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In the papers: No wonder Donald Trump refers to himself in the third person

According to the Washington Post, Trump used to use an alias to brag about himself to the media. Also covered: Swift banking messaging system hacked again; transgender ruling for schools; Apple backs Uber competitor

The Washington Post claims Donald Trump used to masquerade as a media spokesman to trumpet the virtues and achievements of … Donald Trump.

A recording obtained by The Washington Post captures what New York reporters and editors who covered Trump’s early career experienced in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s: calls from Trump's office in Manhattan office from persons named John Miller or John Barron, both of who, according to the newspaper, sound astoundingly like Donald Trump.

Some reports said the calls were disturbing or even creepy, while others claimed they were examples of Trump's playful nature.

The Department of Education has ruled schools must allow transgender individuals to use the toilets – gents or ladies - and locker rooms of their choice, or, presumably, create separate facilities purely for them.

According to USA Today, the Department of Education maintains that requiring transgender students to use same-sex facilities violates Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits discrimination based on sex. The ruling was contained in a letter that was provided to USA TODAY by two administration officials who would not discuss it publicly because it had not yet been sent.

The story originally broke in the New York Times, which today has an interesting report on how thieves have once again hacked their way into what was thought to be the most secure financial messaging system – Swift - in the world and stolen money from a bank.

New details about the heist are emerging as investors are still trying to solve the $81mln purloining of funds from the central bank of Bangladesh back in February.

Cash-rich electronic gizmos maker Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has invested $1bln in Didi, China's homegrown competitor to taxi hailing app Uber.

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