Donald Trump backtracked Friday from his assertion that President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton founded the Islamic State group, saying he was just being sarcastic. As he often does, the Republican presidential nominee accused the news media of misconstruing something he said, report according to AFP. In this case he targeted CNN, although his comments on […]
Read More (AFP) Republican candidate Donald Trump roiled the US presidential campaign once again, with the jaw-dropping assertion that Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama “founded” the IS group. Addressing supporters at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the real estate tycoon said the jihadist group is “honoring President Obama.” “He is the founder of ISIS,” Trump […]
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Britain and the European Union will both “remain indispensable partners for the United States”, President Barack Obama says, following a vote by Britain to leave European Union. “The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision”, Obama says, noting the “special relationship” between the US and Britain and pointing to its […]
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Nollywood based Nigerian-born filmmaker Ose Oyamendan has released a six-part satirical comedy web series on United States President Barack Obama. According to The Nation, The film, titled: Oh-BAMA, unravels the “mystery” of Obama’s Kenyan roots. The series was filmed in Nairobi, with a couple of scenes filmed in Los Angeles. It stars some of Africa’s leading […]
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[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erpUF2ToUls” width=”800″ autohide=”yes” rel=”no”] This year’s Sundance Film Festival hit Southside With You has all the hallmarks of a great date movie that is, if you’re interested in one of the most important first dates in modern American history. Southside dares to drop in on the early romance of a young Barack Obama and […]
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No spoilers, Mr. President. According to CNN, The creators of “Game of Thrones” have revealed President Barack Obama received advanced access to the hotly anticipated sixth season because, well, you don’t turn down a request from POTUS. Speaking on the red carpet at the HBO show’s premiere Sunday night, producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss […]
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GUARDIAN: Barack Obama predicted that America would not elect Donald Trump president because people would “make a sensible choice in the end”. Speaking on Tuesday at a press conference in California after a meeting with south-east Asian leaders, the president condemned the entire field of Republican candidates for their rhetoric on immigration and climate change, […]
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U.S President Barack Obama is proposing about $200 million in new military spending to confront Islamist militants in north and west Africa, U.S. defense officials said ahead of Tuesday’s budget rollouts for the next fiscal year, according to Reuters. U.S. officials declined to specify to which nations the funding would be directed. The disclosure comes […]
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REUTERS report. U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged to undertake a historic push to develop a cure for cancer, tapping Vice President Joe Biden to lead the effort. Obama, in the last State of the Union address of his presidency, said America must use its spirit of innovation to help tackle the challenge of […]
Read More President Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night happened at a time of heightened awareness about guns in America, but it was barely mentioned during his address. The topic of gun control has been incessantly frustrating for Obama. Gun advocates still fear he wants to take their guns away, even though he says he […]
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