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Jul 16 2023
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RFK Jr. attempts to walk back controversial remarks that COVID-19 was ‘ethnically targeted’
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to walk back his controversial remarks suggesting that COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people on Saturday.
Kennedy, who is a prominent anti-vaccine activist, said at a press event on Tuesday night that COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to attack “certain races disproportionately
The HillApr 20 2024
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Rwanda's killing fields: 30th anniversary of genocide
On 6 April 1994, a plane carrying Rwanda's president, Juvénal Habyarimana, as well as his counterpart Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi, was shot down as it prepared to land in Kigali, the Rwandan capital. Within 30 minutes of the crash, roadblocks had been set up around the city to check identity cards (which listed people's ethnicity), and to kill those of Tutsi ethnicity on the spot. To this
The Week - NewsJul 16 2023
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RFK Jr. denies comments on ‘ethnically targeted’ Covid-19 were anti-Semitic
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied allegations of racism and anti-Semitism Saturday after he reportedly suggested Covid-19 could have been genetically engineered to reduce risks to Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.
Kennedy — a longtime vaccine skeptic who is running a longshot primary campaign against President Joe Biden — said during a Tuesday night press
PoliticoMar 04 2023
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Woman in viral pizza rant now facing ethnic harassment charges
A woman who went viral after she was filmed berating a Pennsylvania pizzeria’s staff with in a “profane, racially fueled tirade” is now facing charges, police said. The woman, identified by police as 55-year-old Rita Bellew, “was apparently triggered, at least in part” by a Spanish-language program playing on a TV at Amy’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant in Hatboro, a suburb of Philadelphia,
New York Post (News)Apr 25 2024
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Finding out what's new at the first day of the 2024 New Orleans Jazz Fest
Half the fun on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s opening day is discovering what’s new at the Fair Grounds. New in 2024 is the tenting over the backstage trailers at the main Festival Stage – an upgrade no doubt intended to maximize comfort and privacy for members of a certain legendary British rock band next week. Seven cabanas, rented to corporate clients, now sit atop an
The Times-PicayuneApr 25 2024
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Everybody feels like a local on Locals Thursday at the New Orleans Jazz Festival 2024
It was Locals Thursday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. There were only, like, four people in each beer line, one or two waiting for cracklins, and nobody between you and an available porta-potty whatsoever. Even the tender white clouds had plenty of room to spread out in the brilliant blue sky. That’s the beauty of Locals Thursday. It’s not as crowded as the weekend days, and
The Times-PicayuneApr 21 2024
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Info to help you make the most of Jazz Fest 2024
Jazz Fest is a big event, and there's a lot going on besides the music. Read below for information about the Food Heritage Stage, Kids Tent, going cashless, transportation details and more. Jazz Fest presents cooking demonstrations with different daily themes at its Food Heritage Stage in the Grandstands, every day of the festival except May 2. Thursday, April 25. There are presentations
The Times-PicayuneApr 25 2024
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Meta-analysis reveals having a dialect or accent may disadvantage applicants in recruitment processes
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: People who speak a regional dialect or who have an accent may be at a disadvantage in personnel selection processes. This is the result of a new meta-analysis carried out by researchers at Freie Universität Berlin,
Phys.orgJul 24 2023
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Thousands celebrate Days of ’47 parade in nod to Utah’s pioneer heritage
Thousands thronged Monday’s route for the Days of ‘47 parade and its sparkling slice of Utah Americana. Marching bands, intricate floats of dazzling colors, clowns on tricycles, antique cars and horseback riders of assorted stripes intermingled with faith and frontier values as the two-hour rolling party filed raucously down Salt Lake City’s 200 East from South Temple to Liberty Park. Utah’s
The Salt Lake TribuneApr 25 2024
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Excessive Force By Georgia State Patrol to Quell Peaceful Anti-War Protests at Emory University
As many students across the nation protest the Israel-Hamas war at college campuses and urge colleges to divest from military investments, university administrators and State officials are increasingly relying upon State Law Enforcement Agencies to quell the peaceful, yet vociferous demonstrations. Although the students and even some faculty members are exercising their First Amendment rights
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