ICE vigils honor immigrants; US pauses bombing Iran due to diminished weapons stockpile; Maine Democrat Troy Jackson secures party’s nomination; big win for India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. ICE vigils across the country honor immigrants killed by ICE or dying in its custody. In Chico, California, people hold a “vigil for the disappeared” and unroll a 40 foot long banner with the names of over 2000 people. The US pauses bombing Iran for a second night, as US military advisors say more bombing could drain the already diminished stockpile of US weapons across the  Middle East. In Maine, former state lawmaker and fifth-generation logger Troy Jackson secures the Democratic nomination for US Senate. He will face Republican Senator Susan Collins in November A big win for India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement, after the government accepts all of its demands. Hundreds of thousands of young people had occupied central parts of New Delhi and the protests were spreading to a dozen other Indian cities. The post ICE vigils honor immigrants; US pauses bombing Iran due to diminished weapons stockpile; Maine Democrat Troy Jackson secures party’s nomination; big win for India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement appeared first on KPFA.