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Mario Tama/Getty Images Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday doubled down on her call for a fresh wave of $1,200 direct payments to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing unemployment. "If people don't get UI assistance, and if they don't get a stimulus check, then relief isn't going to be felt in their lives, not in a substantive way," Ocasio-Cortez told NBC News. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and GOP Sen. Josh Hawley are also other members of Congress urging a second round of stimulus checks.
New York, Nov. 1 (EFE).- Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, representative of the left wing of the Democrats, told Efe Sunday that the United States is in an "extremely dangerous time" and stressed the importance of insisting on "non-violence" and held individuals accountable for their actions. (Camera: JORGE FUENTELSAZ FRANGANILLO).B-ROLL OF NEW-YORK CITY.SOUND BITE: CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (IN ENGLISH).
Thousands rallied in Philadelphia on Sunday in support of Senator Bernie Sanders just one day ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) that is due to take place in the same city. Bernie supporters rallied for their candidate despite the fact that he has already endorsed Hillary Clinton as the democratic nominee for the general election, showing that some people are clearly not ready to give up hope.
Demonstrators gather in central London to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israeli aerial bombardments has claimed dozens more victims in the Gaza Strip today, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, while the first ship loaded with aid is ready to set sail from Cyprus for the famine-stricken Palestinian territory. IMAGES
People shovel snow, plow roads during the first winter storm of 2024 that dropped 5 inches in some parts of the Massachusetts state. IMAGES