Headlines for April 23, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5GZJB)
- Biden Pledges to Halve U.S. Emissions Compared to 2005 Levels as Virtual Climate Summit Opens
- House Committee Hears Testimony on Role of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Preventing Climate Action
- New York City Sues Big Oil over Decades of False Advertising About Climate Crisis
- India Posts World Record Coronavirus Case Count for Second Consecutive Day
- South Africa Resumes Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
- Study Confirms Elevated Risk of COVID-19 for Expectant Mothers and Babies
- House Votes to Make "Washington, Douglass Commonwealth" the 51st State
- Senate Passes Bill Targeting Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, Pro-Trump Sen. Josh Hawley Votes No
- House Passes NO BAN Act to Prohibit Religion-Based Immigration Orders
- Report: Haitian President Jovenel Moise Sanctioned Attacks on Civilians
- Dems Introduce Act to Sanction President Juan Orlando Hernandez, Cut Aid to Honduran Police & Army
- Indigenous Governor Sandra Liliana Pena Killed in Cauca, Colombia
- Kuwaiti Women Demand Justice and Protections After Stabbing Murder Stokes Outrage
- NYC Woman Who Gave Birth While Handcuffed Reaches Settlement with City, NYPD
- SCOTUS Rules Against Limiting Life Prison Terms for Juveniles
- Protesters Demand Justice for Andrew Brown Jr., Lawyer Demands Release of Bodycam Footage