MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least 10,000 people marched in the eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk on Saturday, demanding the release of a popular regional governor arrested last week on suspicion of murder, in a second week of protests. People participate in a demonstration in support of the arrested regional governor …
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“We can’t move too fast on this. The consequences are too great to consider. It’s about public health,” the Democrat told CNN’s Jake Tapper in “State of the Union.” “What must happen is that Congress must continue to act as the conscience of this nation and lead in the absence …
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“The tactics the Trump administration is using on the streets of Portland are abhorrent,” Mayor Ted Wheeler told CNN’s Jake Tapper about “State of the Union.” “Apparently, people are being taken off the street to unmarked trucks, rental cars, apparently. They are denied probable cause. And they are denied due …
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The coronavirus relief program technically doesn’t expire until July 31, but next week will be the last week benefits are paid, because payments are only provided for weeks ending Saturday or Sunday. Unemployed Americans will continue to receive state unemployment benefits, but the fall of the $ 600 congressional increase, …
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Biden’s lead in the polls is most evident in the suburbs, where he is winning a historic amount of support for a Democrat. Biden has increased a margin from 52% to 43% among suburban voters in the ABC News / Washington Post poll. Other polls in the past month show …
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