Senate votes to open debate on anti-Asian American hate crimes bill
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Washington, April 15 : The US Senate has voted with sweeping bipartisan support to open a debate on an anti-Asian American hate crimes bill, clearing a key hurdle to its final passage vote in the chamber.
The evenly-split Senate late Wednesday voted 92-6 to move forward debating on the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill drafted by Democrats that intended to speed up administrative processing of hate crimes, which the Asian American community has seen a skyrocketing surge during the pandemic, reports Xinhua news agency.
Evans funeral Mass was held at noon at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and officiated by Bishop William D. Byrne of the Springfield Diocese. Byrne had previously been pastor at St. Peter s Church on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The funeral was private with family and friends, and a long list of public officials including Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, U.S. Rep. Richie Neal, state Sen. Adam Hinds, state Reps. John Barrett III and William Smitty Pignatelli, North Adams Mayor Thomas Bernard and City Councilors Lisa Blackmer and Jason Laforest and Adams officials. A contingent from the Capitol Police were also in attendance along with local, state, and regional law enforcement, including Adams Police Chief Scott Kelley, North Adams Police Chief Jason Wood, and Pittsfield Police Chief Michael Wynn.
18 GOP senators want FBI inquiry into Kahlâs social media
Kahl nomination has yet to advance to a full Senate vote April 13, 2021 7:36 PM By Roxana Tiron (Updates with FBI response in eighth paragraph.)
The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee joined 18 GOP senators in seeking an FBI probe into whether Colin Kahl, one of President Joe Bidenâs Pentagon nominees, publicly disclosed classified or sensitive information on social media.
Jim Inhofe, the panelâs ranking member, said Tuesday he supports the request for an investigation and the Senate should review the results before voting on Kahlâs nomination.
Cuomo speaks at 60-acre apple orchard, but no room for reporters
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a COVID-19 briefing and announcement at Angry Orchard in Walden, Orange County, on Tuesday, April 13. (Darren McGee/Executive Chamber)Darren McGee/Darren McGee- Office of Governor
ALBANY Just as he has dozens of times over the past few months, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo streamed a carefully produced speech on his website Tuesday, this one broadcast from a parking lot at Angry Orchard, the Orange County hard cider producer. He talked about the ongoing vaccination effort and rural New Yorkers.
These events always have strong political undertones, with Cuomo reiterating the importance of vaccinations as he s flanked by an American flag or a New York flag. Several events have been held at Black churches or community centers in heavily Black neighborhoods, a constituent group which polling has shown has broadly supported him despite the numerous scandals and investigations confron
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