By Andrew Harding, BBC News South African scientists – hailed for their discovery of Omicron – are investigating the “highly plausible hypothesis” that the emergence of new Covid-19 variants could be linked, in some cases, to mutations taking place inside infected people whose immune systems have already been weakened by other factors, including, though not […]
By Linda Nwoke Have you or someone you know ever been scammed? In 2020, consumers received over $480 million refunds through the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) effort. One of their missions is to investigate and ensure the reimbursement of money to defrauded or consumers turned victims of illegal business practices. Scams abound across the United States […]
Body camera being worn by police officers in London, to keep officers safe, enabling situation awareness, improving community relations and providing evidence for trials. – London, UK. 26th June 2019 (Shutterstock) By Mica Rosenberg, Reuters U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is rolling out a pilot program to test the feasibility of requiring immigration agents […]
By Rodolfo Mendez, Martir Zambrano and Jorge Ramirez Almost all of New York’s workers begin to get overtime pay after working 40 hours a week. Yet under state law, farmworkers only get it after working 60 hours a week. Our work is tiring, and we suffer from injuries from repetitive work and the general nature […]
Mayor-elect Eric Adams speaks during announcement on his pick for Department of Correction Commissioner at Brooklyn Borough Hall – New York, NY – December 16, 2021 (Shutterstock) New York, NY – Today, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced the appointment of Matthew Fraser as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Melanie LaRocca as Chief Efficiency Officer. As CTO, […]
“The number of immigrants in detention has risen by 56 percent since Biden has taken office,” said Newton Brophy, a Warwick resident and organizer with Never Again Action RI. “This agency has no place on Jefferson Blvd., has no place in Warwick. It certainly has no place in our society…”
Activists demonstrate to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies in the End ALL Family Separation March. – Cranston, Rhode Island/USA-June 30, 2018 (Shutterstock) By Steve Ahlquist At Monday evening’s meeting of the Warwick City Council immigration justice advocates affiliated with Never Again Action, a Jewish-led immigrant rights movement, spoke out against construction of new United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will make an additional 20,000 seasonal, guest-worker visas available for the winter season for the first time, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. DHS has previously upped the number of available visas for the summer season, which is among the busiest for bringing in workers, citing labor […]
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security plans to close small gaps in the border wall, make adjustments to prevent flooding and complete prior construction of access roads, the department announced Monday. In one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden ordered a pause on wall construction and called for a […]
All five incoming deputy mayors appointed today women, including the first deputy mayors of Asian descentAdams and deputy mayors joined by trailblazing leaders Gotbaum, Holtzman, Messinger, Montgomery, and Quinn
Mayor-elect Eric Adams poses with 5 women to be appointed as his deputy at Brooklyn Borough Hall. – New York, NY – December 20, 2021 (Shutterstock) Brooklyn, NY — Today, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced the appointment of five deputy mayors to his incoming administration — all women — including two appointees who will be the […]
(L-R) New York City Council Members Adrienne Adams, Ydanis Rodriguez, Brad Lander and Speaker and Acting Public Advocate Corey Johnson at a news conference. – New York NY/USA-February 13, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Samar Khurshid, Gotham Gazette City Council Member Adrienne Adams, a Democrat from Southeastern Queens, is poised to become the next Speaker of the […]