Headlines for April 5, 2021
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5G6FD)
- India Hits 100,000 Daily COVID Cases; More Nations Enter Lockdown; Pope Calls for Vaccine Equality
- U.S. Vaccinations Pick Up Speed, But Health Experts Say Country Is Still at Risk for New Wave
- U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed After Man Rams Car into Security Checkpoint
- Veteran Minneapolis Police Officer Calls Chauvin Kneeling on Floyd's Neck "Totally Unnecessary"
- U.S. and Iran Holding Talks Via Nuclear Deal Signatories in Attempt to Revive 2015 Accord
- Jordan Arrests Ex-Crown Prince, Other Top Figures Accused of Plotting Coup Against King
- Demonstrations Continue Against New U.K. Bill That Would Empower Police to Suppress Protests
- Five Civilians Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Bombing
- 22 Indian Police Officers Killed After Battle with Maoist Fighters
- Massive Flooding Kills at Least 100, Submerges Thousands of Homes in Indonesia
- Florida Wastewater Pond on Brink of Catastrophic Collapse
- Texas Police Officers Fired for Killing Black Man Jailed for Marijuana Possession
- Chicago Protests Erupt over Police Killing of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo
- MLB Moves All-Star Game from Atlanta to Protest Georgia Voter Suppression Law
- Steelworkers Begin Second Week of Strike over Unfair Labor Practices at Allegheny Technologies