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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Electronic music fans are hoping Ultra returns in 2022 after another year brings another delay. Alex Wu had hoped he could escape a dormant live music scene in Washington, D.C. next month for Ultra Music Festival in Miami, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 event. READ MORE: 1 Dead, 2 Wounded In SW Miami-Dade Shooting As the world started to grind to a halt a year ago, the 30-year-old music promoter told the Miami Herald he was disappointed he and his girlfriend wouldn’t get to show off their flashy new outfits at Bayfront Park. He argued with a Miami hotel manager over a refund. He eventually got his money back, and the $200 worth of festival-wear would have to wait at least another year. In January, festival organizers formally asked the city to cancel this year’s festival due to the pandemic. City officials agreed. Over the weekend, to no one’s surprise, Ultra was officially canceled again. Seeing the state of … [Read more...] about Ultra Fans Holding Out Hope Musical Festival Returns In 2022

close Video Should the US boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing? Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo weighs in on China and the US airstrike in Syria on 'The Ingraham Angle' The World Uyghur Congress accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of ignoring an ethics complaint it filed last year to move the 2022 Winter Games out of Beijing due to China's alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other minorities. Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who serves as chair of the IOC’s Ethics Commission, is now being asked to either review and rule on the complaint or appoint someone who will. The World Uyghur Congress initially filed the complaint last August, which presented "evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity taking place against the Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims by the People’s Republic of China." UIGHUR INTERNMENT CAMP SURVIVOR REVEALS CHINA'S HORRIFYING 'RE-EDUCATION TACTICS … [Read more...] about World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing

The Rt Hon. Helen Clark is a former Prime Minister of New Zealand and is board chair of the World Health Organization's Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health . Laura Chinchilla is former President of Costa Rica and a member of the Sanitation and Water for All Global Leadership Council . The views expressed here are those of the authors. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN) Of the many indirect consequences of Covid-19, growing gender inequality is an area of grave concern where the world is falling grievously behind. While women labor at the frontlines, comprising 70% of the world's healthcare workers, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), they are also leaving the workforce at a much higher rate than men, and doing over three-quarters of all unpaid care work, including the care of children. Helen Clark Laura Chinchilla This International Women's Day, we must address gender inequality and unite through this … [Read more...] about Safe water — it’s what women want

close Video Pope Francis begins visit to Iraq under heavy security FOX News chief religion correspondent Lauren Green has the latest on the papal visit to holy sites in Iraq QARAQOSH, Iraq (AP) – Pope Francis called on Iraq 's Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community's historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group's horrific reign. At each stop in northern Iraq, the remnants of its Christian population turned out, jubilant, ululating, decked out in colorful dress, though heavy security prevented Francis from plunging into the crowd as he would normally do. Nonetheless, they seemed simply overjoyed that they had not been forgotten. It was a sign of the desperation for support among an ancient community uncertain whether it can hold on. Traditionally Christian towns dotting the … [Read more...] about Where ISIS ruled, Pope Francis calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild

The Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has renewed calls for federal domestic terrorism statutes akin to existing laws targeting foreign terrorist groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda. Similar demands were made in the aftermath of Robert Bowers’s anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018. At the time, some legal experts argued that it was a moral imperative to label domestic violent extremists as terrorists equal to Islamist extremists. Following the 2019 mass shooting perpetrated by Patrick Crusius at an El Paso Walmart, several law enforcement officers also sought a federal domestic terrorism rule. Such calls for enhanced legal authority may seem understandable when viewed in the context of the aftermath of senseless, tragic attacks. However, U.S. laws treat foreign perpetrators of violent extremism and domestic perpetrators differently for good reason — namely, protections granted to U.S. citizens under the Constitution make aspects of foreign terrorism laws unworkable … [Read more...] about We cannot let fear create a new PATRIOT Act for Americans