Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal and blasts rivals
Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal and blasts rivals
One day after his Senate trial ended, Mr Trump hosts a White House event to assail "corrupt" foes.
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Pelosi defends tearing up Trump’s speech
Pelosi defends tearing up Trump's speech
The House Speaker said her actions were justified when she ripped up his State of the Union manifesto.
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Third person in UK confirmed as having coronavirus
Third person in UK confirmed as having coronavirus
Patient diagnosed in Brighton and taken to London did not catch virus in UK or ChinaCoronavirus – latest updatesThe UK has a third case of coronavirus infection, England’s chief medical officer has confirmed.The patient, who it is understood was diagnosed in Brighton but is being transferred to a London hospital, did not contract the disease in the UK or mainland China but another country in Asia. Continue reading...
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UK to host spyware firm accused of aiding human rights abuses
UK to host spyware firm accused of aiding human rights abuses
Exclusive: NSO Group technology is allegedly used by autocratic regimes to spy on journalists and activistsThe British government is helping a controversial Israeli spyware company to market its surveillance technologies at a secretive trade fair visited by repressive regimes, the Guardian can reveal.The government will host the NSO Group, which sells technology that has allegedly been used by autocratic regimes to spy on the private messages of journalists and human rights activists, at the closed Security and Policing trade fair in Hampshire next month. Continue reading...
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Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal by lashing out at ‘evil’ opponents – live
Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal by lashing out at 'evil' opponents – live
Trump speaks at White House for first time since acquittalReport shows Iowa caucus results ‘riddled with inconsistencies’Buttigieg lead over Sanders narrowing in Iowa resultsHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 5.46pm GMTTrump took a shot at Mitt Romney after the Republican senator voted to convict the president on the first article of impeachment, abuse of power.The Utah Republican said of his decision yesterday, “As a senator-juror, I swore an oath before God to exercise impartial justice. I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am. I take an oath before God as enormously consequential.” 5.39pm GMTTrump addressed his contr...
Push for bathing water quality hailed as ‘game changer’ for UK rivers
Push for bathing water quality hailed as 'game changer' for UK rivers
Environment Agency boss calls for more funding to help public embrace wild swimmingGrowing pressure to clean up Britain’s rivers to meet bathing water quality is a “game changer” that will require more government funding as the public embrace the outdoors, the head of the Environment Agency has said.A growing number of river users are calling for action to tackle the routine and legal discharge of untreated sewage into Britain’s waterways, which they say amounts to treating them like an open sewer. Continue reading...
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Dissident republicans suspected of Brexit day plot to blow up ferry
Dissident republicans suspected of Brexit day plot to blow up ferry
Northern Irish police say bomb was found on lorry after tip-off about device at Belfast docksDissident republicans in Northern Ireland are suspected of trying to blow up an Irish Sea ferry on Brexit day last week, after a bomb was found on a lorry following two tip-offs.The discovery of the device came after the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was told of a possible bomb on a lorry in Belfast docks bound for Scotland last Friday and another report on Monday naming a haulage company the lorry belonged to. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus ‘kills Chinese whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang’
Coronavirus 'kills Chinese whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang'
Li Wenliang was warned by police in Wuhan after issuing his first alerts about the deadly virus.
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Germany AfD: Thuringia PM quits amid fury over far right
Germany AfD: Thuringia PM quits amid fury over far right
The AfD helped elect liberal Thomas Kemmerich in Thuringia, prompting widespread outrage.
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Backlash against ‘sore loser’ Mitt Romney after he votes to convict Trump
Backlash against 'sore loser' Mitt Romney after he votes to convict Trump
Republicans, including Mr Trump, accuse their party's former presidential nominee of being a secret Democrat.
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Drug lord Escobar’s hitman Jhon Velásquez dies in Colombia
Drug lord Escobar's hitman Jhon Velásquez dies in Colombia
Jhon Jairo Velásquez, who boasted of killing 300 people, died in hospital of stomach cancer aged 57.
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Israeli-Palestinian violence flares up
Israeli-Palestinian violence flares up
Tensions have been rising in the days since US President Donald Trump unveiled his peace plan.
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Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies
Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies
The mistakes do not appear intentional, but they raise questions about whether there will ever be a completely precise accounting.
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The Battle for California’s 20 Million Voters Came Early This Year
The Battle for California’s 20 Million Voters Came Early This Year
And Michael Bloomberg and Bernie Sanders are competing fiercely in places like Fresno, where candidates very rarely go.
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Trump, at National Prayer Breakfast, Lashes Out at Impeachment Foes
Trump, at National Prayer Breakfast, Lashes Out at Impeachment Foes
The president denounced the “corrupt people” who pushed for his impeachment. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president seemed “a little sedated” during his State of the Union address.
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Trump Offers Formal Response to Acquittal in Senate Impeachment Trial
Trump Offers Formal Response to Acquittal in Senate Impeachment Trial
The president delivered his reaction to the defeat of two articles of impeachment against him. At a prayer breakfast earlier Thursday, he expressed anger and resentment.
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Trump’s Team Celebrates Acquittal at (Where Else?) His Washington Hotel
Trump’s Team Celebrates Acquittal at (Where Else?) His Washington Hotel
Several current and former Trump advisers gathered to mingle and toast the president’s acquittal in the Senate.
