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A new ‘Jim Crow era’: Biden, civil rights leaders slam Georgia election reform
WASHINGTON – Voting rights groups vowed Friday to fight against a new election law in Georgia they said would erect a wall of barriers for voters of color not seen since the Jim Crow era. They also blasted the arrest of a Georgia state representative, a Black woman, who attempted to watch the signing of the state’s new election law.
Explainer: What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do?
US News: ATLANTA: The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump’s repeated, base.
Suez Canal authorities need to remove up to 706,000 cubic feet of sand to free the Ever Given
Up to 20,000 cubic meters (706,000 cubic feet) of sand in the Suez Canal need to be removed to free the gigantic container ship that has been stuck there since Tuesday, according to the canal authorities.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/25/middleeast/suez-canal-ship-sand-intl-hnk/index.html
Son of victim in Atlanta spa shooting questions suspect’s sex addiction claim
For Randy Park, some of his favorite memories with his mom were of the simpler things: eating sushi with her before she’d go to work each night or giving her a to-go meal when she was too tired to do anything.
College students celebrating spring break despite continuation of COVID-19 pandemic
College students are continuing to flock to beaches to celebrate spring break despite the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
House to take up immigration reform bills amid border crisis
The House will vote this week to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children and provide legal status to farm workers.
Pfizer vaccine shows 94% effectiveness against asymptomatic transmission of COVID
Pfizer’s vaccine is successful in preventing not only symptomatic COVID-19, but also asymptomatic disease according to new real-world data, Israel’s Ministry of Health and Pfizer/BioNTech announced Thursday.
Number of unaccompanied migrant kid’s in US custody up 25% since last week, administration facing unprecedented crisis
Over 500 kid’s per day are being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/number-unaccompanied-migrant-kids-us-custody-25-week/story?id=76454905
US could reach herd immunity by summer through vaccinations alone, CNN analysis finds
The pace of Covid-19 vaccine administration in the US continues to improve, each day bringing the country closer to herd immunity — the point at which enough people are protected against a disease that it cannot spread.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/05/health/herd-immunity-usa-vaccines-alone/index.html
A new ‘Jim Crow era’: Biden, civil rights leaders slam Georgia election reform
March 27, 2021
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WASHINGTON – Voting rights groups vowed Friday to fight against a new election law in Georgia they said would erect a wall of barriers for voters of color not seen since the Jim Crow era. They also blasted the arrest of a Georgia state representative, a Black woman, who attempted to watch the signing of the state’s new election law.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/26/georgia-voting-bill-2021-biden-civil-rights-leaders-slam-new-leaw/7015324002/