The Madrid Press Association (APM) has expressed public support for EL PAÍS Managing Editor David Alandete, who is being targeted by a “smear campaign” conducted by Russian media organizations such as Russia Today and Sputnik, and by groups like the Eurasia Hispanic-Russian Observatory.
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Donald Trump admits making up ‘facts’ in trade meeting with Justin Trudeau

US president told donors ‘I had no idea’ when he complained to Canada’s prime minister over (non-existent) trade deficit
Donald Trump bragged that he made up facts in a meeting with the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, according to an audio recording obtained by the Washington Post.
The US president – notorious for making false claims on countless issues – admitted he told Trudeau that America has a trade deficit with its neighbour when he “had no idea” if that was true.
Trump Organization ‘negotiated with sanctioned Russian bank in 2016’

Claim is contained in memo by Democratic lawmakers investigating possible collusion between Trump campaign and Kremlin
Donald Trump’s private company was “actively negotiating” a business deal in Moscow with a sanctioned Russian bank during the 2016 election campaign, according to a memo by Democratic lawmakers investigating possible collusion between the campaign and the Kremlin.
Related: House committee led by Trump ally says campaign did not collude with Russia
Peter Thiel: Europe is cracking down on Silicon Valley out of ‘jealousy’
Legitimizer of neo-nazis, white supremacists, right-wing nuts via Paypal fundraising and selling hate material!! More money stolen via Paypal employees through cyberfraud than almost any other source.

PayPal co-founder says regulators envy industry’s success in US: ‘There are no successful tech companies in Europe’
European regulators are clamping down on Silicon Valley companies because they are “jealous” of the success of the technology industry in the US, according to PayPal co-founder and investor Peter Thiel.
Speaking about the looming threat of regulation for these companies, Thiel said that the “threat is probably greater in Europe” and there are “good reasons and bad reasons”.
Cranley and Black go to war
Cranley unfit for prime time
Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said Wednesday that he will present the City Council with written documentation on City Manager Harry Black’s conduct in an attempt to convince members to terminate him, but Black vowed to fight for his job, sending Cincinnati city government into chaos unseen since the 2001 riots.
It’s a high-stakes conflict that will carry dire consequences – professional ones for Black and political ones for Cranley. It also comes as the city faces critical, unresolved issues…
Sharp drop in US student visas for Indians
Racism is what racism is – Wonder if Modi will care? Statistics for the year ended September 30, 2017 show an aggregate decline of 16% compared to the corresponding previous year, with 4.21 lakh student visas handed out against 5.02 lakh in the year-ago period, according to data released by the US Department of State.
Donald Trump eyes massive tariffs on China tech sector
Trying to look tough will not keep you out of jail for treason The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to impose tariffs targeting Chinese tech and telecommunications imports. Should Washington follow through on the move, it could spark harsh retaliation from Beijing.
Japan’s Finance Ministry admits to doctoring documents linked to Abe’s wife
The names of Abe, his wife and the finance minister were removed from a document linked to an alleged land-sale scandal. The cover-up could dent Abe’s support.
Londoner denied NHS cancer care: ‘It’s like I’m being left to die’
The Empire means to kill anyone not white Brit enough for PM May!

Albert Thompson, in UK for 44 years, was told he must to pay for care after Home Office dispute
When Albert Thompson went for his first radiotherapy session for prostate cancer in November he says he was surprised to be taken aside by a hospital administrator and told that unless he could produce a British passport he would be charged £54,000 for the treatment.
Thompson has lived in London for 44 years, having arrived from Jamaica as a teenager, and although he has worked as a mechanic and paid taxes for more than three decades, the Home Office is disputing his eligibility to remain.
Far-right in Germany: Public sector workers identified as Reichsbürger

The radical “Reichsbürger” movement does not recognize modern-day Germany. Authorities have now identified four members of the far-right group employed by the state of Hesse, including one in the Culture Ministry.
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