Global Nation: Derek Chauvin found guilty on all charges in death of George Floyd; New political action group presses parties for more Fil-Canadian candidates; U.S. CDC expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16 and older

[Inquirer.Net](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) Global Nation  USA & CANADA  [U.S. mass shootings strain coroners offices and last responders](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog After a gunman killed eight workers and himself at an Indianapolis FedEx center last week – the city’s third mass shooting this year – the chief deputy coroner spoke of the toll the deaths had taken on her coworkers. “It is a very difficult job,” said Alfarena McGinty of the Marion County Coroner’s Office. “The... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [What you need to know about the coronavirus right now](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: India reports record daily death toll India reported 1,761 deaths from coronavirus overnight, its highest daily toll, with large parts of the country now under lockdown as a second wave has left people fighting for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. The world’s second most... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Spotlight on deaf culture with Oscars nominee ‘Sound of Metal’](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog Paul Raci, nominated for an Oscar for playing a drug abuse counselor who has lost his hearing in “Sound of Metal,” said the most common response he receives from deaf people about the film is “how cool you show a bunch of deaf addicts.” “That sounds a little strange,” Raci said in an interview, “but... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why a U.S. hospital and an oil company turned to facial recognition](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog Deployments of facial recognition from Israeli startup AnyVision show how the surveillance software has gained adoption across the United States even as regulatory and ethical debates about it rage. The technology finds certain faces in photos or videos, with banks representing one sector that has taken interest in systems from AnyVision or its many competitors... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [NASA has first helicopter flight on Mars](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog NASA scored a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment on Monday as it sent its miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity buzzing above the surface of Mars for nearly 40 seconds, marking the first powered controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Officials at the U.S. space agency hailed the brief flight of the 4-pound (1.8-kg) rotorcraft as... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Home Depot to face boycott over Georgia voting curbs](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog Religious leaders in Georgia on Tuesday will call for a boycott of Home Depot Inc because of its silence on the state’s new voting curbs that activists say make it harder for Black people and other racial minorities to vote. Other Georgia-based corporations – including Delta Air Lines Inc and Coca-Cola Co – have been... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bumpy first weeks of Harris immigration role show challenges of the job](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog When President Joe Biden entrusted Vice President Kamala Harris in March with leading U.S. diplomatic efforts to cut immigration from Mexico and Central America’s “Northern Triangle,” experts described the job as both “perilous” and a “political grenade.” The subsequent weeks have shown just how challenging the role will be as the administration seeks to defuse... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Derek Chauvin found guilty on all charges in death of George Floyd](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog The jury said it had reached a verdict on its second day of deliberations in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter after kneeling on the neck of a dying George Floyd during an arrest last May. The jury deliberated for four hours on Monday and resumed... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [New political action group presses parties for more Fil-Canadian candidates](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog A new Filipino Canadian political action group wants federal parties to field more Filipino Canadian candidates as nominations for the next election heat up. The Filipino community has been without representation in Parliament since 2004, yet it is potentially a decisive for any party that gains its support, say founders of the Filipino Canadian Political... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [U.S. CDC expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16 and older](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog Everyone in United States aged 16 years and above is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday. People aged 16 years and above who have underlying medical conditions that increase the risk of serious, life-threatening complications from COVID-19, should be among those offered the vaccine... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fil-Am director’s puppet play tackles anti-Asian aggression ](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog NEW YORK — Filipino American theater director, actor and playwright Ralph Peña has created a puppet play that tackles anti-Asian aggression. To be shown online for free on April 30 (watch trailer here), “Vancouver” deals with the experiences of a mixed-race family that relocates from Japan to the Pacific Northwest hoping to find more stability... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ang marangal na Pilipino sa panahon ni Duterte](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog Sa wakas, magandang balita batay sa napakasimple at napaka-marangal na prinsipyo: Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan. Kumuha batay sa pangangailangan Nakatataba ng puso, nakapagdudulot ng pagasa na sa kabila ng kahirapan at ng pandemya, kakayanin at pagsisikapan ng mga Pilipino na itaguyod ang pagiging disente at marangal. Sino ang hindi mapapahanga sa nangyayari, sa pagsulpot ng... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Indianapolis mass shooting: Greater solidarity needed as more Asians are killed](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog I know you’re Filipino, Filipino American, American Filipino, or in my new naming convention, Asian American Filipino. Whatever you choose, there’s never been a greater need for solidarity. It’s a little more than a month after the Atlanta massacre when six Asian American of Korean descent were killed by a young white male shooter with... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [500 or 456 years of Christianity in PH?](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog ( Part 2) In support of the national celebration of 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines, allow me to provide four interconnected history-based justifications, which are taken from the original work of Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan’s chronicler and an eyewitness of the birth of Christianity in the islands. The first justification is the first recorded... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [8 habits for a billionaire lifestyle](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog There is no secret recipe for living a billionaire lifestyle! Financial experts believe that if you want to get rich, you must earn more, spend way less, and save from what you deserve. This is easier said than done. New research has confirmed that to become a billionaire. You do not necessarily have to be... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dropbox vs. Google Drive – what’s better?](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog The debate between Dropbox vs Google Drive has long been a matter of preference for the millions who use cloud storage solutions. With more industries transitioning to virtual documents, publications, papers, photos, videos, and everything else, the cloud has been an integral part of society in recent years. It is easy to use and even... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to slow heart rate](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog Want to know how to slow heart rate? Heart rate reflects when you count the number of beats a person usually experiences within a minute, generally known as the pulse. Having a relatively lower heart rate symbolizes good health, making a significant contribution to the overall health condition. With a lower heart rate, your heart... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog)  Want to see more latest news? [Visit our website](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) FOLLOW US k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog © Copyright 2021 [INQUIRER.net](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) [INQUIRER.net](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) is the official news website of the INQUIRER Group of Companies (IGC) Your privacy is important to us. We will not share, sell or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial or other purposes without your permission. You can opt-out of any emails from us by [updating your preferences](. [Forward to a Friend](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXWZal_YoEjLxGJog) | [Feedback](