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Kamala Harris Tells Asian American Community We Stand With You After Georgia Shootings
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Vice President Kamala Harris expressed solidarity with the Asian American community after multiple shootings Tuesday in Georgia left eight people dead, including six Asian women.
Harris, the first South Asian, Black and female vice president, addressed the violence and extended her prayers to the families of those killed. She spoke on Wednesday before a virtual bilateral meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Washington D.C. It speaks to a larger issue, which is the issue of violence in our country and what we must do to never tolerate it and to always speak out against it, she said.
Biden puts St. Patrick s Day pride on display as he meets with Irish prime minister
ABCNews President Joe Biden s Irish pride certainly showed during his first St. Patrick s Day as president, as he held a traditional bilateral meeting with the Irish Taoiseach, albeit virtually due to COVID-19. My friends from Ireland would always say, the American Irish think they re more Irish than the Irish. But the truth of the matter is that we have a great affection for the country and a great affection for the tradition, Biden joked, sporting a green tie and shamrocks on his lapel in the Oval Office.
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St Patrick’s Day socially-distanced parade goes on in New York as CDC warns to stay away from parties
Updated: 17 Mar 2021, 19:17
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USUALLY raucous St Patrick’s Day partying in New York were dramatically curtailed for a second year running amid fears of super-spreading events.
The rousing parade did return to the streets of the Big Apple but without the spectacle of huge crowds of revellers as the event was largely virtual.
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Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, greets people during a private Mass for invited guestsCredit: Rex
Last year’s St Patrick’s Day was cancelled as the pandemic ripped through New York City as bars, restaurants and schools were closed.
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