The bill requires the removal of the statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederacy, as well as three statues of men who championed slavery, segregation and racism, from the complex. The statues have come under fire before, but members of Congress have pressed with renewed urgency to address the …
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United States Department of State spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said the consulate was ordered to close “to protect American intellectual property and the private information of Americans.” On Tuesday night local time, Houston police said they responded to reports of smoke in the courtyard outside the consulate, located on Montrose Boulevard …
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Chinese and American national flags wave at the entrance to a company office building in Beijing. Wang Zhao | AFP | fake pictures The U.S. State Department confirmed Wednesday that it had ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, prompting Beijing to insist on firm countermeasures unless Washington …
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President Donald Trump’s campaign and affiliated political committees have continued to bring hundreds of thousands of dollars to their companies in recent months, according to a CNN review of new documents filed with the Federal Election Commission. And more expenses are on the way. On Monday night, Trump, for example, …
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“It is probably a logistical problem as much as anything else, but yes, it is a concern,” said the Republican. Senator John Cornyn of Texas. As negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans have increased in recent days to include more testing funds in the next round of stimulus, …
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