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Watching the England team dutifully take the knee before the start of their Euro 2020 game against Croatia, I wondered what their opposition made of this overtly political gesture imported from America. Did the Croatian starting 11 suddenly feel like a bunch of racists? Or were they simply tired of …

Accompanied by First Lady Jill Biden, the US president visited his Democratic predecessor and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, at their home in Plains, Georgia on Thursday. Biden had traveled to the state to hold a political rally to mark his first 100 days in office.  News agencies published several photographs …

Zimmerman called Chauvin’s decision to kneel on Floyd’s neck for upwards of eight minutes “totally unnecessary” and “uncalled for.” During the trial of the fired officer on Friday, the lieutenant roundly condemned the defendant’s actions.  He said that “once a person is cuffed, the threat level goes down all the …

Owner Mark Cuban announced he was the instigator of the plan to ban the song, which is customarily played before every National Basketball Association (NBA) game. “It was my decision, and I made it in November,” The New York Times reported Cuban saying. Last August, the billionaire championed players taking …

Owner Mark Cuban announced he was the instigator of the plan to ban the song, which is customarily played before every National Basketball Association (NBA) game. “It was my decision, and I made it in November,” The New York Times reported Cuban saying. Last August, the billionaire championed players taking …

The incident was caught on camera by onlookers in the Northern town of Miranda de Ebro on Wednesday. In the footage, locals can be seen gathering around the policeman, protesting the treatment of the boy. One person is even seen trying to pull the officer away. Authorities insist that the …