{"id":51178,"date":"2021-02-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=209e4a8380690426f7528862a74f54af"},"modified":"2021-02-23T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:00:00","slug":"headlines-for-february-23-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/02\/23\/headlines-for-february-23-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines for February 23, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/ag_nominee_merrick_garland_pledges_to_prosecute_january_6_insurrectionists\">AG Nominee Merrick Garland Pledges to Prosecute January 6 Insurrectionists<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/confirmation_hearings_open_for_deb_haaland_for_interior_secretary_xavier_becerra_for_hhs_secretary\">Confirmation Hearings Open for Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary, Xavier Becerra for HHS Secretary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/us_coronavirus_death_toll_passes_500_000\">U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 500,000<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/president_biden_to_meet_virtually_with_candian_premier_justin_trudeau\">President Biden to Meet Virtually with Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/supreme_court_wont_block_release_of_trump_tax_returns_to_manhattan_prosecutors\">Supreme Court Won&#39;t Block Release of Trump Tax Returns to Manhattan Prosecutors<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/boeing_777_jets_grounded_after_engine_explosion_scatters_debris_over_colorado\">Boeing 777 Jets Grounded After Engine Explosion Scatters Debris Over Colorado<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/un_calls_for_rescue_of_rohingya_refugees_stranded_at_sea\">U.N. Calls for Rescue of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/colombian_inquiry_reveals_army_carried_out_6_400_extrajudicial_killings_from_2002_08\">Colombian Inquiry Reveals Army Carried Out 6,400 Extrajudicial Killings from 2002-08<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/italian_ambassador_to_congo_among_3_killed_in_ambush_of_world_food_programme_convoy\">Italian Ambassador to Congo Among 3 Killed in Ambush of World Food Programme Convoy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/haitian_protesters_blast_us_support_for_jovenel_moise_who_has_refused_to_step_down\">Haitian Protesters Blast U.S. Support for Jovenel Mo\u00efse, Who Has Refused to Step Down<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/offshore_oil_spill_hits_israels_beaches_devastating_wildlife\">Offshore Oil Spill Hits Israel&#39;s Beaches, Devastating Wildlife<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/texas_refineries_flared_337_000_pounds_of_toxic_chemicals_as_winter_storm_hit\">Texas Refineries Flared 337,000 Pounds of Toxic Chemicals as Winter Storm Hit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/un_probe_finds_erik_prince_broke_libya_arms_embargo_to_aid_rebel_commander\">U.N. Probe Finds Erik Prince Broke Libya Arms Embargo to Aid Rebel Commander<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/independent_probe_finds_no_legal_basis_for_fatal_assault_by_cops_and_paramedics_on_elijah_mcclain\">Independent Probe Finds No Legal Basis for Fatal Assault by Cops and Paramedics on Elijah McClain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/virginia_lawmakers_vote_to_outlaw_capital_punishment\">Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Outlaw Capital Punishment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\/new_jersey_governor_signs_bills_legalizing_and_decriminalizing_marijuana\">New Jersey Governor Signs Bills Legalizing and Decriminalizing Marijuana<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n      \n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2021\/2\/23\/headlines\">Democracy Now!<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AG Nominee Merrick Garland Pledges to Prosecute January 6 Insurrectionists, Confirmation Hearings Open for Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary, Xavier Becerra for HHS Secretary, U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 500,000, President Biden to Meet Virtually with Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau, Supreme Court Won&#8217;t Block Release of Trump Tax Returns to Manhattan Prosecutors, Boeing 777 Jets Grounded After Engine Explosion Scatters Debris Over Colorado, U.N. Calls for Rescue of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea, Colombian Inquiry Reveals Army Carried Out 6,400 Extrajudicial Killings from 2002-08, Italian Ambassador to Congo Among 3 Killed in Ambush of World Food Programme Convoy, Haitian Protesters Blast U.S. Support for Jovenel Mo\u00efse, Who Has Refused to Step Down, Offshore Oil Spill Hits Israel&#8217;s Beaches, Devastating Wildlife, Texas Refineries Flared 337,000 Pounds of Toxic Chemicals as Winter Storm Hit, U.N. Probe Finds Erik Prince Broke Libya Arms Embargo to Aid Rebel Commander, Independent Probe Finds No Legal Basis for Fatal Assault by Cops and Paramedics on Elijah McClain, Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Outlaw Capital Punishment, New Jersey Governor Signs Bills Legalizing and Decriminalizing Marijuana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51179,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51178\/revisions\/51179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}