Global Nation: California AG Bonta sets up Racial Justice Bureau to fight hate crimes; Anti-Trump Republicans threaten to form third party; Fil-Am TV stars Isa Briones and Ellen Williams in new play

[Inquirer.Net](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog) Global Nation  USA & CANADA  [California AG Bonta sets up Racial Justice Bureau to fight hate crimes](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog OAKLAND, California – The state’s top law enforcer is launching a multipronged strategy anchored by a new Racial Justice Bureau within the California Department of Justice, to combat race-motivated crimes,. In  his first new conferences as California Attorney General, Rob Bonta on May 11 also announced plans to convene online with the mayors of the... 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Williams are headlining a staged reading of “Mama, I wish I were silver,” a new play by Filipino Romanian American playwright Amanda Andrei. Briones recently starred opposite Patrick Stewart (playing twins) in the cast of “Picard” and was the youngest actress to be... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [On May 13 – remembering Our Lady of Fatima](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog A hundred and four years ago, a massive crowd of Christians gathered in the Portuguese village of Fatima in 1917 and witnessed the so-called “the Miracle of the Sun.” Among them were a hundred of scientifically-inclined cynics, the merely curious, and a dozen reporters who wrote that, after the miraculous events and apparitions, more than... 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It is an intelligent decision to keep the eggs boiled saved for a... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fuel shortages worsen on sixth day of top U.S. fuel pipeline outage](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog Fuel shortages worsened in the southeastern United States on Wednesday, as the shutdown of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline network entered its sixth day and gasoline stations ran out of supply in some cities. A ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline last week halted 2.5 million barrels per day of fuel shipments in the most... 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Then a few days ago, its latest price crash leaves everyone wondering about the future of Dogecoin. We’ll bring everyone up to speed with the basics of Dogecoin. Then, we’ll share some of the recent events... [Share this article](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog)  --------------------------------------------------------------- [Will Shib coin (SHIB) be the new meme coin?](k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog) k1zZ8Prk9Bg1z_iXXpai-IoEjLxGJog Many new coins want to beat Bitcoin (BTC), and Shib Coin is among the recent contenders. Yet, it has its eyes on Elon Musk’s fave crypto Dogecoin. Does it have what it takes to be the crypto world’s new canine coin? First, let’s go through the details about Shib Coin. We’ll explore the possible reasons... 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