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Missouri AG calls charges against McCloskeys “political persecution”

The Missouri attorney general was enraged last night over the “impeachment” of the St. Louis couple facing charges of brandishing weapons at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home. Republican Eric Schmitt said Mark and Patricia McCloskey were victims of a “corrupt prosecutor” who was attacking them for “exercising their …

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Strip club encouragement reveals lingering uncertainties about helping U.S. small businesses.

PHILADELPHIA / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With backlights, quiet music and bare poles turned off, strip clubs across the United States closed earlier this year in the face of COVID-19 social distancing measures that prevented close nature. of the exotic dance industry. Like many businesses, these cabarets, salons, and gentlemen’s clubs …

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The Trump administration adds 11 companies to the list of sanctions for Uighur oppression, including providers for US companies

The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 Chinese companies for the use of forced labor and other forms of repression against Uighur Muslims, an ethnic minority in China, including some with documented relationships with US companies. The sanctions represent another step by the administration in its increased pressure …

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