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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 this horrific crime and the nearly 4,000 reported incidents of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. over the ...

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 authorities from approximately 90 developing and emerging countries. AFI empowers policymakers to improve...

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 webinar titled, " Innovation in Crisis: Emerging from a Pandemic to Restore American Competitiveness." Th...

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 significant portions of their workforces. Asian-owned businesses, such as those in Houston's Bellaire neighbo...

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. and Iran ramped up during his administration. With President Joe Biden now in office, there are new q...