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Trump ban ruling marks defining moment for Facebook panel

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 08:01 AM

Facebook's independent oversight board was gearing up Tuesday for a momentous decision on the platform's ban of former US president Donald Trump, as debate swirls on the role of social media in curbing hateful and abusive speech while enabling political discourse.   Read more »

Ex-New York mayor Giuliani earns Razzie award for year's worst movie performances

Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 04:46 PM

LOS ANGELES - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's unwitting appearance in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" was named one of the year's worst performances by voters for the annual Razzie prizes on Saturday. Read more »

Rudy Giuliani wants $1.3-B lawsuit over his 'big lie' election claims thrown out

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 07:39 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a judge on Wednesday to throw out a voting machine company's $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit relating to his false claims about the November 2020 presidential election being rigged. Read more »

Hate has no place in any society: VP Robredo blasts anti-Asian American violence in US

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 08:29 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo condemned Monday a series of hate crimes against Asians in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

ICC hails 'new phase' with US after Trump sanctions lifted

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 07:16 AM

The International Criminal Court on Friday welcomed US President Joe Biden's lifting of sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on the tribunal's prosecutor, saying it signalled a new era of cooperation with Washington. Read more »

Capitol police sue Trump over Jan. 6 riot

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 02:49 PM

Two Capitol Police officers sued former US president Donald Trump Tuesday for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection that left dozens of their fellow officers injured and 1 dead. Read more »

Trump talks about self in speech at couple's wedding

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 07:15 AM

WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump stole the spotlight at a wedding in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend, using a congratulatory speech to mainly talk about himself and assail his successor. Read more »

What’s the deal with Barron Trump and his elder siblings?

Leah Simpson, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Mar 29 02:34 PM

Donald Trump’s only son with Melania Trump just turned 15 – but is the age gap between the former president’s other children too large for them to be close?   Read more »

US anti-Asian racism takes center stage—again

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Mar 26 10:06 PM

Do I see tolerance and pacifist patience finally giving way to activism and assertiveness? Let us hope so. That may be the only way we can break the cycle. Fight back and stem the tide of hate-enabling racism.  Read more »

Biden says he plans to run for re-election in 2024

Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 06:02 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he plans to run for re-election in 2024. Read more »

Biden wants to keep Trump policy that boosted armed drone exports -sources

Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 07:36 PM

The Biden administration wants to keep a controversial Trump policy that jump-started sales of armed drones to countries whose human rights records are under scrutiny in the United States and elsewhere, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Read more »

Trump to launch own social media platform: ex-aide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 06:55 AM

WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump plans to return to social media soon, using "his own platform" after being banned from Twitter and other outlets, a former advisor said Sunday. Read more »

Russia and Iran, not China, tried to influence 2020 election, says US report

Jacob Fromer in Washington, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 17 01:38 PM

Beijing ‘did not deploy interference efforts’, the document says, puncturing a narrative pushed by Trump’s allies that China was meddling on Biden’s behalf. Moscow, however, did try to seed the campaign with ‘misleading or unsubstantiated allegations’ against Biden, while Iran tried to undercut Trump. Read more »

Biden tells migrants 'don't come' as criticism grows

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 11:30 AM

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden urged migrants not to come to the United States on Tuesday, as criticism mounted over a surge in people arriving at the southern border with Mexico -- including thousands of unaccompanied children. Read more »

Biden under pressure to tap fewer political ambassadors than Trump, Obama

South China Morning Post via POLITICO
Updated as of Mar 16 07:54 PM

Donors are growing impatient as US President Joe Biden delays naming coveted ambassador posts. Biden pressed to appoint more career diplomats because of perception of corruption with some Trump nominees.  Read more »

US says visa applicants denied due to Trump 'Muslim ban' can reapply

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 10:54 AM

Most US visa applicants who were denied because of former President Donald Trump's travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries can seek new decisions or submit new applications, the State Department said on Monday. Read more »

How Trump administration left indelible mark on U.S. immigration courts

Reade Levinson, Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 10:48 PM

As U.S. President Joe Biden works to undo many of the restrictive immigration policies enacted by former President Donald Trump, he will confront one of his predecessor's indelible legacies: the legion of immigration judges Trump’s administration hired. Read more »

Trump to be allowed back on YouTube when 'risk of violence' falls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 07:29 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube but only when the threat of his inciting violence abates, the head of the popular online video sharing platform said Thursday. Read more »

Trumps vaccinated against COVID-19 before leaving White House: advisor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 10:11 AM

Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, were vaccinated against the coronavirus in January before leaving the White House, an advisor to the former president said on Monday. Read more »

Trump repeats election lie, hints at 2024 bid

Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 07:18 AM

WASHINGTON - Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at a possible run for president again in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden, and repeated his fraudulent claims that he won the 2020 election in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago. Read more »