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Asian women say shootings point to relentless, racist tropes
They say they’ve often had to tolerate racist and misogynistic men who cling to a narrative that Asian women are exotic and submissive.
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Biden, Harris offering solace to grieving Asian Americans
The presidential trip was planned before the shooting, as part of a victory lap aimed at selling the benefits of pandemic relief legislation.
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Biden says US to hit 100 million vaccinations goal on Friday
The Biden administration on Thursday revealed the outlines of a plan to “loan” a limited number of vaccines to Canada and Mexico.
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House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
Both bills hit a wall of opposition from Republicans insistent that any immigration legislation bolster security at the Mexican border.
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Levine pressed for answers on Pa.’s missing nursing home data as confirmation advances
U.S. House and Senate Republicans also want more information on the state’s overall response to nursing homes, citing several Spotlight PA reports.
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US intelligence agencies warn of heightened domestic extremism threat
The threat of militia extremist groups increased last year and is expected to continue to be heightened throughout 2021, U.S. intelligence agencies reported.
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White House announces $10 billion for COVID-19 testing in schools
The new funds will enable K-12 schools to ramp up screening testing, which can "identify asymptomatic disease and prevent clusters before they start."
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Atlanta shooting suspect charged in spa shootings
Robert Aaron Long, 21, who was arrested within hours of the attacks on the three massage businesses, has been charged with murder and assault.
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SEPTA police officers suspended over Capitol riot social media posts
The suspended SEPTA employees were among seven transit police officers who traveled to the Jan. 6 Trump rally that ended with the storming of the Capitol.
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James Levine, former Met Opera music director, is dead at age 77
Levine's singular tenure at the Metropolitan Opera ended in a flurry of accusations of sexual abuse.
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Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities
The head of Homeland Security acknowledges the severity of the problem and says he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
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Atlanta-area shootings leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent
Police arrested Robert Aaron Long and said the motive for the Tuesday night shootings wasn’t immediately known, though many of the victims were women of Asian descent.
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FBI says Luzerne County woman filmed inside Capitol on Jan. 6
Annie C. Howell of Swoyersville was charged earlier this month with trespassing, disorderly or disruptive conduct, violent entry, and obstruction of Congress.
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Sharp, ‘off the charts’ rise in alcoholic liver disease among young women
Although liver diseases still affect more men, younger women are driving the increase in deaths, a trend that began several years ago and is now supercharged by the pandemic.
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Moderna gives first vaccine shots to young kids as part of COVID-19 study
Researchers hope to learn about the effectiveness of the vaccine for kids ages 6 months to less than 12 years old. Moderna plans to enroll roughly 6,750 children in eight U.S.
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