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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at helping women cross state borders to obtain abortions, his second order since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedure. The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services to “consider” allowing Medicaid funds to be used to assist people …

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At the supermarket, work, schools, restaurants, sports events, and airports we are witnessing a remarkable change. Masks are rarely seen. People are hugging, crowding, traveling. The latest Google COVID Community Mobility Report shows that most forms of activity have returned to near normal relative to the pre-pandemic baseline. But some people are understandably confused and …

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President Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order to protect people’s ability to travel out of state to access abortion. The big picture: This is the second executive order the president has issued to preserve abortion access after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. State of play: Biden signed the executive order during …

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The first grain ship to depart Ukraine under a wartime deal is poised to cross through the Bosporus Strait and sail to Lebanon after its cargo was checked and approved, Turkish and Ukrainian authorities said. An inspection team spent about 90 minutes conducting checks aboard the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, which was carrying Ukrainian corn and …

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WASHINGTON —  Some 30 years after the young, little-known lawmaker Nancy Pelosi unfurled a small flag of protest in Tiananmen Square, the now-House speaker waged a much more prominent show of defiance against the Chinese Communist Party by leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan on Tuesday. The visit marked the first time a U.S. House speaker …

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Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a group of far-right Texas state legislators accused the partners of one of the largest law firms in the country of committing felonies for reimbursing abortion travel expenses. A letter from the Texas Freedom Caucus alleged that the 150-year-old firm had reimbursed employees who traveled to …

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The internet has slammed a new mom for “ruining” her sister’s vacation in a new post going viral on social media. Published to Reddit’s popular r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the anonymous username u/moonturtle766 shared her story to get the opinions of the “AITA” community. The popular post has over 10,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments. …

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WASHINGTON —  Some 30 years after the young, little-known lawmaker Nancy Pelosi unfurled a small flag of protest in Tiananmen Square, the now-House speaker waged a much more prominent show of defiance against the Chinese Communist Party by leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan on Tuesday. The visit marked the first time a U.S. House speaker …

Why did Pelosi pick this moment to travel to Taiwan? Read More »

Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a group of far-right Texas state legislators accused the partners of one of the largest law firms in the country of committing felonies for reimbursing abortion travel expenses. A letter from the Texas Freedom Caucus alleged that the 150-year-old firm had reimbursed employees who traveled to …

Fight Back, Blue America! Read More »

The internet has slammed a new mom for “ruining” her sister’s vacation in a new post going viral on social media. Published to Reddit’s popular r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the anonymous username u/moonturtle766 shared her story to get the opinions of the “AITA” community. The popular post has over 10,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments. …

‘I’ve Been Crying Non Stop’: New Mom Bashed for ‘Ruining’ Sister’s Vacation Read More »