Tennessee government Bill Lee (R) has signed a bill into law that would increase penalties for certain types of protests, including loss of voting rights. The state’s GOP-controlled state assembly last week reviewed the measure in a special three-day legislative session and was signed earlier this week without an announcement. …
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White House reporter Andrew Feinberg stood Friday for intense backlash for mocking a tweet from President Trump’s paying homage to his late brother. A private service for Robert Trump was held Friday at the White House. The president’s younger brother died on August 15 at the age of 71. On …
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The University of Utah has confirmed that “a handful” of students who moved into the bedroom this week tested positive for the coronavirus. School spokesman Chris Nelson declined to say exactly how many students are in quarantine. But the U. has plans to release a final count, he added, when …
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