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Demonstrators carry flags as they march during a protest in the Caus stanley cup eway Bay district of Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020.Kyle Lam/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBy TIME StaffUpdated: January 1, 2020 5:40 AM [ET] | Originally published: January 1, 2020 2:33 AM EST;Hong Kong began 2020 with more protests as crowds marched through downtown districts on New Year Day to call for greater political freedom.Local media reported that the ci stanley cup ty Victoria Parkmdash;the traditional staging ground for large protestsmdash;began to fill stanley cup up from the early afternoon. Marchers chanted Liberate Hong Kong and carried flags reading Revolution Now. Others held banners calling for independence.Although the march began peacefully, protesters and police soon began exchanging petrol bombs and tear gas. Live news streams showed the premises of some businesses with mainland Chinese connections being vandalized and smashed.Branches of HSBC were also vandalized. One of the bronze lions outside the HSBC headquarters on Queen Roadmdash;iconic statues that have survived wartime occupationmdash;was set on fire.The bank has been a target since it closed an account set up by a nonprofit organization after finding that it was not being used for its stated purpose of providing aid to protesters.Tensions rose as dusk fell, when protesters were ordered to disperse. Many instead pressed on to the march destination in the financial di Vqjg Narendra Modi Holds Strong Lead in TIME s Person of the Year Reader s Poll
By Lisa Marie SegarraJune 21, 2017 3:39 PM EDTNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he is granting clemency to a 9/11 recovery worker who is being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Cuomo released news of his decision on Twitter. Mr. Cardona spent the last 27 years proving his rehabilitation, but he has been detained because of a rash, ultra-conservative policy, Cuomo wrote.Carlos Humberto Cardona was taken into custody by ICE in February after showing up for a check-in with immigration authorities, according to the New York Daily News. He has been held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in New Jersey ever since.Cardona pleaded guilty to an attempted drug sale in 1990. He has not had any convictions since.Im granting clemency to Carlos Cardona, a ground zero recovery worker from Queens who is currently being detained.md jordan ash; Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo @NYGovCuomo June 21, 2017Mr. Cardona spent the last 27 years proving his rehabilitation, but he has been detained because of a rash, ultra-conservative policy.mdash; Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo @NYGovCuomo June 21, 2017I hope this action reunites him with his family, and sends a message about fairness and equality, values that this state was found af1 ed upon.mdash; Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo @NYGovCuomo June 21, 2017Rather than removi adidas originals ng Cardona from the country, authorities allowed him to be released with supervision and regular check-ins. Cardona suffers from |
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