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You don’t hear a lot about it these days, but one should never forget that the Trump administration built its support around antagonism towards Mexico. His slogan: ‘Build a wall’ would ultimately define his presidency, not so much in terms of substance, but in terms of its nationalist appeal and …

The digital currency was trading more than six percent higher, at $20,627 as of 14:15 GMT. It had been holding steady just below the $20,000 mark for most of the last three weeks. Bitcoin has gained more than 180 percent this year. Analysts attribute the surge to increased demand from larger investors (such as …

According to Downdetector, which provides real time information about the status of websites, reports of problems with the app flooded in from across Europe, Russia and parts of Asia. The problems began appearing at around 1pm GMT. Downdetector stats show that 66 percent of the complaints relate to problems with …

The White House counsel’s office is reviewing Ulbricht’s case, and the US president has privately expressed sympathy for the felon, the Daily Beast said, citing several sources familiar with the matter.  In 2015 Ulbricht received a life sentence without the possibility of parole after being accused of computer fraud, money …

Calling George Soros one of the biggest boogeymen in politics is not under-selling it. The Hungarian-born financier has become famous (or infamous) for the massive amounts of money that he is placing into political organizations and political campaigns. Sitting on a net worth of 8.6 billion dollars – which is …

Despite the years-long Justice Department Investigation into the younger Biden’s business dealings with China as well as his questionable work with Ukrainian energy company Burisma, the 50-year-old has apparently decided that another creative change of career is what he needs.  A lawyer by profession, who has also worked as a …

The abandoned ship likely spent a couple of years drifting on the high seas before running aground on the atoll. It’s believed the boat drifted thousands of kilometers from Central or South America and mystery surrounds what became of its crew. The country’s Attorney General Richard Hickson said the 5.5-meter …

If past form is a guide, it’s likely Bellingcat staffers will attack this article on social media, labelling it “propaganda” and cherry picking one or two sentences, out of context, in a bid to discredit the whole. But the fact remains the journey of their outfit from a supposedly ‘open …

Good news is rare these days but we can all take heart from the government’s move to scrap all that unconscious bias training across the civil service on very simple grounds: it doesn’t work. In fact, according to a Behavioural Insights Team study commissioned by the Government Equalities Office, it …

The Royal Commission of Inquiry claimed in an interim report that many children suffered abuse for years by staff at psychiatric and state care facilities, clergy and foster guardians. Some cases of abuse included rape and electric shock treatment. “The hurt and anguish that has been caused in New Zealand’s …