Month: October 2021
Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of ‘violence’ against migrants, advocate says
Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over.
Read MorePfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11
The agency has promised to move quickly on the request and has tentatively scheduled a meeting at the end of the month to consider it.
Read MoreBiden to expand 2 Utah national monuments cut by Trump
Environmental and tribal groups had sued to reverse the cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. But the reductions were applauded by conservative state leaders who considered the size of both monuments U.S. government overreach.
Read MoreSanders to back Iron Dome funding, after receiving commitment to more Gaza aid
Progressive senator tells Schumer replenishing system would be irresponsible without also addressing ‘destruction’ in coastal enclave, which he says should also receive $1 billion
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Read More“We’re At Its Mercy.” Small Businesses That Rely on Instagram Are Questioning Their Loyalty After Global Outage
Audrey Leighton Rogers was relieved that she launched her fall collection last week, and not on Monday. Rogers, a Barcelona-based clothing designer and vintage curator, gets 95% of the traffic to her site from Instagram. These days, her income is,
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Senate votes on short-term increase to debt limit
Senate leaders announced an agreement Thursday to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting an unprecedented federal default that experts say would devastate the economy.
Read MoreFlorida Board of Education votes to sanction 8 school districts with mask mandates with no opt-out – CNN
Florida Board of Education votes to sanction 8 school districts with mask mandates with no opt-out CNN Florida Board of Education decides to withhold salaries, state funds for Leon County Schools WCTV Board of Education votes to sanction Duval, 7 other Florida
Read MoreFlorida Board of Education votes to sanction 8 school districts with mask mandates with no opt-out – CNN
Florida Board of Education votes to sanction 8 school districts with mask mandates with no opt-out CNN With Masks On or Off, Schools Try to Find the New Normal The New York Times Florida Board of Education rules School District of Palm
Read MoreA Louisiana clinic struggles to absorb the surge created by Texas’ new abortion law
In Shreveport, La., near the Texas border, the Hope Medical Group for Women is seeing increased demand after the restrictive law was passed — and after a hurricane impacted other parts of the state. (Image credit: Sarah McCammon/NPR)
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