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Trump's racism and American exceptionalism
The belief that America is exceptional is based on the old colonial misconception that power bestows moral superiority.
Rescue vessel Sea-Watch captain questioned in Italy over migrants
Carola Rackete, who faces up to 15 years in prison, says the new EU Commission should let boat migrants enter Europe.
US demands Iran free seized ship; vows to protect Gulf
Tension rises after Iranian forces impounded a foreign vessel with a crew of 12 in its territorial waters on Sunday.
US warship 'destroys' Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
USS Boxer took 'defensive action' after Iranian aircraft came within 1,000 yards of it, President Donald Trump says.
Extinction Rebellion launches London 'tax strike'
Activists ask Londoners to withhold 22 percent of their council tax to protest slow action on 'climate emergency'.

FBI documents point to Trump role in hush money for porn star Daniels
FBI documents unsealed on Thursday suggest that Donald Trump was actively involved in engineering a hush-money payment shortly before the 2016 election to a porn actress who said she had a sexual encounter with him, as his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, campaign team and others scrambled to head off a scandal.
Iran floats offer on nuclear inspections; U.S. skeptical
Iran on Thursday signaled a willingness to engage in diplomacy to defuse tensions with the United States with a modest offer on its nuclear program that met immediate skepticism in Washington.
U.S. says Navy ship 'destroyed' Iranian drone in Gulf
The United States said on Thursday that a U.S. Navy ship had "destroyed" an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after the aircraft threatened the vessel, but Iran said it had no information about losing a drone.
Iran's foreign minister, U.N. secretary-general meet in New York: IRNA
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Thursday and discussed the Iranian tanker seized by the British Navy, a report by Iran's state news agency IRNA said.
Microsoft shares hit record highs, powered by growing cloud sales
Microsoft Corp on Thursday beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit, driven by continued sales increases from its cloud business and sending its shares to all-time highs.

Housing market: What is rent controls?
A simple look at how rent controls work and how effective they are.
Could there be an early general election?
Some MPs say they are prepared to trigger an election. How soon could it theoretically happen?
HIV Positive and proud: What’s with the stigma?
Attitudes to HIV have barely changed since the 1980s. Four activists debunk misconceptions and tell us why they’re HIV positive and proud.
Stevenage car crash: Fourteen hurt after two-car collision
Some of those involved in the crash in Stevenage are being treated for serious injuries, police say.
Music 'calms nerves before surgery' as well as sedative
The "world's most relaxing song" could be just as good at calming patients' nerves, a study suggests.

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