Oregon het die eerste staat in die land geword wat die besit en persoonlike gebruik van alle dwelms gedekriminaliseer het.
Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden secretary of state pick Antony Blinken
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Washington The Senate will vote on whether to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state Tuesday. flits, a longtime aide to President Joe Biden, received largely bipartisan support in his Senate Forei...
How Oregon just proved Donald Trump isn’t going anywhere
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Maandagaand, the Oregon Republican Party issued a formal condemnation of the 10 House Republicans who voted in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the violent insurrection at the ...
Puerto Rico declares a state of emergency due to gender-based violence
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Puerto Rico is declaring a state of emergency over gender-based violence, delivering on a demand made by activists in recent years after a wave of killings targeting women and transgender people. Goewerneur. Pedro Pierluis...
Ohio lawmaker who asked racist question about Black hygiene tapped to lead state health panel
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Washington A GOP Ohio lawmaker who asked a racist question last year about whether "the colored population" was contracting Covid-19 at higher rates because of poor hygiene has been tapped to lead the state Senate's ...
Wall Street Journal: Trump pressured DOJ to file case with Supreme Court to overturn election results
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Former President Donald Trump pushed the Department of Justice to directly ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden's election win, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The e...
Residents of Washington State town told to evacuate due to the threat of an explosion
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A fire in a Washington State town has forced residents to flee the area due to the threat of a potential explosion. Local police and fire agencies are on the scene of a commercial structure fire at Washington Potato...
Ten minste 8 arrested in Portland as demonstrators vandalize federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters
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Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, volgens die polisie. At least four demonstrations wer...
Indian state renames dragon fruit to avoid association with China
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The Indian state of Gujarat has decided to change the name of dragon fruit, claiming that the original name was associated with China, which drew derision from the country's opposition on Wednesday. "The Gujarat gove...
Pompeo will leave State Department as a Trump loyalist to the very end
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Washington Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs his Foggy Bottom post on Wednesday a loyal Trump footman to the very end. His nearly three-year term as the top US diplomat was marked by an "Amerika Eerste" benadering ...
Moslem-voorspraakgroep waarsku Amerikaanse Moslems en swart gemeenskappe om die hoofstadsgeboue voor die inhuldiging te vermy
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Die Raad vir Amerikaans-Islamitiese betrekkinge (VAL) het 'n advies uitgereik wat Amerikaanse Moslems en ander minderheidsgroepe waarsku om die hoofstadsgeboue en omliggende gebiede te vermy voor die Inhuldigingsdag. CAIR ook ...
Massachusetts might soon have an official state dinosaur. A bunch of other states already do
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We've all heard of state flowers and state birds, but Massachusetts is stepping it up by proposing a state dinosaur. There's already a state fossil (surprisingly enough, dinosaur tracks), but now state Rep. Jack Pat...
Health care in Brazil’s Amazonas state in ‘collapse’ as Covid-19 infections surge
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Hospitals in Brazil's largest state, Amazonas, are facing a crisis situation amid surging coronavirus infections, as oxygen supplies run short and hundreds of people wait in line for a hospital bed. Brazilian Health...