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Month: March 2021

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Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao calls Atlanta-area shootings ‘vicious, unconscionable acts of violence’

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday said the string of deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area Asian spas “cut at the very core of our country” and that work to combat hate against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community “must intensify.” “My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of the

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Blinken warns China of need to respect global order or face a ‘more violent world’ at first meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told senior Chinese officials on Thursday that he and national security adviser Jake Sullivan intend to discuss their “deep concerns” about some of China’s actions and make clear the US does not seek conflict with Beijing. Blinken made the remarks before the two top national security officials sat down

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Biden administration says 14,000 migrant children in its custody as it refuses to call border situation a ‘crisis’

The federal government currently has more than 14,000 migrant children in its custody, administration officials said on Thursday, even as they insist that what is happening on the southern border does not constitute a “crisis.” The latest update comes as President Joe Biden and his top advisers work urgently to devise solutions to the border

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Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula leaves door open for return as he slams leaders’ pandemic response

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he would not rule out running again in 2022, and criticized world leaders for failing to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in a unified way. In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, the former leader, often referred to as Lula, said the world is “lacking

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