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    Protesters brutally dispersed ahead of Trump's photo opportunity with a Bible – video

    Play Video 1:03 US president Donald Trump has visited the 200-year-old church near the White House that was set on fire as demonstrators clashed with police over the weekend. Beginning with James Madison, every person who has held the office of president has attended a service at St John’s Church. Law enforcement cleared protesters out […] More

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    The Challenges Facing the Eurozone

    The current public health crisis has become a major challenge for European economies. It particularly affects countries in the southern part of the eurozone, as they are still suffering from the effects of the euro debt crisis of 2009-12. In the absence of a convincing fiscal policy response from the European Union or the eurozone, […] More

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    George Floyd's death a homicide by asphyxiation, family's autopsy finds – live

    Curfew to go into effect for New York City from 11pm to 5am Floyd’s family calls for peaceful protests Pressure grows for other three officers to face charges Minneapolis police chief: all four officers ‘complicit’ in death Obama shares advice on how to make protests ‘a turning point’ Angry Trump calls for tougher approach against […] More

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    Facebook employees hold virtual walkout over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to act against Trump

    Facebook employees are staging a rebellion over Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal to act against Donald Trump, expressing their dissatisfaction with their boss on social media in a rare public display of dissent and, in some cases, staging a “virtual” walkout. Disagreement came from employees at all levels of the company, including some senior staff. Particular criticism […] More

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    What Is Different About George Floyd’s Death?

    “If you had to choose a time to be, in the words of Lorraine Hansberry, young, gifted, and black in America, you would choose right now,” Barack Obama told a graduating class at Howard University in Washington DC four years ago, drawing attention to Hansberry’s 1996 collection of plays, interviews and letters that bore a […] More

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    The Crisis of Presidentiality in the US

    Poor Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate. He currently holds no political office and can’t even circulate in public. In contrast with his Republican rival, US President Donald Trump, he is a mere spectator of the news. Worse, with a raging pandemic now complemented by nationwide violent protests over yet another act of police […] More