8 d. ago 'King's Cross in Africa' rail station project unveiled as Kenya's president visits London

The Nairobi Railway City scheme aims to transform 438 acres of land in the centre of Kenya’s capital into a new multi-modal transport hub

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1 week ago Trump Mobile removes ‘made in the USA’ tag from its gold smartphone as critics question price tag

Gold smartphone retails for approximately $499, a relatively cheap price point for a US-made device

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3 w. ago They planned to seek asylum. Trump’s policies have left them stranded at the US

Five months after the president closed the border, many who planned to enter US legally don’t know where to turnDonald Trump’s crackdown on immigration upended lives on inauguration day when he abruptly closed the border for many who were just on the Mexican side of the border planning to cross into the US legally. Five months on, some hold on to hope, others are giving up.A family from El Salvador seeking asylum was left stranded at the border within sight of Texas only three days into the second Trump administration. A grandfather, his daughter, his niece, her husband and two of his grandchildren had done things “the right way”, by requesting one of the highly limited appointments with US Border Patrol, from the Mexican side using the Biden-era mobile phone app called CBPOne. But on January 20, Trump signed an executive order cancelling all scheduled appointments, including theirs on 23 January at noon. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 700 troops have been mobilized to help ICE in raids in Florida, Louisiana and Texas

The Trump administration mobilized troops to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests earlier this month

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3 w. ago How will Trump Mobile work as US president unveils $500 phone?

The Trump Organisation hopes the smartphone can rival devices from tech giants like Apple and Samsung

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3 w. ago Trump mobile: President unveils $499 gold phones for ‘real Americans’

The $499 handset follows other Trump-branded ventures, including steaks, sneakers and bibles

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3 w. ago Trump kids to launch gold ‘T1’ mobile phones for MAGA faithful as they take on Apple and Samsung

The $499 handset follows other Trump-branded ventures, including steaks, sneakers and bibles

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3 w. ago Trump Organization unveils $499 gold phone raising new concerns on conflicts of interest

President’s family business enters sector regulated by US agencies while Trump wields executive power over themUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has launched a mobile phone service and $499 gold smartphone, the latest monetization of his presidency by a family business empire now run by his sons.The Trump Organization unveiled Trump Mobile on Monday with a $47.45 monthly plan – both the service name and price referencing Trump as the 47th president. The company will also sell a gold-cased “T1” smartphone in September etched with the American flag. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump Organization to launch mobile phone service and $499 gold handset

‘Trump Mobile’ will offer 5G service through all three major US cellular carriers

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3 w. ago Trump family announces another venture, a mobile phone company

The Trump family company says it's launching a mobile phone company, the latest in a string of ventures that have been announced while Donald Trump is in the White House

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3 w. ago Photos of immigration protests spreading across US as Trump mobilizes National Guard

Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids have spread across the country.

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4 w. ago Inflation holds steady as data shows how prices are faring after Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

May’s consumer price index captures the period after President Donald Trump unveiled his ‘Liberation Day’ trade tariffs

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last month Why is LA protesting? Trump deploys Marines and National Guard after immigration raids spark major unrest

Trump administration has mobilized almost 5,000 troops – comprised of National Guardsmen and U.S. Marines – as demonstrations against immigration raids continue

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last month LA protests: Trump sends thousands more troops in ‘authoritarian’ move

California leaders decry mobilization of 700 marines and 4,000 national guard members as tensions escalateLA protests – live updatesAbout 700 US marines were en route to Los Angeles on Tuesday after Donald Trump mobilized them the day before in response to protests over immigration raids. The president also doubled the number of national guard members to 4,000, in an extraordinary mobilization of troops against US residents that California leaders have called “authoritarian”.The Pentagon mobilized the 700 active-duty marines after tensions between the federal government and the nation’s second-largest city dramatically escalated over the weekend, with residents taking to the streets to demonstrate against a series of brutal crackdowns on immigrant communities. The raids have affected garment district workers, day laborers and restaurants, and agents also arrested the president of a major California union who was serving as a community observer during the raids. Continue reading...

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last month LA protests live: Newsom to deploy 800 more police to ‘clean up Trump’s mess’ after president mobilizes 700 Marines

A battalion of 700 U.S. Marines and 4,000 National Guardsmen are set to be deployed as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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last month LA ICE riots day 4 RECAP: 'ICE Barbie' Kristi Noem delivers savage insult to LA mayor Karen Bass for shifting blame for riots

LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds of Marines have been mobilized to Los Angeles after Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to quell the immigration protests.

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last month LA protests live updates: Trump mobilizes 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines to crack down on anti

Nearly 5,000 federal and National Guard troops now set to be deployed in response to L.A. protests, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday

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last month 'ICE Barbie' Kristie Noem delivers savage insult to LA mayor Karen Bass for shifting blame for riots

LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds of Marines have been mobilized to Los Angeles after Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to quell the immigration protests.

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last month FBI raids home of protester who hurled rocks at federal cars as Pam Bondi chilling details

LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds of Marines have been mobilized to Los Angeles after Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to quell the immigration protests.

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last month Newsom melts down as Trump orders another 2000 National Guard troops to LA battleground to join 700 marines

LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds of Marines have been mobilized to Los Angeles after Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to quell the immigration protests.

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