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Donald Trump is an American businessman, media personality, and politician who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017-2021. Known for his real estate empire, reality TV show 'The Apprentice', and controversial political career, Trump remains one of the most polarizing figures in American politics.
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Whenever the White House gets handed over from the Democrats to Republicans (or vice versa) after an election, there are always noticeable juxtapositions in the way that government is handled. Republicans tend to take a harder line on economic policies, for example, whereas Democrats often make waves in the realm…
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Following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last week, where 17 people were killed and 15 injured, the debate around gun control has come into the forefront once more. The overwhelming response is that something needs to be done by the American government to prevent…
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Donald Trump electoral victory in 2016 was a bittersweet affair for the Republican party. On the one hard it was a momentous achievement: here was a candidate which the media, the Democrats and the mainstream Republicans all dismissed as a flash-in-the-pan publicity whore, and they did everything in their power…
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The Parkland school shooting has reignited the debate over the United States' Second Amendment. On the afternoon of February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, 19-year-old former student Nicholas Cruz, a self-styled "professional school shooter", killed 17 people and seriously injured a further 15 with an AR-15 style rifle. This…
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Of all the demographics of people that Donald Trump has managed to offend during his time in office, women have to be the biggest one. He's tried very hard to tick off LGBTQ folks and people of color but - after being accused of assault by 20 women, outed as…
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Last week, a 19-year-old man murdered 17 people and wounded a further 14 at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The school shooting was the worst in the US since Sandy Hook, and has reignited gun control debates across the country. Amongst those discussing the second amendment, students who were…
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Since he first announced his run for the presidency a couple of years ago, Donald Trump has attracted his fair share of critics. From placard-wielding citizens to outraged celebrities to fellow politicians: many factions of society have reasons to oppose his presidency - and they all do so rather vocally.…
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There probably hasn't been a president in the history of the US whose sexual life has been more speculated about than Donald Trump. Even Bill Clinton, who almost committed perjury over his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky between 1995-1996, hasn't provoked as much controversy with his dalliances as…
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On Wednesday 14th February, a 19-year-old man killed at least 17 people and wounded a further 14 when he shot at students outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The teenager was apprehended and arrested shortly after the killing spree, and has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. However,…
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Sometimes the best way to process unspeakable tragedy, or passionate feelings about political issues, is through art. After Donald Trump won the presidential election in 2016, Canadian comic book artist Pia Guerra decided to shift her focus to editorial cartoons. As she explained in an interview, "I felt a need…
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On Wednesday, America suffered yet another school shooting. 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz stormed into his former high school with a semi-automatic rifle, killing 17 people and wounding 15 others. The warning signs were there - his disturbing Instagram photos, his classmates thought he was troubled, his old teachers aid he wasn't…
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Donald Trump's first year of Presidency hasn't exactly been smooth-sailing. There have been dismissals, forced resignations, and quarrels with everyone from senior White House figures and heads of state, to the keyboard on Twitter. And this is barring the fact that the 45th President of the United States is a keen…
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Two days ago, a teenager armed with a semiautomatic weapon shot at crowds of students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. At least 17 people were killed during the attack, and a further 14 sustained injuries. Nicolas Cruz, who was a former pupil at the school, has…
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On Wednesday 14th February, 19-year-old Nicolas Cruz killed 17 people and wounded a further 14 after open-firing on a crowd of students outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He was arrested following a brief manhunt, and today is appearing in court for the first time. Since…
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While we might all have our own ideas of what the ideal future would hold, in recent months a spate of individuals claiming to already know the answer have popped up seemingly out of nowhere (or perhaps out of the cosmos between time and space) to tell us their own…
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At least 17 people were killed at a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Coral Springs, Florida. Multiple people have been injured, but we are still waiting for an exact number at this time. After a massive manhunt, police apprehended the shooter without incident, and brought him into custody.…
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It's Valentine's Day, when everyone in a relationship acts extra nauseating. Hey couples: Screw your mushy posts on Facebook about how much you love each other, and screw your cheesy cliche gifts of flowers and chocolates. The flowers are just going to die and the chocolates are just going to…
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There's nothing worse than house hunting; take it from me. It's an even more dispiriting experience than looking for a new job. I certainly didn't relish the endless parade of flat viewings and emails to realtors that I had to endure recently. But somehow, it's even worse if you can…
