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News Foreign governments, prison contractors, US lawmakers spend big bucks with Trump to curry favor Xeni Jardin

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Kids Teen boy in Saudi Arabia arrested for “unethical behaviour" after flirty chat with YouTube teen girl star Xeni Jardin

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