Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says racism persists in the United States and tackling it is a matter of policy.
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Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte will formally tell his wobbly coalition government on Tuesday that he intends to offer his resignation, his office said Monday.
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Spain has logged a new weekend record of 93,822 new coronavirus infections, although authorities say that the increase that followed end-of-the-year celebrations is waning despite a more contagious variant steadily making inroads in the southern European country.
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California lifts virus stay-at-home orders, curfew statewide
California lifted regional stay-at-home orders across the state Monday in response to improving coronavirus conditions, returning the state to a system of county-by-county restrictions.
