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Embattled Trump starts foreign tour with Saudi arms deal

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Embattled Trump starts foreign tour with Saudi arms deal

Embattled Trump starts foreign tour with Saudi arms dealThe White House announced a huge arms deal with Saudi Arabia on Saturday as President Donald Trump took his first steps on the world stage, looking to leave mounting troubles behind at home. The $110 billion deal for Saudi purchases of US defence equipment and services came at the start of an eight-day foreign tour that will also take Trump to Jerusalem, the Vatican and meetings with leaders in Europe. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said deals worth in excess of $380 billion were signed during Trump's visit.


NAACP president to leave office as group undertakes changes

NAACP president to leave office as group undertakes changesWASHINGTON (AP) — NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation's oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires this summer, officials said Friday.


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