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Denver Official Suggests Migrants Go to NYC, Warning They Would ‘Suffer Even More’ if They Stayed
By Social Links forDavid Propper Published March 31, 2024, 8:12 p.m. ET A Denver official recently encouraged new migrants there to pack their bags for New York or other US cities — warning they would “suffer even more” if they stayed in the Colorado capital, according to reportedly obtained footage. City worker Andres Carrera told a group…
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DPS Report Outlines Unequal Barriers and Ceilings for Latino Students, Teachers
“There are some things that are hard to read,” DPS superintendent Alex Marrero said. “It’s something that’s a reality, and it shouldn’t be.” By Chris Perez March 20, 2024 As the son of a Cuban refugee and an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero admits that the results of the DPS La Raza…
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Expansion of Hours at Some VA Clinics Leads to 25,000 New Patients
By LINDA F. HERSEY STARS AND STRIPES • March 26, 2024 WASHINGTON — A new Department of Veterans Affairs initiative to provide health care appointments at night and on weekends at participating VA health clinics resulted in an additional 25,000 new patients between October 2023 and February 2024, department officials said Tuesday. The percentage of…
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U.S. DOUBLES DOWN ON DEFUNDING UNRWA — DESPITE FLIMSY ALLEGATIONS
Congress passed a one-year ban on UNRWA funds even as several Western countries have resumed funding for the U.N. agency that aids Palestinians. By Prem Thakker On March 22, 2024 THE U.S. GOVERNMENT will defund the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians through next year — even as 1.1 million people in Gaza face threats of…
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“MAN-MADE HELL ON EARTH”: A CANADIAN DOCTOR ON HIS MEDICAL MISSION TO GAZA
“I saw scenes that were horrific and I never want to see again,” said Yasser Khan, a surgeon from Toronto. By Jeremy Scahill On March 23, 2024 THROUGHOUT THE PAST five and a half months, Israel has waged a full-spectrum war against the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. The United States and other Western nations…
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Across US, homeless initiatives highlight a growing crisis
By Daniel Trotta On March 22, 2024 U.S. state and local governments pushed ahead this week with divergent strategies to deal with the country’s homeless crisis, aiming either to raise more funds to address the issue or to empower authorities to rid public places of its visible signs. In California, voters narrowly approved, opens new tab a…
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Biden Suggests a Bigger Federal Role to Reduce Housing Costs
A new report focuses on the prolonged struggle to build affordable housing across America and suggests federal incentives to help. By Jim Tankersley and Conor Dougherty On March 21, 2024 Economists in the Biden administration are calling for more aggressive federal action to drive down costs for home buyers and renters, taking aim at one…
Read MoreAt Least 19 Palestinians Killed By Israeli Military While Waiting for Aid in Gaza – Gazan Authorities
By Kareem Khadder, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Lauren Kent, CNN Updated 3:04 PM EDT, Sat March 23, 2024 CNN — At least 19 people have been killed and 23 injured from Israeli fire on Gaza residents who were waiting for humanitarian aid at the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City on Saturday, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza. “The occupation…
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Ukraine War Briefing: Two Ships and Base Hit in Russian-Occupied Crimea
Outcry after Russian missile breaches Polish airspace; Ukraine grapples with attacks on gas and electricity networks. What we know on day 761 By Warren Murray 3/25/2024 This article was originally posted by The Guardian.
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