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It was 10 p.m. Wednesday when Davis Beeman and his team of volunteers gathered outside a light rail station in downtown Portland, Oregon, to prepare for another night of protests. The streets were crowded and the atmosphere was festive. But everyone knew that the calm would not last. For weeks …

The fertility rate for women under the age of 30 in England has fallen to the lowest level since 1938, with almost a third of babies born to foreign mothers, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS report, released on Wednesday, found that fertility …

* Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 * Euro almost higher since late 2018 when dollar sinks * Gold nears record peak amid COVID uncertainty * Asia shares rally breaks over Sino-US tensions By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Jul 24 (Reuters) – Financial markets greeted a series of milestones on Friday as the …

In three seasons, George Kittle has gone from being selected in the fifth round to the best tight end in football. That’s a huge leap for a guy who wasn’t heavily promoted for leaving Iowa. Did the 49ers believe Kittle would be a good NFL player? Yes. Did they think …

An influential former Chinese real estate executive and critic of President Xi Jinping has been expelled from China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP), according to a notice from the Beijing district government. Ren Zhiqiang, former chairman of state-controlled real estate developer Huayuan Real Estate Group, called Xi a “clown” for a …