Gratitude journalling leaves me cold, but Ross Gay’s ‘delight practice’ turns out to be exactly what I need to cope with this whole being-a-human-in-2024 thing No doubt about it, these are dark days. I’m writing this from the west of Scotland, where at this time of year there are only brief glimmers of daylight before … Read more
Missouris’s top Republican leaders say passing more laws directed at LGBTQ people is not a priority for this legislative session.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has officially met the requirements to appear on his first 2024 presidential election ballot. According to election officials in Utah, Kennedy met the 1,000-signature requirement to appear on the state’s general election ballot well before the March 5 deadline, and once he files as a candidate, will be … Read more
The chief economist of the World Food Program explains how the scarcity of food may tip the territory into famine.
From September 2021 to April 2023, Aid Access tracked roughly 48,400 advance provision requests for mifepristone More Americans are now stockpiling abortion pills in case they get pregnant, according to new research published Tuesday. Before Roe v Wade was overturned in June 2022, Aid Access, an organization that mails abortion pills to people across the … Read more
Eugene Peterson, retired sergeant major who served in both the Philippines and Vietnam, says soda is the secret to longevity A US army veteran who just turned 101 years old has revealed what he thinks is the key to a long life: Dr Pepper. Eugene Peterson, a retired sergeant major who was drafted into the … Read more
Cleric was critically wounded in attack outside of Masjid-Muhammad-Newark on Wednesday morning in Newark A New Jersey imam was shot and critically wounded on Wednesday outside a mosque in the state’s largest city, authorities said as officers worked to identify and arrest the shooter. The cleric was shot after 6am outside the Masjid-Muhammad-Newark mosque, Newark’s … Read more
President Biden’s ambitious plans to accelerate the adoption of electric school buses in coming years is facing significant barriers, according to an inspector general report. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General’s audit determined that the agency’s Clean School Bus Program was largely dependent on utility companies’ ability to increase power supplies, according … Read more
Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is calling on healthcare providers to halt the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, citing purported health risks labeled “misinformation” by federal officials. In a bulletin issued Wednesday, Ladapo claimed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not shown evidence that coronavirus vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna … Read more
The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire that Texas installed at the state’s southern border to deter illegal border crossings.
