British Tourists Deported For ‘Destroy America’ Twitter Joke

Two British tourists barred from entering U.S. over a twitter joke to 'destroy America'.
Two tourists from the U.K. were detained and barred from entering the U.S. over a twitter joke. Leigh Van Bryan, a 20-something Irish national currently residing in Coventry, U.K. was placed on a “One Day Lookout” list by the Department of Homeland Security for posting a suggestive message to ‘destroy America’ and ‘diggin’ up Marilyn Monroe’.
Bryan and his friend Emily Bunting flew to Los Angeles for vacation but were welcomed by Homeland Security Officials. Both were questioned and detained for 12 hours before they were deported back to the U.K.
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Despite the economic turmoil occurring around the globe, the Great Britain is still home for more than 280,000 millionaires. It can be good news, but it can also be indicative of societal disparity.
Austerity measures and cost-cutting researches has revealed that Britain is home to over 280,000 millionaires. According to a statistic from CoreData Research UK, there are 284,317 millionaires in UK accounting for around £1.8 trillion. 55 percent of them resides somewhere between £1m and £2m band, with 32.2 percent of their assets tied up in direct property — excluding their main residence.
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