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The Republican nominee abandoned any pretense of softening his stance on immigration during a fiery address in Phoenix, Arizona, vowing to deport immigrants in the US illegally “because that’s what it means to have laws and a country”. http://bit.ly/2bFS4AV
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Trump shares more false memories from the Iraq war and Middle Eastern politics and welcomes Nato’s ‘new’ terrorism division – which has existed since 2004 The Iraq war “I was an opponent of the Iraq war from the beginning … I nonetheless publicly expressed my private doubts abou http://bit.ly/2bCsqMR
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Prominent Republicans have condemned Donald Trump over his comments about Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of an American soldier who was killed in Iraq. http://bit.ly/2auilj2
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The GOP candidate delivered few downright lies but traded in what he calls ‘truthful hyperbole’ – and excluded statistics pointing to recovery since 2008 Donald Trump promised “the plain facts that have been edited out of your nightly news and your morning newspaper” in his speech http://bit.ly/2a6azzh
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Trump’s speech accepting the nomination Thursday night was tighter than past addresses – and proof history could be about to take a dark and dangerous turn As the red, white and blue balloons and confetti cascaded from the roof, and fireworks exploded on multiple big screens, a young boy http://bit.ly/2aA1xrk
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His Republican National Convention speech started with a roll call of all the recent disasters that he believes Muslims were responsible for. There were many If you missed Newt Gingrich’s speech at the Republican National Convention then this was the gist of it: ‘Be afraid of the Islamists. http://bit.ly/29Q8SBt
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Police chiefs in major US cities may tend to favor more stringent gun laws, but elected sheriffs and smaller departments are likely to support gun rights 06.45 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 19 July 2016 06. http://bit.ly/2aq83kn
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The failed coup in Turkey might have been worse news. It might have succeeded. A military dictatorship is one of the worst forms of government known. But an elected dictatorship is not much less bad and the danger is now clear that Turkey is lurching towards such a state. http://bit.ly/2a2gBBO
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Barack Obama and former president George W Bush spoke at the memorial service for five Dallas police officers who were killed last week. Bush, a former governor of Texas, told the crowd: ‘Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions. http://bit.ly/29HcrNP
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Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton – finally, some Clinton backers thought – at a rally in New Hampshire. “I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States,” he said. http://bit.ly/29zUD3g
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The killing of five law enforcement officers in Dallas overnight led the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns to cancel planned campaign events. Clinton was keeping plans to speak Friday evening at a Philadelphia church. We must restore law and order. http://bit.ly/29rTNqe http://bit.ly/29thBMC
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Fellow gunmaker Sturm Ruger sees stocks rise 5%, while shares of Taser and Digital Ally, which make wearable police cameras, also climb Smith & Wesson stock opened near an all-time high on Friday after five police officers were killed and seven were injured in a shooting in Dallas. http://bit.ly/29HpnES http://bit.ly/29HpnES…
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Videos of the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and police in Dallas – all shared on Facebook – raise a new and complex set of ethical questions 15.12 EDT Last modified on Friday 8 July 2016 15.16 EDT Three days in America. Three mobile phone videos depicting violent deaths.…