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Jun 19, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
U.S. President Joe Biden visited the state of California on Monday, as he kicks off his fundraising campaign for his 2024 presidential run and his new climate plan. Image According to the White House, Biden is expected to announce over $600 million in climate investments to help coastal communities around the country fight climate change.
Jun 19, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
Italy’s right-wing coalition government is seeking to #ban Italians from using #surrogacy to have children, even when done abroad. Those found guilty of using surrogates could be face #prison time and #fines according to a draft bill approved by parliament. Image The divisive proposal was met with protests by the Italian public. Surrogacy and its promotion have already been banned in Italy since 2004. Italians have since been forced to find #surrogate mothers in other countries where it is legal. Image
Jun 19, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
A former student of a Brazilian public school entered the premises saying he wanted his school records before opening fire, according to police. Image A 15-year-old female student died and is hospitalized from the tragedy that unfolded at Professora Helena Kolody public school in Brazil's southern city of Cambe on Monday, June 19.
Jun 19, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Local authorities in Quezon City, Manila, are considering a ban on toy clackers, known locally as 'lato-lato', after a competition involving the toys led to a violent brawl among children on June 17. Local officials reported no severe injuries. The contest, which challenged participants to keep their clackers going for as long as possible, turned chaotic when tensions escalated into a street fight involving punches, kicks, and the use of toys as weapons.
Jun 19, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Organized crime casts a shadow over Mexico, affecting 81% of the nation’s territory where 108 million people live, according to a report by AC Consultores. Image Criminal groups engage in executions, massacres, drug trafficking, extortion, kidnappings, and attacks on officials across 1,488 of Mexico's 2,471 municipalities, the report says.
Jun 19, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
The U.S. faced another turbulent weekend of gun violence, with numerous shootings in various states leaving communities shocked and mourning. In Willowbrook, Illinois, a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration left one dead and at least 22 others injured. Image San Francisco, California reported multiple injuries from shootings including one at the popular tourist spot, Fisherman’s Wharf. Meanwhile, in central Pennsylvania, a state police trooper was killed, and another critically injured during an encounter with an armed suspect.
Jun 19, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. This came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. and celebrates African American culture. ImageImageImageImage Traditionally, Juneteenth celebrations include parades, picnics, and barbecues. Families and communities come together to share in food and music that reflect their heritage. Educational events focus on the history and achievements of Black Americans. Image
Jun 19, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
UN Chief Guterres says concerned about ethnic dimension to violence in Sudan's West Darfur Guterres warns that targeted attack against civilians based on ethnic identities could amount to crime against humanity
Jun 17, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
Back in March, Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama put a "hold" on top-level promotions in the U.S. military. Now more Senators have started using a little-known rule that allows a single member to block presidential nominations that require confirmation.
#SenateHolds Image Tuberville opposes a Pentagon policy to pay travel expenses for any service member who needs abortion care while serving in a state that bans or severely limits the procedure. About 250 promotions are stalled.
#Tuberville Image
Jun 17, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Authorities in Uganda have confirmed the killing of at least 41 people, including 38 students who were burned, shot or hacked to death by suspected rebels late Friday night. ImageImage The mayor from the frontier district of Kasese said many of the bodies were unrecognizable from burns and wounds. Image
Jun 17, 2023 4 tweets 4 min read
After a pause during the pandemic, evictions in the U.S. are returning with a vengeance. Millions of low-income people have been kicked out of their apartments or face removal now that COVID-era moratoriums are being lifted and rents are skyrocketing.
#Evictions #pandemic ImageImage Princeton University's Eviction Lab says eviction rates are more than 50% higher than pre-pandemic levels in many cities. Nationwide, rent prices are 30% higher than they were in 2019, according to the real estate website Zillow.
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May 5, 2023 4 tweets 4 min read
Dignitaries from around the world gathered in London on Friday night as the festivities begin ahead of the coronation of King Charles in the UK on Saturday. ImageImageImageImage The reception for the British King hosted a guest list of glamorous world leaders, who arrived one by one to the Buckingham Palace on Friday. ImageImageImageImage
May 5, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
The upcoming coronation of King Charles III is set to take place at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday, May 6, and faces criticism as the UK struggles with soaring living costs. Image As a state function, the event is traditionally financed mostly by parliament, using taxpayers' money.
May 5, 2023 4 tweets 10 min read
Across the United States, in most places it's legal to kill someone in self-defense even if you could run away.
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#standyourground #gunsinamerica #gundeaths #gunsales #NRA #ALEC #dutytoretreat #firearms #gundata #selfdefense Image Since 2005, the NRA and the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council have helped make these so-called "stand your ground" laws the norm. #standyourground #gundeaths #NRA #ALEC #dutytoretreat #firearms #gundata #selfdefense MORE: america.cgtn.com/2023/05/05/did…
May 5, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Danish researchers estimate that 15 percent of schizophrenic conditions in young men, aged 21-30, who heavily use potent marijuana could be halted if they had avoided overuse of the drug. Image The study, published this week in the journal Psychological Medicine, claims that “cannabis use disorder”- which is roughly defined by heavy usage despite the experience of negative consequences - Image
May 5, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday, May 5. Image WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cited the downward trend of the pandemic, increasing population immunity from vaccination and infection, decreasing mortality rates, and easing pressure on health systems as reasons for the decision.
May 5, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, submitted her resignation to U.S. President Biden on Friday, May 5. Her final day as director of the CDC will be June 30. Image Walensky said of her time at the CDC: “I have never been prouder of anything I have done in my professional career,” and cited the waning pandemic as an appropriate time to transition to the next part of her life. Image
May 5, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
More than 1 million polio vaccines have been lost from collateral damage or looting in Sudan since an armed conflict between two powerful generals broke out in late April, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday, May 5. Image A number of cold chain facilities storing the vaccines have been looted, damaged, and destroyed in South Darfur. These facilities are critical for maintaining the potency of the vaccines, which require specific temperature conditions to remain effective, Reuters reports.
May 4, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
A Labor Department investigation found that two 10-year-olds were among 300 #children illegally employed by three McDonald’s franchises in #Kentucky. #McDonald Image The department fined the three companies a total of $212,000.
May 4, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
Israeli demonstrators blocked roadways during ‘Day of Equality’ in protest of the government’s judicial overhaul. People have been protesting for over three months.

#Israel #Judiciary #protest #cgtnamerica ImageImageImage The planned overhaul, which would give the government control over naming judges to the Supreme Court and let parliament override many rulings, has been on pause as political parties attempt to negotiate. But they haven’t made any progress. ImageImageImage
May 3, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
A tragic school shooting in Belgrade on Wednesday, May 3 left eight students and a security guard dead, with the suspected 13-year-old gunman allegedly using his father's two handguns to carry out the pre-planned attack, police say. ImageImageImageImage Six other pupils and a teacher were hospitalized, some with life-threatening injuries. The young suspected attacker, who will be placed in a psychiatric institution due to being below Serbia's age of criminal responsibility, surrendered to the police after the shooting. ImageImageImage