One of the passengers who was supposed to join the president, Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, tested positive during a pre-flight evaluation at the White House. Another Republican congressional candidate who was supposed to greet Trump at the airport also learned that he was positive hours before the scheduled handshake. And …
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Portland says Trump administration owes $ 200,000 for fence at center of BLM protests
Portland officials say they intend to bill the White House almost $ 200,000 (£ 154,000) for a fence that was erected around federal court amid ongoing protests. City transport chiefs issued the federal government with a withdrawal order on the barricade, which they say was built without permission and blocks …
Read More »Trump touts ‘suburban lifestyle dream’ after rescinding Obama-era rule that prevents housing discrimination
TOPLINE President Trump promised on Wednesday to residents of the suburbs of the United States that the value of their homes would not be affected by crime or low-income housing construction after an Obama-era rule designed To limit housing segregation will end last week, the culmination of years of deregulation, …
Read More »Belarus says Russian mercenaries plan to disrupt August elections
Lukashenko, who has a reputation for erratic behavior and wild claims, announced Tuesday that he had been infected with the coronavirus but had fully recovered without treatment. That announcement was met with skepticism, as it played on its long-standing position that the pandemic does not pose a serious public health …
Read More »Four Hong Kong student activists arrested for ‘secession’ over social media posts
Police said those arrested were three men and a woman, aged between 16 and 21. Although police declined to name the group or those arrested, the political group Studentlocalism said on Facebook that its members were among those detained, naming one as former leader Tony Chung. Student localism was one …
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