Tuesday, February 28, 2017

White House condemns 'racially motivated' attack on Indians

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White House condemns 'racially motivated' attack on Indians

White House condemns 'racially motivated' attack on IndiansAfter criticism that Donald Trump had not spoken about the attack -- which happened a week ago -- the White House said president did indeed condemn the attack. "As more facts come to light and it begins to look like this was an act of racially motivated hatred, I want to reiterate the president condemns these or any other racially or religiously motivated attacks in the strongest terms" said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. The comments came as grieving family and friends in Hyderabad mourned 32-year-old engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead by a US Navy veteran.


New York City plans to open 90 new shelters as homeless ranks swell

New York City plans to open 90 new shelters as homeless ranks swellNew York plans to open 90 new shelters as city officials struggle to get a handle on homelessness, which has climbed to its highest level in almost a century, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday. "This is a tough topic that has defied solution for decades," de Blasio told a news conference. De Blasio called the plan his administration's "blood-and-guts war strategy" at winning the city's long-failed struggle against homelessness.


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