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Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years

Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the United States for the first time in over 130 years, with…

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First-time young black women protesters say they are ‘done being silent’

U.S. law student Brieana Gillyard was a child when Sean Bell, Eric Garner and other unarmed black men were killed at the hands of police,…

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Canada’s Trudeau rejects inviting Russia to G7 summit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday rejected Russia’s participation in a coming summit of the G7 nations, despite host US President Donald Trump wanting…

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Human Rights First: Black Lives Matter, Police Violence is a Human Rights Abuse

Americans of all colors, creeds, and political persuasions are justifiably outraged by the senseless killings by police of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Sean Reed, and…

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Biden says ‘we must not allow this pain to destroy us’ of violence in U.S. cities

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called for protesters against police brutality not to turn to violence as unrest flared in U.S. cities…

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Protesters rally in Minneapolis to say ‘no to racism’

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied Saturday in Minneapolis for a fifth consecutive day to demand justice for George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police…

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Missouri’s only abortion clinic wins licensing battle against state health department

Missouri’s only abortion clinic on Friday won its case against the state’s health department to remain open, as an independent arbiter found the agency was…

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Biden wants a woman to be his running mate. Here are some names under consideration

The vetting process is underway to help presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden pick his running mate for the Nov. 3 election. Biden has…

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U.S. planning to cancel visas of Chinese graduate students: sources

The United States is planning to cancel the visas of thousands of Chinese graduate students believed by President Donald Trump’s administration to have links with…

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U.S. consumer confidence stabilizes; new home sales surprise

U.S. consumer confidence nudged up in May, suggesting the worst of the novel coronavirus-driven economic slump was likely in the past as the country starts…

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