Month: February 2021
CDC chief: Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated – Los Angeles Times
CDC chief: Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated Los Angeles Times CDC director says schools can safely reopen without vaccinating teachers CNBC Teachers respond to CDC position that vaccinations not a needed for returning to school: Enforce hea 11Alive Teachers don’t need
Read MoreWalsh places new police commissioner on leave after past domestic violence allegation surfaces – The Boston Globe
Walsh places new police commissioner on leave after past domestic violence allegation surfaces The Boston Globe Card-carrying union member Walsh, Biden’s Labor nominee, wins businesses’ respect POLITICO Walsh Heads to Washington for Labor Secretary Confirmation Hearing NBC10 Boston The Boston City Council just
Read MoreVale Agrees to $7 Billion Settlement for Brumadinho Dam Collapse
Brazilian miner will pay $7 billion in compensation to the state of Minas Gerais where the collapse of its dam two years ago killed 270 people, polluted rivers and obliterated the surrounding landscape.
Read MoreICC convicts Ugandan rebel commander of war crimes
The International Criminal Court on Thursday convicted a former commander in the notorious Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army of dozens of war crimes and crimes against humanity ranging from multiple murders to forced marriages.
Read MoreIran’s president claims ‘big victory’ in legal efforts to end US sanctions
Rouhani applauds UN court’s decision to hear case filed in 2018 over legality of sanctions reimposed by Trump
Read MoreKahanists, Arabs, Gantz could help Netanyahu, in Israel’s least ideological vote
This is no familiar right-vs-left election. It’s Netanyahu versus the rest. But though ‘the rest,’ this time, includes potent challengers from his own camp, the PM is far from done
Read MoreFormer Commander of Lord’s Resistance Army Convicted of War Crimes
Former child soldier Dominic Ongwen, who was the LRA’s most senior commander after Joseph Kony, helped lead the notorious rebel group that terrorized Central Africa for decades.
Read MoreMarjorie Taylor Greene Tests the Limits of Some Voters
In her Georgia district, voters saw Ms. Greene as a conservative voice that would be impossible to ignore. Now the revelation of past social media posts has unsettled some who backed her.
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Read MoreMyanmar and Russia show the limits of Biden’s pro-democracy agenda
A military armored vehicle in Myitkyina, Myanmar, on February 3, 2021, after pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged following a coup two days earlier. | Stringer/AFP via Getty Images A coup in Myanmar and the imprisonment of a pro-democracy
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