In 2020, delegates dipped into communal fondue fountains as COVID-19 circulated in plain view not far away.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
The Articles of Association of 1774 was signed by all 53 delegates urging colonists to boycott British goods, marking the Continental Congress's first protest against Britain.
Scott’s deputy, John Modlin, who had previously been the head of Border Patrol in Tucson, Arizona, was given seven days to decide whether to resign, retire, or relocate his family to Boston for an unrelated homeland security job.
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Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
Cellphone video reviewed by deputies reportedly shows Martinez threatening to drop the weight on the woman before throwing it toward her head.
However, Vance told the Washington Examiner in an interview published Thursday that when appropriate, the administration might take disciplinary action against ICE agents.
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
Minneapolis-area officials, including Frey, as well as the police, religious leaders and the business community have pushed back, and anger grew after agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good, a mother of three, during a confrontation this month.
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