Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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08/18/2022
Pennsylvania becomes the 27th state to restrict ‘conversion therapy’
Advocates and medical experts say the move could have a powerful impact on young LGBTQ people in the state and beyond.
07/28/2022
Trader Joe’s workers vote to unionize for the first time
Employees at a store in western Massachusetts became the first of more than 500 Trader Joe’s locations to take such a step.
07/21/2022
Opinion: In tackling climate change, don’t let the perfect become the enemy of the good
“It was getting hotter.” So opens “The Ministry for the Future,” the disturbing novel by science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson.
07/17/2022
The incredible shrinking wall between church and state
As America is becoming more religiously diverse, unaffiliated and secular, the Supreme Court has handed victory after victory to religious petitioners seeking more voice, money and access in the public square.
07/08/2022
California will make its own insulin to fight drug’s high prices, Newsom says
California will start making its own affordable insulin as part of an effort to combat high drug prices for a lifesaving medication that has been made inaccessible for some Americans living with diabetes, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday.
05/31/2022
Egypt unearths trove of artifacts, 250 mummies in ancient necropolis
Archaeologists in Egypt announced Monday that they had uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts at the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, including mummies and bronze statues dating back 2,500 years.
05/18/2022
Opinion: Requiring fixed, binary sex on birth certificates erases real Oklahomans
On April 26, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill prohibiting nonbinary gender markers on birth certificates.
05/12/2022
Opinion: Stop dismissing the risk of long covid
The covid-19 pandemic is over. That is what most Americans seem to believe as they cram together for Formula One in Miami, sell out basketball stadiums and fill restaurants without masks.
04/19/2022
New CDC team: A ‘Weather Service’ to forecast what’s next in pandemic
A new team of federal health scientists officially embarked Tuesday on a mission to provide what has often been absent from the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic: better, faster information about what is likely to happen next in this public health emergency and in future outbreaks.
04/06/2022
How LinkedIn’s ‘career break’ feature could help normalize caregiving
LinkedIn users can now classify their time away from paid work as one of 13 types of career breaks.
04/11/2022
Kyiv comes back to life with a mix of sorrow, dark humor and triumph
The men wore blazers, the women sequined dresses. They walked quietly into the hushed theater, and an usher directed them to their seats. It was the first play anyone in Kyiv had seen since the war began more than six weeks ago.
04/12/2022