4 d. ago Swiss gold and Rolex gifts to Trump raise questions over personalisation of US presidential power

Italian MEP ‘disgusted’ after US president received $130,000 engraved gold bar weeks before he decided to slash tariffs on Swiss importsA gold Rolex desk clock and a $130,000 engraved gold bar given to Donald Trump by a group of Swiss billionaires have raised questions in Europe and the US about the personalisation of US presidential power.Pasquale Tridico, an Italian MEP and the former head of the country’s national institute for social security said he was “disgusted” by the golden charm offensive, made weeks before Trump decided to slash 39% tariffs on Swiss imports to 15%. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Swiss gold and Rolex gifts to Trump arouse ‘disgust’ in Europe

Billionaires gave desk clock and engraved gold bar weeks before Trump slashed tariffs on imports from SwitzerlandA gold Rolex desk clock and a $130,000 engraved gold bar given to Donald Trump by a group of Swiss billionaires have raised questions in Europe and the US about the personalisation of US presidential power.Pasquale Tridico, an Italian MEP and the former head of the country’s national institute for social security said he was “disgusted” by the golden charm offensive, made weeks before Trump decided to slash 39% tariffs on Swiss imports to 15%. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jennifer Aniston gushes about new hypnotherapist boyfriend Jim Curtis as she strips down for ELLE cover shoot

Besotted actress Aniston heaped praise on her new partner Curtis, 50, while also revealing his many qualities.

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3 w. ago Katy Perry sizzles in sexy costumes on stage in Italy as she breaks cover after ex Diplo's wild claims that he dated both the singer AND her new boyfriend Justin Trudeau

The hitmaker, 41, who confirmed her romance with the former Canadian PM, 53, during her show in Prague last week following months of rumours, stunned in a string of sexy costumes.

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3 w. ago The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry

Schmoozing the super-rich to fund a $300m ballroom while cutting food aid for those on low incomes threw the president’s architectural folly into sharp reliefIt was a feast fit for a king – and any billionaire willing to be his subject. From gold-rimmed plates on gold-patterned tablecloths decorated with gold candlestick holders, they gorged on heirloom tomato panzanella salad, beef wellington and a dessert of roasted Anjou pears, cinnamon crumble and butterscotch ice-cream.On 15 October, Donald Trump welcomed nearly 130 deep-pocketed donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their pledged contributions to a vast new ballroom now expected to cost $300m. That the federal government had shut down two weeks earlier scarcely seemed to matter. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'My boyfriend's 46 years older and covers most bills but I'm no gold digger'

David, 74, and Shalon, 28, are in an age gap relationship, saying that they often have to defend their love because people assume that Shalon is just a gold digger

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3 w. ago Woman slowly poisoned boyfriend with EYE DROPS then tried to cover it up in sick way

A woman has been jailed for 50 years after murdering her police chief boyfriend by slowly poisoning his coffee and food. Her web of lies stuck for years until a shocking breakthrough

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