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Aug 11 2020
News
Kamala Harris Is Biden’s VP Pick — Here’s What It Means For The Election And Beyond
Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate today. Here’s a look at what this choice means and … what it doesn’t.
It’s a historic choice, with the potential for even more history to be made. Harris is the first Asian American and the first Black woman in American history to be a general election candidate for
538 (ABC News)Aug 21 2020
News
Kamala Harris & Indian American Voters
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
According to Pew Research, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States electorate, with over 11 million eligible voters. Of all Asian origins, Indian Americans are by far the most Abridge NewsJul 28 2021
News
Beyond human endurance
How climate change is making parts of the world too hot and humid to survive
Deadly heat waves have swept the globe and will continue to because of climate change.
The trends are prompting doomsday questions: Will parts of the world soon become too hot to live in? How will we survive?
When it comes to heat, the human body is remarkably resilient — it’s the humidity that
Washington PostJan 26 2023
Headline Roundup
Twitter, Elon Musk Face Questions Over Censorship of BBC Documentary
Twitter and Elon Musk are facing questions over censorship of a BBC (Center bias) documentary that criticizes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Key Quotes: “The government has sent hundreds of requests to different social media platforms, especially YouTube and Twitter, to take down the posts that share snippets or links to the documentary,” Indian journalist Raqib Hameed Naik told
Fortune Daily Mail The InterceptAug 29 2021
Opinion
Editorial: Good for Mexico for suing U.S. gun makers
The unlawful traffic across the southern U.S. border is not one-way, a fact driven home by the federal lawsuit filed this month by the Mexican government against a host of U.S. gun manufacturers and distributors. It’s a somewhat brazen — and welcome — move.
The U.S. is the indirect armament supplier for deadly drug wars in Mexico and the gangsters of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
Los Angeles TimesNov 14 2015
News
U.S. officials say no known threat to homeland in wake of Paris attacks
U.S. authorities said Friday there is no known threat to the American homeland in the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Paris, but cities across the country were taking precautions while intelligence officials expressed alarm over the methodology and planning that was evident behind the terrorist acts.
More than 150 people were killed when a series of apparently coordinated shootings
CNN DigitalMay 07 2021
News
The Statistical Secrets of Covid-19 Vaccines
THE CREATION AND distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 has been as close as science gets to a miracle—the culmination of centuries of infectious disease research, a mastery of viral genomics, the creation of a whole new kind of vaccinology, and speed in the face of crisis. So it’s weird that even as the global pandemic worsens (infection and death rates have gone vertical in India and
WiredOct 04 2020
News
Will banning gas-powered cars help curb climate change?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week issued an executive order that would ban sales of gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. The move comes as California battles another season of intense wildfires, which have been worsened by the effects of climate change.
“Our cars shouldn’t make wildfires worse and create more days filled with smoky air. Cars shouldn’t melt glaciers or raise sea
Yahoo! The 360Mar 24 2021
News
Duckworth, Hirono back off ultimatum on nominees over AAPI representation
Two Democratic senators have backed off their threats to block President Biden’s non-minority nominees after getting reassurances from the White House that Asian American and Pacific Islander voices will be prominently heard in the administration.
The White House indicated late Tuesday it will add a senior level AAPI liaison.
A spokesman for Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
Washington TimesOct 02 2012
Opinion
Climate Change
Slowing global warming is among the most complex economic, political and diplomatic challenges of our time. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal, petroleum, and other fossil fuels will require innovation and hard work by governments, businesses and consumers alike. While there are great challenges, there are also promising opportunities in addressing the problem, not only in
Brookings Institution