Inspired by Canada truckers, US convoy heads for Washington in pandemic protest

Hundreds of truckers and their supporters set off from southern California on Wednesday on a convoy headed across the United States towards the capital Washington to protest against pandemic restrictions.Inspired by the demonstrations that crippled Canada’s cities for weeks, organisers of “The People’s Convoy” want an end to mask mandates, vaccination requirements and business shutdowns that are intended to slow the march of Covid-19.“Let’s get back to normal,” said Bryan Brase, whose rig was…

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