Headlines for March 18, 2021
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5FGP0)
- Suspect in Atlanta Spa Killings Charged with Murder Amid Surge in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
- House Votes to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act, Which Lapsed Under President Trump
- WHO on AstraZeneca COVID-19 Shots: "Use of the Vaccine Far Outweighs the Risks"
- Brazil's COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Hit New Highs, Pushing Hospitals to Brink of Collapse
- U.N. Reports Pandemic Has Caused 239,000 Child and Maternal Deaths in South Asia
- Tanzanian President John Magufuli, Who Denied COVID-19, Dies After Rumored Coronavirus Infection
- President Biden Says U.S. Might Not Honor Afghanistan Withdrawal Agreement
- Russia Recalls Ambassador to U.S. After Biden Calls President Putin a "Killer"
- U.S. Senate Takes Up Voting Rights Bill as GOP State Lawmakers Press Voter Suppression Legislation
- House Democrats Reintroduce Medicare for All Bill as Millions Face Pandemic Without Insurance
- IRS Extending Tax Deadline to May 17 Amid Major Backlog
- Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Tax Companies with Excessive CEO Pay
- Uber Is Reclassifying All 70,000 of Its U.K. Drivers as Workers
- U.K. to Start Recording Misogyny-Driven Attacks as Hate Crimes as Opposition Mounts to Anti-Protest Bill
- Japanese Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional
- Federal Agents Arrest Heavily Armed Man Outside Residence of VP Kamala Harris