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Month: June 2021

The week in 15 headlines

President Biden wrapped up his first trip abroad with a long-awaited meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In Washington, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the Affordable Care Act, meaning Obamacare remains the law of the land.  Monday Biden’s agenda hits roadblocks in Congress as he preaches democracy overseas Justice Department to ‘strengthen’ rules regarding seeking

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England vs. Scotland: No goals but plenty of passion as international football’s oldest rivals meet for 115th time

It may have rained relentlessly for eight hours leading up to kick off, but the torrential downpour wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of the thousands of Scottish fans — a conservative estimate — that had traveled to London for the national team’s Euro 2020 match against England. Despite just 3,000 tickets being allocated to

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Iranians vote in election all but guaranteed to deliver an ultra-conservative president

Iranians voted Friday in a controversial election that was all but guaranteed to deliver a hardline president after all the other serious contenders were barred from the race. The practically uncontested frontrunner is Ebrahim Raisi, the ultra-conservative judiciary chief, who is currently under US sanctions. His only non-conservative election rival is Abdolnaser Hemmati, a former

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Michigan attorney general will not charge county commissioner who displayed a gun during a virtual meeting

Citing a lack of evidence of malicious intent, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will not pursue charges against a county commissioner who brandished a firearm during a virtual board meeting in January, her office announced Friday. After a “thorough review of the incident,” Nessel’s office found that “Clous’ actions did not amount to criminal conduct

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A Georgia town is celebrating Juneteenth for the first time in the shadow of America’s largest Confederate monument

After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a predominantly Black town in Georgia is trying to break ties with its own racist history. This weekend, Stone Mountain, Georgia, will hold its first Juneteenth celebration and honor the end of slavery. “What we are actively trying to say is: Things have

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