Aung Sand Suu Kyi remains detained by the military China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The military took power in the South East Asian nation on Monday after arresting political leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of other lawmakers. The coup […]
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Defiance of virus dining bans grows as restaurants flounder
FILE – In this July 2, 2020, file photo, service Industry workers and supporters hold protest signs in front of Allegheny County offices in Pittsburgh. As coronavirus deaths soar, a growing number of restaurants in states across the country are reopening in defiance of strict COVID-19 rules that have shut […]
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Progressives urge Haaland for Interior as short list grows
A coalition of more than 100 left-leaning environmental and social justice groups are pushing President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenLawsuit alleges 200K Georgia voters were wrongly purged from registration list GOP lawmaker blasts incoming freshman over allegations of presidential voter fraud Haaland has competition to be first Native American to lead Interior […]
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My respect for Marcus Rashford grows deeper by the day
Clearly, the Manchester United and England striker can be as tactical outside a stadium as in it. But then Marcus Rashford has been unusually grounded from the start. His campaigning zeal comes from his own experience of childhood privation, when his devout Christian mum Melanie worked 14-hour days, struggling to […]
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Opposition Candidate Leaves Belarus as Crackdown Grows
(Bloomberg) — Opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya fled Belarus as police cracked down on protesters across the country for the second night following President Alexander Lukashenko’s claim to landslide election victory in Sunday’s elections. “I thought this campaign had hardened me a lot and given me enough strength to withstand anything. […]