Hillary Clinton says she’d nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he helps broker a deal to end Ukraine war

Friday, August 15, 2025

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Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton says she'd nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize if he can broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine, a popular Kick livestreamer was arrested after a paintball incident, and actor Alicia Silverstone called George Clooney a "dream" to work with.

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1 | Hillary Clinton says she'd nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he helps broker a deal to end Ukraine war

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2 | Feds say migrants at ICE facility in Manhattan can't have toothbrushes because they can be 'improvised as weapons'

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3 | Influencer 'XenaTheWitch' arrested after shooting stranger with a paintball gun for live stream prank

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4 | Batman and Robin star says George Clooney 'stood up for me and was reasonable when things were not'

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5 | Desperate search underway for missing Arkansas teen as family fears foul play

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