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☆ Dani’s Queer Bar opens in Boston, giving Beantown its first lesbian bar in decades
  + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ellie Rudy | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
Dani’s Queer Bar opened its doors to Boston’s LGBTQ community last month, giving the city its first lesbian bar in decades. The venue joins a yearslong “lesbian bar renaissance” that has seen more than a dozen bars for queer women open across the country since the height of the Covid pandemic. After delays caused by permitting issues, Dani’s Queer Bar — reportedly named after Rocha’s American Eskimo pup — finally opened Sept. 12. There was kind of like a hole, so I think [Dani’s] is really filling a need here in our city.”Stevie Dickie and her girlfriend, Jace Williams, pose in front of a mural outside Dani’s Queer Bar. A neon sign adorns an exposed brick wall at Dani’s Queer Bar in Boston.
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☆ The Harrowing Ukraine War Doc '20 Days in Mariupol' Is Coming to TV. Here's How to Watch
  + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Associated Press | Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +4 min
NEW YORK (AP) — The visceral documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” about Russia's early assault on the Ukrainian city, will soon reach its widest audience yet. After screenings in dozens of cities, “20 Days in Mariupol” will air on PBS stations in the U.S. beginning Tuesday. WHERE CAN I WATCH ‘20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL’? WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING ABOUT ‘20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL’? Chernov and the AP team could only send limited footage and dispatches during their 20 days in Mariupol.
Persons: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, “, Chernov, Jason Farago, ”, “ It’s, Michelle Mizner, —, Lori Hinnant Organizations: The Associated Press, PBS, Sundance Film, wgbh, Rotten, New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, AP Locations: Mariupol, Ukrainian, U.S, Ukraine, russia, ukraine
☆ Ron DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard may have unintentionally opened the door for them to remain in the US permanently
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ron DeSantis flew nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last month. Ron DeSantis chartered planes to fly migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last month, he may have unintentionally given them an opportunity to remain in the US indefinitely. Lawyers for the migrants have also said they were given a misleading brochure that promised cash assistance and job placement. Salazar certifying the migrants as victims of a crime was part of their lawyers' efforts to help them obtain visas. The Martha's Vineyard flights were just the latest example of a tactic being used by Republican lawmakers to draw attention to the Biden administration's immigration policies.
☆ Texas sheriff puts Martha’s Vineyard migrants on path to apply for special visa by declaring them crime victims
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
A Texas sheriff has certified that dozens of migrants who were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, last month under a new program by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were crime victims, boosting their eligibility for a special visa. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Thursday he had filed certification forms that immigration lawyers say can be used to obtain visas reserved for crime victims or people who witness certain crimes. Salazar, an elected Democrat, said last month that his office had opened a criminal investigation into the flights from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Self said: "No matter what your political beliefs are, these people are all crime victims.
☆ Lawmakers who represent Martha's Vineyard says they've gotten death threats for supporting the migrants flown there by DeSantis
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Two lawmakers say they've gotten death threats over their support of the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard. Last week, 50 migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard in a move planned by Florida Gov. Cyr was quoted by Axios saying that he's taking the backlash he has gotten over his advocacy for the migrants "in stride." Last week, DeSantis sparked a firestorm of criticism after he had the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard on two chartered planes in what attorneys for the immigrants called a "shameful political stunt." Fernandes told WGBH's Greater Boston that the threats he's gotten "is nothing compared to what these people have gone through."
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