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MECCA, Saudi Arabia ?Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islams holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll on the hajj for a second year running.The hajj pilgrimage, which once drew some 2.5 million Muslims from all walks of life from across the globe, is now almost unrecognizable. It is being scaled back for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic.The pared-down h stanley us ajj prevents Muslims from outside Saudi Arabia from fulfilling an Islamic obligation and causes financial losses to Saudi Arabia which in pre-pandemic years took in billions of dollars as the custodian of the holy sites.The Islamic pilgrimage lasts about five days, but traditionally Muslims begin arriving in Mecca weeks ahead of time. The hajj concludes with the Eid al-Adha celebration, marked by the di stanley thermos stribution of meat to the poor around the world.This year, 60,000 vaccinated Saudi citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia have been allowed to perform the hajj due to continued concerns around the spread of the coronavirus. L ast years largely symbolic hajj saw fewer than 1,000 people from within the kingdom taking part.Its unclear when Saudi Arabia will play host again to milli stanley fr ons of Muslims. The kingdom has no clear standard for a vaccine passport, vaccination rates are uneven in different countries and new variants of the virus are threatening the progress already made in some nations.The kingdoms Al Saud rul Bwib Diddy trial week 2 recap: Witnesses back up Cassie s disturbing testimony
BOZEMAN, Mont. ?A Republican congressional candidate in Montana charged with shoving a r stanley cup eporter to the ground on the eve of a special election kept a low profile Thursday even as supporters prepared a hotel ballroom for a possible victory party.Greg Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault after witnesses said he grabbed a reporter by the neck on Wednesday and threw him to the ground at Gianfortes campaign headquarters in Bozeman.Gianforte, a millionaire tech entrepreneur who has aligned himself with President Donald Trump, said the reporter was being aggressive and grabbed him by the wrist at his campaign office.The altercation occurred hours before voters went to the polls to decide whether Gianforte or Democrat Rob Quist will fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Ryan Zinke, a Republican who is now Trumps Interior secretary.Many see the closely watched election as a referendum on the policies and practices of Trump.Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock, who defeated Gianforte in Novembers election, called stanley termosky Wednesdays e stanley polska vents another wake up call to all Montanans and Americans that we must restore civility in politics and governing. Republicans have held the states lone congressional seat for two decades.It wasnt clear how the last-minute melee would affect the race. More than a third of the states registered voters had cast absentee ballots before polls opened Thursday.Three of Montanas biggest newspapers pulled their endorsements of Gianforte ?without endorsing his opponent
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