#Washington DC issues alert as it braces for trucker protest

#Washington DC issues alert as it braces for trucker protest

“#Washington DC issues alert as it braces for trucker protest” Washington DC issued an alert Tuesday as officials brace for an expected caravan of trucks arriving in the nation’s capital to emulate the anti-mandate trucker protests in Canada. “Mayor [Muriel] Bowser is being briefed by public safety officials as we continue to monitor the situation…

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#Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia

#Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia

“#Canadian COVID mandate protesters block US border in British Columbia” As Canadian police continued clearing “Freedom Convoy” trucker demonstrators out of the capital in Ottawa on Saturday, protests over COVID restrictions continued in the nation’s west for a fourth straight weekend. Convoys of vehicles carrying vaccine-mandate protesters made their way to Pacific Highway border crossing…

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#Canadian police arrest over 100 people in trucker protests

#Canadian police arrest over 100 people in trucker protests

“#Canadian police arrest over 100 people in trucker protests” Canadian police arrested more than 100 “Freedom Convoy” demonstrators Friday in a bid to quash the three-week blockade in the capital over COVID-19 restrictions. Hundreds of officers, some in riot gear and carrying automatic weapons, descended on the clogged streets at the heart of Ottawa in…

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#NYC protesters rally in Greenwich Village against outdoor dining

#NYC protesters rally in Greenwich Village against outdoor dining

“#NYC protesters rally in Greenwich Village against outdoor dining” Nearly 100 protesters rallied against outdoor dining sheds in Greenwich Village on Saturday, demanding the city remove the shanties they say have made their lives miserable. The protesters, carrying signs that read “Open Restaurants Trash Our Streets” passed by dozens of huts on MacDougal and Bleecker…

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#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges

#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges

“#Kazakhstan arrests former intel chief on treason charges” The former head of Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence and anti-terror agency was arrested on charges of treason amid a crackdown on violent protests over gas prices in the former Soviet state that included bringing in 2,500 Russian troops. The country’s National Security Committee announced the arrest of its former…

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