5 things to know for March 5: Coronavirus, stimulus, immigration, Hong Kong, Ethiopia

The Senate debate on the Covid-19 aid bill, called the American Recovery Plan, will begin in earnest today, after theatrical performances on the Senate floor yesterday. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson forced Senate clerks to read aloud the 628-page bill, a career-long halt, and Republicans will now try to remove the Democratic vote in a process known as of “vote-to-frame”. Virtually every amendment to the bill is introduced and debated for a few minutes, then members have 10 minutes to vote. It’s part of the Democrats’ plan to pass the bill quickly, but Republicans hope to split Dems into parts of the bill along the way. Regardless, Democrats are looking to adopt it this weekend with their small majority in the Senate. Do you want to know what you will gain from the bill? Here is a summary of the offers for various situations.

The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to dismiss pending cases related to “sanctuary cities”, which limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. The filing is yet another impetus to change the positions held by the Trump administration, which has waged a long battle against the holy cities. The lower courts were divided over a Trump-era policy that directed the Justice Department to withhold federal money from jurisdictions to cooperate with immigration enforcement. An appellate court eventually ruled that the administration could indeed withhold such funds from seven states as well as New York. There are three such cases in the Supreme Court case, and the Justice Department says it has reached an agreement with all parties involved.

China’s political elite is meeting this week in Beijing, and Hong Kong’s future is in balance. During the opening of the twin meetings of the Chinese People’s Political Advisory Committee and the National People’s Congress, the NPC spokesman said the recent unrest in Hong Kong “showed that the electoral system needs to be improved” to ensure “patriotic governance.” The proposed changes include the expansion of the Electoral Committee, a Beijing-dominated body that elects the Hong Kong leader. This is likely to dilute the influence of any pro-democracy member and hand over almost all the power of appointment and election to Beijing. The imposition of a national security law and vows of loyalty to Hong Kong officials have caused widespread unrest in the self-governing city. Last weekend, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged under the new law.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says war crimes could have been committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region after details of a massacre in Dengelat last year were revealed. Witnesses told CNN that Eritrean soldiers opened fire during a religious festival, claiming the lives of priests, women, entire families and more than 20 Sunday school children. (Eritrea is a neighboring country and an ally of the Ethiopian government.) Amnesty International also claimed that Eritrean forces killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in Axum in November in indiscriminate bombings and extrajudicial killings in what the organization said it could mean a crime against humanity. The Eritrean government has denied involvement in Amnesty’s atrocities, but has not responded to CNN’s request for comment on the Dengelat massacre. Thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a military operation against leaders in the Tigray region.

Isn’t it great that space always has something cool to watch?

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“A little slower, just as angry”

They will buy them from the phone, they will buy them from home.

What is something that feels illegal, but is not?

That’s how Square, the payment company founded and run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, agreed to pay to buy a majority stake in Tidal, Jay-Z’s troubled music streaming service.

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who says former President Trump’s account will be restored when the threat of violence disappears

Let this golden-tongued bird sing to you on the weekends. (Click here to view.)