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Celebs were championing #StopAsianHate well before Atlanta shootings

March 18, 2021 8:23 PM CNN

Well before the shootings at three Atlanta-area spas which left eight people dead, some in Hollywood were sounding the alarm about violence in the US…

Hate turned my Asian-American mom into a shut-in. This isn’t the country she left her homeland for

March 18, 2021 7:47 PM CNN

Hate has turned my once proud and confident Asian-American mother into a shut-in. It’s not because of the virus as Covid-19 continues to rage…

New York is poised to limit solitary confinement in prisons and jails to 15 consecutive days

March 18, 2021 6:16 PM CNN Newsource

The New York Senate passed a bill Thursday limiting the amount of time an inmate can spend in solitary settings and ban it altogether for some…

NFL star Deshaun Watson facing three lawsuits for alleged sexual assaults

March 18, 2021 6:04 PM CNN Newsource

Houston Texans star quarterback Deshaun Watson is being sued for alleged sexual assault by three women he had contacted to perform massage therapy,…

EPA relaunches climate change website previously modified by Trump administration

March 18, 2021 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it has relaunched its climate change website as part of the Biden administration’s…

House passes immigration bill with pathway to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants

March 18, 2021 3:36 PM CNN Newsource, Brandon Mejia

House Democrats are taking up two separate bills on immigration Thursday, marking the first time Congress will vote on a pathway for citizenship for…

A 75-year-old Asian woman says she fought back after being attacked in San Francisco

March 18, 2021 4:05 PM CNN Newsource

A 75-year-old Asian woman says she fought back after being punched in the eye Wednesday morning in what police believe was an unprovoked assault.…

Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s spokesperson allegedly posted a photo of a racist, anti-Asian Covid-19 shirt on Facebook

March 18, 2021 4:02 PM CNN

A photo allegedly posted by Capt. Jay Baker, a public information officer at the Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office, shows shirts with…

Emiratis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting normalization deal for election gain

March 18, 2021 2:19 PM CNN

The United Arab Emirates has publicly distanced itself from Benjamin Netanyahu over concerns the Israeli Prime Minister was using Abu Dhabi to boost…

Here’s how unhoused people can get the $1,400 stimulus check — and how others can help

March 18, 2021 2:07 PM CNN Newsource

As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in…

‘No one was listening.’ Asian business owners react to Atlanta shootings

March 18, 2021 1:45 PM CNN

Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…

Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula leaves door open for return as he slams leaders’ pandemic response

March 18, 2021 1:36 PM CNN

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he would not rule out running again in 2022, and criticized world leaders for…

Why anti-Asian American violence is rising — along with White supremacist propaganda

March 18, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

We don’t yet know exactly what motivated the alleged killer of eight people at Atlanta area spas on Tuesday night, six of whom were Asian…

FBI releases new video footage of officers being assaulted at the US Capitol

March 18, 2021 12:25 PM CNN

The FBI released on Thursday several new video clips of violence toward police during the Capitol riot, as investigators continue their hunt for…

Why hate crime data can’t capture the true scope of anti-Asian violence

March 18, 2021 12:18 PM CNN Newsource

There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday…

Asian Americans reported being targeted at least 500 times in the last two months

March 18, 2021 12:15 PM CNN Newsource

A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last…

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died

March 18, 2021 10:43 AM CNN

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address on…

Hear the Perseverance rover’s wheels crunch across the Martian surface

March 18, 2021 10:59 AM CNN Newsource

We first heard the sounds of Martian wind and a laser zapping rocks on Mars. Now, the Perseverance rover has returned audio of itself driving across…

January 6 fallout: Congress stalls on independent probe while House GOP-Capitol security tension grows

March 18, 2021 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

Top Republicans in the House have repeatedly clashed with US Capitol security officials during closed-door meetings in recent weeks, as GOP lawmakers…

‘I saw myself.’ Asian business owners are scared and wary after Atlanta spa shootings

March 18, 2021 11:25 AM CNN

Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…