citizens

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Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to break up a protest in the central town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

On Tuesday, the US embassy in Kenya issued a warning for its citizens in Nanyuki over the protests.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

His trial took place in December in front of an audience of mostly silver-haired locals. senior citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

How do you think the senior citizens of soccer will fare?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

However, the overwhelming majority of White Southern citizens, as well as leaders of all stripes—from political, to religious, to civic— continued to resist the Supreme Court’s Brown decision.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson