Category: Politics
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India: SOS messages as patients run out of oxygen
India set another record for new coronavirus infections for a fifth day in a row as doctors beg for cylinders of oxygen. India now has almost as many COVID-19 deaths as the U.S. The Associated Press has the story: New surge of COVID-19 in India results in doctors begging for oxygen tanks NEW DELHI (AP)…
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US has enough vaccines to share with the world
With 53% of its adult population vaccinated, the U.S. is going to share the AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries. The U.S. government will donate the vaccines. The Associated Press has the story: US donating AstraZeneca vaccines to other countries WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once…
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Gun violence: Disarming could be the solution
Gun violence: Disarming could be the solution Had President Kennedy been alive today he would have been disappointed, seeing racial profiling and the killing of African Americans by police officers. In 1963 he proclaimed the week of May 15, a “National Police Week,” in which he noted that the police had been protecting Americans since…
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Chaos surrounding Ma’Khia Bryant shooting
Chaos surrounding Ma’Khia Bryant shooting COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A chaotic 911 call. A convulsive 11 seconds of violence ending in the death of an Ohio teen. A historic verdict being broadcast in the police cruiser. A routine day in a quiet Columbus neighborhood was shattered instantly Tuesday when a police officer fired four shots…
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what is hidden in Iran’s nuclear underground facilities?!!
what is hidden in Iran’s nuclear underground facilities?!! An Explosion at Natanz Iran recently announced that its facility in Natanz had suffered a large explosion and power loss in which a significant number of centrifuges that enrich natural uranium into fuel for nuclear power or weapons were damaged. Natanz is, perhaps, Iran’s most important enrichment…
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The U.S. formally recognizes the of Armenian genocide
The U.S. formally recognizes the of Armenian genocide The systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century was “genocide,” the United States formally declared on Saturday, as President Joe Biden used that precise word after the White House had avoided it for decades for…
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Nonprofits find unusual funding from marijuana sales
Similar to how states fund children’s programs using taxes from cigarette sales, California uses sales tax from marijuana sales to give grants to community organizations that serve people and communities harmed by the war on drugs. Not all nonprofits think it’s a good idea, however. The Associated Press has the story: California providing grants to…
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Does Derek Chauvin have a chance appealing?
After being convicted on three counts in the death of George Floyd, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin now has a chance to appeal. There are several grounds he will likely use for his appeal, but he probably doesn’t have a good chance at getting the convictions reversed. The Associated Press has the story: Analysis:…
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India desperately needs oxygen for COVID-19 patients
As COVID-19 cases surge in India, setting a global record in daily infections for the second straight day, India desperately needs oxygen for patients on ventilators. India’s Defense Ministry will fly 23 mobile oxygen generating plants from Germany to help with the shortage. The Associated Press has the story: COVID-19 cases surge to daily global…
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Ship protects US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
As the U.S. prepares to remove its last remaining 2,500 troops from Afghanistan, an aircraft carrier will provide protection along with two Air Force bombers. It is unknown what the Taliban will do when the troops start leaving. The Associated Press has the story: Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower prepared to protect US troops…