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Biden’s border problem

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President Biden is facing criticism for reopening shelters for migrant children; Netanyahu's vaccine foreign policy is being questioned.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. TOP NEWS Biden reopens facilities for migrant children Sergio Flores/Washington Post via Getty Images President Joe Biden has reactivated a Trump-era emergency facility for the detention of unaccompanied migrant teenagers, drawing the ire of immigration advocates. [ The Washington Post / Silvia Foster-Frau ] The administration defended the reopening of the Carrizo Springs, Texas, facility as a necessity, given rising numbers of kids arriving at the border and fewer being expelled after Biden reversed some Trump-era policies. They described it as a te

Vaccine campaigns are underway across Asia

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A grand jury has decided to bring no charges against police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude; vaccine rollouts are occurring across Asia this week.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Gabby Birenbaum. TOP NEWS No charges to be brought against Rochester police Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images No charges will be filed against any of the seven police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man who died of asphyxiation in March 2020 following an encounter with police in which they pinned him to the ground while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. [ NPR / Rachel Treisman and Vanessa Romo ] New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that a grand jury had decided not to charge the of