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USA: AG William Barr said their were serious irregularities at jail where Epstein was

Attorney General William Barr said Monday that there were “serious irregularities” at the Manhattan federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein, an accused child sex trafficker, apparently killed himself over the weekend.…

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Bolton courts Britain with a trade deal talk

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a successful British exit from the European Union that Washington will support with a U.S.-UK free trade agreement, national security adviser John Bolton…

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Fire rips through day care in Pennsylvania killing five children

An early morning fire in Pennsylvania in the United States at a residential building housing a day-care centre killed five children. A woman was also hospitalised. The fire was reported…

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New York coroner confident Epstein’s death was suicide

The New York Times reports that New York City’s chief medical examiner is confident Jeffrey Epstein died by hanging himself in the jail cell where he was being held without…

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US: Attorney General orders investigation into minors-sex-trafficker Epstein’s death by suicide in jail

Jeffrey Epstein, 66, died by suicide in a Manhattan jail on Saturday, August 10, as he awaited trial on charges of sex trafficking of minors. Attorney General William Barr released…

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Lady Gaga to fund classroom projects in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy

Lady Gaga has penned a letter to the victims of the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and Gilroy, California. In the message, posted to her Facebook…

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Maltese And US Government issue joint statement denying Debono allegations on spying

The government of Malta and the United States have issued a statement, denying allegations made in a court sitting earlier this week dispelling allegations about “lack of trust in key…

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El Paso killer tells authorities he was targeting Mexicans

The man accused of killing at least 22 people at a shopping centre in the US state of Texas has told authorities he was targeting Mexicans and confessed to carrying…

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Trump threatens undefined retaliation against countries and organisations issuing travel warnings on US because of gun violence

President Donald Trump threatened undefined retaliation Friday against countries and organizations that issue travel warnings on the United States because of gun violence. "If they did that, we'd just reciprocate," Trump said…

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US troops stationed in Germany could go to Poland

Georgette Mosbacher, US Ambassador to Poland in a social media post says that Poland, unlike Germany spends two percent of its GDP on NATO and that it would gladly welcome…

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Refugee who lived in Malta among the victims of Dayton shooting

The Washington Post reports that among the victims of the Dayton, Ohio, mass shooting there is an Eritrean refugee who lived and worked in Malta in order to be able…

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U.S. tells commercial vessels to send Gulf transit plans in advance

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), the U.S. maritime agency, has issued an advisory telling U.S.-flagged commercial vessel they must send transit plans in advance to American and British naval authorities…

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Warning that Beyoncé diet plan ‘could be dangerous’

The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine warned that a diet endorsed by US pop singer Beyoncé "could be dangerous." The warning was made during a BBC programme. Nutritionist…

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Photo Story: Unlucky hit

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez of Puerto Rico breaks his bat during the fifth inning of the MLB baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox.…

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US wanted to spy on Maltese PM and Keith Schembri over Russian refueling

Darren Debono, the suspected Maltese fuel smuggler currently facing charges in an Italian court in Catania, has alleged in court that officials from the United States embassy asked him for…

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Trump visits Dayton and El Paso

US President Donald Trump has visited emergency workers and survivors of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas - one of two cities shaken by gun attacks that took 31…

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Monica Lewinsky to co-produce Bill Clinton impeachment drama

President Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the 1999 impeachment proceedings it led to are to be dramatized on US television. The latest series of American Crime…

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Disney to remake ‘Home Alone’

Disney has announced it's going to remake Home Alone for its new streaming service. The studio's CEO Bob Iger said there will also be "reimaginations" of Night At the Museum,…

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Two U.S. senators raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s Messenger Kids

Democratic U.S. senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written to Facebook Inc questioning whether there was a “worrying pattern” of poor privacy protection for children using its Messenger Kids…

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Trump to visit El Paso and Dayton

President Donald Trump has announced that he will travel on Wednesday to the scenes of the two weekend mass shootings, defying backlash by some in both communities who have urged…

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North Korea says missile tests ‘warning’ to South Korea, US

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Nobel Prize winner US author Toni Morrison dies aged 88

Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. Her family confirmed "with profound sadness" that Morrison had died "following a short illness". Author of 11…

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FBI considering ‘Garlic Festival’ shooting as domestic terrorism

The F.B.I. said it had opened a domestic terrorism investigation into the Gilroy shooting, while the Ohio governor proposed adopting a version of a “red flag” law. The gunman who…

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Joe Biden maintains lead for Democratic presidential nomination – Reuters/Ipsos Poll

Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search…

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Obama calls for rejection of language used by ‘leaders’ that feeds climate of fear and hatred and which normalises racist sentiments

Former US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds hatred or normalises racism. Although he did not mention his successor…

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‘Americans must denounce racism, bigotry & white supremacy’ – Trump

US President Donald Trump condemned "bigotry and hatred" following last weekend's mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that killed 29 people, adding that all Americans must denounce…

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Looking For Motives After US Mass Shootings

Ken Bredemeier and Fern Robinson from the Voice of America analyse the aftermath and causes of the weekend’s double shooting in Texas and Ohio. The latest shootings came a week…

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Trump says “perhaps more has to be done” after weekend shootings

President Donald Trump has said "hate has no place" in the US after 29 people were killed in two mass shootings over the weekend, amid accusations that he bears some…

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Oil prices drop as U.S.-China trade war fuels growth concerns

Oil prices fell on Monday amid concerns about weaker crude demand after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on more Chinese imports, potentially ramping up a trade…

