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US government successfully restarted after switching it off and then on again
‘It says here in the manual, to reboot the government, simultaneously hold down the nuclear launch button and the White House toaster,’ [read...]
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Trump becomes US President
Donald Trump, the Republican party candidate, has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following an official inauguration ceremony in Washington DC yesterday. Trump, who defeated the Democratic Party candidate, Hillary Clinton, [read...]
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America bracing itself for arrival of Hurricane Mitt
Citizens have been advised to batten down the hatches and prepare for the worst in advance of the possible arrival of Hurricane Mitt to the Washington area in the middle of next week. [read...]
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Please take my record, William Harrison urges Trump
The ghost of former US President William Henry Harrison has revealed that he hopes Donald Trump will beat his record for the shortest term served. Harrison died on 4 April 1841, after only 30 days in office, [read...]
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Social crotch-grabbing ‘the new rage’ among Washington hipsters
Some awkwardness inevitably arises as the precise etiquette continues to evolve. ‘One, two or three is always a dilemma’, says equality advocate Marcia Feeley. [read...]