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The claim that the recent orders will substantially help unemployed Americans, or the economy as a whole, is ludicrous, even by the President’s standards.
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After George Floyd’s killing, the city council pledged to “end policing as we know it.” They were far less certain about how they would do it.
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The singer-songwriter quit music and opened up a café. Now she has a new album.
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