Staff at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu have been making final efforts to clean up the facility ahead of Beijing’s closed Monday as relations with Washington continue to worsen. Security remained tight outside the facility on Sunday, as bystanders shared space with dozens of uniformed and civilian-clad police officers outside …
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If that wasn’t drama enough, the Black Lives Matter protests also continued to see tense clashes between protesters and federal agents in cities from Portland and Seattle in Oregon to Oakland, California, with multiple arrests and injuries reported and a courtroom set ablaze at the last location. Seattle saw its …
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Seattle police withdrew to an compound early Sunday.just hours after declaring a riot during the large protests in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, near where weeks earlier people established a “busy protest zone” that spanned several blocks. Some protesters lingered after officers entered the department’s East Precinct around 1 a.m., but …
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Economist Stephen MooreStephen Moore The Hill Campaign Report: Campaigns gearing up for the final stretch of the Election Day Senate panel advance to the Trump Fed candidate who recently supported the push to cut the payroll tax from the Gold Trump creates a new headache for Republicans MORE advised Republicans …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Donald Trump has signed four executive orders designed to cut drug prices, as he mocked “wealthy people” and “suspected allies” whom he accused of profiting from inflated drug costs. “A …
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