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Other news, 03/23/2021

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  • Biden admin prepares to spend another $3 trillion on infrastructure, climate change, and to "narrow economic inequality".
  • Democrats Senators Tammy Duckworth (IL) and Mazie Hirono (HI) say they will vote against all Biden nominees who are not "racial minorities." They say they will only vote for a white nominee if the nominee is LGBTQ
  • Evanston, Illinois on Monday approved a reparations program for black individuals, which marks the first government reparations program for black people in the U.S., according to The Washington Post. 
  • North Korea tested short-range missiles over the weekend in snub to Biden administration - WaPo
  • The polls have closed in Israel and all 3 exit polls show that PM Netanyahu will have enough seats (61 needed) to form a right-wing government.
  • New information coming in that Boulder shooter was a Syrian refugee who arrived via Obama-era asylum programs, per national security official. Self-radicalized while in US. Colorado supermarket shooter identified as 21-year-old Ahmad Al-Issa. The Boulder shooter targeted the King Soopers grocery store, which bills itself “Your One-Stop Shop for Kosher Groceries.” The murders came at a time people are busy shopping for Passover. Accused Boulder shooter ranted against Trump and Islamic prejudice on social media. Brother of Boulder shooter tells CNN he suffers from mental illness, was bullied in school for being Muslim & people “made fun of his name”
  • Biden urges Congress to pass gun control reform including assault weapon ban, after Colorado attack. Former President Obama also calls for gun control following Boulder shooting.
  • HILLARY CLINTON: The U.S. should distribute their Covid-19 vaccines among poorer nations
  • 3 fully-vaccinated Hawaii residents test positive for COVID-19 -NYP
  • Chicago suburb of Evanston approves America's first reparations program for black residents whose descendants lived in city between 1919 and 1969 and experienced housing discrimination; $10 million will be paid out using marijuana taxes -WaPo
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