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Why Barack Obama refused to endorse Joe Biden is revealed in new book

The 'bromance' between Barack Obama and Joe Biden dissipated in the post-White House years, according to an upcoming book Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership.




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Twitter users go wild over hero dog's 'hunky' handler on GMB

GMB viewers have gone wild over Agent Marshall Mirarchi, from Washington - the handler of ex-secret service dog, Hurricane, who is set to receive the Order of Merit from the PDSA.




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Former New Jersey governor Christine Whitman tweets 'Hitler has nothing on Trump'

The comment, posted to Twitter by Christine Whitman on Monday, appeared to be deleted and replaced by a tweet which described the fake video as 'the stuff of dictators'.




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Donald Trump accuses OBAMA of 'election corruption' as he demands to see the DNC's hacked 'server'

Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of interfering in the 2016 election. 'There was a lot of corruption. Maybe it goes right up to President Obama. I happen to think it does,' he said




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Auto shop sparks outrage with Halloween display Trump scarecrow holding Obama's severed head by rope

Michigan auto shop owner Dave Huff removed the rope and Obama mask Friday and added 'PC-POLICE' tape to the scarecrow with President Donald Trump's mask following the backlash.




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Donald Trump Jr says Twitter and Instagram are 'shadow banning' him and other conservatives

'Twitter and Instagram are removing more and more of my posts from people's timeline,' Donald Trump Jr writes in Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us.




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Donald Trump Jr claims his father can't be racist because he let him hang out with Michael Jackson

Donald Trump Jr's new book touches on his relationship with Michael Jackson while hitting out at his father's rivals, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (inset). Don Jr and his father are seen above.




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Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick WILL run for 2020 Democratic nomination

Patrick, 63, a close friend and ally of Barack Obama, ruled out a presidential bid earlier this year. His move threatens to upend the already 18-strong field, with Biden and Warren among the frontrunners.




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Obama appears to hit out at radical plans proposed by Warren and Sanders

The former President made the remarks to a room full of wealthy donors at a Democracy Alliance meeting on Thursday night.




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British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir cast as Barack Obama in CBS' upcoming James Comey miniseries 

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast to play former President Barack Obama in A Higher Loyalty, a CBS miniseries based on the book by fired FBI Director James Comey.




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Public servant dubbed 'Muslim spy' by alt right sites was wrongly demoted

Sahar Nowrouzzadeh (pictured), who had worked on the Iran nuclear deal under Barack Obama, was demoted in April 2017 shortly after Trump took office as US President.




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Obama aides left notes in White House offices for Trump staff reading 'You will fail'

We came into the White House-I'll tell you something, every office was filled with Obama books. And we had notes left behind that said "You will fail," "You aren't going to make it",' Grisham said.




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Fusetec launch 3D-printed brains for surgeons to practice on before procedures

Mark Roe, the CEO of Adelaide based company Fusetec, said the brains have the potential to save lives as surgeons are able to practice high risk surgeries before they treat patients.




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Judges rule bankers turn over Trump's financial records and refuse to stay subpoena for Don McGahn

Capital One and Deutsche Bank must comply with a subpoena from the Intel and Financial Services committees, federal appeals judges ruled in New York. In D.C. there was a second blow.




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What a decade it's been! Reuters' best images show joyous occasions and those that shocked us

From Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding to President Barack Obama watching the death of Osama bin Laden in the situation room, the Reuters pictures capture moments which still move us today.




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Black Friday gun sales are second highest ever, background check data indicates

On Black Friday alone, the FBI ran 202,465 checks, or an average of more than two checks per second. The record for firearms checks was set on 2017's Black Friday with 203,086.




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Former First Sea Lord Admiral LORD WEST delivers stark warning amid Iran crisis

LORD WEST: Britain and America want the same outcome in Iran. But Friday's assassination emphasises what radically different approaches we are taking, and the perils of what lies ahead.




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Eric Holder tells reporter to 'shut the hell up' about one of Andrew McCabe's federal prosecutors

Former Attorney General Eric Holder blasted a journalist on Wednesday after they commented on a federal prosecutors donations to Barack Obama. In a tweet, Holder said 'shut the hell up.'




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Trump tweets racially-charged attack on Biden showing fake Obama watching his VP speak nonsensically

President Donald Trump tweeted a campaign ad on Monday that contained a racially-charged attack on Joe Biden and features former President Barack Obama.




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Nancy Pelosi becomes latest high-profile Democrat to endorse Joe Biden

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the latest high-profile Democrat to endorse Joe Biden, the party's presumptive nominee for president of the United States.




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David Axelrod says Obama's vetting found NO hint of sex assault claims against Biden

'The comprehensive vet certainly would have turned up any formal complaints filed against Biden during his 36-year career in the Senate,' Axelrod wrote in a CNN column published Friday.




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Barack Obama surprises three Chicago teachers on a video call

Obama, 58, reached out to three Chicago Public Schools teachers: Jalayne Brewton, Daniel Michmerhuizen, and Katie Owens.




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London police accused of ignoring crime epidemic after PR stunt where BMW was dressed up for patrol

The flashy car, an eco-friendly hybrid BMW i8, patrolled the roads near the Met's headquarters yesterday as part of the police's efforts to prove it is obeying the city's new Ultra Low Emission Zone.




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Sadiq Kahn's Congestion Charge for minicabs does 'serious harm' to ethnic minority drivers

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) argues that removing minicabs' exemption from the £11.50 daily fee discriminates against a 94% black and minority ethnic workforce.




