Headlines for May 7, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5HJHM)
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Voter Suppression Bill
- Texas and Ohio Republicans Advance Bills to Make It Harder to Vote
- India Sets Yet Another World Record for Daily COVID-19 Infections
- Study Finds COVID-19 Has Killed 6.9 Million Worldwide, More Than Double Official Count
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel Rejects Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines
- Police Raid on Rio de Janeiro Favela Leaves 25 Dead, with Reports of Execution-Style Killings
- U.S. Sends Warplanes to Afghanistan Amid Withdrawal as HRW Warns Aid Cuts Jeopardize Women's Health
- CodePink Co-Founder Calls Out General Dynamics CEO over Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
- DOJ Says Arizona 2020 Election Recount May Be Violating Civil Rights Laws as Concerns Pile Up
- Colorado Republican Calls Colleague "Buckwheat" During Legislative Session
- New York AG Says 18 Million Fake Comments Were Posted in Support of 2017 FCC Net Neutrality Repeal
- Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Injured in Bomb Attack
- Indigenous and Climate Activists Hold Global Day of Action Against Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline