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'Day of Rage' protests hit London during queen's speech

Far-left protest organizers are being accused of exploiting the Grenfell Tower catastrophe for political purposes, calling for a government shut down and Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation. Organizers of the protest included a man convicted in the assault of then-Conservative Party Chairman Brian Mawhinney in 1995.

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'Day of Rage' protests hit London during queen's speech

Far-leftprotestorganizersarebeingaccusedofexploitingtheGrenfellTowercatastropheforpoliticalpurposes,callingforagovernmentshutdownandPrimeMinisterTheresaMay'sres

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Queen Elizabeth outlines new gov't bills to pave way for Brexit

Queen Elizabeth outlined a two-year government program of laws and measures at the state opening of the British Parliament Wednesday.

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Asian American band win top court case over offensive trademark

TheUSSupremeCourtonMondayallowedanAsianAmericanbandtotrademarkitsnameTheSlants,whichhadbeenrejectedbecauseitwasdeemedaracialslur.Therulingisexpectedtobenefitoth

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Bob Dylan delivers his Nobel Lecture

Legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan delivered his Nobel Lecture to the Swedish Academy in the form of an audio file on Monday.

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14 arrested as the many extremes of Portland collide in protest

Atleast14peoplewerearrestedonSundayamidcompetingprotestsinPortland,Oregon,overatangledwebofemotionstoarisefromadeadlycommutertrainstabbinginMay.Hundredsofsuppor

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Europe flunks Twitter on removing hate speech online

TwitterhasfailedtomeetEuropeanstandardsforremovinghatespeechonline,figurestobepublishedThursdayshow,aspressuremounts,particularlyontheContinent,fortechcompanies

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Facebook says Germany's hate speech bill ‘inappropriate’

FacebookcriticizedthenewGermanhatespeechlaw,callingit"inappropriate"intheirfirstofficialstatementsincethebillwasdrafted,theGermanbusinessmagazineWirtschaftswoch

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EU approves plans forcing Facebook and YouTube to act on hate speech

TheEuropeanUnionhasjustapprovedaproposaltoimplementEurope'sveryfirstmandatorysocialmediarestrictions.InabidtoclampdownonhatespeechacrossFacebook,YouTubeandTwitt

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Brunei-Bandar Seri Begawan-Russia ambassador-diplomat's day

At the night of 9 February 2017, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Brunei Darussalam Vladlen Semivolos hosted a reception at his official residence on the occasion of the Diplomat’s Day of the Russian Federation.

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Europe should seek own best deal in Brexit negotiations: expert

​ Europe's response to British Prime Minister Theresa May's "hard Brexit" speech should not be apologetic or shrinking, a leading academic in European affairs said Tuesday.

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Obama bids farewell to nation in emotional address

​U.S. President Barack Obama bid farewell to the nation on Tuesday in an emotional speech that expressed hope as well as warning for the years to come.

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Trump accepts Republican nomination, vows to put 'America first'

Donald Trump accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of a legacy of "death, destruction, terrorism and weakness" as U.S. secretary of state and vowed to be tough on crime and illegal immigrants in a speech on Thursday accepting the Republican presidential nomination.

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Donald Trump officially accepts GOP presidential nomination

Donald Trump officially accepted the presidential nomination of the U.S. Republican Party on Thursday night, announcing a plan that will "put America first."

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Indiana Governor Mike Pence officially accepts Republican VP nomination

Indiana Governor Mike Pence formally accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination on Wednesday night at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

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Trump aide takes blame for copying phrases from Michelle Obama for Melania Trump

An aide for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday she took responsibility for copying portions of First Lady Michelle Obama's 2008 address for Melania Trump's convention speech on Monday.

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Trump's wife seeks to soften his image at raucous Republican convention

Donald Trump's wife Melania, in her first major political speech on Monday, portrayed her husband as a talented, compassionate and unrelenting leader who would unify rather than divide the country if elected to the White House.