Trump Wrote Own Health Letter, Doctor Says
Donald Trump’s former doctor has said he did not write a 2015 letter declaring the then-Republican presidential candidate’s “astonishingly excellent” health, US media report.
The White House...
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Kanye West Suggests African-American Slavery Was ‘a Choice’
US rapper Kanye West has said the enslavement of African Americans over centuries may have been a “choice”.
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years … for 400 years? That sounds like a...
One of the Men Who Got Rich Selling WhatsApp To Facebook Wants People To #deletefacebook
One of the men who got rich selling WhatsApp to Facebook wants people to #deletefacebook As Facebook faces fallout from a major scandal involving the use of its data by Cambridge Analytica,...
Trump Lawyers Seek $20m In Damages From Porn Star Stormy Daniels
Lawyers for US President Donald Trump are seeking $20 million (£14m) in damages from a porn actress he says broke a non-disclosure deal signed before the 2016 elections. They argue Stormy Daniels...
Key Trump Economy Adviser Cohn Resigns
US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Gary Cohn is resigning, the White House has said. It is the latest in a series of high-profile departures from President Trump’s team. There has...
Trump Twice Received Forged Nomination For Nobel Peace Prize
Authorities in Norway are investigating what appears to be the second fraudulent nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing the Norwegian Nobel...
Close Trump Aide Resigns
Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, is to step down as White House communications director. The 29-year-old former model and ex-Trump Organization employee has been by Mr...
Body of Soldier Who Died With Ebony Not Detained – GAF
The Ghana Armed Force (GAF) says it has not detained the body of the military officer who died in a car crash with Ghanaian dancehall artiste Ebony last Thursday. It explained that the mortal remains...
Trump Plans Military Parade In Washington
US President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to organise a large military parade in the nation’s capital. The president made the request of top military chiefs in late January, after reportedly...
Steve Jobs’ Widow Buys A Majority Stake In The Atlantic
An organization led by the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced Friday it was taking a majority stake in The Atlantic, the prestigious 160-year-old magazine. The Emerson Collective, founded...
Steve Jobs’ Widow Takes Stake In Atlantic Magazine
An organization led by the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announced Friday it was taking a majority stake in The Atlantic, a prestigious 160-year-old cultural magazine. The Emerson Collective,...
Bill Gates Overtake Jeff Bezos To Retain Richest Man Tittle
Jeff Bezos, the owner of online retail giant Amazon.com, briefly held the top spot as the world’s richest person earlier on Thursday when his personal wealth surpassed $91 billion. Bezos briefly...
US Economy Grows 2.6% In Second Quarter
The US economy gathered speed in the second quarter, more than doubling the growth pace of the first three months of the year as consumer and defense spending accelerated, according to data released...
American Airlines Reports Dip In Profits, Good Outlook
American Airlines reported a dip in second-quarter profits on higher costs but offered a positive outlook, saying efforts to boost profits through its "basic economy" option were on track. Net income...
Jeff Bezos Was Briefly the World’s Richest Person
According to Forbes and Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO had a net worth of over $89 billion as of the close of markets Wednesday, while Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had a net worth of just over...
Yellen Again Or Gary Cohn
As President Donald Trump looks to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve, an unexpected frontrunner has emerged to lead the US central bank: current Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Trump, in an interview...
Amazon Sales Surge, But Spending Bites Into Profit
Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported profit shrank in the recently ended quarter despite surging sales as it poured money into growth. The US-based company said that net sales increased 25...
US Oil Firm Halliburton To Pay $30 Mn To Settle Angola Bribery Case
Oil field services giant Halliburton will pay nearly $30 million to resolve allegations of bribery in Angola, US regulators announced Thursday. Former Halliburton vice president Jeannot Lorenz also...
Jeff Bezos Overtakes Bill Gates To Become World’s Richest Man
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates and is now the richest person in the world, with a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever. When markets opened on Thursday, Bezos had a...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Becomes World’s Richest Person
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world's richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech giant enabled him to overtake Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Forbes magazine...