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Russian envoy to U.S. return to Russia after Biden calls Putin a killer
Russia’s ambassador to the United States returned to Moscow, Russia on Sunday for discussions on how to address degrading U.S.-Russia relations after U.S. President Joe Biden said he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it was recalling its ambassador, Anatoly Antonov, for urgent discussions after Biden said in […]
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Biden doing fine after stumbling while boarding Air Force One, says White House
U.S. President Joe Biden is doing fine after stumbling on the steps two times as he climbed aboard Air Force One on Friday, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. She suggested high winds at Joint Base Andrews near Washington may have been a reason behind stumbling. “It’s very windy outside,” said Jean-Pierre when asked […]
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California Approves First Statewide Ethnic Studies Curriculum For High Schools
As America stems from its recent series of deadly hate crimes and racism, the California State Board of Education on Thursday adopted the nation’s first statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, saying the teaching of discrimination and oppression hasn’t been more important ever before Following an eight-hour public meeting Thursday, board members voted unanimously, […]
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U.S. Senate confirms William Burns to be CIA director
The U.S. Senate confirmed veteran diplomat William Burns on Thursday to become President Joe Biden’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director. The Senate voted by unanimous consent, without objection, to approve Burns, a former ambassador to Russia and former deputy secretary of state, to head the agency. Burns served as ambassador in Russia and Jordan and […]