Headlines for February 26, 2021
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5EPPN)
- President Biden Orders Airstrikes on Syria, Killing 17 Iran-Backed Militia Members
- Biden Calls Saudi King Salman, Doesn't Raise Crown Prince's Involvement in Khashoggi's Murder
- Brazil's COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 250,000
- "Long COVID": 1 in 10 COVID-19 Survivors Face Lingering and Debilitating Symptoms, WHO Warns
- Biden Warns It's "Not a Time to Relax" as U.S. Records Another 2,400 COVID-19 Deaths
- Senate Parliamentarian Advises Against Including Minimum Wage Hike in Coronavirus Relief Bill
- Police Chief Warns Pro-Trump Militia Members Are Plotting to Blow Up the Capitol
- Hundreds of Nigerian Schoolgirls Feared Abducted in Raid
- U.S. House Passes Historic Equality Act Protecting LGBTQ People
- Rand Paul Launches Transphobic Attack Against HHS Nominee Rachel Levine
- Ex-Aide Accuses Andrew Cuomo of Sexual Harassment as Scandals Pile Up Around NY Governor
- Ex-USA Gymnastics Coach Charged with Sexual Assault & Human Trafficking Dies by Suicide
- Georgia GOP Pushes Voter Suppression Bill in Wake of 2020 "Blue Sweep"