Headlines for March 9, 2021
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5F3ZF)
- CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Safely Gather in Small Groups Without Masks
- Italy's COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 100,000; Peru and Vietnam Begin Mass Vaccinations
- Jury Selection Delayed at Start of Trial of Derek Chauvin, Ex-Cop Who Killed George Floyd
- Kentucky Judge Dismisses All Charges Against Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend over Fatal No-Knock Raid
- 3,200 Unaccompanied Children of Asylum Seekers Held by U.S. Border Patrol
- Biden Administration Grants Temporary Protected Status to 300,000+ Venezuelans in U.S.
- Brazilian Judge Annuls Convictions Against Ex-President Lula da Silva, Paving Way for 2022 Run
- New York AG Names Two Attorneys to Lead Sexual Harassment Inquiry into Gov. Andrew Cuomo
- Roy Blunt Becomes Fifth Incumbent Republican Senator Who Won't Seek Reelection
- Georgia State Senate Advances Voter Suppression Bill as Iowa Rolls Back Election Access
- Trial Opens for Des Moines Journalist Arrested While Covering Black Lives Matter Protest
- South Dakota GOP Governor Kristi Noem "Excited" to Sign Anti-Trans Athlete Bill
- Mexican Police Fire Tear Gas at International Women's Day Marchers Demanding End to Femicides