7 h. ago Sean Penn is ripped apart for making outrageous claim about Donald Trump: 'Shut up, you buffoon'

Sean Penn slammed Donald Trump on The Jim Acosta Show podcast, saying the president reminds him of a murderer who 'might try to destroy the world.'

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32 h. ago Voice of America to resume airing after court halts Trump’s dismantling of broadcaster

The broadcaster, a target of president’s sweeping cuts to US media agencies, could be back on air as soon as next weekVoice of America (VoA), the US-taxpayer funded news service for overseas listeners, could be back on the air as soon as next week, after a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay on an executive order dismantling the broadcaster.VoA was effectively shut down after Trump signed an order on 14 March dismantling or shrinking seven agencies including the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘Trump wanted to break us’, says Carney as Liberals triumph in Canadian election

Party written off months ago completes remarkable comeback after US president’s threats boosted campaignResults trackerJoy for Liberals: follow the election results liveMark Carney used his victory speech to claim Donald Trump wanted to “break us” as he led Canada’s Liberal party to a fourth term in office, in a race that was upended by threats and aggression from the US president.The Liberal triumph capped a miraculous political resurrection and marked a landmark victory for Carney, the former central banker and political novice who only recently succeeded Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Results early on Tuesday suggested the Liberals fell just short of a majority government and would therefore need the support of political rivals to govern. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump targets Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue with memorandum

President directs attorney general to investigate supposed foreign contributions, an unsubstantiated rightwing claimThe Republican president is taking aim at a Democratic fundraising platform, issuing a presidential memorandum to crack down on supposed foreign contributions to elections, an unsubstantiated claim from the right..Donald Trump announced the memo on Thursday, directing the attorney general to investigate, and report to the president, “concerning allegations regarding the use of online fundraising platforms to make ‘straw’ or ‘dummy’ contributions and to make foreign contributions to US political candidates and committees, all of which break the law”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Outspoken 80s star claims 'addict' Charlie Sheen would be a BETTER president than Donald Trump

Jon Cryer is standing by his 2016 claim that Charlie Sheen would be a better president than Donald Trump.

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1 week ago Ukraine: Scottish MPs on why Russia must not be handed Crimea after Donald Trump claim

It follows comments made by the US President on social media

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2 w. ago Trump swipes at CNN's Kaitlan Collins in brutal exchange alongside his allies in the Oval Office

President Donald Trump on Monday shut down CNN's Kaitlan Collins at the White House as he met with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador.

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2 w. ago Risky corporate borrowers shut out of bond market since Trump’s tariff blitz

Slowdown in high-yield bond market issuance threatens a tentative rebound in dealmaking

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2 w. ago Donald Trump peddles false Putin claim Ukraine hero Zelensky started Russia war AGAIN

US President Donald Trump furiously claimed Volodymyr Zelensky is "always looking to purchase missiles" in a television appearance hours after a long-winded rant about his CBS interview

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2 w. ago Galaxy of stars hail Rory McIlroy Masters win as Donald Trump claim rings true and Oscar winner leads A

The Northern Ireland golf star ended his 14-year wait to clinch is coveted Grand Slam with A-list fans beaming over his triumph

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3 w. ago Sean Penn, 64, sparks concern with VERY disheveled appearance at upscale celeb hotspot

Sean Penn, 64, had a disheveled appearance as he stepped out for dinner at the glitzy celebrity hotspot Nobu in Malibu this week.

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3 w. ago Luke Donald lays down the gauntlet to Europe's Ryder Cup stars at the Masters

Luke Donald wants to see a fellow European claim victory at this week's Masters with Americans recently dominating the majors in what is a Ryder Cup year with the captain keeping watch

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