Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
Keya Vakil
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Why Truckers Showed Up and Blasted Their Horns At Trump
The protest, organized by trucker Rick Santiago, was held to express truckers’ frustration over shipping rates that they say are so low that they can’t make a living.
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Nearly 1 in 4 Republicans Don’t Want Trump as the Republican Nominee
The new poll comes from Trump’s favorite pollster.
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The Democrats Have a New $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill. Here’s What’s In It.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said there’s no “urgency” to pass another bill and that Republicans are “assessing what we’ve done already.”
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Why Obama’s 2020 Commencement Speech Means So Much to High School Seniors
Obama’s office acknowledged that requests for him to speak played a role in his decision to address graduating seniors.
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If Someone You Know Is Posting About ‘Plandemic,’ Share This Article With Them
The film has become by far the most widespread and dangerous source of coronavirus-related misinformation on the Internet to date.
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What the ‘Modern-Day Lynching’ of Ahmaud Arbery Says About Stand Your Ground Laws
Anger over the case had been building for weeks, but the incident only exploded onto the national spotlight on Tuesday when a graphic video of the attack surfaced and quickly went viral.
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We Asked Health Experts About the ‘Wear Your Mask: The Urine Test’ Meme
The meme compares wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic to wearing pants in the presence of a person uncontrollably urinating everywhere.
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Trump to States: Crack Down on Sanctuary Cities or I’ll Hold Back Coronavirus Aid
Immigrants rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers accused the president of using exploiting a pandemic to further his anti-immigrant agenda.
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California Cop Under Investigation After Viral Video Shows Him Violently Punching Teen
“He’s on top of me and it looks like he’s about to hit me. Like, I’m reacting like any other normal human being would.”
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McConnell’s Refusal to Help States and Cities Could Plunge U.S. Into Depression, Experts Say
Pleas for help have gone largely unanswered thus far, even though a lack of action could lead to steep cuts in state and local services such as education, housing, and health programs
