Headlines for February 17, 2021
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5E9SY)
- Severe Winter Storm Kills 23 People, Cuts Power to Millions as Texas Energy System Fails
- Storm Creates Havoc for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout as Biden Seeks Support from Public for Stimulus
- NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Trump, Giuliani over Jan. 6 Insurrection
- French Assembly Approves Bill Accused of Targeting Muslim Communities
- Chad Sending Troops to Sahel, France Will Maintain Military Presence, as Conflict Claims More Lives
- Protests Erupt over Spanish Rapper Arrested for Anti-Monarchy Lyrics and Tweets
- Biden Directs DHS to Stop Using Word "Alien" to Refer to Immigrants and Asylum Seekers
- Biden Received $5 Million from Border Security and Immigrant Prison Companies During Campaign
- Meat Plant Workers Suffer Discrimination for Seeking Healthcare, Compensation After Nitrogen Leak
- Tribune Publishing Acquired by Hedge Fund Alden Global; Baltimore Sun Will Go to Nonprofit
- Beloved Palestinian Poet Mourid Barghouti, Exiled from His Homeland, Dies at 76