House Democrats agreed to make Washington DC the 51st state in the nation, which would grant voting representation to the more than 700,000 residents of the capital. If approved, the DC of the District of Columbia would become Douglass Commonwealth, honoring abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and their state would create a …
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Reportedly, Whole Foods employees in Massachusetts left the supermarket in protest this week over the company’s policy that prohibits Black Lives Matter masks and equipment. The Cambridge store manager told employees they walked in wearing masks with Black Lives Matter written on them on Wednesday that they would have to …
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Image copyright PA Media Screenshot Liverpool fans dropped flares outside the liver building Police asked soccer fans who gathered in Liverpool for the second night after their team obtained the Premier League title to leave. A dispersal order was issued around the city center after the groups re-emerged on Friday …
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(CNN) – A major cruise ship with just 23 years of service has gone to the scrap heap amid a coronavirus-driven slowdown for the shipping industry. Following an announcement by cruise ship giant Carnival Corporation that it hopes to remove several ships from its fleet, it emerged that one of …
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The Chinese Navy is rapidly seeking global capabilities. A key area of future operations may be the Indian Ocean. Chinese submarines in particular could have a strategic impact if they roamed those waters. From China’s point of view, this would protect the vital shipping lanes that will be vulnerable in …
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