Schumer: legalizing marijuana will be a Senate priority

[ad_1] Majority leader in the Senate Charles schumerChuck Schumer Moderate Democrats call for 9/11-type panel to investigate origins of COVID-19 Democratic Senator: Reconciliation package to include clean electricity standard Non-white Democratic Senate employees increase from 2020 MORE (DN.Y.) announced at the hearing Thursday that he would use his influence to make legislation ending the federal … Read more

Biden to welcome Merkel to White House as German Chancellor prepares to step down – live – The Guardian

[ad_1] Biden to welcome Merkel to White House as German Chancellor prepares to step down – liveThe Guardian Merkel appears to fall asleep during the conference callReuters On farewell visit to US, Merkel brings message of stabilityAssociated press Richard Grenell: Germany’s Angela Merkel and the tragic development of the West European allianceFox News The Irish … Read more

Murder suspects of Haitian president gathered to plan future without him

[ad_1] BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Several of the central figures being investigated by Haitian authorities in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse met in the months leading up to the murder to discuss rebuilding the ailing nation an once the president left power, according to Haitian police, Colombian intelligence agents and participants in the … Read more

Wild video shows women beat up Brooklyn laundromat worker

[ad_1] Two women are wanted by police for beating a worker at a Brooklyn laundromat last month, authorities said Wednesday. Unidentified suspects punched the 69-year-old victim in the face and cracked a vase over her head during an argument that turned violent at Aqua Wash Laundromat on East 98th Street near Livonia Avenue in Brownsville … Read more

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush sues Biden administration for stopping construction of border wall

[ad_1] Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Wednesday announced legal action against the Biden administration over its controversial decision to end construction of the border wall, one of many efforts to push back border policies of President by Lone Star State. “The problem here is simple – no man is above the law, and … Read more

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Who is Assata Shakur, convicted cop killer who got asylum in Cuba and hailed by Black Lives Matter

[ad_1] The name of Assata Shakur, a woman convicted of the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state soldier, was used by Black Lives Matter to illustrate what the group called “Cuba’s solidarity with the peoples. oppressed of African descent “as the communist country faced rare government anti-protests this summer. As Cuba suffered its worst … Read more

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