Florida Gov Signs Law Requiring Students, Faculty To Have Beliefs Surveyed
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suggested that the state’s public universities and colleges may face financial repercussions depending on the survey results.
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Sniffing Around for Quick, Cruisy “Connections” This Hot Vax Summer?
Sniffies—an upstart, very upfront gay hookup site—is here to help.
The Dos and Don’ts of Hot Vax Summer
If your wanderlust is coming on extra strong this summer, you may be wondering what to do with it. Being vaccinated may feel like a superpower, but what exactly is safe—or not?The CDC suggests, for example, that this may be the summer for road-tripping by RV.
We’ve Never Heard Britney Spears Like This
When typed out in full, the chilling speech that Britney Spears gave to a Los Angeles judge yesterday afternoon comes to more than 4,500 words. Those words are now circulating online as quotations about how Spears lived in “denial” about the legal and medical arrangement that has given other people control over her life for 13 years.
Famous QAnon Couple Featured In Documentaries Arrested In Capitol Attack
Jamie and Jennifer Buteau face charges in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. The feds say Jamie Buteau threw a chair at officers.
Sen. Merkley on Voting Rights, the Filibuster & Why Infrastructure Deal Must Address Climate Crisis
Pressure is growing on Democrats to abolish the Senate filibuster in order to pass a major voting rights bill and other legislation. Republicans this week used the filibuster to prevent debate on the For the People Act, which would restore the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act gutted by the Supreme Court eight years ago.
End Trans Detention: Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans & HIV+ Asylum Seekers After Deaths, Neglect
Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant rights activists marched on the White House to call on the Biden administration to stop detaining trans asylum seekers, who often face severe abuse, discrimination and medical neglect in custody. Their actions included a service honoring and mourning the deaths of several trans people who died due to ICE negligence.
As Biden Pledges Police Funding to Curb Gun Violence, Activists Call for Community Investment
President Joe Biden has vowed to crack down on illegal gun dealers and to boost funding for police departments as part of an effort to combat a spike in gun violence across the country. Rejecting calls by activists to defund the police, Biden said cities could expand their police forces by diverting federal money allocated for the pandemic. He also pledged to strengthen enforcement of existing gun laws.
Help! My Wife Wants Me to Stay With Her in the Normie Line Even Though I Have PreCheck.
Is it rude for me to leave her behind?
Ask a Teacher: My Daughter Refers to Her Friend as Her “Secret Bully”
Teacher advice on school bullies, ADHD, and preschool.
College vaccine mandates rile GOP states
The red states’ moves potentially set up court fights over who has the power to police campus health just as schools prepare to reopen for in-person instruction.
The Supreme Court saved Obamacare. Now supporters want Biden to fix the law.
Pressure is building on Biden to address the law’s underlying problems now that it has survived the latest Supreme Court challenge.
States Have Cut Off Unemployment. So Why Aren’t More People Looking for Jobs?
Republicans yanked away federal help to nudge people back to work. So far, it doesn’t seem to be working.
You’ll Never Guess Who’s Making Bank Selling $250 Preflight COVID Tests
When you need a negative result to board a flight, you’ll pony up.
Everyone Is Quitting Their Job and It’s Great
We are a nation of fast-food workers cannonballing into the bubble-filled sink of liberation.
FDA approved Alzheimer’s drug over internal objections
FDA gave the drug conditional approval earlier this month, making it the first new Alzheimer’s therapy approved in nearly 20 years.
U.S. has only shipped a fraction of pledged vaccine doses overseas as deadline looms
The delay comes at a time when lower and middle income countries across the globe are battling sharp increases in Covid-19 cases.
Senior Democrat outlines new drug pricing plan as talks drag on
Sen. Ron Wyden hopes his new plan could jump-start drug pricing talks, which have stalled over concerns from moderate Democrats.
Biden administration likely to miss July 4 vaccine target as new Covid strain surges
The setback comes amid a drop in the nation’s vaccination rate and difficulties in convincing younger Americans in particular to seek out the shot.
Why the Pope Won’t Rein In the Renegade American Bishops
The Vatican has quietly voiced concerns, but U.S. bishops have forged ahead anyway.
I Ended a Mind-Blowing Affair. Now I No Longer Want to Have Sex With My Husband.
He’s never been good at pleasing me.
A ‘humble’ Fed ramps up inflation forecast as prices jump
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank still expects rising inflation to subside in the coming months but underscored that he will be watching the data to see if that’s wrong.
Soaring prices draw both shrugs and screaming in Washington
A continued inflation spike could make it a lot harder for the president to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending.
Biden’s back door to wage hikes
Income growth has been relatively strong, particularly in the last couple of months, despite disappointing overall job growth.
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
It’s a stunning reversal for a brand that once lured the rich and famous willing to pay a premium to live in a building with Trump’s gilded name on it.
‘Hard to love it’: Modest job gains leave lingering doubts about recovery
The figure will provide some relief to the White House after the April report, but it’s well short of the pace predicted by many economists earlier this year.
From Black Lung to BlackRock: Striking Alabama Coal Miners Protest Wall St. Financiers of Warrior Met
More than a thousand coal miners at Warrior Met Coal are now in the third month of their strike in the right-to-work state of Alabama. The miners walked off the job on April 1 after their union, the United Mine Workers of America, called the first strike to hit the state’s coal mining industry in four decades.
News Roundup: Americans say democracy is in peril; Biden takes actions on guns, immigration
In the news today: A new poll suggests that American voters are far more concerned about the future of American democracy than their senators are. The Biden administration isn’t just ending the Trump Team’s white nationalism-premised “Remain in Mexico” immigration rules, they’re taking steps to help remedy the wrongs done.
Over-the-counter birth control will give young people more control over their health
This story was originally published at Prism.
By Micaela Gaviola
I was 20 years old the first time I had a conversation with my parents about making an appointment to go to the OB-GYN. My parents were confused and not keen to talk about it—making an appointment didn’t seem necessary in their eyes since I wasn’t sexually active. I wanted to get more information, to take charge of my health, and to plan ahead, so I made the appointment myself.