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- Black Campus Police Officers Say They Suffered ‘Unbearable’ Racism June 22, 2021Police officers at the University of Washington in Seattle, regarded as one of the nation’s most progressive cities, said they were the target of racist insults and harassment.
- Emily Oster Fought to Reopen Schools, Becoming a Hero and a Villain June 22, 2021The economist Emily Oster offers loads of data-driven advice about children and Covid-19. Many parents live by her words. Others say she’s dangerous.
- California Plans Rent Forgiveness Using Federal Stimulus Surplus June 22, 2021The state is poised to embark on an ambitious, complex effort to cover the unpaid rent of low-income renters who struggled during the pandemic.
- Many Parts of the U.S. Needed Persuading to Get Vaccinated. Not South Texas. June 22, 2021In the Rio Grande Valley, it is people’s exposure to death and disease, not offers of free beer or million-dollar prizes, that is driving vaccine rates higher.
- Pride Celebrations Are Decades Old, but 2021 Will Still Have Some Firsts June 24, 2021From colorful baseball team logos to Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic appearance at a Pride parade, officials and organizations are paying tribute to the L.G.B.T.Q. community in new ways.
- Where Flying the Pride Flag Wasn’t So Simple June 24, 2021Thursday: The debate over flying the Pride flag in the Central Valley.
- U.S. Bans Chinese Imports of Solar Panel Materials Tied to Forced Labor June 24, 2021Much of the world’s polysilicon, used to make solar panels, comes from Xinjiang, where the United States has accused China of committing genocide through its repression of Uyghurs.
- Why Police Have Been Quitting in Droves in the Last Year June 24, 2021Asheville, N.C., has been among the hardest hit by police departures in the wake of last year’s George Floyd protests. About a third of the force quit or retired.
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- At least 64 killed in Ethiopian airstrike on Tigray market June 24, 2021Strike on Tuesday in Togoga town also left 180 injuredMilitary carried out attack but said rebel fighters were the targetAt least 64 people have been killed and 180 injured in an Ethiopian air strike on a market in the war-torn Tigray region, according to a local health officer.“The air strike was in the market area, so many, many people were injured,” said […]
- Coronavirus live: Macron joins Merkel in call for EU to coordinate quarantine for non-EU countries such as UK June 24, 2021French president’s remarks come after German chancellor says all EU members should quarantine UK visitorsRich countries ‘deliberately’ keeping Covid jabs from Africa, says envoyJapan’s emperor voices concern about Covid spread during OlympicsNumber of doctors retiring early trebles in England and WalesPandemic probably caused biggest drop in US life expectan […]
- ‘Painful farewell’: Hongkongers queue for hours to buy final Apple Daily edition June 24, 2021Million copies printed of last issue as journalists at newspaper that was forced to close mourn ‘historical moment’Across Hong Kong on Thursday morning the queues stretched for hundreds of metres, wrapping around corner after corner. Starting before dawn, crowds in the city of 7.5 million people lined up for hours to buy the final print edition of the Apple […]
- UK introducing three laws that threaten human rights, says UN expert June 24, 2021Proposed changes to policing, surveillance and judicial review will jeopardise right to peaceful protest, says special rapporteurBoris Johnson’s government is introducing three pieces of legislation that will make human rights violations more likely to occur and less likely to be sanctioned even as averting climate catastrophe depends on these rights, the UN […]
- Britain acknowledges surprise at speed of Russian reaction to warship June 24, 2021Kremlin summons UK ambassador as Boris Johnson says HMS Defender’s deployment ‘wholly appropriate’British officials acknowledged they were taken by surprise by the speed of the Russian reaction to HMS Defender’s 36-minute passage through Crimean waters on Wednesday as the British ambassador to Moscow was summoned to the Kremlin.Although a Russian response to […]
- Oil and gas donors gave over £400k to Tories before North Sea decision June 24, 2021Exclusive: payments in past year came as government decided on licences for new fossil fuel sitesIndividuals and companies linked to the oil and gas industries have donated more than £400,000 to the Conservative party in the past year, while the government mulled controversial new licences to explore the North Sea for fossil fuel production sites, it can be […]
- Democrats working on three tracks in response to Senate voting rights defeat June 24, 2021Efforts under way to draft a compromise bill, update the Voting Rights Act and protect election officials but filibuster loomsHappy Thursday,There isn’t really any other way to say it: Democrats suffered one of the biggest setbacks of Joe Biden’s presidency on Tuesday. Continue reading...
- Greek police arrest Dutch journalist for helping Afghan asylum seeker June 24, 2021Ingeborg Beugel was detained for ‘facilitating the illegal stay of a foreigner’ and faces up to a year in jailA Dutch journalist based in Greece has been arrested on the Greek island of Hydra for hosting an Afghan asylum seeker in her home and could face up to a year in prison if charged and convicted.Ingeborg Beugel, 61, a freelance correspondent for Dutch […]
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- Canada: Hundreds of unmarked graves found at residential school June 24, 2021It is the most significant such discovery to date, a First Nation group in Saskatchewan says.
- Miami building collapse: Rescuers search rubble for survivors June 24, 2021At least one person is killed and there are fears that others may be trapped in the rubble.
- Covid-19: Europe braces for surge in Delta variant June 24, 2021Germany says Europe is "on thin ice" amid warnings Delta could make up 90% of cases by late August.
- Belarus opposition head Tikhanovskaya condemns 'sham trial' of husband June 24, 2021Opposition head Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls the trial of her husband and five others act of "revenge".
- Gold miners stalk Amazon as officials look away June 23, 2021Indigenous villages say they are under attack, as illegal mining and armed violence in the jungle rise.
- Britney Spears speaks out against 'abusive' conservatorship in court June 24, 2021"I just want my life back," the US pop star says in a highly anticipated public testimony.
- Mariam Thompson, love-struck US army linguist, jailed for 23 years June 24, 2021Mariam Thompson, 62, shared the names of US informants in Iraq to a man linked to Hezbollah.
- Adriana Rivas: Pinochet-era suspect loses extradition appeal June 24, 2021Adriana Rivas, who lives in Australia, is suspected of kidnappings during Pinochet's rule in Chile.
