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Court Raises Bar for Some Immigrants to Avoid Deportation

March 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for longtime immigrants who have been convicted of a crime to avoid deportation.

Esther Peralez-Dieckmann, Executive Director of Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence and Tricia Swartling, CEO of the Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence.

Domestic Violence in America | Nonprofit Report

March 4, 2021

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on how domestic violence affects American families with guests: Esther Peralez-Dieckmann, Executive Director of Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence and Tricia Swartling, CEO of the Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence.

a police officer takes pictures of a burned-out coronavirus testing facility

COVID-19 Pandemic Fuels Attacks on Health Workers Globally

March 2, 2021

Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma.

Virginia State Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Augusta

Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Abolish the Death Penalty

February 22, 2021

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a state that has executed more people in its long history than any other.

NY Sues Amazon, Saying it Didn’t Protect Workers from Virus

February 17, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general is suing Amazon over COVID-19 safety protocols, accusing the company of being more concerned with making money than protecting its workers from getting sick.

Vaccine Delays Leave Grocery Workers Feeling Expendable

February 16, 2021

As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic’s front-line workers.

Creating a Fair and Just Market Place | Nonprofit Report

February 9, 2021

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on creating a fair and just market place with: Consumer Reports’ Chief Scientific Officer, James Dickerson; Chief Research Officer, Kristen Prucell, and Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Leonora Wiener.

Administration Pledges More Support for Minority Businesses

February 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration promised Black business executives on Friday that it planned to make sure that the government’s economic support programs were able to reach minority-owned businesses.

Biden Officials Considering Action on Student Debt Relief

February 5, 2021

The Biden administration is reviewing whether it can take steps to provide student debt relief through executive action, even as it continues to call on Congress to pass legislation to help borrowers and their families.

Why US Hiring Could Rebound Faster Than You Might Expect

February 3, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring has weakened for six straight months. Nearly 10 million jobs remain lost since the coronavirus struck. And this week, the Congressional Budget Office forecast that employment won’t regain its pre-pandemic level until 2024.

Biden Taking ‘Creative Steps’ to Push for $1.9T Aid Plan

January 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are balking at the cost of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan — but the Biden team is trying to convince the country that the cost is a bargain compared to the potential damage to the world’s largest economy.

The Modern Civil Rights Movement | Nonprofit Report

January 19, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a conversation on the modern civil rights movement with guests: Tafeni English, Director of the Civil Rights Memorial Center at the Southern Poverty Law Center; Kevin Jennings, CEO of Lambda Legal and Dorian Spence, Director of Special Litigation and Advocacy at Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law.

Biden’s Aid Plan Could Revamp Economy, Prompt GOP Resistance

January 15, 2021

BALTIMORE (AP) — The $1.9 trillion rescue plan unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden offers the chance to sculpt the U.S. economy toward the Democrats’ liking: a $15 minimum wage, aid to poor families and federal dollars going to public schools.

police shields on the grass near the capitol building

Expecting Trouble, DC Locks Down a Week Before Inauguration

January 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing.

Anti-Semitism Seen in Capitol Insurrection Raises Alarms

January 13, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol last week clamoring to overturn the result of November’s presidential election, photographs captured a man in the crowd wearing a shirt emblazoned with “Camp Auschwitz,” a reference to the Nazi concentration camp.

Factory Throwout cigars using an antique hand-operated cigar machine

US Unemployment Claims Slip to Still-High 787,000

January 7, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly last week to 787,000, a historically high number that points to a weak job market held back by the viral pandemic.

Legislators Eye Minimum Sick Leave, Anti-Discrimination Law

January 6, 2021

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators unveiled initiatives on issues ranging from minimum sick-day requirements as a precaution against contagions in the workplace to halting discrimination based on hair styles and rights to clean air and water.

Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier

Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol, Clash with Police

January 6, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, clashing with police and forcing a delay in the constitutional process to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s win.

After Top Staff Exodus, Texas AG Seeks $43M For Google Suit

January 5, 2021

DALLAS (AP) — The mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top staff over accusations of bribery against their former boss has left the Republican seeking $43 million in public funds to replace some of them with outside lawyers to lead a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Google.

Bill Legalizing Abortion Passed in Pope’s Native Argentina

December 30, 2020

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Wednesday became the largest nation in Latin America to legalize elective abortion, a triumph for a feminist movement that overcame a last-minute appeal by Pope Francis to his compatriots and could pave the way for similar actions across the socially conservative, heavily Roman Catholic region.

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