Headlines for September 1, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5P1CR)
- Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Signals End to U.S. Nation-Building Through War
- Louisiana Gov. Tells Hurricane Ida Evacuees "Do Not Return" Amid Power Outages, Lack of Services
- Texas Enacts Near Total Ban on Abortions, the Most Draconian Anti-Choice Law in the Country
- Texas Legislature Passes Voter Suppression Bill, Sending Measure to Governor's Desk
- Pennsylvania, New York Announce New Measures to Curb COVID Transmission in Schools
- NYC Housing Advocates Call for Extension of Eviction Moratorium
- EU Vaccinates 70% of Adults; Israel Rolls Out Booster Shots; Filipino Health Workers Protest Gov't
- Court Gives Jail Time to 7 Prominent Pro-Independence Activists in Hong Kong
- New Saudi Labor Rules Put Hundreds of Yemenis at Risk of Deportation
- Virginia Gov. Grants Posthumous Pardons to 7 Black Men Executed in 1951
- R. Kelly Survivors Recount Assault, Patterns of Abuse and Control During Federal Trial
- HHS Opens New Office to Address Health Impacts of Climate Crisis
- Progressive Dems Call on Biden to Replace Powell with Fed Chair Who Will Take on Climate Crisis