Tag: America

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ToluAugust 22, 2017

Donald Trump stared directly at the eclipse + other highlights from America’s solar eclipse in 99 years

Americans witnessed their first solar eclipse in 99 years on Monday and everyone who somehow missed it would have to ...

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EzinneAugust 12, 2017

The Thread: This is why America is plagued by White Supremacists today

While Abike Dabiri and Buhari’s aides are rejoicing over seeing their president’s face (which we’re sure will result in more ...

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EzinneAugust 12, 2017

The Thread: “Give them a world where you can’t say ‘Christmas'” | Americans blast White Supremacists

Trump’s America is burning. Last night, at the University of Virginia, white nationalists wielding torches clashed with counter-protesters. NBC reports, ...

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EzinneAugust 2, 2017

The Thread: The absolute dumb shit White folks believe about Black people

News flash: We are still light years away from the end of racism, never mind the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 ...

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EditorJuly 28, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Here’s one good thing that can come out of Trump’s latest move against the transgender troops

For a man who truly came into his own on reality television, surrounded by LGBT make up artists, hair stylists, ...

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AzeezJuly 22, 2017

Americans chose Trump, they are humans too – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Donald Trump came to humble the United States of America. Obasanjo said the fact ...

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ToluJuly 20, 2017

The world revolves around Trump | 5 takeaways from the US President’s interview with “failing” New York Times

The 45th President of the United States is a peculiar kind. About a month ago, President Trump tweeted in an ...

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Op-ed EditorJuly 16, 2017

Opinion: America, God and the Transgender culture

By Gabriel Agbo “Just as all the good things which the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled ...

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EzinneJuly 13, 2017

The Thread: “Isn’t that sign language for I own you”? | Black Twitter celebrates one of its very best moments

This viral video of Aramis Ayala, Florida’s first and only black elected state attorney, being pulled over by white police ...

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AzeezJuly 5, 2017

Ballistic missile test is a “gift to American bastards” – Kim Jong-Un

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Un has said the country’s intercontinental missile test was  a “gift” to “American bastards” on their ...

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EzinneJuly 4, 2017

The Thread: “He’s that thick” “Do your job” | Nasty answers follow Trump’s heartfelt question on Twitter

Donald Trump effectively marred 4th of July, America’s Independence Day on Twitter by this early morning tweet. To be fair, ...

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RoqeebahJuly 4, 2017

Happy 4th, hot dogs, fireworks | A dummies guide to America’s Independence Day (VIDEO)

Have you suddenly realised that beyond the trends – i.e hot dogs, Malia Obama turning 19, “4th of July” and ...

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ToluJune 22, 2017

Tale of the tapes: Donald Trump is either a liar, a clown or just reckless

The American political theatrics keeps getting interesting, maybe even mildly provoking on some days and today is one of such. ...

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ToluJune 20, 2017

Who is Otto Warmbier? | The American student North Korea ‘murdered’

The United States government will not be taking the death of this 22-year-old lightly. Saddened by death of Otto Warmbier, ...

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EzinneJune 17, 2017

The Thread: “Our justice system is broken” | America rails against Bill Coby’s mistrial

The jury has declared a mistrial in the Bill Cosby case of the alleged 2004 rape of Andrea Constand. The ...

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EzinneJune 16, 2017

“America cares more about race than sexual assault” | 7 things we learned from Shanon Lee’s analysis

A dive into the Bill Cosby trial   1 Black America has a hard time seeing “America’s Favourite Dad” as a ...

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EzinneJune 12, 2017

The Thread: Isn’t it time for Hillary Clinton to shut up about Trump?

Hillary Clinton is a thorn in the side of Donald Trump’s administration and he knows it. Heck, he can’t seem ...

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RoqeebahJune 11, 2017

“On October 1, 2017 we shall declare our independence” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

What a dramatic week it has been. From Nigeria -where several groups have openly threatened the sovereignty of the nation ...

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EzinneJune 10, 2017

The Thread: “What a crock of shit” | Ivanka Trump is America’s latest punchline

That Donald Trump is in the eye of a media storm is nothing new. Since he entered the Oval November ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 8, 2017

Opinion: The Paris Accord is bigger than Donald Trump and his idiosyncrasies

by Sampson Malachy After weeks of waffling and reality show–style of intrigue and suspense, created by President Donald Trump over ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 6, 2017

“The biggest threat to Trump’s Presidency is his own Twitter account” | 5 things we learned from Drake Baer’s article

It’s become a problem — but could the chief executive ever give up his self-defeating social media use? The entire ...

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EzinneJune 5, 2017

The Thread: “Unhinged rants” “You’ve failed as a human” | America blows up at Trump

There’s no stopping Trump, is there? He’s dug his heels in and won’t let go, prepared to do whatever is ...

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EzinneJune 4, 2017

The Thread: “How the f__k are you the president?” | Americans and Britons drag Trump over hate tweets

A city was briefly overrun by terror as terrorist attacks were carried out in three locations, which left 7 dead ...

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EzinneJune 4, 2017

Fact Check: 5 grievous lies Donald Trump told to justify America’s exit from Paris Climate Agreement

President Trump struck another item off his campaign pledge list as he finally withdrew America from the Paris Climate Accord ...

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ToluJune 2, 2017

This is what Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement means

President Donald Trump made a big announcement on Thursday. He pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement ...

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EzinneJune 2, 2017

The Thread: Is another sex scandal about to rock the White House? The grapevine buzzes about Melania Trump’s affair

While the world was consumed with President Trump’s Paris Climate decision, Monica Bryne was fixing tea for us to drink. ...

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Op-ed EditorJune 2, 2017

“Is Melania cheating on Donald Trump with his security guard”? 5 things we learned from Luvvie Ajayi’s juicy tea

Melania and Donald Trump’s marriage has come under the radar of the media again. Despite the fact that Melania has ...

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RoqeebahJune 2, 2017

5 things to know about the Paris Climate Change Agreement Donald Trump just abandoned

President Donald Trump let a big one rip yesterday when he announced that the United States will be withdrawing from ...

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Omoleye OmoruyiJune 2, 2017

5 suspects arrested as police foil attempted bank robberies

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP’s) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) announced the arrest of five suspected armed robbers who planned to ...

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ItunuoluwaJune 2, 2017

Paris Accord: What was Trump thinking? Mark Zuckerberg and others ask

President Trump finally made his decision concerning the Paris Accord.announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord ...

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