Day: May 21, 2021

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

White House, GOP infrastructure talks hit crucial stage

11:08 am May 21, 2021

Washington: Negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans over President Joe Biden‘s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan are hitting a crucial stage ahead of talks Friday after the latest GOP offer left some dismay in the administration that there wasn’t more movement off the Republicans’ initial $568 billion proposal. Republicans did increase their offer and have been working in good […]

Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate

11:04 am May 21, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change. An executive order Biden issued Thursday calls for concrete steps to mitigate climate risks, while protecting workers’ life savings, spurring job creation and helping the United States lower greenhouse gas emissions that […]

CNN: Trump Justice Department seized reporter phone records

10:59 am May 21, 2021

Washington: The Trump administration Justice Department secretly obtained the 2017 phone records of a CNN correspondent, the network said Thursday in revealing the existence of another apparent leak investigation aimed at identifying a journalist’s sources. The revelation comes two weeks after The Washington Post disclosed that the Justice Department had last year seized phone records belonging to three of its journalists who covered […]

US President Joe Biden signs bill to address hate crimes against Asian-Americans

10:55 am May 21, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed legislation to address the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the President signed into law: S. 937, the ‘COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act,’ which requires the Justice Department to facilitate expedited review of hate crimes and authorizes grants to State, local, and tribal governments to […]

US President Joe Biden hails ceasefire; says both Palestinians and Israelis deserve to live safely, with security

10:49 am May 21, 2021

Washington: Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live safely, security and to enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity and democracy, US President Joe Biden has said as Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire following a 11 day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip. “I believe the Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live safely and security and to enjoy equal measures of freedom, […]