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As Biden’s big bill advances, so does Pelosi’s big legacy
World
November 20, 2021
As Biden’s big bill advances, so does Pelosi’s big legacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep into the grueling negotiations over President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy package, when it seemed that bickering…
Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
World
July 10, 2021
Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been…
12 dead after gunman fires ‘indiscriminately’ in Virginia govt complex
World
June 1, 2019
12 dead after gunman fires ‘indiscriminately’ in Virginia govt complex
A municipal employee sprayed gunfire “indiscriminately” in a government building complex on Friday in the US state of Virginia, police…
US states sue Trump over border wall emergency
World
February 19, 2019
US states sue Trump over border wall emergency
Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency to fund a…
Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues
World
August 15, 2017
Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues
In Gainesville, Florida, workers hired by the Daughters of the Confederacy chipped away at a Confederate soldier’s statue, loaded it…
The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes
World
August 13, 2017
The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes
Three more men have been arrested in connection to the violent clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville. The…
3 dead, dozens injured, amid violent white nationalist rally
World
August 13, 2017
3 dead, dozens injured, amid violent white nationalist rally
A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension…
Thousands of mourners attend Muslim teen’s funeral in Virginia
Egypt
June 22, 2017
Thousands of mourners attend Muslim teen’s funeral in Virginia
About 5,000 mourners gathered on Wednesday to mourn Nabra Hassanen, a 17-year old American-Muslim with Egyptian origins who was murdered on Monday…
Egyptian-American Muslim teen murdered in US
World
June 19, 2017
Egyptian-American Muslim teen murdered in US
A 17-year-old American Muslim girl with Egyptian origins was murdered on Monday after being accosted and kidnapped by a stranger in…