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Barnaby Joyce's private life becomes public with revelations he is fathering child with ex-staffer

Barnaby Joyce's private life becomes public with revelations he is fathering child with ex-staffer The private life of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was thrust into the public eye on Wednesday after it was revealed he is fathering a child with his former staffer-turned-partner. Photos of Mr Joyce's heavily pregnant girlfriend Vikki Campion appeared on the front page of News Corp's The Daily Telegraph, sparking a fierce debate about intrusion into personal lives. As the extraordinary events unfolded, Mr Joyce's wife Natalie - from whom he is separated - spoke publicly about the devastating impact of her husband's actions on their family, including their four daughters. The deputy PM sat stony-faced through question time, and answered an inquiry about regional infrastructure to rare silence from the chamber. He was due to appear on ABC television later. Some Turnbull government ministers and Nationals colleagues expressed sympathy with Mr Joyce, while

Federal court approves $25 million Trump University settlement

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Federal court approves $25 million Trump University settlement A federal court approved a $25 million settlement on Tuesday with students who said they were duped by Donald Trump and his now-defunct Trump University, which promised to teach them the "secrets of success" in the real estate industry. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco finalized the settlement after it was first approved by a judge last March following an appeal by Sherri Simpson, a Florida woman who said she spent roughly $19,000 on Trump University workshops. Simpson had wanted to opt out of a class action suit in order to pursue a separate suit against Trump, but the court rejected that. Play Facebook TwitterEmbed  Judge Approves $25 Million Settlement for Trump University Lawsuit 1:35 Students had alleged that Trump University, which was open from 2005 to 2010, used false advertising and high-pressure sales techniques to lure them to free investor workshops at which they were so