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Tarana began using the phrase "Me Too" in 2006 to raise awareness of women who had been abused. Eleven years later, it found global recognition after a viral tweet by actress Alyssa Milano. Milano was one of the women who accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault The #MeToo movement has provided people with the opportunity to speak out and condemn gender-based violence and sexual misconduct. -
The House voted 230-197 to charge Trump with abuse of power and 229-198 to charge him with obstruction of Congress. Just two Democrats voted against both articles, Reps. Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, who is expected to soon switch parties. -
In late December 2019, people in Wuhan, China began to get sick with previously unknown pneumonia, marking the beginning of a new infectious disease, later identified as a new type of coronavirus. Shortly after the world went on lockdown, many people protested the lockdown and mask mandate. -
After a police offer murdered Geroge Floyd BLM caught the world's attention. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people. -
On January 6, 2021, a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. They sought to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election by disrupting the joint session of Congress assembled to count electoral votes that would formalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory.