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Pro-Russian Bots Sharpen Online Attacks for 2018 U.S. Vote

EghtesadOnline: After violent protests rocked Charlottesville , Virginia last month, Republican Senator John McCain took to Twitter to condemn hatred and bigotry and urge President Donald Trump to speak out more forcefully.
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Publish Date:02/September/2017 | 05:04

Trump defends response to Charlottesville violence during thunderous rally

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump revved up supporters on Tuesday with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia, and a promise to shut down the government if necessary to build a wall along with the border with Mexico.
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Publish Date:23/August/2017 | 05:13

Christie Calls Trump’s Charlottesville Comments a ‘Mistake’

EghtesadOnline: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Donald Trump's racially fraught comments about "both sides" being to blame for a deadly neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville , Virginia, were "a mistake."
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Publish Date:22/August/2017 | 05:34

Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville

EghteadOnline: Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend's violence at a Virginia rally organized by neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 06:45

Three CEOs resign from Trump council over Charlottesville

EghtesadOnline: The chief executives of Intel Corp, Merck & Co Inc and Under Armour Inc resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump's American Manufacturing Council on Monday, following Trump's initially tepid response to weekend violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville , Virginia.
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Publish Date:15/August/2017 | 24:04

Gary Cohn Criticizes Trump on Charlottesville but Won't Quit

EghtesadOnline: The markets swooned recently amid reports that Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn, was considering whether to quit. Bloomberg News and others reported that he was deeply distressed by Trump’s comments that "both sides" were to blame for the deadly violence in Charlottesville , Virginia.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 05:09

Boston march against hate speech avoids Charlottesville chaos

EghtesadOnline: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Boston on Saturday to protest a "free speech" rally featuring far-right speakers a week after a woman was killed at a Virginia white-supremacist demonstration.
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Publish Date:20/August/2017 | 07:30