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Europe, Asia Tighten Borders in Fear of new COVID Variant

Europe, Asia Tighten Borders in Fear of new COVID Variant

Air travelers with face mask queuing at UK border control in Heathrow Airport, London. – London, UK- August 6, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Axios Countries across Europe and Asia are rushing through new travel restrictions in response to a new COVID variant identified by scientists in South Africa. The big picture: Israel, Japan, the U.K., France, […]

‘Guilty’: Jury Finds All 3 Men Guilty of Murder in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Three white men were accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man.

‘Guilty’: Jury Finds All 3 Men Guilty of Murder in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Protestors gather at the demonstration for Ahmaud Arbery organized by the NAACP of Georgia at the Glynn County Cort House. – Brunswick, GA USA May 8, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Bill Hutchinson, ABC News A Georgia jury convicted three white men of murder on Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, 18 months after the 25-year-old […]

Wrong Time for the Flu, Right Time for the Flu Shot

Wrong Time for the Flu, Right Time for the Flu Shot

By Dr. Dave A. Chokshi Flu season is just beginning in New York City, and already my two-year-old daughter, my wife, and I have all received our seasonal flu vaccination. I encourage everyone to join us, to protect yourself and your community.  Every year, the Health Department works to make the flu vaccine easily available […]

New York Moves to Allow 800,000 Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

New York City will become the largest municipality in the country to allow legal residents to vote if the legislation is approved as expected in December.

New York Moves to Allow 800,000 Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

By Jeffery C. Mays and Annie Correal, NY Times For decades, lawmakers and immigrant advocates in New York City have pushed for legislation that would allow legal residents who are not citizens to vote in municipal elections, a right they had in school board elections until the boards were abolished in the early 2000s. Now […]