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Summit of the Americas: US aims private funds at migration

Plan announced by Vice President Harris comes amid boycott of Americas summit by leaders of Central America and Mexico.

Al Jazeera

Harris to unveil more private investment in Central America to try to deter migration

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to announce Tuesday nearly $2 billion in private investment directed to three Central American countries as part of the Biden administration's strategy to reduce migration, more than doubling previously announced commitments.

Los Angeles Times

Biden’s packed agenda for Summit of the Americas - Roll Call

President Joe Biden will have a packed agenda when he arrives in Los Angeles Wednesday for the Summit of the Americas.

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VP Harris looks to show her clout at Summit of the Americas

This week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles is an opportunity for Vice President Kamala Harris to showcase her work in the region

The Independent UK

U.S. VP touts $3.2 billion investment aimed at stemming Central America migration

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has pooled $3.2 billion in corporate pledges aimed at addressing some of the economic factors driving migration from Central America, her office said on Tuesday, lending impetus to measures to be discussed at the Summit of the Americas this week.

Reuters

Newsom expected to cruise to victory in California primary

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is back on the ballot after defeating a recall attempt last year

The Independent UK

Summit of the Americas kicks off without Cuba, Maduro or Mexico’s López Obrador

After much drama over what nations would be in attendance, most leaders in the Western Hemisphere are gathering this week in Los Angeles during the ninth Summit of the Americas, a high-profile meeting that is expected to deliver an accord on managing unprecedented levels of migrants throughout the region.

Los Angeles Times

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Let’s face the truth: Guns are the problem

Americans cannot allow ourselves to be distracted from the need for common sense federal gun regulation to keep our communities safe.

Chicago Sun-Times

VP Harris to headline dinner for South Carolina Democrats

Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to South Carolina this week to headline a fundraising dinner for Democrats in the state

The Independent UK

Summit of the Americas kicks off without Cuba, Maduro or Mexico’s López Obrador

After much drama over what nations will be in attendance, most leaders in the Western Hemisphere will gather this week in Los Angeles during the ninth Summit of the Americas, a high-profile meeting that is expected to deliver an accord on managing unprecedented levels of migrants throughout the region.

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris' biggest assignment is in Latin America. But she hasn't gone there much

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has spent just three days in Latin America since President Joe Biden assigned her 15 months ago to tackle migration issues in Central America — half as long as First Lady Jill Biden devoted during a single trip to the region last month.

Los Angeles Times

Joe Biden calls for tougher gun laws following mass shootings in US

The president called for the minimum age of purchase for firearms to be raised from 18 to 21 years old

Evening Standard

Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration 'root causes'

More than a year into U.S. President Joe Biden's sweeping effort to tackle the "root causes" of migration with aid to Central America, projects likely worth millions of dollars have been canceled or put on hold due to corruption and governance concerns, U.S. officials and others tracking the issue said.

Reuters

Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?'

President Joe Biden has delivered an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control

The Independent UK

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France 24

‘How much more carnage?’: In primetime address, Biden presses Congress to act on guns

“Enough, enough,” President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over Thursday night, as he delivered an impassioned address to the nation imploring Congress to take action against gun violence after mass shootings he said had turned schools and other everyday places into “killing fields.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau

How Kamala Harris took down Corinthian Colleges as California’s attorney general, in her words

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ decade-long “journey for justice” on behalf of Corinthian Colleges students will soon come to a close as the Biden administration promises to relieve borrowers of their remaining federal student loans.

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WEKU

U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students

Students affected do not have to take any further action to secure their funds, and the Department of Education will begin notifying those students soon, the agency said.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Corinthian Colleges federal student loan debt canceled: Impacts 26,000 Illinois borrowers

The Education Department discharged all remaining federal student loans borrowed to attend any Corinthian Colleges campus. The 26,000 Illinois loans total about $226 million.

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris to announce debt relief for Corinthian College students

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to forgive loans for an estimated 560,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, a group of for-profit schools that Vice President Kamala Harris helped put out of business when she was attorney general of California, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Harris calls water security a foreign policy priority

Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. is safer if people in other countries have sufficient water to drink, grow food and safely dispose of sewage

Los Angeles Times

Harris unveils White House plan to tackle water scarcity as national security priority

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday unveiled a first-ever White House plan to tackle water security as a foreign policy priority in light of ever tightening global water supplies.

The Guardian - US

BTS-mania sweeps the White House as boy band speaks on anti-Asian hate

Young fans peer through the gates while K-pop sensations meet the president and address the press

Newsroom.co.nz

Biden and Ardern hit it off at first face-to-face

PM 'greatly heartened' after 90-minute meeting with the US President at the White House, writes @jo_moir

Asharq Al-Awsat

Experts: Iran Disrupts Internet; Tower Collapse Deaths at 34

Iran disrupted internet access to the outside world as angry demonstrators rallied over the collapse of a tower in Iran that has killed at least 34 people, experts said Tuesday as outrage and grief continued to grow in the country. The disruption has plunged the southwestern province into digital isolation,…

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