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on January 11, 2017 in World News

‘You Are Fake News!’: Trump and CNN’s Jim Acosta Get Into Shouting Match at Presser

by Justin Baragona During President-elect Donald Trump’s press conference today, Trump took aim at “fake news” regarding the release of an unverified dossier by Buzzfeed, calling them a “failing piece of garbage.” Following that, he ended up getting into an argument with a CNN reporter, who he also called out during the presser over their report on a two-page synopsis they claim was presented to Trump. With Trump looking to call on other reporters, Jim Acosta yelled out, “Since you are attacking us, can you give us a question?” “Not you,” Trump said. “Your organization is terrible!” Acosta pressed on,… View Article

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on January 11, 2017 in World News

Poll: English Patriotism Is on the Rise

by Liam Deacon English patriotism is on the rise, with increasing numbers of people identifying as predominantly English rather than British, a survey has found. According to the recent YouGov poll, nearly one-fifth of those questioned described themselves as English instead of British – a rise of 5 per cent on 2015 figures. Last year, just 18 per cent of those surveyed said they felt only British or more British than English, but 35 per cent said they were English not British or more English than British. The number of people saying they feel equally English and British rose from 35… View Article

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