Durbin: ‘I think I’m close’ to getting Senate votes needed to advance DREAM Act
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said Sunday that he thinks he is “close” to securing the Republican votes needed to overcome a Senate…
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‘Don’t mess with us’: history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias
Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel never imagined that the first time they would testify before Congress as new lawmakers it would be to call out…
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Encuentran en México a más de 300 migrantes hacinados en camiones; 114 eran menores no acompañados
(CNN Español) — El gobierno de México informó el viernes que más de 300 migrantes centroamericanos, de los cuales 114 eran menores no…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin travels to Afghanistan on unannounced visit
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States’ top defense official,…
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Covid-19 claims first game of NCAA men’s basketball tournament
The scheduled first-round game between Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Oregon in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament…
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Who’s teaching us to hate
Where does the hate come from? That was the question on many people’s minds after the killing of women at three spas in Georgia on Tuesday drew…
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Miami Beach declares a state of emergency and curfew as spring break crowds spark safety concerns
Miami Beach Police fired pepper balls into crowds of partiers and arrested at least a dozen people as the city took extraordinary measures to crack…
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Kent Taylor, Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO, dies at 65
Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died Thursday, according to a post on the restaurant chain’s Facebook page. He was…
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‘This was a massacre.’ Family of Atlanta shooting victim are calling for justice
Jami Webb says she was planning to celebrate her mother’s 50th birthday this week. But Xiaojie Tan, who owned Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth,…
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Investors love electric cars. They’re starting to like Volkswagen, too
A lot can change in a week. Just ask Volkswagen. Europe’s largest carmaker was nobody’s idea of a trendy stock a week ago. Then CEO…
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Miami Beach declares state of emergency and curfew as spring break crowds spark safety concerns
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber declared a state of emergency and set a curfew Saturday, saying the crowds that have descended on the city recently are…
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International spectators will be refused entry into Japan for Tokyo 2020
International spectators will be refused entry into Japan for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee…
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Turkey withdraws from Istanbul convention to combat violence against women
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued…
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This group is giving personal alarms to Asian Americans to protect them from violence
A New York City anti-hate group is distributing personal safety alarms to Asian Americans and immigrants to protect them from a recent surge of…
Continue ReadingThey were innocent and on death row. Now, the exonerated want to ensure Biden keeps pledge
Sabrina Smith was only 17 when a predominately White Mississippi jury convicted her in 1989 for fatally beating her 9-month-old son. “The judge…
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Europe’s vaccine rollout needs AstraZeneca — but public confidence is dented
The European Union aims to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by September. But anxiety over a possible link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca…
Continue Reading She publishes booklets in seven languages to help Asian Americans and others face hate crimes
A Korean American woman living in Los Angeles has created a hate crime booklet for Asian American seniors to prepare them in case they are racially…
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Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge
Veronica Pena says she’s spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida. The…
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Experts say it’s a tight race between coronavirus variants and vaccines in the US as air travel hits records and spring break crowds grow
The pandemic’s end is in sight — but right now, the US is in a critical spot. A highly contagious — and potentially more deadly…
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Man arrested after taking his toddler into an elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo
A visitor at the San Diego Zoo was arrested on Friday shortly after taking his two-year-old daughter into an elephant enclosure, according to a press…
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