Headlines for May 26, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5J9PZ)
- George Floyd's Family Calls for Passage of Policing Act as Nation Marks One Year Since His Killing
- Blinken Says U.S. Will Reopen Jerusalem Consulate, Pledges Aid for Gaza as U.S. OKs New Arms Sales to Israel
- Israel Arrests Hundreds of Palestinians; UNRWA Head Apologizes for Remarks on Israeli Assault
- U.S. Joins Calls to Further Probe Origins of COVID-19
- 50% of U.S. Adults Fully Vaccinated; Moderna's Vaccine Is 100% Effective in 12- to 17-Year-Olds
- Kristen Clarke Sworn In as First Black Woman to Lead the DOJ's Civil Rights Division
- Iraqi Security Forces Kill Protester at Rally Demanding Accountability for Murdered Activists
- Presidents Biden and Putin Set to Meet for June Summit in Geneva
- Samoa in Political Turmoil as First Elected Woman Prime Minister Shut Out of Parliament
- Protests Continue in Colombia as Strike Movement and Gov't Indicate Progress in Ongoing Talks
- Manhattan DA Convenes Grand Jury to Consider Possible Indictments in Trump Org. Investigation
- Kevin McCarthy Condemns Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Compared Mask Mandates to Holocaust
- Jewish Groups Call for Federal Action Amid Rise in Antisemitic Attacks
- Washington, D.C's Attorney General Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon
- Josep Almudever Mateu, Last Surviving Member of the International Brigades, Dies at 101