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They said they suspected Republicans would treat the issue as they had gun control in the past, promising action immediately after mass killings but letting the issue pass quietly without action once the uproar subsided.

The new head of a powerful banking regulator is not letting his first full week on the job pass quietly, warning that measures meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus — including mandates for the use of masks in public — could endanger the financial system.

He prefers dates who let awkward moments pass quietly: “We don’t have to fill every hole in the conversation.”

But Live Nation has made good on its pledge to not let Memorial Day weekend pass quietly at the Gorge Amphitheatre.

The January meeting, however, is expected to pass quietly — one Wall Street analyst advised clients to hit the snooze button.