The editor-in-chief of The Global Times, a state-funded newspaper in China, asked Monday whether the United States is “mentally retarded” in rejecting Beijing’s extensive territorial claims in the South China Sea, a region with disputes over long standing between China and other Southeast Asian countries. In a retweet of an …
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President Trump took the stage on Saturday for the second night to celebrate America’s birthday and praise first responders, the military, and the country’s prospects. “Our country is in great shape,” the president told an audience of soldiers and medical workers in the South Lawn of the White House. “Our …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four decades after launching its campaign for the US state, Washington, DC, it was on the verge of taking a step toward becoming the 51st state, as the House of Representatives approved its admission on Friday. The bill passed in the Democrats-controlled House by a 232-180 vote, …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) greets Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser during a joint press conference ahead of Friday’s historic House vote on the District of Columbia bill at Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, June 25, 2020. Yuri Gripas | Reuters House Democrats passed a bill on Friday to make Washington, …
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WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – The Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for “systematically and intentionally misleading” consumers about the role of their Products play to cause climate change, the latest action …
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