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- The Independent
Stacey Abrams goes viral for obliterating GOP lawmaker with explanation of Georgia voting law
‘Do. Not. Come. For. Stacey. Abrams.’
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Sean Hannity buys $5 million townhouse next to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
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- The Independent
Sotomayor gives blistering dissent to Trump SCOTUS appointees who find juvenile not worthy of parole
Justice calls ruling ‘an abrupt break from precedent’
- The Independent
Facebook knew pro-Trump insurrectionists organised on site despite publicly saying otherwise
Just 137 super-inviters recruited the vast majority of members to various insurrectionist groups
- The Independent
People are climbing over Trump’s border wall with $5 ladders, report says
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- The Independent
John Kerry criticises Donald Trump for pulling out of Paris accord ‘without any facts, without any science’
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- Reuters
U.S. weekly jobless claims hit 13-month low; home sales tumble
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- The Independent
Al Sharpton says Minnesota needs ‘air freshener’ for ‘stench of police brutality’ at Daunte Wright’s funeral
Daunte Wright’s family, as well as local and national leaders, all gathered on Thursday to mourn the 20-year-old who was killed by police
- The Independent
Mondaire Jones accuses GOP lawmakers of bringing ‘racist trash’ to House debate as DC statehood bill passes
House votes on party lines to make DC nation’s 51st state
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Hogan denounces ideas about Marylanders losing interest in COVID-19 vaccinations
Gov. Larry Hogan toured Thursday the mass vaccination site on the campus of Frederick Community College.
- The Independent
US scraps Trump-era proposal allowing homeless shelters to discriminate against transgender people
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- Charlotte Observer
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