Headlines for February 22, 2021
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5EGBH)
- Biden Declares Major Disaster in TX as Tragic Stories Emerge, Residents Hit with Soaring Power Bills
- U.S. to Top 500,000 COVID Deaths as Democrats Advance $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package
- U.K. Eases Lockdown; Iranian Vaccine Shows Promising Results; Bolivia Health Workers Launch Strike
- Protests Intensify in Burma After 3 Demonstrators Die Amid Violent Crackdown
- Thailand Anti-Government Protests Continue After PM Survives No-Confidence Vote
- Conservative Guillermo Lasso Advances to 2nd Round of Ecuadorian Presidential Election
- Uber Drivers in U.K. Win Legal Battle to Be Recognized as Company Employees
- Pentagon Chief Pledges Continued Support to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland to Face Senate Confirmation Hearing
- Neera Tanden's Nomination to Head OMB at Risk as Sen. Joe Manchin Vows to Vote "No"
- First Asylum Seekers Forced by Trump to Remain in Mexico Granted U.S. Entry
- Sister Dianna Ortiz, Who Survived Torture by U.S.-Trained Guatemalan Military, Dies at 62
- Former Cop's Deathbed Confession Reveals Role in Assassination of Malcolm X