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Iowa caucus: Voter freaks out after learning Pete Buttigieg is gay | New York Post
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A viral clip shows the unidentified woman — wearing a green hoodie and denim jacket with an Amy Klobuchar pin — going on an anti-gay rant and attempting to take back her vote while a caucus precinct captain for Pete Buttigieg tries to reason with her.
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Mitt Romney chokes up during Trump impeachment, only Republican who votes to convict | New York Post
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Sen. Mitt Romney makes his emotional case before voting to convict President Trump during the Senate impeachment trial. Romney broke with his party by becoming the only Republican to vote to convict Trump of abuse of power in his dealings with Ukraine. “I swore an oath before God to exercise impartial justice. I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am. I take an oath before God as enormously consequential,” he said on the Senate floor before the vote.
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Chinese Coronavirus Transforms Wuhan Into Eerie Wasteland | New York Post
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Haunting drone footage shows the largely empty thoroughfares in the coronavirus epicenter city of Wuhan, a sprawling metropolis of 11 million residents that appears to have been transformed into a ghost town. The video captures a variety of eerie scenes, including one bridge with a handful of vehicles, another that is devoid of traffic, a lone car on a six-lane highway and the airport at a standstill.
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Scottish finance secretary quits over messages to boy, 16
Scottish finance secretary quits over messages to boy, 16
Derek Mackay reportedly sent hundreds of messages to teenager on social mediaAll the day’s politics news – liveScotland’s finance secretary, Derek Mackay, has resigned hours before he was due to deliver next year’s budget after it emerged he had been sending messages to a 16-year-old boy.The Scottish Sun published hundreds of messages that Mackay, 42, had sent the teenager, including calling him “cute”, discussing the boy’s new haircut, and inviting him to dinner and to a parliamentary event as his guest. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus: China deaths pass 560 as 10 more cruise passengers test positive – latest news
Coronavirus: China deaths pass 560 as 10 more cruise passengers test positive – latest news
Wuhan authorities warn of lack of ‘equipment and materials’ and consider converting hotels and schools into treatment centresDeaths reach 563, with fresh cases on stricken cruise ship off JapanHong Kong faces ‘double devastation’ of coronavirus and civil unrestTokyo Olympics chief says coronavirus could disrupt GamesShare your stories 11.35am GMTThe Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, warned against “rumours and panic” and called on the UK government to support to support China in its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. It is of hope that governments of all countries, including the UK, should understand and support China’s efforts, avoid overr...
Fishing: EU countries seek tough stance on access to UK waters
Fishing: EU countries seek tough stance on access to UK waters
Coastal states with strong fishing interest want EU negotiators to be clearer on desire to maintain accessEuropean countries that fish in British waters are pushing for a tougher stance to protect their fishing crews before trade talks with the UK.Western coastal states made the call at a meeting of European Union ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday evening, the first high-level diplomatic talks on chief negotiator Michel Barnier’s draft negotiating mandate since its publication on Monday. Continue reading...
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Trump impeachment: president acquitted on both articles
Trump impeachment: president acquitted on both articles
President becomes third in US history to be impeached by the House and acquitted in Senate trialDonald Trump has been acquitted in his Senate trial on both of the articles of impeachment he faced, ending the threat that he would be removed from office and concluding the impeachment process.Voting largely along party lines, the senators found Trump not guilty of the first article of impeachment, abuse of power, by a 52-48 tally, and not guilty of the second article of impeachment, obstruction of Congress, by a 53-47 tally. Continue reading...
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Council chiefs deserve role in Labour shadow cabinet, says Nandy
Council chiefs deserve role in Labour shadow cabinet, says Nandy
Leadership contender believes move would strengthen party’s work to regain ‘red wall’ seatsLabour should invite council leaders to attend its shadow cabinet as it tries to rebuild the party following the general election, leadership contender Lisa Nandy has said.The former shadow energy secretary, who is hoping to replace Jeremy Corbyn as party leader in April, announced that she would give the party’s grassroots a significant boost. She also suggested a change in its policies on local government. Continue reading...
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Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Near Party-Line Vote
Trump Acquitted of Two Impeachment Charges in Near Party-Line Vote
As Republicans rallied behind President Trump, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, joined Democrats in voting to convict, the only senator to cross party lines.
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Romney, Defying the Party He Once Personified, Votes to Convict Trump
Romney, Defying the Party He Once Personified, Votes to Convict Trump
Senator Mitt Romney grew emotional as he pronounced the president “guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust.” The recriminations from fellow Republicans were immediate.
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In Trump Country, the Resistance Meets the Steel Curtain
In Trump Country, the Resistance Meets the Steel Curtain
Anti-Trump forces are still hard at work in deeply conservative areas, but the heady expectations of changing minds are getting harder to sustain.
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Bernie Sanders Raised $25 Million in January, More Than Any Rival in Any Quarter
Bernie Sanders Raised $25 Million in January, More Than Any Rival in Any Quarter
The Vermont senator’s announcement came as the Biden, Buttigieg and Warren campaigns are showing signs of financial strain.
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Investigations Into 2020 Candidates Must Be Cleared by Top Justice Dept. Officials
Investigations Into 2020 Candidates Must Be Cleared by Top Justice Dept. Officials
The move is intended to help avoid upending the election as the F.B.I. inadvertently did in 2016 when its campaign inquiries shaped the outcome of the race.
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