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America in shock after shootings in Ohio and Texas

Two mass shootings, in Texas and Ohio, that killed 29 people in less than 24 hours in the United States has prompted debate over whether President Donald Trump's rhetoric was partly to blame for the…

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Video: America is under attack from domestic white nationalist terror – Pete Buttigieg

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, addresses the El Paso Shooting as part of MSNBC’s continuing coverage with Joy Reid, saying, ‘Now America is under…

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Salisbury Novichok poisoning : US imposes new sanctions on Russia

The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions on Russia in response to an alleged assassination attempt on a former Russian double agent in Salisbury in the UK, as Congress pressures…

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Developing Story – 20 dead in ‘hate’ driven mass shooting in Texas Mall – White Anti Hispanic supremacist detained

Latest: A 21-year-old gunman armed with a powerful rifle turned a crowded Walmart store in this majority-Hispanic border city into a scene of chaos and bloodshed on Saturday, stalking shoppers…

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Cristiano Ronaldo loses bid to dismiss rape lawsuit

Cristiano Ronaldo has lost a bid for the dismissal or complete secrecy in a federal lawsuit by a Nevada woman who accuses him of raping her at a Las Vegas…

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Photo Story: The Mike Tyson Golf Tournament in Dana Point

US boxer Mike Tyson attends the first Mike Tyson Charity Golf Tournament benefiting Standing United at the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California, USA. Apart from his Hollywood…

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New EU – US deal to sell more American beef to Europe

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal on Friday to sell more American beef to Europe. The European Commission has stressed that any beef deal will not increase overall beef…

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Trump says new nuclear pact should include China

US President Donald Trump has said he wants a new nuclear pact to be signed by both Russia and China. Mr Trump said he had spoken to the two countries…

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Tax on tech giants will rule out trade deal, US warns Britain

The US will not negotiate a free trade deal with the UK unless a new digital services tax is dropped, according to a report. It is estimated that the 2%…

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Landmark INF nuclear arms treaty is history: What now?

As the US withdrew from the landmark nuclear treaty known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Seda Serdar Deutsche Welle correspondent ask what’s next and gives a German perspective…

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UPDATED: US withdraws from Cold War-era nuclear pact with Russia

The US is set to formally withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US…

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Boeing to change 737 MAX flight-control software to address flaw

Boeing plans further changes to the software architecture of the 737 MAX flight-control system to address a flaw discovered after a test in June, according to two people briefed on…

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Trump escalates trade war with more China tariffs

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a fresh 10% tariff on another $300bn of Chinese goods, in a sharp escalation of a trade war between the two…

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Amanda Knox blasts recent Italian media coverage about her

Amanda Knox and her fiancé Christopher Robinson have complained about "falsehoods" in the media about her recent trip to Italy and the couple's upcoming wedding in a letter to…

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North Korea shoots another missile

North Korea has fired another short-range missile twice, in the country's third weapons test in just over a week. The launches happened in an area on the country's eastern coast…

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Potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ discovered

Astronomers announced that they had discovered the nearest potentially habitable planet outside our solar system. The newfound exoplanet — a so-called super-Earth named GJ 357 d — lies 31 light-years…

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Photo Story: Unlucky hit

New York Mets designated hitter Todd Frazier breaks his bat as he flies out to left field in the second inning of the MLB game between the New York Mets…

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U.S. imposes sanctions against Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif

The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions against Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a highly unusual action of penalising the top diplomat of another country. The sanctions…

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Biden under attack from other Democratic 2020 candidates in televised debate

Former Vice-President Joe Biden came under attack from other Democratic 2020 candidates in a televised debate organized by CNN. The party's frontrunner shared a stage in Detroit with nine other…

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Disney star Cameron Boyce death was caused by Epilepsy, autopsy reveals

An autopsy confirmed 20-year-old Cameron Boyce's death was the result of "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy," the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Tuesday. His family had earlier said the…

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Ten Democratic candidates spar over healthcare and immigration in TV debate

Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls, among them Pete Buttigieg, have clashed in a televised US debate that laid bare the party's deep divisions over how best to win in 2020. CNN…

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9/11 Victim Compensation Fund extended through new law

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an act into law which authorizes the extension of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. "Today we come together as one nation to support our…

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Missile launcher ‘souvenir’ confiscated from a passenger check-in luggage

Airport security officials have seized a missile launcher “souvenir” from a man’s check-in luggage. The launcher was confiscated at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Maryland, US. According to the US Transportation Security…

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US bank Capital One suffers massive data breach

Capital One, the US bank, said on Monday that it had suffered a massive data breach, reporting that an outside hacker obtained the personal data of more than 100m customers…

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6-year-old boy, one of the victims of California shooting

The shooting death of 6-year-old Stephen Romero at a popular festival in Northern California stunned his family and neighbors. Stephen's father, Alberto Romero, told CNN affiliate the San Jose Mercury…

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Photo Story: US teenager wins $3m as Fortnite world champion

A US teenager has won a record-breaking $3m to become world champion of the computer game Fortnite. It is the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports, with $30m…

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UPDATED : Three dead after shots fired at California festival

Three people have been killed and at least 15 injured in a shooting at a food festival in California. The shooter was also killed. The Gilroy Garlic Festival was about…

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US intelligence chief resigns

The US director of national intelligence, Dan Coats, has become the latest high-profile figure to leave the Trump administration. Coats and Mr Trump have often been at odds over Russia…

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