Tiananmen Square sculpture is Hong Kong’s latest democracy struggle

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Tiananmen Square sculpture is Hong Kong’s latest democracy struggle

Each spring, activists in Hong Kong wash the “Pillar of Shame” as part of the city’s annual commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre. This coming year, there may not be…

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Biden’s billion-dollar testing plan could struggle with a winter reality

If supplies fall short, commercial labs may have to plug some of the gap, along with health professionals who can administer other types of tests, like point-of-care antigen tests that…

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Pelosi sets infrastructure vote as Dem leaders struggle to unify caucus

“Let me just say we’re going to pass the bill this week,” Pelosi said on ABC’s “This Week” earlier Sunday, declining to offer specifics about the vote timing. She later…

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$15 wage becoming a norm as employers struggle to fill jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The signs and banners are dotted along suburban commercial strips and hanging in shop windows and restaurants, evidence of a new desperation among America’s service-industry employers: “Now…

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Asia-Pacific shares struggle for direction; bitcoin drops below $50,000

SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Friday morning trade following an overnight drop on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 0.63% in morning trade while the…

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Speedy House vs. slower Senate: Dems struggle to balance on Biden agenda

“I learned this early when I got here: I don’t pay much attention to what the House does,” said Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). “I just do what we do.” Since…

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Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor dies amid COVID-19 struggle

Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. He was 65. Source link

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Covid-19 vaccine tourism is growing as counties struggle with distribution

There was the TV personality from Argentina who posted a video of her mother getting vaccinated in Miami, Florida. And the TV journalist from Mexico who tweeted his Miami vaccination.…

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Coronavirus Maryland

Schools struggle to stay open as quarantines sideline staff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The infection of a single cafeteria worker was all it took to close classrooms in the… COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The infection of a single cafeteria…

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Global COVID-19

Many Americans struggle to feel bad for COVID-stricken Trump

President Trump’s case of COVID-19 has tested Americans’ willingness to express empathy for a leader who, many believe, brings out the worst in people. Trump’s detractors say the scorn and…

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