Five years since George Floyd and Zelenskyy criticizes the ‘silence of America’: Weekend Rundown

For 9 minutes and 29 seconds on May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee and the weight of his body against George Floyd’s neck, killing him as people watched. The murder prompted vows to deal with America’s deep-seated racial injustices. Five years later, many lawmakers, companies and institutions have rowed back…

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Sen. Ron Johnson says there’s enough opposition in the Senate to hold up Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill

WASHINGTON — As the Senate prepares to consider the sprawling domestic package that House Republicans passed last week, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he thinks there are “enough” Republicans to “stop the process” in order to prioritize stronger reductions in spending and the national deficit. The Wisconsin Republican has criticized the bill’s impact on the…

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Five skiers found dead on Swiss mountain

The bodies of five skiers were found on a glacier above the Swiss mountain resort Zermatt on Saturday, after two skiers reported seeing abandoned skis at the bottom of Rimpfischhorn summit, a 13,000-foot peak, Valais cantonal police said Sunday. The two skiers climbing Rimpfischhorn alerted rescuers after finding the skis but not encountering any owners…

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