“So far, I can tell you that we have the necessary votes in the House,” said State Representative Robert Johnson III, the Democratic leader of the state House of Representatives who has been in the legislature for 27 years. The Mississippi flag features red, white, and blue stripes with the …
Read More »United States stops visas for Chinese officials for Hong Kong freedoms: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but did not mention any of the targets. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
Read More »Three dead and one permanently blind after drinking hand sanitizer
Three other people are in critical condition, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a statement. “All seven people are believed to have drunk hand sanitizer that contains methanol,” she said. The cases were reported to the New Mexico Poison Control in May and were related to alcoholism, health …
Read More »A biracial woman says she was set on fire in Wisconsin. Authorities are now investigating the incident as a hate crime.
The assault took place early Wednesday morning when the woman was driving and stopped at a red light and “heard someone shout a racial epithet,” according to a police report of the incident. The woman is not mentioned in the report, but a family spokesperson identified her as Althea Bernstein, …
Read More »The EU will establish a ban on US travelers when the borders are reopened due to spikes in COVID-19
The European Union will ban the entry of most American travelers when the block reopens next week, and the United States will be deemed too risky for its recent increase in COVID-19 cases, The New York Times reports. The exclusion of the United States from a list of countries whose …
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