One of Northern Ireland’s last WW2 veterans who helped liberate concentration camp dies aged 100

One of Northern Ireland’s last Second World War veterans, who helped liberate a concentration camp, has died aged 100.   Edward ‘Teddy’ Dixon was born in New York but his family moved to Belfast when he was a young child. He served in the US army as an infantryman in the 42nd Infantry ‘Rainbow’ Division, receiving his … Read more

Democrat governors resist Trump’s calls to ‘liberate’ amid huge protests

The Democratic governors from Minnesota, Washington and New York are resisting Donald Trump’s calls to ‘liberate’ their states and slammed the president for his encouragement of protesters who have flouted social distancing rules and taken to the streets to demand lockdowns end.  Minnesota’s Democratic Governor Tim Walz clapped back at Trump’s call to ‘liberate’ the … Read more

Democrat governors resist Trump’s calls to ‘liberate’ amid huge protests

The Democratic governors from Minnesota, Washington and New York are resisting Donald Trump’s calls to ‘liberate’ their states and slammed the president for his encouragement of protesters who have flouted social distancing rules and taken to the streets to demand lockdowns end.  Minnesota’s Democratic Governor Walz clapped back at Trump’s call to ‘liberate’ the state … Read more

Americans answer Trump’s call to ‘liberate’ states from governors’ stringent coronavirus lockdowns

Americans have taken part in mass protests after President Donald Trump urged supporters to ‘liberate’ states from governors’ stringent coronavirus lockdowns. Demonstrators rallied in the streets waving huge USA flags and called for the country to reopen despite the pandemic ripping through the country. Thousands raced to the Florida coastline after Governor Ron DeSantis gave the … Read more

Hundreds across country answer Trump’s call to ‘liberate’ states from lockdown as they protest

President Donald Trump urged supporters to ‘LIBERATE’ three states led by Democratic governors Friday, apparently encouraging the growing protests against the stay-at-home restrictions aimed at stopping the coronavirus. A day after laying out a roadmap to gradually reopen the crippled economy, Trump took to Twitter with the kind of rhetoric some of his supporters have … Read more

Trump tells Dem governors to ‘LIBERATE’ Michigan, Virginia and Minnesota

President Trump made himself the star of the ‘lockdown rebellion’ on Friday by tweeting ‘LIBERATE Minnesota’ and then adding Michigan and Virginia to the list of states that should be freed.  The tweets came one day after the president’s coronavirus taskforce rolled out guidelines that would give governors broad power to decide when states’ economies … Read more

Trump tells Dem governors to ‘LIBERATE’ Michigan, Virginia and Minnesota

President Trump made himself the star of the ‘lockdown rebellion’ on Friday by tweeting ‘LIBERATE Minnesota’ and then adding Michigan and Virginia to the list of states that should be freed.  The tweets came one day after the president’s coronavirus taskforce rolled out guidelines that would give governors broad power to decide when states’ economies … Read more