Global Nation: Gov. Newsom taps Fil-Am Rob Bonta as California’s attorney general; Missing Filipina’s body found in Canadian park, 2 suspects arrested; U.S. Supreme Court widens ability to sue police for excessive force

[Inquirer.Net](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) Global Nation  USA & CANADA  [Suspect in Colorado shooting rampage due in court](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog A 21-year-old man accused of opening fire at a Colorado supermarket, killing 10 people, was due in court on Thursday to be formally advised of the charges against him. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa faces 10 counts of murder and an attempted murder charge stemming from the shooting rampage on Monday at King Soopers grocery store... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousands of deaths](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog The United States squandered both money and lives in its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and it could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths with a more effective health strategy and trimmed federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars while still supporting those who needed it. That is the conclusion of a group of research... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [The real deal? The case for and against inflation](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog After years of dormant inflation, the spectre of accelerating price rises is rearing its head again across the developed world. Maybe. Debates are raging among economists on whether aggressive government spending unleashed since the COVID-19 pandemic will power economic growth, and therefore inflation. Market gauges of U.S. inflation are at multi-year highs, inflation bulls note.... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [U.S. tech companies use their expensive stock to pay for acquisitions](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog Cash may be king, but stock is queen in the land of technology mergers and acquisitions during a pandemic-fueled tech boom. Close to half the U.S. deals in the sector included a stock consideration last year, the highest percentage since 2016, versus only 27% in 2019, according to financial data provider Refinitiv. By comparison, 39.5%... 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[Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [White House to spend $10 billion to boost COVID-19 shots](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog The White House on Thursday said it plans to spend $10 billion to expand COVID-19 vaccinations at community health centers around the United States and boost awareness and trust of COVID-19 vaccines, among other efforts. The funding will largely come from the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill signed... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Favre says he wanted to kill himself after quitting painkillers](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said an addiction to painkillers led him to contemplate suicide shortly after steering his team to a Super Bowl title in 1997. Favre became dependant on painkillers while dealing with injuries in 1994. He suffered two seizures the following year after increasing his intake, prompting him to enter... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gov. Newsom taps Fil-Am Rob Bonta as California’s attorney general](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog SACRAMENTO, California – Governor Gavin Newsom  yesterday  appointed Alameda Assemblymember Rob Bonta as the next California Attorney General. Bonta will fill the seat vacated by Xavier Becerra, who recently became President Biden’s Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The nomination is subject to confirmation by the California State Assembly and Senate... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Missing Filipina’s body found in Canadian park, 2 suspects arrested](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Police have confirmed that the body of a burned person found in a Burnaby Park last week was that of missing person Ma. Cecilia Loreto, also known as Mycel or Maricel, an immigrant from the Philippines. Police announced March 24 that two persons, a 21-year old man and a 15-year-old, are... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [U.S. Supreme Court widens ability to sue police for excessive force](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the ability of people to sue police for excessive force, ruling in favor of a New Mexico woman who filed a civil rights lawsuit after being shot by officers she had mistaken for carjackers. The 5-3 decision allowed the woman, Roxanne Torres, to pursue her lawsuit... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Comedian Jo Koy releases memoir ‘Mixed Plate’](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog LOS ANGELES — Filipino American stand-up comic Jo Koy has released his memoir Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo. The book recounts the 49-year-old’s path to his American Dream, a decades-long career that had him performing globally before the pandemic and currently has him hosting the podcast “The Koy Pond.” He has specials on... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [So. SF City Council names rec center in honor of Alice Bulos](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California – Community leader Alice Bulos received a posthumous gift March 24 from the city where she lived from 1980 until she died in 2016. The City Council of South San Francisco at its last meeting during Women’s History Month voted unanimously to rename Westborough Recreation Center after Bulos, who dedicated herself... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Waking the Giant: 400+ years of exemplary Filipino presence in U.S. history    ](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXW8XyrooEjLxGJog In Part One of this 3-Part series, the question of HOW to awaken the five million Filipino Americans was raised. The short answer lies in education, in shifting to a mindset that is grounded on self-esteem and pride of identity as a people. It involves the understanding of how centuries of foreign occupation in the... 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