The crackdown against opponents of Myanmar’s military takeover intensified Sunday as security forces were reported to have fired on protesters, killing at least five people in the deadliest day of demonstrations since the February 1 coup. Witnesses say police used tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons and in some cases live ammunition in the country’s biggest city Yangon. According to the Associated Press, photos of shell cases from live ammunition were posted on social media. Police also aggressively sought to break up protests in Mandalay and Dawei. Popular protests have been staged across Myanmar on a daily basis since the military detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the civilian government last month, claiming widespread fraud in last November’s election, which Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won in a landslide. The junta has declared a one-year state of emergency. Its commander, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has pledged that new elections will be held to bring about a "true and disciplined democracy,” but did not specify when they would take place. In Pictures: Bloodiest Day of Myanmar Coup Protests The crackdown against opponents of Myanmar’s military takeover intensified Sunday as security forces were reported to have fired on protesters, killing and injuring several people in the deadliest day of demonstrations since the February 1 coup Myanmar’s electoral commission denied the military’s claims of election fraud. The United States and other Western nations have demanded the release of Suu Kyi and her lieutenants and called on the junta to restore power to the civilian government. The country’s crisis was complicated further Friday when Myanmar’s U.N. envoy, Kyaw Moe Tun, appealed to a special meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to reject the military coup and “use any means necessary” to protect the people. On Saturday, Myanmar state television reported Kyaw ...
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10 Products That Delighted Us Last Week: From Phoebe Bridgers’s Bedsheets to Pretty Pill Cases
Photo-Illustration: retailers We write about hundreds of products a week. Here, in our version of the Sunday circular, we’ve plucked out some of our favorites — expert-recommended essentials, life-changing stuff you didn’t know you needed, newly launched gizmos, and the very good deals we uncovered while trolling the vast online-shopping universe this past week, including beginner-friendly CBD edibles, a better-than-Byredo candle, and “revelatory” tiny trash bags. Philips Hue Bluetooth Smart Lightstrip Plus 2m Base Kit $80 now 18% off $66 Though Daft Punk officially broke up this week, tech writer Jordan Bowman keeps seeing smart light strips that turn people’s desks into “Daft Punk–style, Tron- like mash-ups of alternating colors.” They’re everywhere — in the background of YouTube videos, Twitch streams, and, of course, TikTok. Turns out that these light strips “not only look cool but affect your productivity and outlook” since they can change from bright white to warmer tones, depending on what you’re doing (working or gaming) and how you’re feeling (like chilling or concentrating). And most of the folks Jordan talked with agree that this Philips Hue Smart Lightstrip is the best brand to buy. The two-meter kit is long enough to “connect the strips to bed frames, behind computers, or under a desk” and can even “sync your games or movies with the lights by using your PC with the Hue Sync app.” $66 at Amazon Buy $80 at Best Buy Buy The Break 7PM Candle $32 For those who have fallen for the siren song scents of Bibliothèque and Burning Rose, Shelby Macklin, designer and co-founder of Glazed NYC with Banna Nega, says the 7PM candle from the Break in Brooklyn smells “better than Byredo” (so much so that she can’t live without it ). She describes the dark musk and sandalwood scent as “really sexy” and “sets the mood” throughout “an entire ...
Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
When President Joe Biden made environmental protection a key element of his campaign, he promised to overhaul the federal office that investigates complaints from people in minority communities who believe they have been unfairly harmed by industrial pollution or waste disposal. Although the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges that disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately affected by pollution, hundreds of complaints sent to its civil rights office since the mid-1990s have only once resulted in a formal finding of discrimination. The situation has provoked criticism from the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the EPA’s own Office of Inspector General and citizens who have filed complaints that sometimes languished for years — or decades. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, states, cities and other entities that receive federal funds are prohibited from discriminating because of race, color or national origin. That means citizens bearing the brunt of industrial pollution can bring a complaint if federal money is tied to the project. In Uniontown, Alabama — a mainly Black town of 2,200 — residents complained to the EPA in 2013 about the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s oversight of a huge landfill containing 4 million tons of coal ash that residents blame for respiratory, kidney and other ailments. Five years later, the EPA dismissed the complaint, saying residents hadn’t proven the landfill caused their health problems. The U.S. Civil Rights Commission called the dismissal of the Uniontown complaint “another distressing step in the wrong direction” by the EPA office. The outcome was typical. In three decades of fielding complaints, EPA’s civil rights office has almost never found pollution was adversely affecting human health. And without such a finding, the agency won’t even consider whether illegal discrimination occurred. Marianne Engleman-Lado, who was recently appointed by the Biden administration ...
