WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump on Monday criticized NASCAR’s confederate flag ban on his events and assaulted black car driver Bubba Wallace’s response to a knot found in his garage, one incident which the Republican President referred to as a “hoax”. Trump’s comments, sent in a tweet, …
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Read More »German prosecutors arrest Wirecard’s Dubai unit chief
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