https://ift.tt/jo2IyE0

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured the Philippines on Saturday that the United States would come to its defense if attacked in the South China Sea, seeking to allay concerns about the extent of the US commitment to a mutual defense treaty.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/XnozOQD

CPAC features mock jail cell with Jan. 6 rioter pretending to cry

Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh spoke with CNN's Jim Acosta about CPAC featuring an exhibit with a Jan. 6 rioter in a fake jail cell pretending to cry.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/kbtoQJ8

90-year-old former Senator: Fighting racism relies on White people

History Refocused: In 2021, Fred Harris, the last surviving member of the "Kerner Report," reflected on what the US can still learn from a 1967 commission that sent shockwaves across the country after an investigation into civil unrest and racial inequality in America.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/zfe5vZn

Can a formula be racist? She says one put her health at risk

History Refocused: Race correction in medicine has pitted students against their teachers, caught the attention of Congress and led to a lawsuit against the NFL. In late 2021, a joint task force of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) outlined a new race-free approach to diagnose kidney disease.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/k8laSOM

This 15-year-old was the original Rosa Parks

History Refocused: Meet Claudette Colvin, a Civil Rights hero whose story was mostly ignored by history books. In 2021, 66 years after she was arrested for refusing to give her bus seat to a White person, her record was expunged.

from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/QL8mTMi