House Approves Jan. 6 Commission Over G.O.P. Opposition
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The House voted nearly along party lines Wednesday evening to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation.
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House Approves Commission to Investigate Jan. 6 Insurrection
The House of Representatives voted, 252 to 175, on Wednesday to create an independent commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, with 35 Republicans joining the Democrats.
“In this past year, we have witnessed violent riots in the American cities all over this country. We have witnessed tremendous damage. In Minneapolis, city officials estimate 700 buildings were damaged, burned or destroyed, including 360 local businesses. There has not been a commission launched to study the reasons why that happened. There ha
Live Updates: Airstrikes Kills Dozens More in Gaza, and U.N. Security Council Meets
An Israeli attack overnight appeared to be the deadliest of the current hostilities. As the conflict with Hamas stretched into its seventh day, international pressure to find a diplomatic solution was building.
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The search for survivors on Sunday in a building in Gaza City that was destroyed in an overnight air strike.Credit.Samar Abu Elouf
International pressure to bring an end to the raging conflict between Israel and Hamas militants mounted on Sunday, even as local health officials said an Israeli airstrike in Gaza overnight killed more than two dozen people, the single deadliest attack of the current hostilities.
India s Covid-19 escape route is closing
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A mass cremation site in New Delhi, India. Photo / Atul Loke, The New York Times
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By: Sameer Yasir, Shashank Bengali and Rick Gladstone India is the world s leading producer of vaccines, but over the past week it has also been the global leader in Covid-19 deaths, and it is not at all clear that the country can vaccinate itself out of the crisis.
The answer to that question is a matter of urgent interest in India, where a second wave of infection has left a tableau of death and despair, but it may also have big implications for other countries battling the pandemic.
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Covid-19 Live Updates: Another Green Light for Johnson & Johnson as South Africa, Like E.U., Moves Forward With Vaccine
India has set a global record for daily infections, with more than 312,000 new cases recorded in 24 hours. As weather warms, some U.S. states look to ease restrictions.
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South African health care workers were given the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a hospital in Johannesburg in March.Credit.Joao Silva/The New York Times
South Africa will resume the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to inoculate health care workers next week, offering some relief to the country that has suffered a series of blows to its vaccination efforts in recent months, according to South African authorities.