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Racism against Asian Americans has been prolific since Asian workers began immigrating into the U.S. in the mid-1800s. Even before the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and long before Japanese internment during WWII, the concept of "Yellow Peril" was born, which existed as sort of a catchall for the threats that white America felt as Eastern Asian immigrants started coming here to work in large numbers. Particularly, the white American working class was afraid they would be put out of work by Chin...

4 hours ago in Local Photo: clipart.com OXFORD, Maine (AP) Maine officials told health care providers Tuesday to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following new guidance from federal officials. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited six reports of a rare but dangerous type of blood clot in recipients of the vaccine, but none of those have been reported in Maine. “Given this recommendation, the state of Maine is advising...

Average age of Maine hospitals’ COVID-19 patients is falling, but overall numbers aren’t The average age of patients at Maine Medical Center fell from 65 in January to 58 in March, a trend that ‘really demonstrates the impact of these vaccines.’ Share As more and more older Mainers get vaccinated against COVID-19, the average age of those hospitalized with the virus is falling even as overall hospital admissions have held steady over the last month. The average age of COVID-19 patients...

Apr 6, 2021 5:10 PM Tallahassee, FL - Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victims’ rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came in a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Tallahassee police officers who maintained that, as victims, they wer...

Sentinel Staff Writer FAIRMONT — Martin County Commissioners heard from Robert Long of Larkin Hoffman Attorneys of Bloomington Tuesday, who reviewed the county’s state general obligation bond request for Martin County to construct, furnish, and equip a new regional justice center. Long has been representing a $20 million state bonding request for the county. The proposed justice center is meant to provide space for functions related to the multi-county justice system needs for female offen...

Police identities are protected under Florida’s Marsy’s law, appeals court rules ‘Marsy’s Law’ designed to protect crime victims Dara Kam, Senior reporter, News Service of Florida Published:  Tags:  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victims’ rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents....

Florida appeals court ruling gives police officers ‘Marsy’s Law’ protections “Today’s decision was an unfortunate setback for police accountability,” a Tampa lawyer for media organizations said.     Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victims’ rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incid...

stock.adobe.com Two Tallahassee police officers involved in use of force cases can keep their identities private under Marsys Law. Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victims’ rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal came in a lawsuit filed on be...

Police who shoot civilians can hide their names under victims rights law, court rules Jeff Burlew, Tallahassee Democrat Replay Video In a decision that could have sweeping implications in police use-of-force cases, a Florida appellate court has ruled that officers who kill citizens can hide their identity under a measure designed to protect crime victims from violence and harassment. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal on Tuesday unanimously reversed a lower ...

Another video, shared to TikTok by a leader of the march, Jeannie Jay Park, shows Rihanna dancing to chants of “my body, my business” and “this is what community looks like”. “I was yelling at Rihanna all day yesterday,” the activist writes in a caption. “And I had no idea.”  The movement to stop Asian hate has grown in the last few months, following a disturbing spike in anti-Asian hate crimes tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, a report found that 3,800 Asian Americ...