Vaccine inequality is a 'global crisis' says UN official
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Vaccine inequality is a 'global crisis' says UN official
President Joe Biden has pledged to significantly increase the amount of Covid-19 vaccines it will ship to foreign nations beginning in 2022 in an effort to end the pandemic worldwide.
Meanwhile the WHO says Africa needs seven times more vaccine than it currently receives to meet the target of fully vaccinating 70% of its population by September 2022.
CNN’s Larry Madowo speaks to Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAIDS and under-secretary-general of the United Nations, about the vaccine inequality.
President Biden Says , ‘The 2nd Amendment Is Not Absolute’ , Following Slew of Mass Shootings.
CBS News reports that on May 25, President Biden said he
and the first lady will go to Texas "in the coming days"...
... to be with the people of Uvalde who've been devastated
by the recent mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
The president also called
for "common-sense gun reforms.".
Biden said that such measures can help to curb gun violence
in America without infringing upon the Second Amendment. .
The Second Amendment
is not absolute, President Joe Biden, via statement.
The idea that an 18-year-old can walk into a store and buy weapons of war designed and marketed to kill is I think just wrong. , President Joe Biden, via statement.
Just violates common sense. Even the manufacturer, the inventor, of that weapon, thought that as well. You know, where's the backbone?, President Joe Biden, via statement.
Vice President Kamala Harris
also issued a statement.
As the president said last night, we must have the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and pass reasonable gun safety laws. We must
work together to create and America where
everyone feels safe in their community.
Where children feel safe in their schools, Vice President Kamala Harris, via statement.
Biden encouraged the Senate to confirm his
nominee for ATF director, Steve Dettelbach.
Biden encouraged the Senate to confirm his
nominee for ATF director, Steve Dettelbach.
The Senate should confirm him without delay, without excuse. Send the nomination to my desk. It's time for action, President Joe Biden, via statement
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Campaigners are calling on US President Joe Biden to appoint a "gun tsar" and issue urgent executive orders aimed at curbing firearms violence. Sky News
Trump-Backed Candidates in GA , Are Defeated.
GA Gov. Brian Kemp and GA Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger defeated the Trump-backed
GOP candidates in the May 24 GA primary races.
GA Gov. Brian Kemp and GA Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger defeated the Trump-backed
GOP candidates in the May 24 GA primary races.
Since his election loss in 2020, Trump has attempted to cast himself as a Republican kingmaker.
Kemp's double-digit win over Trump-endorsed David Perdue seems to indicate otherwise.
This was the biggest political fight of the midterms for Donald Trump and he lost it by double digits, Mike Murphy, GOP Operative, via Yahoo News.
Governor Kemp has proven that a conservative with a strong record who is not afraid to square off against Trump can not only fend off the Donald, , Mike Murphy, GOP Operative, via Yahoo News.
... but can actually beat the former president quite badly, Mike Murphy, GOP Operative, via Yahoo News.
The GA races are thought to be especially contentious for Trump as it was one of the historically Republican states that turned for President Joe Biden in 2020.
As recently as March, Trump has referred to Kemp as a "turncoat," a "coward" and "a complete and total disaster.".
In light of Kemp's sweeping win, analysts are commending him for staying out of the fray with Trump.
Kemp never swung back at Trump. You know it had to kill him inside, but the discipline
paid off, Brian Robinson, GA GOP Political Operative,
via Yahoo News.
Gov. Kemp will face Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams in the election this fall.
GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger became known nationally in 2020 after a phone call with Trump was leaked.
During the call, Trump seemed to pressure Raffensperger to "find" the number of votes necessary to overturn Biden's win.
Raffensperger resisted the pressure. He attributed his win on May 24 to Republican voters who had come "back home."
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19 Students and 2 Adults, Killed by Gunman, at Texas Elementary School.
On May 24, an 18-year-old gunman
fatally shot 19 children and two adults
at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
CNN reports that the shooter, identified
by Texas officials as Salvador Ramos,
was killed by law enforcement officers at the scene.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety
Sgt. Erick Estrada, Ramos shot his grandmother
before crashing a vehicle near the school. .
According to Texas Department of Public Safety
Sgt. Erick Estrada, Ramos shot his grandmother
before crashing a vehicle near the school. .
The suspect did crash near a ditch
nearby the school. That’s where he exited
his vehicle with what I believe was a rifle
and that’s when he attempted
to enter the school where he was
engaged by law enforcement, Sgt. Erick Estrada, Texas Department
of Public Safety, via CNN.
The suspect did crash near a ditch
nearby the school. That’s where he exited
his vehicle with what I believe was a rifle
and that’s when he attempted
to enter the school where he was
engaged by law enforcement, Sgt. Erick Estrada, Texas Department
of Public Safety, via CNN.
Estrada told CNN that Ramos
was equipped with body armor,
a backpack and a rifle. .
A spokesman for Uvalde Memorial
Hospital said that 13 children and a man
in his 40s were being treated for injuries.
President Joe Biden ordered U.S. flags to be
flown at half-staff until May 28 to honor
victims of this “senseless act of violence.”.
Fox News reports that the tragic
shooting in Texas marks at least
the 30th school shooting of 2022.
The other shootings have resulted in
at least 10 deaths and 51 injuries.
The May 24 school shooting is the
deadliest since the Sandy Hook
massacre in Connecticut in 2012.
The May 24 school shooting is the
deadliest since the Sandy Hook
massacre in Connecticut in 2012
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Brittney Griner's wife is urging Joe Biden to get more involved in the WNBA star's case in Russia ... hoping that'll ultimately help bring home the love of her.. TMZ.com
100 Million People , Have Been Displaced
From Their Homes, , UN Estimates.
According to Fillippo Grandi,
UN High Commissioner for
Refugees, the number represents
the highest ever recorded.
100 million people displaced equates to
one percent of the global population.
The displacements are due mostly to violence and natural disasters.
One hundred million is a stark figure — sobering and alarming in equal measure. It's a record that should never have been set. , Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner For Refugees, via NPR News.
This must serve as a wake-up call to resolve and prevent destructive conflicts,
end persecution, , Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner For Refugees, via NPR News.
... and address the underlying causes that force innocent people to flee their homes, Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner For Refugees, via NPR News.
More than 53 million people have been displaced
within their own borders as a result of violent conflict.
The statement released by the UN commended
the international effort to assist those who have been displaced from their homes in Ukraine.
The international response to people fleeing war in Ukraine has been overwhelmingly positive, Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner For Refugees, via NPR News.
Compassion is alive, and we need a similar mobilization for all crises around the world, Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner For Refugees, via NPR News.
At the same time, Grandi was realistic about what is necessary to shift the trend of displacement.
But ultimately, humanitarian aid is a palliative, not a cure. , Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner For Refugees, via UN.org.
To reverse this trend, the only answer is peace and stability so that innocent people are not forced to gamble between acute danger at home or precarious flight and exile, Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner For Refugees, via UN.org.
Nearly 14 million people have been displaced as a result of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces
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The UN's refugee agency says in Ukraine 14 million people have either been displaced or have left the country, while conflicts have forced over one hundred million people to flee their homes around the world.
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Russia's blockade of Ukraine will lead to worsening starvation, famine and instability around the world if it cannot be lifted, the World Food Programme has.. Sky News
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