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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. The first African American president, he's known for the Affordable Care Act, climate change initiatives, and his eloquent speaking style.
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Michelle Obama is quite the role model. Whether she's championing women's rights, or making efforts to solve childhood obesity, and support service members and veterans, it's apparent that the first African-American First Lady of the United States has carved out her own legacy, separate to that of her husband'. Michelle's…
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[caption id="attachment_909" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit: Getty Images / FaceApp[/caption] Unless you've been living under a rock in recent weeks, you'll know that FaceApp has taken social media by storm. But in the unlikely event that you're unfamiliar with it, let me explain: it's an app which allows users to upload…
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Imagine being so passionate about a particular cause - and from such a young age - that you'd be willing to sacrifice much of your free time in order to get it off the ground. Well, that's 12-year-old Darius Brown in a nutshell. Incredibly, the preteen New Jersey native has…
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Former US president Barack Obama received an "MVP" standing ovation at last night's NBA finals. Obama turned up to watch the game between the Raptors and the Golden State Warriors, which was held at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. He enjoyed the game while sitting next to NBA commissioner Adam…
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Elizabeth II's official title is: by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. But is she Queen of Throwing Shade too? People on social media sure…
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Donald Trump has been faced with giant projections of 'USS John McCain' and Barack Obama approval ratings projected onto London landmarks during his visit. Approval ratings showing the president as having a score of 21 per cent in the UK, compared with his predecessor's 72 per cent, were projected onto…
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The infamous home of internet subculture, 4chan has been associated with various pranks, campaigns and controversies over the years. From persuading iPhone users that their brand new devices could charge in a microwave to its darker ties to malicious hacks, online bullying and suicide, the hands-off approach adopted by its…
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As President of the United States and owner of a vast business empire, Donald Trump is perhaps the most valuable human asset to have ever lived. However, he is also a divisive figure with detractors in many corners. The announcement of his state visit to the UK came amid a…
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Donald Trump's opinion poll numbers may be on a downward trend, but three separate projection models predict he will secure a victory in a second presidential term in 2020. That's according to Treasury Secretary adviser Steve Rattner, who wrote an opinion column on the New York Times and touched upon…
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When Donald Trump was running for president, he promised voters he wouldn't spend a lot of time golfing. "I love golf, but if I were in the White House, I don't think I'd ever see Turnberry again. I don't think I'd ever see Doral again," he said at a 2016…
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Don Lessem, an American science writer and dinosaur expert who consulted on Jurassic Park, created a robot for Donald Trump's state visit to the UK month. The enormous statue depicts the MAGA-hatted president tweeting on the toilet, with his signature extra-long red tie dangling into the bowl. The 16-foot machine…
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When President Donald Trump met North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un in June 2018, he missed the club championship at his Trump International golf course in Florida. Investor Ted Virtue won the championship, but apparently that didn't sit well with POTUS. One month later, Trump ran into Virtue on the course,…
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Virginia will not be visiting the White House to celebrate this month's NCAA national championship win over Texas Tech, their coach Tony Bennett has confirmed. This follows the decisions of NBA champion Golden State Warriors, who elected to decline an invitation to visit the White House back in 2017, and…
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Former Vice President Joe Biden has announced his intention to run for President of the United States in the 2020 US elections. In a speech announcing his intention to run for president, which was posted to his official YouTube channel, Biden stated: "The core values of this nation… our standing…
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Last year, US president Donald Trump took a break from golfing and live-tweeting Fox News to visit the United Kingdom. Hundreds of thousands of protesters greeted him in London, flying a vibrant, 20 foot tall blimp, depicting POTUS as a wailing, diaper-clad baby. An activist group raised more than $45K…
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During an interview with SiriusXM's The Michael Yo show, Fran Drescher discussed the possibility of reviving her classic 90's sitcom The Nanny. After all, Netflix brought Full House, NBC brought Will & Grace and CBS brought back Murphy Brown - why not bring back The Nanny? However, Drescher's got a…
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After scoring his first Grammy nomination, 33-year-old rapper Nipsey Hussle was tragically shot and killed. To add insult to injury, he was murdered in front of his own store, Marathon Clothing, which he opened to revitalize the South Los Angeles neighborhood he grew up in. He also opened the workspace,…
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Last month, Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded a two-year-investigation into Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 US presidential election and possible obstruction of justice on behalf of Donald J. Trump. The investigation resulted in criminal charges for 34 individuals, including Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Trump's former…
