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India sets a new global record for daily infections.
Marking a grave new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, India recorded 312,731 new infections in a 24-hour period, the Indian health ministry said on Thursday. It is the highest daily case count in a single country since the virus surfaced in China mor ...[Read more]
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An Apocalyptic Situation: Indian Hospitals Overwhelmed as COVID Cases Soar in a Modi-Made Disaster
We go to Mumbai, India, for an update on the state of crisis in the country as COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals run out of oxygen. India recently recorded 315,000 new cases in a single day, the highest daily toll in any country since the start of the pa ...[Read more]
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Fan-Owned Clubs Can Help Democratize Football
The European Super League fiasco has sparked a heated debate about money in football, with many pointing to Germany’s fan-owned clubs as an alternative. Fan ownership is an important step — but it’ll only work if fans are organized and thinking poli ...[Read more]
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Brazilian Congress Setting Up Corporations to Cut Covid-19 Vaccine Line
Wpublic health crisis dramatically worsening, the country’s business leaders and their allies in government are rewriting the rules to secure preferential access to scarce Covid-19 vaccines. Both Congress and the judiciary, with the support of President ...[Read more]
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Minnesota to ban cops from affiliating with white supremacist groups: report
"Minnesota's police licensing board on Thursday agreed to pursue new rules for law enforcement responses to protests and a ban on officers affiliating with white supremacist groups," the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursday. "The 16-member Minnesota ...[Read more]
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Virginia Man Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy After Calling 911 for Help
A Virginia man was shot multiple times by a sheriff’s deputy after the deputy gave him a ride home, left and then was called back to the man’s home for help. Isaiah Brown, 32, is in intensive care with 10 bullet wounds after being shot outside his ho ...[Read more]
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Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal Unveil Bill That Would Tax Wall Street to Make College Free
Senator Bernie Sanders and Congress member Pramila Jayapal have introduced legislation that would tax Wall Street to pay for higher education. The bill would make community college free to all and would eliminate tuition and fees at public four-year colle ...[Read more]
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Little-known court case helps to put the pieces together in cop dragging during Capitol insurrection
According to CNN, the federal agency's investigative illustration offers a startling depiction of the Capitol riots that is completely different from the rhetoric that former President Donald Trump and his right-wing conservative followers have attempted ...[Read more]
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What If 401(k)s Could Fund the Green New Deal Instead of Wall Street?
On April 14, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss infrastructure ideas to help realize President Biden’s “build back better” economic vision. Among the ideas discussed at the hearing was a proposal by Cornell University L ...[Read more]
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In Fiery Remarks at WTO, South Africa Slams Rich Nations Blocking Vaccine Patent Waiver
In statements at an informal World Trade Organization meeting on Thursday, South Africa took rich countries to task for publicly stressing the need for international cooperation in the fight against Covid-19 while simultaneously blocking a patent waiver t ...[Read more]
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The Whistleblower Trying to Stop the Next Financial Crisis
If you were reading the news back in 2008, then you probably remember how residential mortgage backed securities fueled by subprime mortgages tanked the global economy. Now John Flynn, a veteran of the mortgage securities market, says it’s happening all ...[Read more]
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