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Sadiq Khan is accused of using rising youth violence to 'bring out the begging bowl'

The London Mayor (pictured in Bermondsey today) claimed there was a direct link between poverty and violent crime as he published new City Hall data on crime rates in deprived areas.




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Scotland Yard has released nearly 100 murder suspects without conditions, figures reveal 

Figures released by mayor Sadiq Khan showed 97 people suspected of murder were freed without conditions out of a total of 284 between April 2017 to March this year.




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Sadiq Khan's former policing adviser defects to Liberal Democrats over knife crime in London

In a shock switch, Leroy Logan, a former police superintendent, said that he was quitting the Labour Party over the London Mayor's record.




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Sadiq Khan accused of hypocrisy for doubling tube ads for gambling companies 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of hypocrisy after gambling ads on London Underground trains have doubled since a ban made on all junk food advertisements.




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Presenter Justin Webb says Rory Stewart should not stand for mayor because he is white old Etonian

BBC Today presenter Justin Webb (left) said that Rory Stewart (right) standing in the 2020 mayoral race was not 'really 2020' because he is a 'white guy and Old Etonian'.




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Sadiq Khan's £1.7million Twitter 'Hate Crime Hub' has prosecuted just six trolls in two years 

The London Mayor promised a zero-tolerance stance towards abuse on social media when the police unit was launched more than two years ago, which is staffed by five Scotland Yard officers.




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Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan send support to injured and affected in Streatham terror attack

In a tweet Boris Johnson said his thoughts are with those who were injured in Streatham today. He is expected to return from Chequers to Downing Street this evening to respond to the attack.




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Laurence Fox slams Sadiq Khan over diversity Nubian Skin campaign for being 'non-diverse'

Sadiq Khan tweeted to congratulate the brand that specialises in nude underwear for people of colour on winning Transport for London's Diversity in Advertising competition.




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Fears that Boris will use court defeat as an excuse to shelve £14bn Heathrow project 

Boris Johnson was last night urged to bury his doubts and press ahead with Heathrow's third runaway amid fears he could use a potential legal setback this week to ditch the plan.




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London mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants to see Donald Trump lose election

London Mayor Sadiq Khan swiped that potential rival Mike Bloomberg 'gets under the skin' of Mr Trump because he was wealthier and more successful.




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Boris Johnson dismisses trend for coronavirus 'elbow bump'

Boris Johnson joked that he was still carrying out the traditional greeting 'continuously', citing scientific advice that it is fine as long as you keep washing your hands.




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Misogyny should be classed as a 'hate crime', says Sadiq Khan  

London Mayor Sadiq Khan underlined his credentials as a 'proud feminist' as he spoke at a Women of the World event yesterday.




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Coronavirus UK: Airport and Tube passenger numbers drop

Brian Woodhead, Customer Service Director of Transport for London, revealed there had been a two percent reduction in passenger numbers across TfL last week (pictured, commuters).




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London Tubes and trains could start running 'scaled down' Saturday and Sunday services on weekdays

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that steps could be brought in within a matter of days as the capital is weeks ahead of the rest of the country in terms of the curve of the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Workers stand a LOT closer than two metres apart on crammed tube

Commuters crowded close together on a packed London Underground train this afternoon, despite official advice that people are at risk if they stand within two metres of an infected person.




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Tube users forced to cram into carriages due to reduced services for key workers

Mayor Sadiq Khan said public transport should only be used for critical workers in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. But the reduced transport services have only exacerbated the situation.




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Coronavirus Tubes chaos enters SECOND week

Carriages are packed with key workers again because of an insufficient number of trains to carry people with no choice but to go to work in central London to guide Britain through the crisis.




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Sadiq Khan insists 'we're running maximum Tube service possible'

The Mayor of London claims 'too many people are not staying at home' and again insisted they could not run any more services as he admitted only around half of all trains are now running.




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Making coronavirus face masks compulsory is a common sense step we must take

JOHN ILLMAN - I welcome the news that London mayor Sadiq Khan is campaigning to make mask wearing compulsory for people travelling in the capital during the crisis. Others must soon follow.




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Sadiq Khan uses Covid crisis to roll-out 'fast-track' transformation of city's roads

Boris Johnson today said the coronavirus pandemic could signal a 'golden age' for cycling, amid warnings passenger numbers on the Tube will have to be reduced to around 13 per cent of pre-crisis levels.




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Roger Federer sees off Leonardo Mayer to cruise into French Open quarter-finals

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: After giving his fans another taste of his magic as he swept into the French Open quarter finals, Roger Federer gave his view on life after Roger Federer.




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Johanna Konta seals French Open quarter-final spot with straight sets victory over Donna Vekic

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Johanna Konta's metamorphosis into a dirt-balling clay court expert continued as she beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-4 at the French Open.




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Stan Wawrinka sets up French Open date with old friend Roger Federer win over Stefanos Tsitsipas

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Stan Wawrinka outlasted Stefanos Tsitsipas in five hours and nine minutes of single-handed-backhand combat,




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Dominic Thiem left furious after French Open officials tell him to make way for Serena Williams

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Dominic Thiem was in no mood to forgive or forget Williams on Sunday night after he was turfed out of a press conference to accommodate her.




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Softly spoken coach Dimitri Zavialoff is the secret of Jo Konta's success at the French Open

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: When Jo Konta was looking to revive her career last winter she teamed up with a coach who might be described as the tennis whisperer.




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Roger Federer is up for duel with Rafael Nadal as rivals face-off in French Open semi-finals

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: If you play the French Open and keep winning, then eventually all roads lead to Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer knows that and on Friday they meet again.