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The IndependentBabies dying from Covid in Brazil as ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ hits country
Médecins Sans Frontières says country has been plunged into ‘permanent state of mourning’
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Coronavirus: Brazilians told to delay having children ‘until a better moment’ as variant spreads
Country’s health system is buckling under pressure of highly contagious P1 variant
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Sean Hannity blasted for calling Adam Toledo a ‘13-year-old man’
A guest on Hannity’s Fox News show had previously referred to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time, as a ‘little boy’
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‘It is the right thing to do’: Chelsea Clinton calls on Trump to release a vaccination photo to help win over MAGA anti-vaxxers
Referencing concerns that Republicans are warier of Covid vaccines, 41-year-old says ‘real difference’ could be made in vaccine effort with image of former president’s jab
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SolarWinds: Russian intelligence behind major cyber attack, Raab reveals as US expels diplomats
‘We see what Russia is doing to undermine our democracies’, foreign minister says
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Leonardo da Vinci: Aidan Turner glad artist's sexuality reflected in series
Poldark actor Aidan Turner is playing Leonardo da Vinci in a new historical drama.
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‘We stayed. The citizens are why we stay’: CNN reporter goes viral after police threaten to arrest journalists
Journalism is Not a Crime: Experienced corespondent stands her ground, writes Andrew Buncombe
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MyPillow guy’s social network launch falls flat
‘Huge letdown’: Telegram users on Lindell’s verified channel express frustration at signing up for VIP access to new social media network that still hasn’t opened despite announcement
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Can you still get Covid-19 after having the vaccine?
Pfizer is 95 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 disease and Moderna is 94 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 disease
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BLM activist arrested for anti-Asian hate crime in Seattle
‘Thank God the light finally changed and I was able to drive off’, said victim after abuse
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Mitch McConnell refused to allow Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in state in Capitol, book claims
‘Mitch McConnell is not a force for good in our country,’ Nancy Pelosi reportedly told author
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Black Lives Matter founder breaks down in interview over right-wing attacks on her new home
Patrisse Khan-Cullors described the scrutiny over her home as a “racist and sexist” attack by “right-wing media”.
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North Carolina teacher killed in shoot-out after trying to rob Mexican drug cartel
Barney Harris shot and killed despite wearing bulletproof vest to rob drugs and cash
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Biden expels Russian diplomats and announces new sanctions in retaliation for hacking
Sanctions follow allegations of election interference and a hacking campaign
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Ivanka Trump causes MAGA meltdown after sharing photograph getting vaccine
Trump supporters called Ivanka a ‘disappointment’ for getting the jab
- The Week
Democrats condemn Biden's reversal on refugee cap as 'cruel' and 'unacceptable'
The Biden administration faced swift criticism on Friday after it was reported that it would no longer raise the United States' refugee cap from the historic low set by the Trump administration. Rather than stick to its pledge to welcome more than 60,000 refugees, rather than the 15,000 maximum set by former President Donald Trump, the White House will instead keep the target of refugee admissions at the lower level. Democrats and advocacy groups condemned the news as "cruel" and "unacceptable," and noted that the Biden administration was using the same justification that Trump did. Completely and utterly unacceptable. Biden promised to welcome immigrants, and people voted for him based on that promise. Upholding the xenophobic and racist policies of the Trump admin, incl the historically low + plummeted refugee cap, is flat out wrong. Keep your promise. https://t.co/A82xYf1XpR — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 16, 2021 Biden's team is using the same rationale to justify a historically low refugee cap as Trump's did, pointing to the large influx of asylum-seekers (which are not the same). At left, what a Biden official told @KannoYoungs today; at right, what a Trump official told me in 2018. pic.twitter.com/26PDfh3rM2 — Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) April 16, 2021 Biden keeps the Trump / Stephen Miller refugee cap. Genuinely curious to hear Biden allies explain how what was “racist” and “cruel” under Trump is now enlightened and humane. https://t.co/1kRFNqbiqg — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 16, 2021 Reuters reports the decision "appears to have been tied to concerns over the optics of admitting more refugees at a time of rising numbers of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months." An official reportedly told Reuters the administration doesn't want to look too "soft" or "too open." Though officials are reportedly arguing that migrants seeking asylum have overwhelmed the system, "refugees are processed differently in the U.S. immigration system than asylum seekers," writes Reuters. While the administration took heat from many angles, it found support from former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who was the architect of many of the Trump administration's harshest immigration policies, including the all-time-lowest refugee cap. Miller argued it made sense and said the refugee cap should actually "be reduced to ZERO." More stories from theweek.com5 colossally funny cartoons about Biden's infrastructure planBiden administration will increase refugee cap after Democratic criticismThe question that will decide the Chauvin case
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Latina grandmother assaulted on LA bus in anti-Asian attack
A 70-year-old woman was getting off a bus in LA when another passenger dragged her to the other end of the vehicle and beat her, her son says
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Can Democrats really expand the Supreme Court?
The Constitution leaves it to Congress to decide on how many justices will serve on the Supreme Court.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX will build spacecraft to land Nasa astronauts on moon, report says
Artemis will land the first woman and person of colour on the moon
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11 still missing in Louisiana capsizing as Coast Guard declares ‘major marine casualty’
Officials hope that missing crew members may have survived in air pockets on overturned ship