6 d. ago 'I could kick myself for falling for it': The online scam stores leaving shoppers trapped and out of pocket

In an unjust and unethical practice, shoppers are being stitched up by China-based fashion websites branded a 'complete scam'. James Holt investigates.

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7 d. ago The Trump broken hearts club: All the president's jilted bromances in full as bitter Elon Musk fight escalates

President Donald Trump has a long track record of turning his allies and aides against him. Elon Musk is now the latest MAGA ally to join Trump's ever-growing list of foes.

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8 d. ago Countries under Trump’s travel ban are unique subjects of American imperialism

US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and SudanThe list of countries banned by the Trump administration’s newest order seems to have no rhyme or reason. Little connects Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, all targeted for a total ban, or Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, all targeted for restrictions. The reasoning stated in the order is that they all pose security threats measured by “whether each country has a significant terrorist presence within its territory, its visa-overstay rate, and its cooperation with accepting back its removable nationals”.Visa overstays, the order elaborates, “indicates a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws”. Yet the latest data on overstays from Customs and Border Protection does show these countries high on the list, along with others not included. Continue ...

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8 d. ago What unites countries under Trump’s travel ban is American imperialism

US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and SudanThe list of countries banned by the Trump administration’s newest order seems to have no rhyme or reason. Little connects Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, all targeted for a total ban, or Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, all targeted for restrictions. The reasoning stated in the order is that they all pose security threats measured by “whether each country has a significant terrorist presence within its territory, its visa-overstay rate, and its cooperation with accepting back its removable nationals”.Visa overstays, the order elaborates, “indicates a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws”. Yet the latest data on overstays from Customs and Border Protection does show these countries high on the list, along with others not included. Con...

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8 d. ago What unites countries under Trump’s travel ban is American imperialism | Heba Gowayed

US’s cruel escalation of policy puts misplaced target on vulnerable nations such as Afghanistan and SudanThe list of countries banned by the Trump administration’s newest order seems to have no rhyme or reason. Little connects Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, all targeted for a total ban, or Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela, all targeted for restrictions. The reasoning stated in the order is that they all pose security threats measured by “whether each country has a significant terrorist presence within its territory, its visa-overstay rate, and its cooperation with accepting back its removable nationals”.Visa overstays, the order elaborates, “indicates a blatant disregard for United States immigration laws”. Yet the latest data on overstays from Customs and Border Protection does show these countries high on the list, along with others not included. Con...

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8 d. ago Donald Trump hits back at Elon Musk's Epstein list bombshell amid fiery feud

Donald Trump has responded in an ugly war of words with Elon Musk that has broken out today between the pair and saw the tech billionaire land a "really big bomb"

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8 d. ago Trump says he doesn’t know what ‘the Congo’ is – that may explain why one Congo is on his travel ban and other isn’t

Countries subject to the travel bans have urged Trump to reconsider restrictions

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8 d. ago Donald Trump revives travel ban and restricts 19 countries: ‘We don’t want them’

President attempted similar restrictions during first term

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9 d. ago Full list of the 19 countries hit by Trump’s newest travel ban

The president has placed both hard travel bans and travel restrictions on countries who ‘wish to do us harm’

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9 d. ago Donald Trump travel ban: Full list of all 12 countries BARRED from entering the US

Donald Trump has confirmed a new travel ban will take effect from Monday. He tied the new ban to Sunday's terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, claiming it showed the dangers posed by visitors who overstay visas

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9 d. ago The 19 countries hit as Trump announces travel ban and restrictions

The ban starts next week

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1 week ago Utah oil tycoon family accused of conspiring with Mexican cartel on Trump’s foreign terrorist list

Oil magnate James Jensen and his son Maxwell allegedly trafficked 2,900 shipments of stolen crude oil into the U.S.

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2 w. ago Trump's list of 'sanctuary jurisdictions' includes some that support his immigration policies

Officials in communities from rural to urban and red to blue have blasted the Trump administration’s recently-published list of “sanctuary jurisdictions.”

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2 w. ago DHS publishes a list of 500 sanctuary cities for ‘obstructing the enforcement’ of Trump’s deportation plans

The list of sanctuary jurisdictions includes cities, countries and states across the U.S.

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2 w. ago ‘Lawfare’ 2.0: From Beyonce and Bruce to Cuomo and Chicago mayor, Trump and Bondi’s enemies list is growing

Trump promised an end to ‘weaponization’ in government. Now he has a Justice Department at his disposal to commit ‘lawfare’ of his own, critics say

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2 w. ago Tourists from countries badly hit by Trump tariffs are staying away from US

Data from hotel site Trivago shows fewer US bookings by holidaymakers from Canada, Japan, Mexico and Germany Holidaymakers in countries hit the hardest by Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are taking the US off their list for trips abroad, according to online travel booking data.Findings from the hotel search site Trivago also suggest that UK and US travellers are increasingly choosing domestic holidays amid concerns over an uncertain economy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump doubles down on Harvard ‘Foreign Student’ enemies list threat in Memorial Day post

The U.S. government already has data on the identities of foreign students because they are in the country on student visas

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2 w. ago Trump demands list of names of Harvard’s foreign students as he escalates vendetta against college

President attempted to block the prestigious Massachusetts university from enrolling foreign students this week

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3 w. ago 'Closing down after 29 years!': The fake fashion boutiques stitching up shoppers on Facebook

Websites claiming to be long-running businesses from the UK are scamming shoppers with poor quality items. They are actually based in China and using AI adverts and false reviews to dupe customers. James Holt investigates.

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3 w. ago ‘Trump has a list’: Charlamagne tha God says Letitia James investigation is ‘retaliation’

Attorney General Letitia James said that the Trump administration’s claims that she falsified records in August 2023 to secure home loans on a property are ‘baseless’

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