Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks

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Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn’t avoid exposure to the anti-Asian bigotry that…

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Man Charged After Attacking Two Asian American Women With CEMENT BLOCK in Baltimore

A man in West Baltimore was arrested and charged after attacking two Asian American women with a cement block Sunday. The incident, which was caught on video, occurred at Wonderland…

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What’s in Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will pitch Congress on $1.8 trillion in new spending and tax credits aimed toward children, students and families, senior administration officials said. Biden will unveil…

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Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather says she was ‘blacklisted’ by Hollywood after Marlon Brando speech at 1973 Oscars

Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather, best known for rejecting Marlon Brando’s Best Actor award for The Godfather at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973, says the Oscars speech ended her…

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Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill

Passing the bill sent a “solid message of solidarity that the Senate will not be a bystander as anti-Asian violence surges in our country,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), the…

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American Airlines ramps up domestic summer schedule to nearly pre-pandemic levels

An American airlines Airbus A321-200 approaches Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia on February 24, 2021. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images American Airlines is expanding…

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Double Killing In Florida. American On The Run In Ukraine.

The staccato crack of gunfire rang out across the cloudy night, startling residents of a modest enclave in southwestern Florida. Lee County sheriff’s deputies, responding to a flood of 911…

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Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested

NEW YORK — A parolee convicted of killing his mother nearly two decades ago was arrested on charges, including felony assault as a hate crime, in an attack on an…

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LIVE: Pres. Biden delivers remarks after visit with Asian American leaders following Atlanta spa shootings

ATLANTA (NewsNation Now) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Georgia Friday to offer support to the Asian American community following a string of shootings at…

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San Francisco police arrest suspect in assault on 75-year-old Asian American woman who fought back

SAN FRANCISCO — A man has been arrested after allegedly attacking two elderly people in San Francisco, including a 75-year-old Asian-American woman who fought back, authorities said Thursday. Steven Jenkins,…

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