Headlines for May 7, 2021

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Voter Suppression Bill, Texas and Ohio Republicans Advance Bills to Make It Harder to Vote, India Sets Yet Another World Record for Daily COVID-19 Infections, Study Finds COVID-19 Has Killed 6.9 Million Worldwide, More Than Double Official Count, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Rejects Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines, Police Raid on Rio de Janeiro Favela Leaves 25 Dead, with Reports of Execution-Style Killings, U.S. Sends Warplanes to Afghanistan Amid Withdrawal as HRW Warns Aid Cuts Jeopardize Women’s Health, CodePink Co-Founder Calls Out General Dynamics CEO over Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia, DOJ Says Arizona 2020 Election Recount May Be Violating Civil Rights Laws as Concerns Pile Up, Colorado Republican Calls Colleague “Buckwheat” During Legislative Session, New York AG Says 18 Million Fake Comments Were Posted in Support of 2017 FCC Net Neutrality Repeal, Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Injured in Bomb Attack, Indigenous and Climate Activists Hold Global Day of Action Against Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline