Sarah Betancourt
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Boston, MA, United States
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Diabetes Researcher Claims She Was Unlawfully Denied Entry To US
“I was hoping to utilize this opportunity upon my return to Canada and help diabetes patients in Canada.” → Read More
Immigrants pay cripplingly high bail bonds to be released from detention across US
Bond amounts increased under Trump, and government lawyers are still asking immigrants to pay tens of thousands of dollars to be released → Read More
Dreamers in turmoil after Texas ruling blocks new Daca applications
Federal judge decision puts thousands of lives on hold as many people can’t work or access student loans or scholarships → Read More
Video game company Activision Blizzard sued over ‘frat boy culture’ allegations
California’s DFEH files suit after investigation reveals discrimination against women → Read More
‘It’s too late’: US doctor says dying patients asking for Covid vaccine
At least 99% of those in US who died of Covid in the last six months had not been vaccinated, says CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky → Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line sues Florida over ban on Covid vaccine passports
State law forbids asking passengers to prove their vaccine status, and lawsuit is ‘last resort’ as company considers leaving Florida → Read More
Utah company halts sales of Lego handgun case kits after cease and desist
Culper Precision said on Instagram of the kits: ‘We wanted the second amendment to simply be too painful to tread on’ → Read More
Flying fish: video shows Utah wildlife agency restocking lake by plane
Agency says plane drops are ‘less stressful’ way to refill remote ponds for fishing → Read More
Forty-three bodies found in Arizona borderland amid brutal heat
Non-profit group sees apparent surge in number of migrant deaths this year → Read More
‘Traumatizing and abusive’: Immigrants reveal personal toll of ankle monitors
While Biden promotes electronic bands as alternative to detention, advocates urge proper legal help for immigrants show up to court → Read More
Richard Branson flies to edge of space in Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane
Branson’s Virgin Galactic went into sub-orbital flight days ahead of a rival launch by Jeff Bezos → Read More
Virgin Galactic to launch space plane with Richard Branson on board
The billionaire, along with two pilots and three other passengers, will reach 55 miles above Earth for about an hour → Read More
Biden warns of danger of Delta variant as US set to miss vaccination target
President says America has Covid-19 ‘on the run’ but new cases jumped 10% amid patchy take-up of vaccines across country → Read More
‘No one has waited longer’: trailblazing female pilot Wally Funk will go to space with Bezos
Funk, who was denied the job of astronaut in the 1960s over her gender, will be the oldest person ever to travel into space → Read More
Transgender Americans can choose gender on passport, state department says
Agency will no longer require medical certification if self-selected gender does not match citizenship or identity documents → Read More
South Dakota governor uses private funds to send troops to Mexico border
• Republican Kristi Noem deploys national guard to Texas, claiming move is in response to ‘crimes’ committed by migrants → Read More
Miss Nevada to be first openly transgender Miss USA contestant
Kataluna Enriquez won the Miss Nevada USA pageant Sunday and will compete in Miss USA pageant in November → Read More
Ice transfers 30 detainees to unknown location amid hunger strike
Strikers among those transferred from Newark jail as activists say move puts them at risk of being force-fed or deported → Read More
New Sesame Street song supports Asian American children struggling with bullying
Alan and Wes, a recently introduced African American character, sing ‘Your eyes tell the story of your family’ in Proud of Your Eyes → Read More
‘I have begged for justice’: key moments from the Derek Chauvin sentencing
George Floyd’s brothers and daughter describe the pain of loss and former officer’s mother defends him → Read More