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Joe Biden challenged by crowd for suggesting mocking a 'gay waiter' was more socially acceptable ...
The Independent 30 Jun 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has been challenged by members of the crowd after suggesting mocking a “gay waiter” was seen as socially acceptable five years ago ... The former Vice President suggested that half a decade ago someone at a business lunch could poke fun at a gay waiter and others at the table would silently sit by ... AFP/Getty ... ....
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Dubai’s Princess Haya flees UAE with £31 million, kids: Reports
The Siasat Daily 29 Jun 2019
London. Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, the sixth wife of Dubai’s billionaire ruler, has reportedly fled the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with 31 million pounds and their two children following the break-up of their marriage ... She is understood to have taken 31 million pounds with her to start a new life, reports say ... Source. IANS. ....
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'Disruptive' woman kicked off flight after airline asks her to change revealing top
The Independent 29 Jun 2019
An airline asked a woman to change a revealing top she was wearing after other passengers voiced their concerns about the item of clothing. EasyJet said they had to remove Harriet Osborne from a flight from Malaga to Stansted on 23 June because she behaved “disruptively” ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... AFP/Getty ... ....
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Trump says he is 'extremely angry' about Khashoggi murder, but defends MBS relationship
CNN 29 Jun 2019
Osaka, Japan (CNN)President Donald Trump said Friday he was "extremely angry and very unhappy" about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi but claimed that "nobody has directly pointed a finger" at Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, despite the conclusions of the CIA and a United Nations report ... Read More ... "That was a bad event." ... ....
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Labour demands independent inquiry into reports about Jeremy Corbyn’s health
AOL 30 Jun 2019
Labour has demanded an independent inquiry into reports about Jeremy Corbyn’s health. The party has responded to a story in the Times on Saturday, which alleged Mr Corbyn was “too frail” to lead, and was attributed to civil service sources ... One senior civil servant told the newspaper ... He said ... This is manifestly untrue ... ....
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Ivanka Trump says stepping into North Korea 'surreal'
The Guardian 30 Jun 2019
“Surreal,” came the reply from Ivanka Trump after a journalist asked. “How was North Korea?” as she emerged from talks between her father and the North Korean leader inside the Korean peninsula’s demilitarised zone (DMZ) .......
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Judge orders permanent halt on construction of Trump’s US-Mexico border wall at four high priority sites
The Independent 30 Jun 2019
A federal judge on Friday expanded a ban on construction of President Donald Trump’s signature southern border wall that would have used money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, but that Congress never approved for the purpose ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... Shape Created with Sketch ... 1/20 ... AP ... ....
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Croydon stabbing: Pregnant victim Kelly-Mary Fauvrelle said she 'couldn't wait to meet' baby
The Independent 30 Jun 2019
A pregnant woman who was stabbed to death in London wrote that she could not “wait to meet” her baby in one of her last Facebook posts. Kelly-Mary Fauvrelle’s child is in a critical condition after being delivered by paramedics at the scene of the attack ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view ... Subscribe now ... we can't wait to meet you.”....
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Trump-Kim III: publicity stunt or leap for peace?
The Siasat Daily 30 Jun 2019
Seoul. Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone produced a barrage of headlines and images, but left analysts questioning whether it was a small step for publicity or a giant leap for peace ... Pres. Trump became the first U.S ... https.//t.co/O3TSag4ds0 pic.twitter.com/i3o92eeyFm. — ABC News (@ABC) June 30, 2019 ... ....
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Firefighters battle forest blaze in central Spain
The Observer 30 Jun 2019
Firefighters in central Spain are battling strong winds and high temperatures as they struggle to control a fire that has already destroyed over 5,000 acres in the provinces of Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid ... About 400 people were evacuated from the village of Entrepinos and spent the night in a sports centre at San Martín de Valdeiglesias ... Read more....
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Children at the border: the crisis that America wasn't prepared for
The Observer 30 Jun 2019
At a border patrol processing facility in McAllen, Texas on 11 June, a group of lawyers and doctors met a 17-year-old girl from Guatemala. She was in a wheelchair and she held her tiny one-month-old daughter, who was swaddled in a gray sweatshirt so dirty it was almost black. ‘People with no names’. the drowned migrants buried in pauper’s graves ... ....
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Former New York police detective and 9/11 compensation advocate dies at 53
ABC7 30 Jun 2019
Luis Alvarez, a former New York City police detective who worked at Ground Zero following the Sept 11 attacks and fought for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, died in hospice care Saturday, just weeks after testifying before Congress. Alvarez's death was reported on Twitter by Chief Dermot F ... ....
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Brexit: Boris Johnson will take no-deal departure ‘if we have to’
The Irish Times 30 Jun 2019
Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would get a Brexit deal but repeated he was prepared to leave with no deal if necessary. “We will get ready, in a very sensible and sober way, to come out on Oct 31, with no deal if we absolutely have to,” he said. “But we will get a deal with our friends and partners.” ... Diarmaid Ferriter ... ....
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Global spy agencies 'are trying to get hold of Angela Merkel's medical records' to find out what is behind her public shaking attacks
This is Money 30 Jun 2019
Global spy agencies are trying to get their hands on Angela Merkel's medical records in an effort to discover what caused her recent shaking episodes, it has been revealed ... Scroll down for video ... 'I'm fine.' ....
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Facebook page of Australian missing in N. Korea mysteriously reappears
Korea Times 30 Jun 2019
Alek Sigley, the Australian student who is uncontactable in North Korea / Courtesy of the Sigley family via AP. The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia is still trying to find out what has happened to him ... When asked if U.S ... ....
