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20 Oct
Senate paves the way for Trump’s tax overhaul
The US Senate voted last night night to pass a budget resolution that would protect a $1.5trn tax cut from a Democratic filibuster, an important step towards the Republican plan to rewrite the tax code.
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19 Oct
What’s worse for a country’s tourist industry, a category five hurricane or a divisive president?
Both the Caribbean and the US are currently facing challenges to their tourist industries.
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6 Oct
“Calm before the storm”: Was Trump referring to the Iran deal?
At a meeting of military leaders on Thursday at the White House in Washington, US president Donald Trump posed for a photo before declaring: "Maybe it's the calm before the storm." When reporters in the room asked him what he meant, he replied cryptically “you’ll find out".
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20 Sep
UN General Assembly 2017: Is multilateralism the best way to cope with Iran?
At the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, the US, Russia, China, Britain, Germany and France will meet with Iran at the ministerial level amid heightened concerns about the Gulf state's nuclear capabilities.
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18 Sep
UN General Assembly 2017: Here’s what to expect
The 193-member United Nations (UN) will gather in New York this week for the annual General Assembly meeting of diplomats and world leaders.
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7 Sep
Why did Trump do a deal with the Democrats and ignore senior Republicans?
US president Donald Trump unexpectedly cut a three-month debt limit deal with Democrats yesterday, defying members of his own party who wanted to extend a debt limit increase until after the 2018 mid-term elections.
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6 Sep
Tech companies are teaming up to condemn Trump’s decision to rescind DACA
It’s September and Silicon Valley is teaming up to criticise US president Trump’s latest immigrant plans.
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2 Sep
Donald Trump: has he changed his foreign policy in 30 years?
It has been 30 years since Donald Trump penned an open letter to the American public saying: “America should stop paying to defend countries that can afford to defend themselves”.
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1 Sep
The Donald Trump border wall is finally happening — here’s who might be building it
It's finally happening, folks.
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23 Aug
WPP share price: Investors lose confidence in the world’s largest advertising company
Shares in the world’s largest advertising company WPP dropped nine percent at the start of trading today amid slowing sales and concerns about future growth.
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21 Aug
What will the world be like next time we hear Big Ben’s bongs?
Big Ben has bonged for the final time in maybe four years.
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21 Aug
Asian shares subdued amid North Korea tensions, Charlottesville violence, and Spain terror attack
Asian shares were fragile today amid US tensions with North Korea, another terror attack in Europe and violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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18 Aug
App developer wins six-year trademark war against Donald Trump without a lawyer
An amateur musician who developed an iPhone app designed to teach people how to play the trumpet has won a six-year legal battle against US president Donald Trump.
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17 Aug
Trump’s new interim communications director has never tweeted. Who is she?
Former teen model Hope Hicks has replaced Anthony Scaramucci as US president Donald Trump's interim head of communications.
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17 Aug
What’s the connection between Donald Trump and Paris Hilton?
President of the United States Donald Trump’s support took another hit following his lacklustre response to the Charlottesville attack.
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17 Aug
Here are the CEOs distancing themselves from Donald Trump after the clashes in Charlottesville
US president Donald Trump appears to be increasingly isolated after his response to the racist violence in Virginia, in which he insisted that “both sides” were to blame for clashes in the city of Charlottesville.
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16 Aug
Trump disbands business councils after pressure over Charlottesville comments
US president Donald Trump has disbanded two of his White House business councils after many abandoned the groups and others came under fire for remaining on them.
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16 Aug
North American trade talks begin today: what is Nafta?
Representatives from the US, Canada, and Mexico are set to meet today in the first round of the North American trade talks.
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14 Aug
Trump’s tepid response to the fascist rally in Charlottesville says it all
President Trump will probably go down in history as one of the most outspoken world leaders ever.
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14 Aug
US President Trump to launch probe into Chinese trade practices
The Trump administration is set to order an investigation into China and alleged intellectual property theft today.
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10 Aug
Trump allegedly receives a package of good news twice-daily
When life gets you down, it's important to focus on the positives.
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9 Aug
America vs North Korea: Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump spar over nuclear weapons
The US and North Korea are swapping threats about nuclear weapons and everyone is worried we’re soon going to be in the midst of a nuclear war.
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3 Aug
Donald Trump holiday plans: the president is on vacation
You can't beat a good holiday can you?
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1 Aug
Brexit leaders: could Donald Trump actually be the UK’s post-Brexit saviour?
After having swept into the White House in 2016’s presidential election, on a wave of populism and isolationist policies, it should hardly come as a surprise that Donald Trump is nominally pro-Brexit.
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1 Aug
Trump’s voter fraud commission is a wild goose chase: US election expert
US president Donald Trump set up a voter fraud commission in May, but so far the majority of states have refused to comply with it fully.
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25 Jul
From air-conditioned trains to disinterest in Brexit, some reflections on life in New York
Back in May, I went off to New York to do a business course at Columbia University and also report for Verdict from across the pond.
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25 Jul
US Senate vote on health care bill: here’s what you need to know
US president Donald Trump has been repeatedly trying to pass his alternative health care bill, named the American Healthcare Act (AHCA) 2017.
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24 Jul
Brexit: Liam Fox arrives in Washington for US-UK trade talks
The UK's international trade secretary Liam Fox will spend two days in Washington to discuss the details of a post-Brexit trade deal with his US counterpart Robert Lighthizer.
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18 Jul
The majority of US states have refused to comply with Trump’s electoral fraud commission
US president Donald Trump has insisted that he lost the popular vote in last year's election by almost 3m votes, not because people voted for his rival Hillary Clinton, but because of voter fraud.
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12 Jul
Trump and Russia: Trump Jr denies his father knew of his meeting with Russian lawyer
Thought the Trump/Russia saga couldn't get any more ridiculous?