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Month: March 2021

There have been at least 10 suspected hate crimes against Asians in 2021 in New York City, police say

At least 10 suspected anti-Asian hate crimes have been committed in New York City between January 1 and March 14 this year, according to statistics from the New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force. The information highlights the recent spate of anti-Asian incidents felt in cities nationwide, coinciding with the Covid-19 pandemic that began

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OPINIÓN | TPS para venezolanos no es suficiente

Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado, escritor, analista de temas políticos e internacionales, columnista del diario El Universal, de Venezuela, y colaborador en otros medios de comunicación. Como conferencista, participó en el Congreso Judío Mundial y fue presidente de la comunidad judía de Venezuela. Su cuenta de Twitter es @davidbittano. Las opiniones expresadas

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Hija de Jeanine Áñez denuncia que su madre necesita atención médica y no pudo ser trasladada al hospital

(CNN) — La expresidenta interina de Bolivia Jeanine Áñez no pudo ser trasladada de la cárcel al hospital como en un principio había confirmado la oficina de prensa de la exmandataria, informó su hija Carolina Ribera. La oficina de prensa de Áñez había informado que esta ya había sido trasladada el hospital tras sufrir un problema

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Covid-19 reinfections are rare, but more common in people 65 and older, study finds

Coronavirus reinfections are relatively rare, but it’s more common for people 65 and older to get infected more than once, according to a study published Wednesday in the Lancet medical journal. A team of scientists, including some from Denmark’s Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, noted that most people who have had Covid-19 seemed

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Black US Capitol Police officer recounts January 6: ‘They showed that they hated us and they hated our skin color’

A Black US Capitol Police officer said he and his fellow Black officers are still grappling with their harrowing experience on January 6, when they endured insurrectionists hurling racial slurs at them during a physical assault on the iconic building. “The Black officer struggle was different as in, like I said, we fought against not

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Texas and Montana lead coalition of states suing Biden administration over Keystone pipeline

Twenty-one states, led by Texas and Montana, filed suit on Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s decision to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline — an effort by Republican state attorneys general to combat the new administration’s efforts to address climate change. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen argued

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Man arrested outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence and had rifle and ammunition in car

Washington, DC, police arrested a Texas man outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence, the US Naval Observatory, in the nation’s capital on Wednesday and he’s now facing weapons and ammunition charges. A spokesperson for Washington’s Metropolitan Police said officers responded “at approximately 12:12 pm, to the 3400 block of Massachusetts Avenue, NW in reference

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