Month: June 2021
Haiti endures an ‘assault on democracy’ as Moise clings to power
Political upheaval in the island nation of Haiti prompted the Biden administration to allow Haitians in the U.S. to renew their protected immigration status. It reverses the Trump administration’s efforts to end those protections. But as Yamiche Alcindor reports, anxiety
Read MoreNBA Arenas Have Been Opening — With A Rash Of Fan Incidents Toward Players
The NBA Playoffs are in full swing — with plenty of excitement and perhaps a bit too much. Several fans have behaved badly by throwing items at players, getting ejected, and in some cases, arrested. (Image credit: Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Read MoreIn Venezuela, Covid-19 Data Is a State Secret, but Citizens See Many Deaths
The once oil-rich country lacks vaccines and performs few tests as Covid-19 rages, with some people choosing to die at home to avoid hospitals short of electricity and oxygen.
Read MoreIsrael-Gaza Conflict Spurs Bitcoin Donations to Hamas
The armed Palestinian faction sees surge in online web traffic, bitcoin donations that circumvent sanctions.
Read MoreMali mother’s 9 babies doing well in Morocco clinic
The nine babies born to a Malian woman on May 4 are doing well but need to remain under observation for up to two more months, the Moroccan clinic where she delivered said Wednesday. Abdelkoddous Hafsi, spokesman for Ain Borja
Read MoreAmerican imprisoned in Russia urges Biden to arrange exchange
A former US Marine imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges has urged President Joe Biden to arrange a prisoner exchange with Russian leader Vladimir Putin when the two meet in Geneva on June 16. Paul Whelan, a security official in
Read MoreScience chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days
Eric Lander tells The Associated Press in his first interview since he was sworn in that he’s pushing for better preparedness for the next pandemic.
Read More‘Appalling’ for Fauci to follow Gov. Cuomo in profiting off pandemic: Joe Concha – Fox News
‘Appalling’ for Fauci to follow Gov. Cuomo in profiting off pandemic: Joe Concha Fox News Thousands of emails from and to Fauci during the pandemic’s early days were published. Here’s what they show about him CNN NIH Director Appeared to Dismiss Wuhan
Read MoreHow housing discrimination and white flight segregated America
We have mapped the changing make-up of neighbourhoods in six large cities from 1950 to 2019
Read MoreWill Cuomo Run for a 4th Term? A $10,000-a-Plate Fund-Raiser Says Yes.
The event on June 29 will be the first fund-raiser for Mr. Cuomo since overlapping investigations engulfed his administration earlier this year.
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