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No more denials. Jim Jordan must acknowledge what he knew: editorial

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan owes it to himself, to the athletes he knew and coached, and to Ohio State University to step forward and tell what he knows, what he saw and what he heard. No more denials, writes the editorial board.

Trump blasts UK PM May’s Brexit plan, says it puts trade deal in doubt

A disunited Europe is Putin’s goal and, hence, a must do for #PuppetTrump! U.S. President Donald Trump said a free trade deal with Britain might be impossible if it went ahead with Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals for post-Brexit ties with the European Union, in a damaging intervention set to further criticism of her plans.

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Trump touts ‘great progress’ after North Korea skips repatriation of war dead talks

None of his fans pay any attention, it seems, to anything but what he says and what Fox news says – bubble people

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President tweeted ‘a very nice note’ from North Korean leader just hours after officials failed to show up at the planned meeting

Donald Trump has released a letter he received from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un while touting “great progress” in negotiations between the United States and Pyongyang – despite reports of a breakdown in talks.

“A very nice note from Chairman Kim of North Korea. Great progress being made,” the president said in a tweet that included both a copy of Kim’s letter, dated 6 July, and its translation.

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Malala Yousafzai slams Trump for ‘cruel’ child separations

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Nobel peace prize laureate criticises policy while in South America promoting girls’ education

Nobel peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has criticised as “cruel” Donald Trump’s policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.

“This is cruel, this is unfair and this is inhumane. I don’t know how anyone could do that,” Yousafzai said on Wednesday during her first visit to South America where she was promoting girls’ education. “I hope that the children can be together with their parents.”

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Sri Lanka to begin hanging drug dealers, to ‘replicate success of Philippines’

Sinking to new lows for humanity.

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Government says executions will resume after moratorium of almost 50 years, citing Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs

Sri Lanka will begin hanging drug dealers, ending a near-half-century moratorium on executions, as officials promised explicitly to “replicate the success” of the Philippines’ grisly war on drugs.

Sri Lanka’s decision to cite the Philippines as its model is certain to draw criticism. Under president Rodrigo Duterte 4,200 drug suspects have been killed in the Philippines, although rights groups say the true number could be at least triple that figure.

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