ATLANTA — A nation still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic fixed its weary gaze on metro Atlanta after a deadly shooting rampage here claimed eight lives, refocused attention on attacks against Asian Americans and renewed calls for bolstering hate crime and gun control laws. The massacre has galvanized activists who vow to redouble efforts against …
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – The VA Manchester Healthcare System will be holding a virtual listening session to hear from veterans on how to increase services for them. The Tuesday session from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. is one of 50 public sessions across the country from March through June. … View original article
The Maryland Senate voted unanimously Friday to repeal the state song, “Maryland, My Maryland,” a pro-Confederate anthem written at the start of the Civil War by Baltimore native James Ryder Randall. Members of the Maryland House of Delegates voted 94-38 days earlier to ditch the song, although it was unclear … View original article
It featured a rancorous, barb-filled first act, but the two-day summit of top U.S. and Chinese officials played to surprisingly positive reviews in China’s state-controlled press Saturday. Commentators praised the Chinese delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Communist Party foreign policy chief Yang Jiechi, for refusing to back … View original article
BERGAMO, Italy — Promises to vaccinate all Italians over 80 by the end of March have fallen woefully short, amid well-documented interruptions of vaccine supplies and organizational shortfalls. Just one third of Italy’s 7.3 million vaccine doses administered so far have gone to people in that age group. The new government of Premier Mario Draghi …
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