https://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/article255262671.html#storylink=mainstage_card

Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince

The medal is one of the nation's highest civilian honors and past recipients include George Washington, the Wright Brothers, Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa, the Navajo Code Talkers, the Tuskegee Airmen and the Dalai Lama.

The resolution for Prince is led by Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat who represents Minneapolis in the House. The full Minnesota delegation serves as original cosponsors, including Sen. Tina Smith and Reps. Jim Hagedorn, Angie Craig, Dean Phillips, Betty McCollum, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Pete Stauber and Omar.

https://www.state.gov/launch-of-the-sponsor-circle-program-for-afghans/

The State Department is partnering with the Community Sponsorship Hub (CSH), a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers, Inc., to support the launch of the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans. This program will create new opportunities for individuals and community groups across the country to directly support Afghans who have been relocated to the United States under Operation Allies Welcome. The program will enable groups of individuals to form sponsor circles to provide initial resettlement assistance to Afghans as they arrive and build new lives in local communities across the country.

https://www.wbez.org/stories/studies-show-that-police-exposure-may-harm-black-youth/d0081854-96d7-4b67-b040-3ccd613e9399

According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, exposure to police — even when the officers are providing assistance — may be detrimental to the well-being of Black youth, especially males.

Dr. Monique Jindal, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago, led the research — a systematic review of nearly 30 studies that included a total of almost 20,000 participants — while she was a pediatric fellow at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore.

Jindal said the adverse effects of police exposure on Black youth are widespread, ranging from mental health issues like anxiety or depression, risky physical behaviors and “an impaired sense of safety.”

Jindal said the research has implications for her own field. “First and foremost, we have to recognize police exposure and police contact as a critical determinant of health,” she said. “We have to be willing to screen for it, to understand that it can have negative impacts, to understand that it can affect a child’s mental health, and then refer them to the necessary services.”

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4325225

Australia will support US response if China attacks Taiwan: Australian defense chief

When asked if Australia will be at war with China in future, Dutton said question better directed to Chinese side

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4324969

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Children as young as 3 will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in China, where 76% of the population has been fully vaccinated and authorities are maintaining a zero-tolerance policy toward outbreaks.

Local city and provincial level governments in at least five provinces issued notices in recent days announcing that children ages 3-11 will be required to get their vaccinations.