Infection rates rise, but experts disagree on what to call surge
Reis Thebault, The Washington Post
April 4, 2021
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The debate played out on the Sunday morning news shows.Kena Betancurk/AFP via Getty Images
After weeks of decline, the average number of new coronavirus infections reported each day is higher than it s been in a month. The number of people in hospitals with covid-19 has been stagnant since mid-March. And even as highly contagious virus variants spread, state leaders are relaxing safety precautions.
This is a familiar trend. The country s leading epidemiologists disagree about what to call this latest phase of the pandemic. Is the United States on the cusp of a fourth wave ? Or is it instead seeing the last gasps of a crisis in its 14th month?
The Weeknd Donates $1 Million to Relief Efforts in Ethiopia
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The Weeknd is donating $1 million to relief efforts in Ethiopia amid the ongoing conflict between the government in Addis Ababa and the Tigray region.
The conflict has resulted in the deaths of thousands and the displacement of more than two million people, according to NPR. Last month, the New York Times obtained an internal U.S. government report that said Ethiopian officials are “leading a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing” in the Tigray region.
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The singer announced his donation via Instagram on Sunday morning and encouraged others to give, too. “My heart breaks for my people of Ethiopia as innocent civilians ranging from small children to the elderly are being senselessly murdered and entire villages are being displaced out of fear and destruction,” The Weeknd wrote. “I will be donating $1 million to provide 2 million meals through t
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We are truly living in Orwellian times, and that’s certainly true in regards to how the media try to cover for Democrats. Just last night, The Washington Post insulted everyone’s intelligence by calling a pretty obvious extortion attempt a “proposal” because to do otherwise would be to admit that Rep. Matt Gaetz wasn’t lying (see The Washington Post Admits Matt Gaetz Is Telling the Truth, and Their Spin Is Incredible).
Yet, while semantic games to downplay blackmarks for the left are common, what’s even more worrisome is the penchant for news organizations to just outright lie and pretend it’s hard news. This has never been more true than regarding the treatment of stories they don’t want to report on. Instead of just obfuscating, we now get claims that things have been “debunked” when they objectively haven’t been.
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Will Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki be able to unite Iraq’s various factions, or will he be forced out? Getty Images
Once, Maliki boasted that he brought stability to Iraq. But critics say that in eight years of rule, he stoked the sectarian tension that has now flared. As the country looks more like a Sunni vs. Shiite battlefield, many blame him.
Some also hold the United States responsible for supporting Maliki for so long.
“He was created by America, and they have allowed him to fail through eight years, and were satisfied with his work in Iraq,” says Osama Hussein, another militiaman.
Commentary: Texas shouldn t neglect the most vulnerable children
Bob Sanborn and Yael Ross, For the Express-News
April 1, 2021
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This fall, enrollment at San Antonio ISD was down 2,400 students. Texas legislators must support the education and well-being of all students, including children of migrant families.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News
As increasing numbers of migrant children are held at border detention facilities, many Texans wonder if the Biden administration will fulfill its promise for more humane immigration enforcement. But there’s a deeper problem that extends beyond the border: the lasting impact of Trump-era policies on immigrant children in Texan communities and schools.