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The co-founder of Black Live Matter of Greater New York went on a tirade against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, calling him an ineffective protector of black people and a “white
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House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had a “positive” call with Donald Trump and appeared to be suffering little political blowback Friday from the release of audio in which he suggested
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