Headlines for May 4, 2021

In Reversal, Biden to Raise Cap on Refugees Admitted to U.S., U.S. Allows Four Refugee Families Separated Under Trump to Reunite, India’s Official COVID-19 Caseload Tops 20 Million, Nepal’s COVID-19 Crisis Becomes “Unmanageable” Amid Exponential Rise in Cases, Argentina Passes 3 Million Confirmed COVID-19 Cases as Brazil Delays Second Vaccine Doses, Biden Under Pressure as World Health Organization Presses for Waiver on Vaccine Patent Rights, U.S. States Roll Back Coronavirus Restrictions as New Cases Fall Below 50,000 Per Day, Andrew Brown Jr. Laid to Rest Amid Mounting Calls to Hold Officers Who Shot Him Accountable, Biden Says Corporations Should Pay “Their Fair Share” of Taxes to Fund Infrastructure Plan, EPA Plans to Phase Out Highly Potent Greenhouse Gases Known as Hydrofluorocarbons, Landmark Trial on Opioid Epidemic Opens in West Virginia Federal Court, Protests Continue to Rock Colombia as Family of 17-Year-Old Protester Killed by Police Demands Justice, El Salvador Rights Groups Warn of “Coup” Against Judiciary Led by President Nayib Bukele, At Least 23 Killed in Mexico City Subway Disaster, Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz Threatens to Punish CEOs Who Oppose Voter Suppression Bills, Kansas Republicans Fail to Override Democratic Governor’s Veto of Transgender Athlete Ban, Ballroom Legend and Trans Activist Jahaira DeAlto Murdered at 43