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From Oakland to Atlanta, New York City to Los Angeles, and in cities across the United States, violent attacks against Asian Americans have skyrocketed and, in several tragic cases, turned deadly. Many of these assaults have been against the most vulnerable in society: the elderly and women. The murder by a gunman of six women of Asian descent at three Atlanta-area spas reprehensibly put into focus the intersectional ways in which racism and misogyny objectify and dehumanize. In response to thi...

The Alliance for Financial Inclusion: The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) is an independent, member-owned and member driven organization that enables its members to develop and implement innovative financial inclusion policies and regulations, and through these efforts contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Currently approximately 100 member institutions make up the AFI network, including central banks, ministries of finance and other financial policymaking and regulatory autho...

Task Force on American Innovation Hosts Webinar Briefing on Need for Increased Science and Technology Funding Webinar panelists say major increase in federal investment in innovation is needed to drive economic growth News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Task Force on American Innovation, a nonpartisan alliance of leading American companies, business associations, research universities, and scientific associations, hosted a webin...

COVID-19 has impacted all communities across Texas and Houston, but small businesses especially have faced unique challenges due to the need to shut down in-person activities during the lockdown. Even now, a year after the pandemic began shuttering economic activity across Texas, many small business are working to survive while dealing with the uncertainty of an ever-changing set of restrictions. Leisure and hospitality industries including hotels, bars, and restaurants have laid off significa...

In 2015, Iran agreed to a long-term deal on its nuclear program with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 — the U.S., U.K., France, China, Russia, and Germany. Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and to allow international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. However, in 2018, President Donald Trump removed the U.S. from this deal, and tensions between the U.S. a...

In 2020, relations between the U.S. and China reached the lowest point in four decades, as the two global superpowers clashed over many issues: the coronavirus pandemic, trade and economic disputes, human rights, democracy, territorial claims, cybersecurity, and espionage. Correspondingly, public sentiment toward China has grown increasingly negative in the U.S., with nearly two-thirds of the Americans polled by Pew Research Center citing unfavorable views of China. Both the Republican and Demo...

Since the first COVID-19 case was reported, millions of individuals have been infected worldwide, with over a million deaths attributed to the virus. The pandemic has also severely impacted economies worldwide, and countries have long awaited the development of a vaccine to combat the disease. Following several rounds of lockdowns in the U.S. and other countries, multiple vaccine candidates have finally been approved and are being distributed in the U.S. and across the world. As vaccines be...

He has bad celebrity aura. >> of the 26-year-old cop the nation. his offbeat social media posts appealing to a younger generation. even taking the skateboarding at whataburger. >> tucker: keep in mind, thats just happen. the friends he just occurred. it was just last month. college-educated adults in an advanced country with a air travel and air conditioning, talking like that in public. its pretty embarrassing, my god. but before we get to georgie about it, a confession. we did it, too. betos p...

>> the 26-year-old caught the nation. his offbeat social media posts appealing to a younger generation. even taking them skateboarding at whataburger.te >> tucker: keep in mind, that just happened. the friends he just occurred. it was just last month. college-educated adults in an advanced country, withat air travelav and air conditioning, talking like that in public. pretty embarrassing, my gosh. but before we get to judgey about it, a confession, we did it, too. betos personal magic distorted ...

Beto orourke. >> beto orourke the social media phenom. >> despite his loss to ted cruz, the rock and roll loving 46-year-old caught the nations attention. ♪ his offbeat social media posts appealing to a younger generation. even taking a skateboarding at what a burger. his senate candidacy winning the endorsement of celebrities like beyonce. >> tucker: beto loves rock and roll says gma. he is not like everyone else. he doesnt do stuffy speeches or policy programs. he is not going to bore you wi...