HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS Archives - Washington Daily Report

U.S. schools lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to kids

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 4, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Right, Uncategorized

Late last month, San Diego high school teacher Jessica Macias put aside her worries about her future, psyched herself up and launched into an enthusiastic lesson via video feed to her class on the theory of knowledge. Macias, a 26-year-old English teacher, had...

U.S. new weekly jobless claims seen falling below 2 million

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 3, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Right

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits likely dropped below 2 million last week for the first time since mid-March, but remains astonishingly high as companies adjust to an environment that has been significantly changed by...

Malaria drug praised by Trump FAILS to prevent COVID-19 as global cases pass six million

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 3, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Middle

Malaria drug praised by Trump FAILS to prevent COVID-19 as global cases pass six million THE malaria drug promoted by US President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19 was ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to the coronavirus, according to a...

George Floyd : Overnight protests largely peaceful across US; poll shows most Americans support protests

by editorshashi | Jun 3, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Middle, Uncategorized

Most Americans sympathize with protests over the death of George Floyd’s and disapprove of President Donald Trump’s hard line against the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Police and protesters clashed in Portland early Wednesday and tensions were high...

Cause of death: COVID-19, police violence or racism?

by harpreetpreminds | Jun 2, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, News, Top Right, Uncategorized

Doctors and public health experts will tell you that, compared to white Americans, African American people die prematurely and disproportionately of many ills: heart disease, stroke, COVID-19, police violence. The proximate causes of these early deaths vary. But there...

Live updates: Montgomery, Prince George’s begin gradual reopening today; D.C. area leaders fear virus surge after protests

by editorsunaina | Jun 1, 2020 | HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS, Top Left

The number of known coronavirus cases in the District, Maryland and Virginia was 106,186 on Monday, with 52,778 cases in Maryland, 44,607 in Virginia and 8,801 in the District. The number of virus-related deaths reached 2,532 in Maryland, 1,375 in Virginia and 466 in...