“We are living in a time when racial relations are at their lowest point in decades, and this kind of program will only further divide us,” Ariola wrote.

The United States has seen no willingness by North Korea to accept a U.S. offer to hold talks on its nuclear weapons program but the offer still stands, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday.

According to the results of a Wall Street Journal/NORC survey released on Monday, only 38% of Americans consider patriotism to be “very important,” a massive drop from 25 years ago when 70% said the same. 

The 2019 NFL MVP announced Monday he requested a trade earlier this month. The Ravens placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on Jackson before the league’s free agency period, meaning he could negotiate with other teams but Baltimore retains the right to match an offer sheet.

Grossi has been pushing for a safety zone to be created at the plant to prevent a possible nuclear disaster as Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of shelling the site of the power station since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.

Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill.