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Lindsey Graham backs top general’s apology for appearing with Trump after force used on protesters
“I have nothing but deep admiration for and total confidence in General Milley as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” the South Carolina Republican tweeted on Thursday. “I support his statement in both substance and spirit regarding the recent presidential visit to St. Johns.” Graham added, “General Milley is a tremendous military leader who …
Trump campaign demands CNN apologize for poll that shows Biden leading
The demand, coming in the form of a cease and desist letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker that contained numerous incorrect and misleading claims, was immediately rejected by the network. “We stand by our poll,” said Matt Dornic, a CNN spokesman. The CNN poll conducted by SSRS and released on Monday shows Trump trailing the …
‘Always some sneaky trick’: Black voters in Georgia say the state’s primary meltdown was no accident
“It’s the same game that we were fighting 50 years ago,” said Fuse, a 68-year-old political strategist who attended his first civil rights march — a protest against the arrest of four black women for standing to vote in the line reserved for white women — as a 13-year-old in July 1965. “There’s always some …
Justice Department abused power in Trump advisor Michael Flynn case
A former federal judge on Wednesday blasted the U.S. Justice Department for what he called “a gross abuse of prosecutorial power” in seeking to drop its criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security advisor. “The Government has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the President,” the ex-judge, …
Police unions dig in as calls for reform grow
Following the rally, the union that represents Bologna issued a statement, saying it “will not stand-by and watch Inspector Bologna get railroaded.” As public opinion shifts on issues of police violence and racial discrimination, and cities begin to rethink their approach to law enforcement, powerful police unions across the country are digging in, and preparing …
Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is ‘very rare,’ WHO says
Coronavirus patients without symptoms aren’t driving the spread of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Monday, casting doubt on concerns by some researchers that the disease could be difficult to contain due to asymptomatic infections. Some people, particularly young and otherwise healthy individuals, who are infected by the coronavirus never develop symptoms or only …
Bail set for Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis murder case
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin poses for an undated booking photograph taken after he was transferred from a county jail to a Minnesota Department of Corrections state facility. Minnesota Department of Corrections | Reuters Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd during an arrest, had his bail set at …
New York City starts reopening; New Zealand says it ‘eliminated’ the virus
Hundreds of thousands of employees are expected to return to work in New York City on Monday as the city moves into its first phase of reopening after nearly three months of restrictions and closures. Shops can partially reopen for curbside pickup, though most of the resumed economic activity will be in construction and manufacturing. …
Pressure mounts on Trump to project unity
Trump has been painting a dire picture of a country teetering on the edge of lawlessness, accusing leftist anti-fascist group Antifa of orchestrating looting and trying to create the appearance of a scenario that only a strongman leader could solve. In reality, increasingly violence-free nationwide protests with peaceful crowds braving the implications of a pandemic …
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Landlady of city’s oldest gay bar on making people feel ‘safe’ again in pubs The landlady of the oldest gay bar in Nottingham has spoken about the ways pubs need to prepare to make people feel safe upon returning to their favourite watering hole. Situated just off Huntingdon Street, the renowned New Foresters pub was …
