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Poll: Carson overtakes Trump nationally

According to a CBS News/New York Times national poll, Carson leads Trump 26 percent to 22 percent among likely Republican voters. Carson’s four-point lead is within the survey’s margin of error. Since August, when the same poll gave Carson 6%, his numbers have quadrupled. The rest of the GOP field is far behind. Far behind are Rubio (8%), Bush […]

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Over 380,000 fans sign petition

A petition (link) to try and force MotoGP officials to drop Rossi’s penalty gets over 380,000 signatures. The petition, started by Nicholas Davis, of Virginia Water in the UK, says: The integrity of MotoGP is falling into disgrace. You have just condoned dirty racing tactics by punishing Valentino Rossi for pursuing the championship whilst being harassed and sabotaged by Marc […]

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Endorses Sanders, fears Clinton

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Waters says that, although he cannot vote in the U.S., he supports Sanders: He’s the only person in the race that I see with any credibility. He seems to speak the truth, far as one can tell at this point. He seems prepared to stand up against big money and the […]

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Protests police brutality

Tarantino joins hundreds of demonstrators to protest police brutality nationwide. I’m a human being with a conscience, and if you believe there’s murder going on then you need to rise up and stand up against it. I’m here to say I’m on the side of the murdered. The event is the last of three demonstrations the group […]

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Supports Clinton in Iowa

Bill Clinton and Perry give their support to Hillary, at a rally in Iowa. I stand and I march with Hillary. I believe in her future, her vision. I believe in her policies. I believe in equal rights for men, women. Hillary: Y’know, sometimes it’s important. You just have to roar about what you have to fight for.

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Will not run for president

In a statement made from the White House Rose Garden with his wife Jill and President Obama, Biden says he will not run for president, ending months of speculation. I believe we’re out of time — the time necessary to mount a winning campaign…As my family and I have worked through the grieving process, I’ve said all […]

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Endorses Trump

In an interview with BET, Mackie says he endorses Trump. I would 100 percent want to run Trump’s campaign. 100 percent. I mean, first that’ll be the best party ever when he won, and second, Trump’s an easy sell… When you look at Trump, he’s an easy sell because you can sell him as the guy […]

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Runs for Senator

Pacquiao formally declares his senatorial bid in the 2016 Philippine general elections. He is currently a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the province of Sarangani. The boxer announces his bid for a higher Senate seat during his State of the District Address. In the coming days, I will be embracing new levels […]

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Rio mayor bans Uber

Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Paes signs a bill banning Uber. Uber has over 5,000 drivers and 500,000 users since launching in Brazil a year ago, and aggression by politicians and taxi drivers has been mounting. To celebrate the signing, Paes drives around in a taxi picking up random passengers. Paes: I can’t drive Uber, it’s illegal. Uber: To […]

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Endorses Trump

Icahn endorses Trump for president, criticizing the “dysfunction that is going on both in Washington and the boardrooms of corporate America” and cites the U.S. Congress for failing to reform taxes or immigration. He backs Trump’s calls to strike tax deals to encourage corporations to bring back overseas profits and stay based in the U.S.; to end […]

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Protesters throw condoms

Planned Parenthood supporters and Code Pink activists scream insults and throw condoms at a Fiorina event, a tailgate before a Hawkeyes game in Iowa. Fiorina talks about her with one protester: She came on and said she was concerned about women’s health and as a cancer survivor I said, I was too. And, she said she […]

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Becomes a Republican

While in attending the Family Research Council’s Value Voters Summit, in Washington D.C Davis announces that she has switched from being a long-term Democrat to the Republican Party. She was elected as Rowan County Court Clerk as a Democrat, My husband and I had talked about it for quite a while and we came to the conclusion that […]

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Peace breakthrough

President Santos and leaders of FARC vow to end Latin America’s longest running armed conflict in the coming months after reaching a breakthrough in talks that puts the country closer to peace than it has been in half a century. Both sides have set a six-month deadline to sign a final agreement. After that, the group will demobilize within 60 […]

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President reinstated

Interim President Kafando is formally reinstated a week after the military takeover. Gen Diendere says the guard has return to barracks after signing a deal with the regular army to hand back power. Diendere did not attend the transfer of power ceremony. [I take] full responsibility [for the coup and I am] not afraid to face justice. I am happy […]

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Drops out of race

Walker drops out of the 2016 presidential race, and urged some of his rivals to do the same so the party can unite against the leading candidate, Donald Trump. Today I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a positive, conservative message can rise to […]

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Appointed U.S. ambassador

Cuba appoints Cabanas as U.S. ambassador, the first person to take the position since 1961. He is received by President Obama with 15 other new diplomats from other countries. The U.S. has yet to make an announcement about who will serve as its new ambassador in Havana. We never had the flagpole in the place where it is now, because it […]

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Parliamentarians scuffle

Scuffles and arguing breaks out out in parliament, as opposition members of physically try to stop the vote in a legislative committee by jostling around the chairman and trying to snatch his paperwork and microphone. Even though the committee’s vote clears the way for the bill to go to the upper house of parliament for final approval, […]

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Migrants try to break through border

After a tense stand-off with riot police, a group of migrants try to break through the newly-sealed border barrier to try to enter Hungary. Some migrants throw missiles, including stones and water bottles at the police who then retaliate by firing tear gas and water cannon. Several people have received medical treatment from the ambulance service at the scene of […]

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Drops out of race

Perry drops out of the 2015 presidential race, the first of the current candidates to do so. We have a tremendous field — the best in a generation — so I step aside knowing our party is in good hands, and as long as we listen to the grassroots, the cause of conservatism will be too. I […]

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Runs for president

McAfee announces his presidential run, and the launch of the Cyber Party. He says he decided to run after being encouraged by “almost everyone” he knows and meets, and because he believes governments worldwide are “out of touch”.  McAfee says the hallmarks of his campaign would be his outspoken nature and his willingness to answer any question about […]