Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith said in Biden's first month of office, he will roll out an ambitious national vaccination strategy with the hopes of combating concerns with vaccine access and hesitancy among people of color who are dying from the virus at higher rates. … [Read more...] about Biden administration promises equitable vaccine access to Black and brown communities
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COVID response shows a way forward on private gun sale checks
Gun self-checks were proposed after the defeat in 2013 of the Manchin-Toomey amendment that mandated checks through dealers on private gun show and internet sales. The late Oklahoma Sen. Tom CoburnThomas (Tom) Allen CoburnDemocrats step up hardball tactics in Supreme Court fight COVID response shows a way forward on private gun sale checks Inspector general independence must be a bipartisan priority in 2020 MORE introduced an amendment, co-sponsored by the late Arizona Sen. John McCainJohn Sidney McCainMeghan McCain: Trump's legacy is DC looking like a 'war zone' What to watch for in Biden Defense pick's confirmation hearing The best way to handle veterans, active-duty military that participated in Capitol riot MORE, to establish an “internet-based, consumer portal” allowing persons to run a NICS “self-background check.” A positive NICS response served as a 30-day “temporary permit” for private gun sales. Coburn argued … [Read more...] about COVID response shows a way forward on private gun sale checks
YouTube’s Alex Okosi sees ‘tremendous’ opportunity in Africa’s creative market
AO: We have incredible creators on the platform from Africa. The reality is that the platform is still growing on the continent, that we have a whole bunch of users that also want to share content on a platform. And I think as we move forward and continue to optimize the platform and also data prices continue to get cheaper for people to come online and create, I think you're going to see more and more people really realizing their full potential on the platform. So for us, it's really how do we make sure that we continue to work with our partners, our creators and artists to help nurture and provide them with a safe, powerful platform for them to be able to grow their impact? … [Read more...] about YouTube’s Alex Okosi sees ‘tremendous’ opportunity in Africa’s creative market
States complain that demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply
(CNN)Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there's still a gap in the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have been distributed to states and the number of shots that have gone into arms, but as states' vaccine campaigns have picked up the pace, states complain the federal government is not sending vaccines fast enough. … [Read more...] about States complain that demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply
Dream close to being sold, taking Loeffler out of WNBA
Loeffler, a wealthy businesswoman who had closely aligned herself with Trump, has been an owner of the Dream since 2011. She hadn't served as the franchise's representative to the league's Board of Governors since October 2019. She also wasn't involved in day-to-day business. … [Read more...] about Dream close to being sold, taking Loeffler out of WNBA