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Jul 08 2022
News
Biden to sign executive order to protect abortion access
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to protect access to abortion as part of his administration's response to the Supreme Court's ruling last month overturning the constitutional right to the procedure.
The order aims to safeguard access to reproductive health care services, including abortion and contraception; protect patients' privacy and access to accurate
NBC News (Online)
Sep 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
Humor and Society: How Laughter Brings Healing
“Laughter is the best medicine.”
Most of us have heard this phrase, said it ourselves, or smiled and rolled our eyes over its truth. Yet, do we live its wisdom?
“Laughter is the best medicine,” has been attributed to people from American humorist Bennett Cerf to a paraphrase from the King James version of the Bible. Its true origin may predate all of these mentions. “Laughter
Rev. Barbara Ann Michaels, Jester of the Peace
Jul 22 2022
News
Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory
A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of the factory.
Underage workers, in some cases as young as 12, have recently worked at a metal stamping plant operated by SMART
Reuters
May 30 2022
Analysis
Suicide takes more military lives than combat, especially among women
When she was growing up, Memorial Day meant a trip to the Honor Wall in the center of Deana Martorella Orellana’s hometown, where the names of Charleroi, Pa., men who died in the world’s battlefields are etched in black granite.
Her family is making that trip without her this year.
She died with inspirational notes stuffed in her pockets. That March morning in 2016, she had gone
Washington Post
Jun 09 2022
News
Libs of TikTok Twitter account reinstated following suspension for drag show thread
On Thursday, the popular Twitter account Libs of TikTok announced their return after being suspended late Wednesday evening for a thread of recent drag events, many of which had children in their audiences.
The account had been locked out on Wednesday evening "abuse and harassment" in regards to the account's "mega drag thread."
"I'm back! Apparently posting videos and flyers of
The Post Millennial
Jun 20 2022
News
Russia can't guarantee that American vets captured in Ukraine won’t face the death penalty
Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman wouldn’t guarantee that two U.S. military veterans captured in Ukraine won’t face the death penalty in an exclusive interview Monday.
“It depends on the investigation,” Dmitry Peskov told NBC News senior international correspondent Keir Simmons when he was asked whether Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh would “face the same fate” as two British
NBC News (Online)
Aug 16 2022
News
Fetterman blasts Washington, spotlights nonpartisan solutions, in new ad in Pennsylvania’s crucial Senate race
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman blames Washington D.C. for the nation’s economic "mess" in new TV commercial by the Keystone State’s Democratic Senate nominee.
"The truth is our economy is a mess because of Washington. The rich, powerful, the insiders, and the lobbyists. They’re lying about me to take the heat off themselves," Fetterman says to camera in the spot, that was shared
Fox News (Online News)
Jul 15 2022
News
Medical examiner: Jayland Walker shot over 40 times
Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire in the Ohio city of Akron last month, was shot or grazed 46 times, according to a preliminary autopsy report released Friday by the Medical Examiners Office in Summit County.
The medical examiner detailed a summary of the report into Walker’s death at a news conference. The report had been finalized Thursday.
Associated Press
Jul 10 2022
Opinion
Joe Biden: Why I’m going to Saudi Arabia
Next week, I’ll travel to the Middle East to start a new and more promising chapter of America’s engagement there. This trip comes at a vital time for the region, and it will advance important American interests.
A more secure and integrated Middle East benefits Americans in many ways. Its waterways are essential to global trade and the supply chains we rely on. Its energy resources are
Joe Biden
May 13 2022
News
Infant Formula
“U.S. President Joe Biden met on Thursday with executives from infant formula manufacturers and retailers including Target, Walmart and Nestle's Gerber, pressing them to do everything possible to get families access amid a nationwide shortage.” (Reuters)
Many on all sides criticize trade restrictions on infant formula.
The Flip Side