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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Close Trump Aide Resigns

Hope Hicks, one of President Trump’s longest-serving advisers, is to step down as White House communications...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...