NJ Spotlight News: May 20, 2021

President Biden signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act with bipartisan support from both chambers of Congress, doubling down on his administration’s commitment to stem hatred and bias. Biden called it the “ugly poison that has long haunted and plagued our nation.” Thursday, officials announced 513 new, positive cases and 25 new deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 884,689 cases in the state and 26,053 confirmed and probable deaths. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw For full episodes, check out www.njspotlightnews.org Facebook:   / njspotlightnews   Twitter:   / njspotlightnews   Instagram:   / njtvnewsroom   ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJ Spotlight News reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason.  ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a nightly news program that airs weekdays on NJ PBS that covers local New Jersey news. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood: https://bit.ly/32zwJDT NJ Spotlight News airs every weeknight at 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.