Butler Leads Heat To 4th Straight Win, 116-108 Over Raptors
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are continuing to claw their way back from a brutal start to the season. Butler scored 27 points, 14 of them in the final quarter, and the Heat won their fourth consecutive game by topping the Toronto Raptors 116-108 on Wednesday night. READ MORE: South Florida House Republicans Vote Against President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Relief Package Butler also had 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Heat, plus a season-high three 3-pointers — two of them in the final minutes. Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, Duncan Robinson added 17 points and Goran Dragic scored 15 in his return from an ankle injury. Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, center, looks to pass as Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, left, and guard Kyle Lowry defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) It was the eighth win in the last 11 games for the Heat, who started the season 7-14. Kyle Lowry, returning from a thumb injury, scored 24 for Toronto. Fred VanVleet also had 24 for the Raptors, Norman Powell scored 17 and OG Anunoby had 14 for Toronto. Powell made a 3-pointer as the shot clock was expiring to get Toronto within 100-98 before Butler had the game’s next three plays of any significance — a 3-pointer, a steal on the ensuing possession and a layup to push Miami’s lead back to seven. Another 3-pointer by Butler with 3:23 left restored the seven-point edge, and Miami kept the lead the rest of the way. Lowry scored 12 of Toronto’s first 20 points in the opening 6 ½ minutes, and he made a 31-footer over Miami’s zone midway through the second quarter to tie it at 48. The next 2:51 belonged to Miami. The Heat went on a 17-2 spurt in that time, six players scoring during the run, to open a 15-point lead and wound up taking a 66-56 lead into the locker room for halftime. Toronto scored the first 10 points of the second half, erasing ...
Vanessa Bryant backs Kyrie Irving on changing NBA logo
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 25 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Kyrie Irving received support from Vanessa Bryant on Wednesday after the Brooklyn Nets star posted on social media that the NBA should change its logo to Kobe Bryant from Jerry West. Irving posted a photo of Bryant superimposed over the current NBA logo on his Instagram page, adding the caption, "Gotta Happen. Idc what anyone says. BLACK KINGS BUILT THE LEAGUE." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Vanessa Bryant caught wind of Irving’s social media post and shared it on her Instagram Stories. She added, "Love this @kyrieirving." The movement to change the logo gained steam in the immediate aftermath of Kobe Bryant’s sudden death last year. He, his daughter Gigi, and several others were killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020. Wednesday was the anniversary of the memorial for those who died in the tragedy. West told ESPN in 2017 that he would be up for the logo to change but didn’t specify who he thought should be the new logo. KYRIE IRVING DEMANDS NBA TO CHANGE ITS LOGO: 'BLACK KINGS BUILT THE LEAGUE' "First of all, I wish that had never gotten out, that logo," he said. "No I do, really. I’ve said it more than once. It’s flattering that it’s me, and I know it is me, and it is flattering. To me, I played in the time when they first started to market the league, there were five people they were gonna consider. I didn’t find out about it until the late commissioner told me about it, Walter Kennedy, and then obviously the New York Times had a big article about it. "Again, it’s flattering, but if I were the NBA, I would be embarrassed about it. I don’t like to do anything to call attention to myself, and when people [call him The Logo], that’s just not who I am, period. If they would want to change it, I wish they would. In many ways ...
