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Oct 11 2021
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Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans
This year marks the first time a U.S. president has officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day.
President Biden issued a proclamation on Friday to observe this Oct. 11 as a day to honor Native Americans, their resilience and their contributions to American society throughout history, even as they faced assimilation, discrimination and genocide spanning generations. The move shifts
NPR (Online News)Mar 10 2022
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US VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of Russia
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, citing the “atrocities” of bombing civilians, including a maternity hospital.
Speaking alongside Polish President Andrzej Duda at a press conference in Warsaw, where she is demonstrating U.S. support for NATO’s eastern flank allies, Harris
Associated Press Fact CheckDec 17 2021
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US Congress passes import ban on Chinese Uyghur region
The US Congress has passed a bill that requires companies to prove that goods imported from China's Xinjiang region were not produced with forced labour.
The US has accused China of genocide in its repression of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority there - a charge that China has repeatedly rejected.
The bill had been criticised by major companies that do business in the area
BBC NewsJul 22 2020
Analysis
How the Chinese Communist Party Has Botched Its Xinjiang Coverup
Shocking drone video footage of blindfolded Uighur prisoners being herded onto trains went viral this past week. The clip, which originally surfaced in September 2019 and which analysts confirmed was filmed in China’s Xinjiang region, has elicited comparisons to the Holocaust and calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Similarly eerie incidents abound. On July 1, 2020, U.S.
National Review (News)Jul 13 2021
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U.S. warns firms operating in Xinjiang at "high risk" of violating law
The State Department and five other federal agencies issued an updated advisory on Tuesday warning that businesses with supply chains and investments in the Chinese region of Xinjiang run a "high risk" of violating U.S. laws on forced labor.
Why it matters: The Biden administration is moving aggressively to ensure that American businesses, many of which use supply chains deeply
AxiosMay 09 2024
Headline Roundup
Should the Biden Administration Halt More Weapons Shipments to Israel?
The Biden administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel. Is Biden abandoning Israel or acting to protect innocent Palestinians in Gaza?
For Context: This week, the administration confirmed that it halted a shipment of weapons to Israel. Soon after, Biden said he would stop supplying Israel with offensive weapons if Israel went ahead with its planned invasion of Rafah, the
Al Jazeera The Hill National Review (Opinion)Mar 23 2022
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Disney employees are walking out to demand more LGBTQ support
A group of Disney employees staged a walkout on Tuesday at locations across the country, demanding the company do more to protect LGBTQ people and protesting that CEO Bob Chapek waited too long to condemn a bill passed by the Florida legislature.
The legislation that sparked the outcry is the Parents Rights in Education bill, which has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics. If
Fox BusinessAug 09 2018
Opinion
Farewell, Infowars. You won’t be missed.
No more wild-eyed claims that 9/11 was a hoax, that the government was behind the Sandy Hook shooting or that the Parkland kids are “crisis actors.” No more spittle-flecked speculation about “white genocide” or how chemtrails are used for population control.
Dec 07 2021
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Republicans blast Biden 'diplomatic boycott' of Olympics as too meager
Republican lawmakers took aim at President Biden for his diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, arguing keeping U.S. officials from attending did not go far enough as they called for removing the games from China.
The Biden administration itself has accused the communist nation of genocide.
"While I have called for the United States and other nations to impose a diplomatic
Fox News (Online News)Jun 30 2020
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Myanmar finds troops guilty in Rohingya atrocities court-martial
Three Myanmar military officers have been found guilty by a court-martial investigating atrocities against the Rohingya in conflict-ridden Rakhine state, the army announced.
The rare action against members of the military on Tuesday comes as Myanmar faces charges of genocide at the UN's top court over a brutal 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya.
Some 750,000 mostly Muslim
Al Jazeera