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Petition Puts US First Family’s Costly Logistics In Crosshairs

First Lady Melania Trump, who lives at the family's New York City penthouse, should move to the White House or pay for...

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Trump Border Wall Funding Facing Delay

President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall may be delayed as Republicans consider putting its funding on hold....

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Trump Moves On Climate, No Word Yet On Paris Accord

President Donald Trump took action on Tuesday to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets, making it clear...

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Supreme Court Weighs Bad Legal Advice To Korean Immigrant

Trying to avoid costly prosecutions and long prison sentences for the accused, plea bargains are commonplace in the...

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Programme To Be Axed By Trump Saves Energy

Voluntary efficiency programmes -- including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration -- have led to...

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Northeast Australia In Grip of ‘monster’ Cyclone Debbie

Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster"...

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Nigeria’s Vice-President and A Fragile Peace In the Delta

While Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was receiving treatment in London for an undisclosed illness, his energetic...

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High School Rape In US Fuels Trump-Era Debate On Immigration

A rape at a Washington area high school has drawn intense scrutiny as part of the immigration debate launched under...

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Germany To Clear Gays Convicted Under Nazi-Era Law

The German government Wednesday approved plans to quash the convictions of 50,000 men sentenced for homosexuality under...

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Nigeria Remains ‘critical’ Market In Africa Despite Recession

Investors have expressed confidence in the resurgence of Nigeria’s struggling economy, describing it as ‘very...

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Banksy’s West Bank Hotel Opens Doors To First Guests

Secretive British street artist Banksy's hotel next to Israel's separation wall welcomed its first guests on Monday,...

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We Failed To Learn From Biafran War — Ekweremadu

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has traced the humanitarian crisis in the North-East to the...

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Ahmad Confronts Hayatou Today

All eyes will be on the Confederation of African Football congress in Addis Abba on Thursday where Madagascar Football...

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Nigeria Government Denies Forcing Pinnick To Vote For Hayatou

There were reports yesterday that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo through the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung ordered...

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Nigeria Saves $5m Daily From Ban On Rice, Wheat Imports

The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe yesterday in Kano said the policy on the ban of importation of rice and...

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A Groundswell of Anti-Trump Fervor

Until Donald Trump became president, Kelsey Thomas spent her time studying, hanging out with friends and lounging on...

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Nigerian State Seeks To Move Oil Firms To Troubled Niger Delta

Nigeria's southern oil-rich Rivers state on Saturday backed a government call for major oil companies to move their...

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Day Stuns Lucic-Baroni To Set Muguruza Clash

US teenager Kayla Day shocked Australian Open semi-finalist Mirjana Lucic-Baroni at Indian Wells on Friday to earn a...

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Trump In Showdown Over Republican Obamacare Repeal Plan

Donald Trump has thrown his full weight behind a contested plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, battling to overcome...