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The IndependentTrump caught on audio mocking Michelle Obama’s looks to giggling GOP hierarchy at Mar-a-Lago
Leaked recording from RNC fundraiser reveals ‘uproarious’ laughter from sponsors for ridicule of former first lady
- The Independent
Daunte Wright news: Kim Potter flees home as unrest expected ahead of charging decision Wednesday
Updates from Minnesota following protests overnight
- Charlotte Observer
CMS to have in-person graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021, but there’s a catch
The Class of 2021 will cross the stage in-person. But there will be limits to how many people can attend.
- The Independent
‘Unlike anything we’ve seen in modern history’: Attacks against journalists soar during Black Lives Matter protests
Arrests of US journalists halfway through 2020 outnumber number of jailed reporters in China in 2019
- Associated Press
Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need
When hotel director Calvin Lucock and restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran said goodbye to one of the last groups of migrants staying in one of the seaside resorts they manage in Spain’s Canary Islands, the British-Norwegian couple didn’t know when they would have guests again. The Spanish government — struggling to accommodate 23,000 people who disembarked on the islands in 2020 — contracted hundreds of hotel rooms left empty due to the coronavirus travel restrictions. The deal not only helped migrants and asylum-seekers have a place to sleep, it also allowed Lucock to keep most of his hotel staff employed.
- Reuters
India, big vaccine exporter, now seeks imports as COVID-19 cases soar
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Tuesday said it will fast-track emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna shots. The move, which will exempt companies from carrying out local safety trials for their vaccines, follows the world's biggest surge in cases in the country this month. Since April 2, India has reported the highest daily tallies of infections.
- Miami Herald
One man dead, two injured in Hialeah Gardens afternoon shooting, reports say
A shooting at a bus stop in Hialeah Gardens left one man dead and two injured Tuesday afternoon, police say.
- The Independent
Daunte Wright: Obamas say police killing reveals ‘how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety’
Following ‘another senseless tragedy’, former first family stresses urgency for ‘nationwide changes that are long overdue’ to address racial inequities
- The Independent
Ted Cruz gets more than $5m in donations despite Cancun scandal
Senator from Texas hauled in more than $5.3 million in 2021 first quarter
- USA TODAY
OnPolitics: The battle for the GOP's soul
The GOP continues to struggle to maintain party unity after former President Donald Trump's election loss.
- The Independent
‘I can’t accept that’: Daunte Wright’s parents hit out at ‘mistake’ explanation for son’s death
‘That doesn’t even sound right. This officer has been on the force for 26 years,’ says Aubrey Wright
- The State
Why a move to May, Kiawah’s Ocean Course and fans have PGA Championship organizers giddy
The 2021 golf season’s second major championship will be played May 20-23 outside Charleston.
- The Independent
Almost two-thirds of Americans back some kind of vaccine ID, new poll finds
Less support for requirement to carry card with them to enter a business
- The Independent
Everything we know about six cases that paused the Johnson & Johnson rollout
Decision comes ‘out of an abundance of caution’, the Food and Drug Administration says
- The Independent
Biden administration revives Obama-era housing discrimination policies cut by Trump
Former president ‘set us back years in the push for fair housing and inclusive communities’ as White House urged to address systemic racism with sweeping infrastructure package
- The Independent
Biden tells Putin to de-escalate troop build-up on Ukraine border and invites him to summit
US president tells Russian counterpart he will not tolerate cyber-incursions or further election interference
- Charlotte Observer
As a Black physician, I’m acutely aware of what Medicaid expansion would mean in NC
Black infant mortality fell significantly in states that expanded Medicaid. North Carolina must do the same. (Letters to the Editor)
- The Independent
Internet freaks out over NYPD ‘black mirror’ robot dog, but should we be worried?
‘Get ready for terminators soon,’ was one reaction to a Facebook post of Digidog in action
- The Independent
Court to rule on whether golf course can be booted off America’s Stonehenge
Octagon Earthworks created to track lunar cycle by Native Americans 2,000 years ago
- Business Insider
4 reasons the Democratic push for a huge infrastructure package will be tougher than the stimulus scramble
The path ahead for Democrats on upwards of $3 trillion of infrastructure spending looks different from the one that produced a $1.9 trillion stimulus.