House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and leaders in San Francisco’s Asian American community held an event in Portsmouth Square on Thursday to highlight recently passed.
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The White House has held a couple bigger events this week following new guidance that fully vaccinated individuals don t need to wear masks or social distance. One such event was the signing of the Hate Crimes Act on Thursday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
What a difference a vaccine makes (that, and CDC guidance saying vaccinated people can safely do just about anything mask-free). At the Biden White House, which remained a COVID-cautious bubble longer than many corners of the country, it s like 2019 all over again, with large and largely mask-free events in the East Room both Thursday and Friday.
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On today s episode of 5 Things: National correspondent Marc Ramirez explains how transgender killings in Puerto Rico are a result of anti-transgender political rhetoric in the U.S. and in Latin America. Plus, you ll hear about the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which President Biden will sign into law today, and the mounting calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza.
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Taylor Wilson:
Good morning, I m Taylor Wilson and this is 5 Things You Need to Know, Thursday the 20th of May 2021. Today, 2020 was a record year for transgender killings in the U.S., plus President Joe Biden ups his rhetoric to Israel s Prime Minister as airstrikes continue in Gaza, and more.