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Porn star allegedly paid $130G for silence on Trump affair
America, Featured

Porn star allegedly paid $130G for silence on Trump affair

    A former porn star was paid $130,000 by President Trump’s personal lawyer a month before the 2016 election — part of an agreement to keep her quiet about an extramarital affair she had with the President, according to a report Friday. Attorney Michael Cohen arranged the payment to X-rated actress Stephanie Clifford after her lawyer negotiated a nondisclosure agreement, the Wall Street Journal reported. Clifford, who made dozens of dirty movies under the name Stormy Daniels, told friends the encounter with Trump took place after they met at a July 2006 celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, people familiar with the matter told the newspaper. Another porn star, Alana Evans, told the Daily Beast that Daniels had told her I ended up with Donald in his hotel room. Pic...
Teenage Emmanuel Macron wrote erotic novel about his relationship with Brigitte, new book claims
Europe, Featured

Teenage Emmanuel Macron wrote erotic novel about his relationship with Brigitte, new book claims

    A new biography of French first lady Brigitte Macron appears to have confirmed the existence of a long-rumoured erotic novel written by her husband about the early days of their romance, when she was his married teacher. The book says the text focused on Emmanuel Macron's controversial relationship with the woman who was his drama teacher before becoming his wife. Mr Macron’s youthful literary aspirations have already been well documented, but the new book, titled Brigitte Macron, l'affranchie (Brigitte Macron, Liberated), claims it has proof of the erotic fiction. It quotes a neighbour of his family in the town of Amiens, who was a typist by profession, who says that he approached her for help. I knew him from the neighbourhood and one day he asked me to type up ...
Rohingyas want their rights protected before going back
Asia, Featured

Rohingyas want their rights protected before going back

    Rohingyas, now living in Bangladesh, want to see certain positive developments including right to citizenship before returning to their homeland Myanmar. A majority of Rohingyas those interviewed indicated that before considering returning to Myanmar they would need to see some positive developments, in particular in relation to citizenship, security, and the possibility for them to enjoy their basic rights, says the UNHCR on Saturday, reports the UNB. Some Rohingyas have also asked for reassurances about UNHCR’s involvement in the process, being familiar with UNHCR’s role and assistance in past efforts to assist refugees to return to Myanmar. Some 655,000 people have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since August 2017. There were more than 2,200 new arrivals between Dec...
Historic moment for Saudi women who can seating stadiums and watch soccer in live
Arab world, Featured

Historic moment for Saudi women who can seating stadiums and watch soccer in live

    Saudi women will for the first time be allowed to enter a sports stadium on Friday to watch a soccer match between two local teams though they will be segregated from the male only crowd with designated seating in the so-called family section. The move is Saudi Arabia's first social reform planned for this year granting women greater rights. The kingdom has also announced that starting in June, women will be allowed to drive, lifting the world's only ban on female drivers. To prepare for the change, the kingdom has designated family sections in the stands for women, separated by barriers from the male-only crowd. The stadiums have also been fitted with female prayer areas, restrooms and smoking areas, as well as separate entrances and parking lots for female spectat...
A Britain First supporter jailed who threatened to Asian Muslim restaurant owner
Featured, United Kingdom

A Britain First supporter jailed who threatened to Asian Muslim restaurant owner

    A Britain First supporter who chased an Asian man around a shopping centre and shouted white power before driving at a curry house owner during a drunken rampage has been jailed for 33 weeks. Polish-born window fitter Marek Zakrocki told a police officer he was going to kill a Muslim before driving his van at 5mph in the direction of the owner of the Spicy Night restaurant in Alexandra Parade, Harrow, northwest London. The drunken episode, which also saw him assault his wife, took place on the first anniversary of the Brexit vote on 23 June last year. The 48-year-old, who was initially charged with attempted murder, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, battering his wife and admitted drink-driving as he appeared at the Old Bailey via a video link from Wormwood Scru...