The data shows that global cases are increasing to record levels, many of them in Latin America and Asia, in countries that never had control over the virus, such as Brazil, Mexico and India. In other countries that have made good progress in reducing or containing the virus, including Germany, …
Read More »NAACP Legal Defense Fund Urges Senate to Reject Republican Police Reform Bill
The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) is urging the Senate to block a Republican Party police reform bill to get an initial test vote on Wednesday. The NAACP LDF, which is a separate entity from the NAACP, sent a letter to the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) …
Read More »Fireworks protesters honk the horn near the Gracie Mansion to wake up De Blasio
Dozens of drivers honked their car horns near the Gracie Mansion on Monday night to disrupt the mayor’s sleep in protest at the recent spike in illegal fireworks that shot through the city. “We need to send a message that we need to end these chaotic fireworks that [have] it’s …
Read More »FBI Indicts Los Angeles City Council Member In Corruption Investigation
Member of the Los Angeles City Council, José Huizar, 51. (Getty) The FBI arrested Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar on Tuesday on extortion charges after a lengthy corruption investigation. Huizar, a 51-year-old Democrat, was accused of taking bribes from developers and others with business before the City Council’s Land …
Read More »United States weighs to re-impose tariffs on Canadian aluminum
In May, the American Primary Aluminum Association, which represents the two companies, sent a letter to Robert E. Lighthizer, the United States Trade Representative, and Wilbur Ross, the Secretary of Commerce, saying that an increase in Canadian imports were threatening the viability of their businesses Only a handful of aluminum …
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