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The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working
The French capital is quickly cutting automobiles out of daily life. David Belliard is the deputy mayor behind it.
Biden hails ‘strong’ economic recovery despite disappointing jobs numbers
Biden laid blame for the sluggish growth of U.S. jobs on the “impact of the Delta variant” of the coronavirus.
Powell walks high wire as Fed plans to ease support for Biden’s economy
Central bank chief seeks to avoid market turmoil as president weighs tapping him for a second term.
U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot
“We’re not trying to hide this,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s executive director said.
Biden’s economic gains come with newer worries about the future
Some economists have already begun to ease back on forecasts for the rest of this year.
U.S. Allies Still Trust America
After the fall of Kabul last month, many observers of U.S. foreign policy concluded that America had lost interest in its allies, and that its allies had lost faith in America.An important development in Asia, however, serves as a powerful rebuttal of both arguments.The conventional wisdom in August was that Washington was no longer a reliable partner and that allies’ trust had been destroyed by the manner of its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
News Roundup: A new Border Patrol outrage; Court gives date for arguments potentially ending Roe
In the news today: Images of mounted Border Patrol agents attacking Haitian immigrants with whips are being met with revulsion in the non-deplorable parts of the nation; the White House has promised to investigate. The Supreme Court has set a date for arguments in the case that could well mean the end of legal abortion in many (Republican-held) states.
Indiana county rejects $3 million health grant after COVID-19 conspiracy theories sway council vote
If ever there was a clear-cut demonstration of why the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been such a catastrophic failure in so many U.S. states, the county council of Elkhart County, Indiana, just provided a good example.
‘Court cannot sit idly by’ when judge turns ‘court of law into a Skinner Box’: Texas appeal opinion
It took five years for the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct to issue a public warning to a judge who ordered a defendant, on three occasions, to be shocked with a stun cuff during his criminal trial. The order to place the cuff came after the defendant’s “disruptive conduct” led bailiffs and the judge to believe he was a security threat.
St. Louis Couple Who Waved Guns At Protesters Face Suspension Of Law Licenses
A Missouri official asked the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who threatened Black Lives Matter marchers.
Portland protest pipe-bombing case moves forward when FBI becomes involved, witness steps up
It’s one of the lingering mysteries from 2020’s anti-police brutality protests: Who tossed a couple of pipe bombs at Portland, Oregon, protesters one night in a city park? Was an ex-Navy SEAL who provides the police with training materials involved? And was there any likelihood that the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) would seriously investigate the matter?
However, the FBI has now joined the investigation at PPB’s request, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Doctor defies restrictive Texas abortion law, says in op-ed he ‘had a duty of care’
As the fight to end Texas’ new restrictive abortion ban continues, a Texas doctor revealed Saturday that he violated the law by performing an abortion days after the law went into effect. The San Antonio doctor, identified as Dr. Alan Braid, shared his story in an op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “Why I violated Texas’s extreme abortion ban.” In it, he revealed that he’d given an abortion to a woman in her first trimester on Sept. 6.
Michigan Rep Texts Fellow Lawmaker: I Hope ‘Your Car Explodes’
As a result of the text messages, Rep. Mari Manoogian was able to get a personal protection order from Rep. Steve Marino, who she previously dated.
Texas Abortion Doctor Sued For Violating State’s New Abortion Ban
Dr. Alan Braid was sued by a former lawyer in Arkansas who says Texas’ extreme anti-abortion law should be subject to judicial review.
Former Obama aide tapped to help with HHS Covid messaging
Leslie Dach told POLITICO that he’ll spend the next several weeks helping to coordinate Covid-19 policy and messaging across the department.
Telling People To Get Vaccinated Is Leftist Plot Against Trump Voters, Breitbart Claims
In an article published this month, writer John Nolte says Democrats are using “reverse psychology” to trick opponents into dying of COVID-19.
Why Evergrande Is Causing Panic in Stock Markets Everywhere
Is this China’s Lehman Brothers moment, or can this failure be contained?
Vaccine supply fears motivated White House booster push
The internal campaign coincided with pleas from international leaders for the U.S. to do more to help lower-and middle-income countries secure initial doses.
I Found the Cheat Code to Getting an IUD Without Pain
I swore I’d never get one, until I asked my doctor about this method.
Help! My Boyfriend Wants Me to Attend His Ex-Wife’s Birthday Party.
He’s upset that I don’t want to go.
CDC recommends waiting period for Afghan flights to U.S. after measles cases
The CDC announced that it would halt flights to the U.S. for Afghan evacuees for at least a week out of an abundance of caution.
Supreme Court sets Dec. 1 for arguments in challenge to Roe v. Wade
The state law has been blocked by lower courts because it directly violates Roe’s protections for pre-viability abortions.
Supreme Court To Hear Major Mississippi Abortion Case On Dec. 1
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade.
The For-Profit World of Religious Vaccine Exemptions
“Any time there’s a market, including in the faith space, there are going to be entrepreneurs who step up to fit that need.
When a Happy Marriage Is Just an Act
Apologies to Morticia and Gomez Addams, but a kiss to the upper arm wasn’t sexy until Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac did it on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival. A slow-motion clip of the moment, amplified by Isaac’s singular smolder, went viral earlier this month. More than 11 million Twitter users basked in the pair’s, let’s face it, pure hotness—and then presumably had to fan themselves afterward.
I wish I had words for this but I really do not pic.
I Just Caught My Wife in a Very Compromising Position—and I Have No Idea What to Do
I don’t want to know what this means.
Indian Civil Society Urges Johnson & Johnson to Stop Exporting Indian-Made Vaccines to Rich Nations
More than a dozen civil society groups in India have written an open letter to Johnson & Johnson and the U.S. government, urging the pharmaceutical giant to cancel export of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine doses to rich countries and instead focus on distributing them in the Global South.