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Trump top nominees Pompeo and Mattis warn of Russia threat
President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for defence secretary and spy chief have been taking aim at Russia during their Senate confirmation hearings.
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US President Barack Obama delivers his final speech
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama had to quell the boos of a raucous crowd when he made an oblique reference to incoming president Donald Trump during his final speech to the nation.
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Obama Says Goodbye
Watch a live stream here of President Obama's farewell address to the nation as his time in office comes to a close. He has returned to Chicago, where he began his political career, to give the speech. "Chicago's where it all started," he said in a preview to his address
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Jeff Sessions, US attorney general nominee, denies KKK sympathies
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the new attorney general has denied sympathising with the Ku Klux Klan, in a tough Senate confirmation hearing.
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US church attacker sentenced to death
A white supremacist has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church in 2015.
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‘Multiple people dead’ at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport
A GUNMAN opened fire inside the baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing five people and injuring as many as eight.
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Trump says U.S. will be 'paid back' for Mexico wall
Trump’s transition team has reportedly signaled to Congress that the president-elect’s preference is to fund the border wall through a congressional appropriations process as soon as April, but Trump insists Mexico will pay for the wall, just later. Buzz60
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Clapper: RT reporting on US problems part of 'multifaceted' Russian campaign to undermine elections
RT’s reporting on US issues was part of a “multifaceted Russian campaign” to undermine America, according to the outgoing Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
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LIRR Commuter Train Crashes in Brooklyn; Over 100 Injured
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said none of the injuries were life threatening.
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Is America about to collapse? Here are some reasons it’s a genuine tragedy
IN RECENT weeks there has been no end of American commentators willing to bet their credibility on the coming collapse of America, thanks to Trump.
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FBI reveals search warrant for Clinton email probe
The FBI has made public documents related to the controversial October reopening of its probe into Hillary Clinton’s private email server; the Democratic presidential candidate has blamed the investigation announcement for her defeat at the polls.
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Donald Trump wins electoral college vote
The US Electoral College has certified Donald Trump as president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House.
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Trump Cabinet excites his voters: 'We have to trust him'
The Associated Press interviewed Trump voters about his Cabinet picks and other postelection revelations.
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Inauguration blues: Why pop stars won't play for Trump
Reports from the US suggest Donald Trump is struggling to find A-list stars to perform at his inauguration. We asked the stars of the BBC Music Awards what it would take to get them to play.
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What to know about ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State
EXXONMOBIL CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the State Department, has ample experience in dealing with other nations, but strictly as a businessman, not a diplomat.
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Donald Trump on CIA finding Russians hacked US election: ‘It’s ridiculous’
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump has rejected a CIA finding that Russia sought to influence the US election on his behalf, labelling the assessment ridiculous.
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What the Chinese think about Exxon's Rex Tillerson
The company has some 1300 employees in China, 300 of which are in Hong Kong, the rest on the Mainland.
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Right to the end, Trump campaign spent less than Clinton's
The Republican continued his campaign-long trend of spending far less than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far?
At a 'thank you' victory rally in Cincinnati Thursday evening, President-elect Donal Trump announced he would "appoint" former Marine Corps General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense. (Dec. 3) AP
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