Violence towards Asian Americans is 'hitting differently' amid the pandemic, says former NBA star Jeremy Lin
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Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says violence towards Asian Americans is "hitting differently" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Lin was speaking to CNN's Anderson Cooper following the killing of eight people at three Atlanta-area spas earlier this week, six of whom were Asian. Lin, who spent nine years in the NBA and currently plays for the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G League, has recently spoken out about how the pandemic has exacerbated anti-Asian violence, notably after saying he was called "coronavirus" during a basketball game.The US began pulling military equipment and additional personnel out of Niger on Friday after waiting months for the ruling military junta to approve US military flights into the country, two sources familiar with the matter said Saturday, ahead of a September 15 withdrawal deadline agreed to by the two countries.
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