June 2019

Democrats Veer Left on Immigration at Debates, Pleasing Base — and Trump

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Just as Mr. Obama’s term was ending, hundreds of thousands of Central American migrants were showing up at the border, many of them unaccompanied minors seeking asylum. In response, his administration put considerable effort into broadcasting one message to families sending children on their own: stop. Then, Mr. Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric helped send him to […]

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Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s

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AUSTIN, Tex. — For much of the last three months, the most popular Joseph R. Biden Jr. website has been a slick little piece of disinformation that is designed to look like the former vice president’s official campaign page, yet is most definitely not pro-Biden. From top to bottom, the website, JoeBiden.info, breezily mocks the

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Glastonbury 2019: Vampire Weekend and The Proclaimers heat up day two

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Image caption Vampire Weekend played the Pyramid Stage Vampire Weekend opened Glastonbury’s second day with a secret show on the Park Stage. The band played covers of Fleetwood Mac’s Everywhere and Chicago’s Summer In The Park, alongside their own hits. The laid-back set even included audience requests – with the band performing tracks like Cape

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Kamala Harris Fundraising Effort Nets $2 Million in 24 Hours After Debate

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WASHINGTON — Senator Kamala Harris of California raised $2 million in the first 24 hours following the start of Thursday’s presidential primary debate, a total that suggests her performance resonated with many Democratic donors. Ms. Harris, whose preplanned sparring with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. over his record on race relations was the

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A China-U.S. Trade Truce Could Enshrine a Global Economic Shift

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OSAKA, Japan — The spin from President Trump and China’s propaganda machines on Saturday portrayed a truce in a trade war that has shaken economies and markets around the world. Tariffs won’t rise further, at least not yet. And the United States will loosen its potentially devastating punishments against Huawei, China’s most successful multinational company.

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Glastonbury 2019: The Proclaimers on the heat… and funeral songs

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Proclaimers: ‘Older songs have more impact’ The Proclaimers opened up Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Saturday, with a mass singalong to hits like (I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles and Letter From America. The set came 32 years after brothers Charlie and Craig Reid last played the stage, shortly after

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