#From Andrew Cuomo to Anthony Weiner

#From Andrew Cuomo to Anthony Weiner

“#From Andrew Cuomo to Anthony Weiner” With his resignation announcement on Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo joins a club of scandal-scarred New York politicians that is neither small nor exclusive. The Democrat said he will step down on Aug. 24 — with more than a year left in his third term — amid threat of impeachment…

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#Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote

#Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote

“#Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote” KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Monday denied that his government unleashed massive repression of dissent after his re-election a year ago triggered a monthslong wave of mass protests, even as his law enforcement officials admitted receiving over 5,000 complaints about beating and torture. President…

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#Mike Enzi, retired Wyoming senator, dead after bike accident

#Mike Enzi, retired Wyoming senator, dead after bike accident

“#Mike Enzi, retired Wyoming senator, dead after bike accident” Former Wyoming senator Mike Enzi died on Monday following a bike accident last week that left him seriously injured. The senator’s family announced his passing in a message posted to Enzi’s Twitter page late Monday night. “Former Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi passed away peacefully today…

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#Salt Lake City mayor, city council declare racism a public health crisis

#Salt Lake City mayor, city council declare racism a public health crisis

“#Salt Lake City mayor, city council declare racism a public health crisis” Salt Lake City, Utah, Mayor Erin Mendenhall said on Tuesday she and the city council have signed a joint resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.  “We are publicly acknowledging the existence of a grave inequity many in our community have long experienced, and are committing ourselves to…

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#Lockdown hysteria did more harm than COVID-19

#Lockdown hysteria did more harm than COVID-19

“#Lockdown hysteria did more harm than COVID-19” The United States suffered through two lethal waves of contagion in the past year and a half. The first was a viral pandemic that killed about 1 in 500 Americans — typically, a person over 75 suffering from other serious conditions. The second, and far more catastrophic, was a…

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#For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide

#For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide

“#For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide” The old Nicaraguan revolutionary, with his receding hairline and the goatee that he had finally let turn grey, spoke calmly into the camera as police swarmed toward his house, hidden behind a high wall in a leafy Managua neighborhood. Surveillance drones, he said, were watching…

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