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Russia Says 60 Dead, 145 Injured In Concert Hall Raid; Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility
The official said U.S. intelligence agencies had gathered information in recent weeks that the IS branch was planning an attack in Moscow. He said U.S. officials privately shared the intelligence earlier this month with Russian officials. The official was briefed on the matter but was not authorized to publicly discuss …
Jared Kushner Praises 'Very Valuable' Potential Of Gaza's 'Waterfront Property'
“Gaza’s waterfront property, it could be very valuable, if people would focus on building up livelihoods,” Kushner said in an interview dated Feb. 15, posted earlier this month on the YouTube channel of the Middle East Initiative, a program of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and reported first on …
Judge Clears Way For Trump To Appeal Ruling Keeping Fani Willis On Georgia Election Case
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And The Most Popular Dog Breed In The U.S. Is ...
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Court Rules Pharmacist Who Denied Contraception Discriminated Against Woman
The three-judge panel ruled Monday that pharmacist George Badeaux engaged in business discrimination in 2019 when he wouldn’t fill a prescription for an emergency contraception that is used to stop a pregnancy before it starts. The customer seeking the prescription said she then traveled about 100 miles (160 kilometers) round …
Court Order Puts Texas Law Allowing Police To Arrest Migrants Who Cross Illegally Back On Hold
The high court didn’t address whether the law is constitutional. The measure now goes back to an appellate court, which is expected to hear arguments Wednesday. It could be blocked again and may eventually return to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, it wasn’t clear how soon Texas might begin …
I Got Roped Into A Debate About Hair... Down There. How Had I Missed This New Beauty Standard?
Despite my high comfort level with sensitive subjects (we’d already covered sexual consent, teen pregnancy and STIs), the delivery of this hot-button news item from a 15-year-old honors student left me momentarily speechless. How could there be yet another beauty standard — especially for a concealed body part — to …
I Was Given 6 Months To Live. I Made 1 Unexpected Decision That Helped Me Beat The Odds.
Every morning, as I watch the sun come up over the mountains I never thought I’d live in again, I give thanks for everything in my life that brought me to this moment. Especially that diagnosis. It taught me that I had no time to waste. It taught me how …
I Was A Child Prodigy. Here’s The Dark Truth No One Ever Talks About.
Stories about highly ambitious kids are told in fairytale terms, but in reality, being a young prodigy can be a nightmare. We desperately want our kids to be top achievers, but we don’t have the infrastructure to support them as they reach for increasingly unattainable ideals. Plenty of officials have …
Are 'Auntie-Free Zones' Ageist — Or Just Plain Necessary?
Now that all the coverage of the performances and style at this year’s Essence Fest has mellowed out, it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room: the concept that the festival facilitators have a “new audience” in mind. Namely, younger Black women.
My Partner and I Were In A Throuple With Alcohol
I cut my first date with Brandon short, rushing off to an editor’s birthday dinner and a New York Fashion Week after-party. So imagine my shock when I woke up in his bed, with no memory of how I’d gotten there. Feeling disoriented, I hastily made my exit.
There's A Deadly Drinking Problem On TikTok
While the app has strict rules prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, creators are still allegedly making money drinking to excess — and at least one has died.
Gun Control Could Be The Glue To Hold Democrats Together
Friday’s trip to Connecticut shows the issue is key for Biden as he starts up his campaign travel.
I’m Part Of The ‘Graduating Class Of COVID.’ This Is What Sets Us Apart.
My courses were completely online in the first year, including orientation week. Presenters spoke about how they met their future partners or made lifelong friends during their time in college. I couldn’t even see my classmates’ profile pictures. We had to keep the cameras off in our Zoom sessions to …
The Important Difference Between SNAP And Food Stamps – By Arthur Delaney
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Republicans are locked in a standoff over federal spending and whether to tighten “work requirements” in certain federal programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
New York Mayor Asks Shops To Require Customers To Remove Masks Upon Entry – By Shruti Rajkumar
“We are putting out a clear call to all of our shops: Do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask. And then once they’re inside, they can continue to wear it if they so desire to do so,” Adams said on Monday during an …
I'm A Hoarder In Recovery — And It's Not Like What The TV Show Would Have You Believe
We went on to scream at each other about the bench at the foot of the bed (always useless for sitting down on because it was already full of clothes and papers), the dining room table (unusable due to the pile of mail stacked up on it from the last …
I Brought My Mom Home To Help Her Die. I Had No Idea What I Was In For — Or What I'd Gain.
With my mother in hospice, I didn’t know if it would be days, weeks or months, but I knew her death was imminent ― that much was clear. I asked her advice on everything that was currently going on in my life. I questioned her about what she wanted me …
Online Dating As A Disabled Woman Is Hell. But It Taught Me Something Important.
I didn’t have many disabled friends, so I couldn’t articulate the struggle: Whenever I told friends that I was reluctant to disclose my disability, they would tell me I must. But that’s easy to say when you’re not being bombarded with microaggressions and abuse. For instance, being told I was …
Online Dating As A Disabled Woman Is Hell. But It Taught Me Something Important.
I didn’t have many disabled friends, so I couldn’t articulate the struggle: Whenever I told friends that I was reluctant to disclose my disability, they would tell me I must. But that’s easy to say when you’re not being bombarded with microaggressions and abuse. For instance, being told I was …
Online Dating As A Disabled Woman Is Hell. But It Taught Me Something Important.
I didn’t have many disabled friends, so I couldn’t articulate the struggle: Whenever I told friends that I was reluctant to disclose my disability, they would tell me I must. But that’s easy to say when you’re not being bombarded with microaggressions and abuse. For instance, being told I was …
Online Dating As A Disabled Woman Is Hell. But It Taught Me Something Important.
"I’m now comfortable in my skin ― and the dating app hellscape helped thicken it."
This Indigenous Community Was Deemed 'Extinct.' Now Its Food Is Proving Otherwise.
“We want people to walk away from every meal understanding our community much more than they did when they first came in. There’s so much ignorance, some of it willful. But we want to lift up the knowledge that’s been passed down from our elders and our community,” Trevino says. …
I Had Terrible Adult Acne. The Constant Commentary Destroyed My Self-Esteem.
The woman I didn’t know was almost shouting, and not even trying to mask the look of pity on her face. Like most other people, she just wanted to know the story behind it all: Did I catch a rare skin disease? Did I eat something that caused such big …
I Had Terrible Adult Acne. The Constant Commentary Destroyed My Self-Esteem.
The woman I didn’t know was almost shouting, and not even trying to mask the look of pity on her face. Like most other people, she just wanted to know the story behind it all: Did I catch a rare skin disease? Did I eat something that caused such big …
Biden Urges Americans To Get Vaccinated Ahead Of Winter COVID-19 Surge - by Sanjana Karanth
Biden received the latest vaccine targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the omicron strain, the current versions of COVID-19 that are most prevalent in the country and globally. Public health officials in the U.S. recommend people over the age of 5 get the updated vaccine once a year — …
The U.S. Is One Of The Only Countries Moving Backward On Abortion Rights
Dozens of nations have expanded abortion rights over the last 30 years. The Supreme Court’s likely overturn of Roe v. Wade would make the U.S. just the fifth to further restrict them.
The Amazon Rainforest Can’t Survive 4 More Years Of Brazil's Far-Right President
Far-right Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has presided over record deforestation of the Amazon. As his reelection campaign begins, experts say the fate of a critical global ecosystem is on the ballot.