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2022-06-12: News Headlines

JANET (2022-06-12). Mass opposition to Biden's Summit gains momentum. iacenter.org By Lyn Neeley June 10, 2022 President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas is being boycotted by most countries in the Western hemisphere, and it is opposed by two large coalitions protesting Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to this year's event. ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America), a coalition of 11 anti-imperialist Latin American countries, opposes Biden's unilateral actions against Venezuela and Nicaragua and the economic blockade against Cuba. What if the United States held a summit and nobody came? Credit: Carlos Latuff ALBA just held its 21st Summit of Heads of Sta…

Betsey Piette (2022-06-11). Philly Pride 2022: Smash racism, transphobia and police brutality! workers.org Philadelphia Center City Philadelphia was awash with rainbow flags, as a sea of people turned out to celebrate the city's 50th Pride march on June 5. This year's event, with new organizers PHL Pride Collective and the Philly Dyke March, will go down as one of the most diverse events . . . |

Ann Brown (2022-06-10). Another American Cop Shoots a Black Man In Back of Head, Prosecutor Charges Chris Schurr with Murder. moguldom.com Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer Christopher Schurr has been charged with the second-degree murder of an unarmed Black man named Patrick Lyoya on April 4. Lyoya had been pulled over in a traffic stop. Schurr shot the Lyoya, 26, in the back of the head following a struggle during a traffic stop. As Lyoya was …

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