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US President Donald Trump mocked for staring at total solar eclipse

WHILE Australians did not get to see the great American eclipse, we did get to see President Donald Trump watching it. Some would argue that was better.

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Thousands march through Boston week after Virginia bloodshed

Events are planned around the country, in cities including Atlanta, Dallas and New Orleans.

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Trump maintains there was ‘blame on both sides’ at Charlottesville rally

A FIERY Donald Trump has stood up for people who protested in a racially charged rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, renewing his assertion that there was “blame on both sides”.

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White House says Trump's condemnation of Virginia clashes includes white supremacists

FBI leads probe into car attack that killed woman during protest in Charlottesville

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Charlottesville violence: US President Donald Trump condemned for silence over white supremacist ’terrorism’

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s apparent refusal to condemn far-right hate groups after a white nationalist rally in Virginia turned deadly has been attacked by politicians, many from his own party.

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Charlottesville violence: man charged with murder was pictured at neo-Nazi rally

THE man accused of ramming a car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters in the United States was photographed that morning holding a shield with the emblem of a white supremacist group.

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Milestone for Trump: 1 million new jobs in six months

America has added more than a million jobs since President Trump took office.

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'We will find you': DOJ, DNI vow war on leakers

Coats said he expected the DOJ to prosecute the leakers to the full extent of the law, a sentiment echoed by Sessions.

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US govt will not ‘accept or allow’ transgender people to serve in military ‘in any capacity’ – Trump

US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in "any capacity" in the military.

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Senate Republicans vote to open debate on repealing and replacing Obamacare

John McCain returns to vote in favor of motion to proceed to debate

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Republicans to open debate on Obamacare repeal after 51-50 vote

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to begin formal debate of healthcare legislation that would repeal major elements of Obamacare and possibly replace it with a less costly program.

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Truck driver appears in court in Texas after death toll from Walmart car park tragedy reaches ten

A TRUCK driver has arrived at a US federal court, accused in a suspected human smuggling operation in which 10 people died and dozens more were hospitalised.

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Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain tumor after blood clot removed

Sen. John McCain, 80, has a brain tumor, the Mayo Clinic and the Arizona Republican's office announced Wednesday night.

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Travel Ban Loosens

In another setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Hawaii has further weakened his already diluted travel ban by vastly expanding the list of family relationships with U.S. citizens that visa applicants can use to get into the U.S.

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First images of US Missile Defense Agency's THAAD test (PHOTO, VIDEO)

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Trump and Putin set to meet at G20

Issues like international security and free trade may take a back seat at the G20 as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time at the summit

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