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Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and executives signing a new statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation." The letter, published Wednesday in The New York Times and The Washington Post, was signed by companies including Amazon, Google, Starbucks and Bank of America, and individuals such as Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg, plus law firms and nonprofit groups. “We all should feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote and oppose any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot."
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CEO who Fox News called 'socialist' for $70k minimum wage says company is now worth $10billion
The company’s revenue has tripled since the change was implemented
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Chinese man kidnapped and killed in elaborate body-swap scheme
The scheme was devised to grant a dying man's wish to avoid a ban on traditional burials.
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The Duke of Banter: How – and why – Prince Philip mastered the art of the one-liner
Looking over the many, many tributes paid to the Duke of Edinburgh since his death last Friday, there were certain sentiments we always knew might crop up again and again. He was a man of duty and service, everyone understandably repeated; he was fiercely loyal to his wife and Queen, they rightly chorused; he had a quiet dignity and warm heart. But they also almost all mentioned how the Duke was a relentless, fabled joker. In his comments in parliament yesterday, Boris Johnson, who must surely hope somebody says this about himself one day, admitted Prince Philip “occasionally drove a coach and horses through the finer points of diplomatic protocol [but] they overwhelmingly understood that he was trying to break the ice, to get things moving, to get people laughing and to forget their nerves.” Barack Obama, meanwhile, noted the Duke’s “sharp wit and unfailing good humour.” Joanna Lumley called him “very funny and very sharp.” The Duke of Cambridge mentioned “his mischievous sense of humour.” And to the Duke of Sussex, he was simply “a legend of banter.” While that particular phrase sounds more like it is destined for the back of a university hockey tour hoodie than a eulogy, in a way Harry’s comment may have said it best of all. The Duke of Edinburgh’s longevity, duty and service will be remembered in history, but as a character, it is likely to be his wit that goes down in legend. Prince Philip's funeral plans
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If you’ve had COVID, your first vaccine dose may cause worse side effects. Here’s why
And no, just because your first shot felt more intense than your second doesn’t mean you’ve had COVID-19 before.
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‘I’m gay.’ Former ‘Bachelor’ Colton Underwood comes out in emotional interview
“I’m the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been in my life and that means the world to me,” he said.
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Chauvin trial: Floyd's death should be 'undetermined', defence expert says
An expert called by the defence says drugs and heart problems contributed to George Floyd's death.
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Why Adam Sandler is following 24-year-old golf star at Hilton Head’s RBC Heritage
Will Zalatoris finished 2nd by one stroke at last week’s Masters.
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Pelosi says she would have ‘battled’ capitol rioters with stilettos: ‘I’m a street fighter’
Rioters were seen searching for the House Speaker on 6 January
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‘It lasted half a Scaramucci’: Fox News’ much-mocked new ‘comedy show’ Gutfeld! replaced by news
‘Gutfeld! will be back tomorrow,’ news anchor Shannon Bream abruptly announced on Tuesday, just as the comedy show was supposed to begin
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Mom suspected in children's deaths pleads in carjacking case
A California woman suspected of killing her three children pleaded not guilty Wednesday to carjacking during an alleged escape. Liliana Carrillo, 30, entered pleas in a Kern County courtroom to four felony counts of carjacking, attempted carjacking and auto theft. Carrillo's three children were found dead Saturday by their maternal grandmother in her apartment in the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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The Bachelor star Colton Underwood comes out as gay
Colton Underwood rose to fame on the long-running reality TV show, which sees a man select a wife.
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Daunte Wright shooting: Kim Potter’s mugshot released as ex-police officer faces manslaughter charges
Kim Potter, the white police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop on Sunday has been charged with manslaughter. A GoFundMe campaign for a memorial fund for Mr Wright has raised over half a million dollars towards covering funeral and providing support for his family. Minneapolis faced its third night of civil unrest on Tuesday after the killing, which occurred in the suburb of Brooklyn Center.Tensions are already high amid the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, last May.
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Biden is on course to allow fewer refugees into the US than Trump, according to a report
Only 2,050 refugees have been admitted to the United States through the 2021 fiscal year - a historic low.
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Biden’s civil rights nominee has to explain to GOP senator that article she wrote was satire
Kristen Clarke would be first Black woman to lead crucial Justice Department division amid rise in white supremacist violence and threats to voting rights
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Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month
The United Nations, Turkey and Qatar announced Tuesday that a high-level conference between Afghanistan’s warring sides will take place in Istanbul later this month. The meeting is aimed at accelerating peace negotiations and achieving a political settlement to decades of conflict. The three co-conveners said they are “committed to supporting a sovereign, independent and unified Afghanistan.”
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Two North Carolina police officers suspended over beating Black man in clash caught by bystander video
‘We can’t afford nor do we desire to afford to ignore what we saw,’ says Kinston Mayor Pro Tem Felicia Solomon about footage
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‘It should be murder’: Brooklyn Center reacts to manslaughter charges against Daunte Wright shooting officer
‘I would be happy if they just take another look to see if there’s anything else than can be brought. That is what happened with George Floyd’
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Kim Potter: Former police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright arrested on manslaughter charges
Killing of 20-year-old Black man has sparked protests and unrest in Minnesota city
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Daunte Wright protesters use umbrellas as shields against police
Flashbangs, gas grenades and chemical irritants were released by authorities