About 10% of Americans are now fully vaccinated, CDC reports
About 10% of Americans are now fully vaccinated, CDC reports
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Associated PressSheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage. Authorities wouldn't provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away, and that deputies fired at him multiple times. The car skidded out of Brown's yard and eventually hit a tree, said Demetria Williams, who lives on the same street.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls AOC a ‘scared little girl’ as she badgers her to debate Green New Deal
Controversial Republican says New York progressive ‘doesn’t know anything about the economy or economics’
- Reuters
Senior Chinese diplomat hopes ASEAN summit helps with Myanmar 'soft landing'
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China hoped the upcoming ASEAN summit on member Myanmar would pave the way for a "soft landing". The in-person summit in Jakarta on Saturday is the first concerted international effort to ease the crisis in Myanmar, where security forces have killed hundreds of pro-democracy protesters since a Feb. 1 coup. The meeting is also a test for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which traditionally refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of a member state, and operates by consensus.
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Stacey Abrams goes viral for obliterating GOP lawmaker with explanation of Georgia voting law
‘Do. Not. Come. For. Stacey. Abrams.’
- Business Insider
The US and UK lead the world's coronavirus vaccinations - but they may struggle to reach herd immunity if they reopen too soon
More contagious variants and vaccine skepticism could still pose a barrier to herd immunity, scientists said.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recipients react to possibility of additional shots
Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla made headlines recently when he said those who got the Pfizer vaccine would likely need a third shot within 12 months of the initial two, and booster shots every year thereafter.
- The Independent
What happened to the other officers arrested over George Floyd death?
Three former police officers who responded to George Floyd call now face trial in August
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg tells Congress 'subsidizing fossil fuel' companies is a 'disgrace'
The 18-year-old activist said subsidizing fossil fuels is "clear proof that we have not understood the climate emergency at all."
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John Kerry criticises Donald Trump for pulling out of Paris accord ‘without any facts, without any science’
Climate envoy said US now working to ‘restore America’s credibility’ as Biden announces ambitious emissions targets
- The Independent
Police identify Mojave desert murder victims from 1980 cold case and link deaths to man in prison for other killings
Woman’s search for biological parents leads police to identify victims
- BBC
Covid: India sees world's highest daily cases amid oxygen shortage
The country records 314,835 new daily cases as Delhi hospitals fear running out of oxygen in hours.
- The Independent
Al Sharpton says Minnesota needs ‘air freshener’ for ‘stench of police brutality’ at Daunte Wright’s funeral
Daunte Wright’s family, as well as local and national leaders, all gathered on Thursday to mourn the 20-year-old who was killed by police
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After debate, House votes to make D.C. a state
REP. CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY): “D.C. residents are Americans and they deserve the equal rights our national ideals promised them.”The House of Representatives on Thursday voted along party lines to make the District of Columbia the 51st U.S. state.By a vote of 216-208, the Democratic-controlled House approved the initiative.But not without some heated debate… as all House Republicans voted against the move.REP. JAMES COMER (R-KY): “HR 51 provides no guarantee to the American people that they will not be on the hook for funding the new state for years, if not decades. This bill is nothing more than an attempt to ignore the constitutional process and gain an advantage in the U.S. Senate.”Since the majority of Washington, D.C. residents lean Democratic, as a state, it likely would elect two Democratic senators… altering the balance of power in the Senate.But Democrats argued statehood would right the wrongs of DC’s slogan: “taxation without representation”… Giving the right to vote-in members of Congress to more than 700,000 American citizens.Half of whom - as New York lawmaker Mondaire Jones pointed out - are Black.“One Senate Republican said that D.C. wouldn’t be a ‘well rounded working class state.’ I had no idea there were so many syllables in the word ‘white.’"Jones slammed Republican opposition to statehood for the nation’s capital, suggesting racism was at play:“One of my House Republican colleagues said that DC shouldn’t be a state because the district doesn’t have a landfill. My goodness, with all the racist trash my colleagues have brought to this debate I can see why they're worried about having a place to put it."Republicans quickly objected to Jones’ words. And he was asked to withdraw them."Mr. Speaker, that's fine."But, Jones didn’t end there…“These desperate objections are about fear. Fear that in D.C., their white supremacist politics will no longer play.”Republicans, accusing Democrats of a "power grab" to advance a "far-left" agenda, are expected to block the bill in the Senate, where 60 of 100 members need to agree to advance most legislation.
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Flubot: Warning over major Android 'package delivery' scam
A rapidly spreading text-message scam is infecting Android phones across the UK.
- The Independent
Celebrities including Eva Longoria and Mark Cuban join Biden’s push to tackle Covid vaccine hesitancy
Campaign aims to encourage young individuals and those who are hesitant
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Trump administration ‘delayed’ $20billion of aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, new report claims
New report by US Inspector General’s housing department claims Trump administration delayed $20billion of aid to Puetro Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017
- Raleigh News and Observer
Hurricanes surge in second period, beat Florida Panthers 4-2 in key Central matchup
First place in the Central Division was on the line as both teams come into the game with 65 points.
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‘It’s tough to score right now.’ Observations from the Hornets’ loss to the Bulls.
The Hornets have lost six of their last seven games.
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‘Today we came to honour the Prince of Brooklyn Center’: Al Sharpton leads impassioned funeral service for Daunte Wright
These are fraught days for Minneapolis – and the nation, writes Andrew Buncombe
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Former Tuscon police officer reacts to calls for police reform
Republican Sen. Tim Scott delivers calls for bipartisan reform plan. Founder of 'Tatum Report,' Brandon Tatum joins 'Fox & Friends First' with insight.