WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration was rescinding a regulation aimed at combating discriminatory housing practices and segregation, in his latest attempt to increase his support in the suburbs while seeking reelection. The rule, the Affirmatively Fair Housing Promotion Mandate, was established …
Read More »Trump Pentagon Nominee Faces Grilled Senate After Islamophobia Claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump’s most divisive candidate for a senior Pentagon position to date is expected to face a controversial Senate nomination hearing on Thursday, and is likely Democratic lawmakers criticize him for comments they consider Islamophobic. FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon logo is seen behind the …
Read More »Support falls to protests, but many Americans reject Trump’s response: Reuters / Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans’ support for the Black Lives Matter protests has waned since the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s death in May and renewed a national conversation about the race, though more than half still disapprove of the response. from President Donald Trump, according to a Reuters / …
Read More »Australian police arrest six people at Black Lives Matter rally for violating virus ban
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police arrested six people on Tuesday and ordered 50 others to disperse after meeting in Sydney for a Black Lives Matter protest despite an official ban due to the coronavirus pandemic. Police officers issue fines to protesters, after police closed a demonstration that was deemed illegal, …
Read More »Federal agents withdraw from Seattle, mayor says
(Reuters) – US agents deployed to Seattle to protect federal property left the city after local officials complained that their presence was raising tensions, the mayor of Seattle said Tuesday. A federal law enforcement officer holds peppercorns during a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Oregon, USA, …
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