trump calls European Union ‘a foe’

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    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – On the eve of his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump rattled allies once more by labeling the European Union a “foe” with regard to trade. In a pre-summit interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” program aired on Sunday, Trump lumped in the EU with China […]

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  • Thousands join Trump protest as US leader plays golf

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    Thousands have taken to the streets of Edinburgh in a third day of protests against Donald Trump’s UK visit. They demonstrated as the US president played golf during a visit to his Turnberry resort on the Ayrshire coast. Mr Trump is in Scotland with his wife and family on a private visit ahead of his […]

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  • President Trump stands by ‘culture’ criticism of European immigration

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    Chequers, UK — President Donald Trump pressed ahead Friday with his complaints that European immigration policies are changing the “fabric of Europe” and destroying European culture. During a press conference with British Prime Minster Theresa May on Friday, President Trump backtracked on the criticism of May that he made in an explosive interview released as he […]

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  • Trump Task Force Eyes Crypto Crime

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    The Trump administration has created a new task force that will focus on protecting consumers from one of the biggest fraud threats: crypto coins. Bloomberg noted that a focus of the panel, announced on Wednesday (July 11), will be on the scams involving bitcoin and other virtual tokens, including crimes like money laundering and investment schemes targeting […]

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  • Trump claims NATO victory after ‘go it alone’ ultimatum

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    BRUSSELS – Donald Trump claimed a personal victory at a NATO summit on Thursday after telling European allies to increase spending or lose Washington’s support, an ultimatum that forced leaders to huddle in a crisis session with the U.S. president. Trump emerged declaring his continued commitment to a Western alliance built on U.S. military might […]

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