Authorities in the U.S. may now be in a better position to figure out if Russian hackers and Russian spies swayed last year’s presidential elections. A scheme uncovered during a federal investigation into a huge Yahoo security breach may have opened a window into other hacks potentially instigated by foreign governments, according to computer security […]
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A South African women’s rights group has pulled out of key meetings next week at the United Nations in opposition to policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, especially those it says demean and endanger women. The decision not to attend the U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a show of support for […]
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration was aimed at catching undocumented immigrants and returning them to their countries of origin. The order “emphasized the mission of intercepting irregular immigrants from many countries on our borders, treat them humanely and return them to their countries […]
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US President-elect Donald Trump is showing little sign of forgiving his critics as he prepares to move into the Oval Office. The incoming president tweeted on Monday that “various media outlets and pundits say that I thought I was going to lose the election. Wrong…”. He continued: “I thought and felt I would win big, […]
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In central Mexico’s Mezquital Valley, new pick-up trucks bounce along unpaved roads and U.S.-style houses are springing up alongside cornfields. But people are afraid that remittances from family members abroad, a primary source of funding for such purchases, may soon dry up. During the holiday season, even as money and gifts have flowed into the […]
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Donald Trump’s election jolted liberal America, but perhaps nowhere more than in his native New York, where city-dwellers are processing their woe with everything from yoga to body art to demonstrations. Many residents of the cosmopolitan cultural mosaic — where 79 percent of voters backed Democrat Hillary Clinton — are horrified by the Republican’s harsh […]
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Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House. His triumph over Hillary Clinton, not declared until well […]
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Facebook said on Monday it would partner with 50 broadcast stations, print and online publications for an Election Day live video blitz, as the social media company aims to build on the momentum of its popular Facebook Live video streaming service. The move comes as Facebook and rival sites like Twitter increasingly embrace live video […]
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The long U.S. presidential campaigns neared their end on Monday in the same angry tone they began, with Republican Donald Trump calling Democrat Hillary Clinton a “phony” and Clinton accusing her opponent of worsening divisions throughout the country. As public opinion polls showed Clinton with a narrow lead, she and Trump raced through several battleground […]
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Donald Trump says his presidential run is a movement and a “once-in-a-lifetime chance to take our government back” from wealthy campaign donors and special interests and return power to the American people. Trump is giving the Republican Party’s weekly radio address, and saying that he and Republican candidates for Congress will bring badly needed change […]
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The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 4:29 p.m. Barack Obama is urging African American voters to see Hillary Clinton’s election as the way to protect his legacy as the first black president. Obama says Republican Donald Trump would shred his accomplishments, while Clinton would continue on his path. Clinton is making […]
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For the first time in several weeks, Donald Trump is leading in Florida, according to a poll released by Bloomberg Politics on Wednesday. In a four-way contest including Green Party nominee Jill Stein and Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, Trump garnered 45% support to Hillary Clinton’s 43% among likely voters in the state. In a […]
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