U.S. census hands more House seats to Republican strongholds Texas, Florida

Published by Reuters By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states that will gain congressional seats based on new population data from the U.S. census, a shift that could boost Republican chances of recapturing the U.S. House of Representatives from Democrats in next year’s midterm elections. The overall U.S. population […]

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USA

U.S. Supreme Court spurns case over California LGBT rights-related policy

Published by Reuters By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge by Republican-governed Texas to a law enacted by Democratic-led California that bars state-funded travel to states deemed to be hostile to the rights of LGBT people. The 2016 measure was enacted in the most populous U.S.

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US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar condemns ‘Death to Islam’ graffiti sprayed on mosque in Minnesota

Published by Al-Araby A Minnesota mosque was subject to a hate crime this weekend, after anti-Muslim, racist messages were sprayed on its walls. The phrases “death of Islam”, “f*** Islam”, with a Nazi swastika were painted on and around the Moorhead-Fargo Islamic Community Centre in Moorhead, US. A mosque window was also broken and police

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USA

Blinken presses Ethiopia on ‘humanitarian disaster’ in Tigray

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed Ethiopia to address what he called an impending humanitarian “disaster” in Tigray, including rising fears of famine. In a phone call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Blinken voiced “grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crisis in the

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International

AG Merrick Garland Announces Probe of Louisville PD Over Breonna Taylor Death

Published by USA Features Media (USA Features) The Justice Department’s Office of Civil Rights is launching an investigation of the Louisville, Ky., police department over the death of Breonna Taylor about a year after she was shot to death during a drug raid. Following her death, Taylor became one of several young blacks who served

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USA

‘Descent into hell’: Kidnapping explosion terrorizes Haiti

Published by Reuters By Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A wave of kidnappings is sweeping Haiti. But even in a country growing inured to horrific abductions, the case of five-year-old Olslina Janneus sparked outrage. Olslina was snatched off the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince in late January as she was playing. The

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International

Amid criticism, US to export up to 60 mn AstraZeneca Covid vaccine doses

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States will send up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine abroad, officials announced Monday, as President Joe Biden pledged to “be there” for India in its hour of need. Critics have accused Washington of “hoarding” the British-developed vaccine, which is not authorized in the

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USA

San Diego family among 104 new immigrants to Israel

One hundred and four new immigrants (Olim) from North America, including three generations of a family from San Diego,  landed at Ben Gurion Airport on a specially chartered Aliyah flight by Nefesh B’Nefesh, facilitated in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL), and Jewish National Fund-USA. [Nefesh B’Nefesh Press Release]

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Travel and Food

‘Nomadland’ wins big at pandemic Oscars as Zhao makes history

Published by AFP Hollywood (United States) (AFP) – US road movie “Nomadland” emerged as the big winner at the Oscars on Sunday with three major prizes, including a history-making award for director Chloe Zhao, as Hollywood celebrated its most glamorous night with a unique pandemic-era gala. Zhao’s drama about marginalized Americans roaming the West in

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast