Tag: Social issues
Maine ends COVID-19 visitor testing and quarantine needs
<p>PORTLAND, Maine — Effective Saturday, all states will be exempt from Maine’s COVID-19 travel requirements.</p>
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May Day protesters demand more job protections amid pandemic
PARIS — Workers and union leaders dusted off bullhorns and flags that had stayed furled during coronavirus lockdowns for slimmed down but still boisterous...
Kenya eases curfew, other virus measures after cases decline
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta loosened infection-control measures Saturday after the number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country dropped from...
Powell’s high-stakes bet: More jobs but only mild inflation
<p>WASHINGTON — With employers hiring, consumers spending and companies raising some prices, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is embarking on a high-stakes gamble.</p>
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Messi backs social media boycott by English soccer
BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi used his social media platform with 200 million followers to call for action against online abuse on Saturday.
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Black Freedmen struggle for recognition as tribal citizens
OKLAHOMA CITY — As the U.S. faces a reckoning over its history of racism, some Native American tribal nations that once owned slaves also...
Chicago police say gun violence is on the rise this year
<p>CHICAGO — Chicago has seen a significant increase in shootings and homicides so far this year, compared with the first four months of 2020,...
Florida casts itself as elections model, but clashes remain
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a state famed for election night fiascoes, Florida's handling of the November presidential vote was hailed as a sign it...
NJ teacher suspended after profane Floyd comments to class
<p>JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey high school teacher has been suspended with pay after profanity-laced comments to students in his class about...
DA asks feds to probe unlawful strip searches in NYC suburb
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The Westchester County district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate “pervasive and persistent” civil rights violations involving the Mount...