Headlines for April 23, 2021

• Biden Pledges to Halve U.S. Emissions Compared to 2005 Levels as Virtual Climate Summit Opens
• House Committee Hears Testimony on Role of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Preventing Climate Action
• New York City Sues Big Oil over Decades of False Advertising About Climate Crisis
• India Posts World Record Coronavirus Case Count for Second Consecutive Day
• South Africa Resumes Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
• Study Confirms Elevated Risk of COVID-19 for Expectant Mothers and Babies
• House Votes to Make "Washington, Douglass Commonwealth" the 51st State
• Senate Passes Bill Targeting Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, Pro-Trump Sen. Josh Hawley Votes No
• House Passes NO BAN Act to Prohibit Religion-Based Immigration Orders
• Report: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Sanctioned Attacks on Civilians
• Dems Introduce Act to Sanction President Juan Orlando Hernández, Cut Aid to Honduran Police & Army
• Indigenous Governor Sandra Liliana Peña Killed in Cauca, Colombia
• Kuwaiti Women Demand Justice and Protections After Stabbing Murder Stokes Outrage
• NYC Woman Who Gave Birth While Handcuffed Reaches Settlement with City, NYPD
• SCOTUS Rules Against Limiting Life Prison Terms for Juveniles
• Protesters Demand Justice for Andrew Brown Jr., Lawyer Demands Release of Bodycam Footage