Relationships within the group started to fray in 2019 over the way it treated one of its authors, Courtney Milan, a Chinese American writer.
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From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
Hunter Biden is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department at a time when America’s political and legal worlds are colliding like never before.
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Republicans join Trump’s attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
Susan Collins, who is known as a bipartisan leader, said the prosecutor ‘brought these charges precisely because of who the defendant was rather than because of any specified criminal conduct.’
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U.S. defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
While declining to detail the specifics of their conversation, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the most important thing was that the two were again talking.
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Families of hostages in Gaza back cease-fire deal set out by Biden. Israel says conditions remain
Cease-fire talks halted last month after a push by the U.S. and other mediators to secure a deal in hopes of averting a full-scale Israeli invasion of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah.
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Climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’
It was the latest of several actions by protesters with the group Food Riposte to target artworks in France in calls for action to protect food supplies from further damage to the climate.
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Will Trump’s felony convictions affect the vote in Maine?
Even changing the minds of a small number of voters could make a difference in what’s expected to be a close race.
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Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
Michelle Obama and family said in a statement that ‘there was and will be only one Marian Robinson. In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life.’
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Maine Republicans defend Trump following former president’s conviction
Sen. Susan Collins and other party leaders called the criminal case politically motivated and pointed to the likelihood of an appeal following Trump’s conviction on 34 felony charges.
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Welder killed when diesel tank explodes in Rockport
Sean Rancourt, 39, was welding the tank when it exploded, officials say.