Voting Rights, Afghanistan, Motherâs Day: Your Weekend Briefing
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1. The Republican Partyâs efforts to limit voting rights are making inroads.
Florida and Texas became the latest states to move toward limiting voter access after Novemberâs elections, joining Republican-backed measures in Georgia, Montana and Iowa. Other states including Arizona, Michigan and Ohio are considering their own bills.
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a law that restricts absentee ballots, a popular method of voting in that state, and expands a current rule that prohibits outside groups from canvassing close to polling places. Critics say the new law will disproportionately hurt people of color.
India, Voting Rights, Kentucky Derby: Your Weekend Briefing
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1. Global coronavirus cases are surging, driven by India and South America.
Vaccines in India are running short, hospitals are swamped and cremation grounds are burning thousands of bodies every day. Health experts and political analysts say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s overconfidence and domineering leadership style bear a huge share of the responsibility for the crisis. Meanwhile, Indians living abroad are frantically seeking to help sick relatives.
Johnson & Johnson, India, Mushrooms: Your Weekend Briefing
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April 25, 2021, 6:20 a.m. ET
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1. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is back in the mix.
States across the country resumed administering Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines on Saturday, at sites including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, above, a day after the F.D.A. lifted its temporary pause over concerns about extremely rare blood clots. The single-shot vaccine now comes with a warning label about the disorder, which has been identified in 15 people out of the nearly eight million doses given out.
George Floyd, Indianapolis, Spring Migration: Your Weekend Briefing
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April 18, 2021, 4:51 a.m. ET
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1. For three weeks, America has relived the killing of George Floyd during one of the most watched trials in decades. Now, a verdict could come within days.
Closing arguments in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, begin Monday. Here are key moments that shaped the trial.
But even as Americans continue to process it, new cases of people killed by the police have mounted. Since the trial began on March 29, more than three people a day have died at the hands of law enforcement, The Times found. Above, a memorial for victims of such killings in Minneapolis.
Impeachment, Coronavirus Vaccines, N.F.L. Playoffs: Your Weekend Briefing
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1. Even with a new president, the Trump legacy lingers over Washington.
The House will transmit its article of impeachment for former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday. But under a deal struck between Senate leaders, the chamber will then pause until Feb. 9 to give the prosecution and defense time to draft and exchange written legal briefs.
It will also give President Biden the time to put crucial members of his cabinet in place and push forward on a large coronavirus aid package.