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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

UW Somali American student launches group to help would-be college students

Rainier Beach graduate Ahlaam Ibraahim got a full scholarship to the University of Washington. The 18-year-old Somali American has started a group to help students with application and financial-aid paperwork. She wants others to believe, "If Ahlaam can do it, so can I." People often...

US:Short list of potential Trump administration picks

By Ginger Gibson and Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON U.S. President-elect Donald Trump recently announced the first major appointments to his administration but still has many positions to fill ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump announced on Sunday he will hire Republican National Committee Chairman...

Here’s the favourite drink of every US president

By:Sarah Jacobs, Business Insider No matter what side you're on, in the aftermath of this week's election results, you could probably go for a drink (or two) right about now. No one knows more about political drinking than author Mark Will-Weber, whose book "Mint Juleps with...

John Bolton to be named Next Secretary of State-Rumor

Horndiplomat-Rumours:John Bolton to be named Secretary of State. https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/798249519628558336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw About John Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American lawyer and diplomat who has served in several Republicanadministrations. Bolton served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from August 2005 until December 2006...

Trump to ‘deport up to three million immigrants’

US president-elect, in his first interview since victory, says he plans to deport or jail undocumented foreigners. US president-elect Donald Trump said he planned to immediately deport or jail as many as three million undocumented immigrants, as he set out his priorities in the first...

Reject hate and bias against immigrants in Minnesota

By Editorial Board Star Tribune Maple Grove students showed how to counter hate. The nation now has as its president-elect a man who came to Minnesota on Nov. 6 and described the growing, contributing Somali-American share of this state’s population as unwanted, and its impact on...

Somalis thank supporters with free food and tea in Minneapolis park

By Erin Adler Star Tribune Hundreds showed up Sunday to eat and show unity after election results left African community nervous. More than 500 people gathered in Minneapolis' Loring Park on Sunday to chat and enjoy free Somali food as part of Sambusa Sunday, an event...

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces rape claims probe

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces questioning by prosecutors Monday at the Ecuadoran embassy in London in a twist in the long-running legal battle over a rape allegation against him. An Ecuadoran prosecutor will quiz the founder of the secret-spilling website at the red-brick building where...

Nigel Farage Meets With President-Elect At Trump Tower as he Becomes The First British Politician To Meet Donald Trump

Nigel Farage has been spotted at Trump Tower as he becomes the first British politician to meet the new President-elect. The interim Ukip leader met with Donald Trump in New York to discuss 'freedom and winning' a senior Trump adviser. Mr Farage has now beaten Prime...

Clinton blames FBI’s Comey for her defeat in call with donors

By Luciana Lopez and Ginger Gibson | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton blamed FBI director James Comey for her stunning defeat in Tuesday's presidential election in a conference call with her top campaign funders on Saturday, according to two participants who were on the call. Clinton was...