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The Yellow Star Anti-Vax Lady Shows How Nashville Has Changed
The scandal was absurd, but the problems are broader than that.
An Interview With a Man Who Rented a U-Haul Instead of a Rental Car Because It Was Cheaper
“It wasn’t like driving a Ferrari. For someone who’s not great at parking, I wouldn’t recommend it.
The Most Important Thing to Know About Inflation Right Now
It’s not what the pundits think. It’s what the money guys are doing.
Who Gets the Streets Now?
The restaurants who needed them to survive? The humans who endured the pandemic city? Or their old owners, cars?
G-7 nations call for thorough probe of Covid origins in China
They push for a “timely, transparent, expert-led, and science-based WHO convened” investigation.
IMF chief: 1 billion vaccine doses only a start
“This is a moral imperative,” Kristalina Georgieva said.
A pricey new drug that may not work? Why drug pricing critics are staying quiet.
Few lawmakers have criticized the $56,000-per-year price tag that shocked many experts, even as Democrats weigh a drug pricing overhaul.
FDA tells J&J to scrap 60 million vaccine doses made at troubled plant
The agency also cleared 10 million doses for use.
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.
Biden’s budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth
Some analysts suggested that the administration is essentially admitting that its proposed surge in federal spending won’t actually boost the economy much at all.
Why Germany’s Apology for Its 1904-1908 Genocide in Namibia Does Not Go Far Enough
Germany has apologized for its role in the first genocide of the 20th century, which took place in Namibia, a former colony then known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German colonizers killed tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people in Namibia. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas officially described the massacre as genocide and outlined an offer of more than $1.34 billion in development aid to the Namibian government.
“Julian Is Suffering”: Family of WikiLeaks Founder Assange in U.S. to Demand His Release from Prison
The U.S. State Department is pushing to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Britain, where Biden is now meeting with leaders during the G7 summit. A U.K. judge blocked Assange’s extradition in January, citing serious mental health concerns. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if brought to the U.S., where he was indicted for violations of the Espionage Act related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes.
Old Ted Cruz Tweet Comes Back To Haunt Him At The Worst Possible Time
The Texas senator’s attempt to dunk on California is looking really awkward now.
News Roundup: Senate still stalled; G7 promises; ICE propaganda office scrapped
In the news today: The G7 nations agree to steep cuts in carbon emissions, but offer few details on how to reach that goal. The Senate continues to vigorously and self-importantly do nothing. And the Biden administration scraps both a white nationalism-themed Trump propaganda project and the redirection of $2 billion in military construction funds towards Trump’s Big Border Erection.
‘It’s a climate catastrophe’: Most of the salmon in California’s 2nd largest river dead or dying
The Klamath flows from Oregon into Northern California. The second largest river in California is home to marine life like salmon and trout and has served as the life force for many communities around its more than 250-mile stretch for thousands of years. The Yurok Tribe has shared the Klamath basin with Redwood National Park for many years now.
The “Steamy” New Ben Affleck–Jennifer Lopez Make-Out Video Has a Hidden Message
This time, the couple is doing things differently.
Video shows Maryland cop shock Black tourist with Taser after accusing him of vaping on boardwalk
Viral videos showed Maryland police tackling a teen, kneeing him in the stomach, and shocking another man with a Taser because of their response to allegations they were vaping on the Ocean City boardwalk Saturday evening, according to The Washington Post. A city ordinance prohibits “smoking and vaping outside of the designated areas on the Boardwalk,” city officials said in a news release.
Twitter Users Drag Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Holocaust Apology
One Twitter user summed up the congresswoman’s speech thusly, “I went to a museum and I realized a genocide is worse than wearing masks.
Video of Black woman being dragged by her hair in sports bar ignites protests in Washington, D.C.
On Sunday evening, people gathered to protest outside of Nellie’s Sports Bar, a gay bar in Washington, D.C., after a disturbing video went viral that appeared to show a Black woman being dragged by her hair down the stairs. Dragged by whom? Allegedly, a member of the bar’s security team. It’s unknown what precisely led to the incident, but it’s deeply, inarguably unacceptable for someone to be removed from an establishment in this violent, demeaning fashion.
G7 makes big climate pledges, but the details are lacking
While many hoped the return of United States competence would swiftly translate into bold international climate action, the results of the G7 summit are mixed. On one hand, the G7 nations made a new promise to cut carbon emissions in half before the end of this decade—an aggressive move towards cleaner energy sources. On the other hand, an international climate pledge and two dollars will get you a cup of coffee, and not much else.
US Intel Warns Of More Violence From QAnon Followers
Adherents of the bizarre conspiracy theory may target Democrats and other political opponents for more violence as the movement’s false prophecies don’t come true.
Notes From the Editor in Chief: The Capitol Riot Was Prologue
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Rudy Giuliani’s Trump Birthday Tweet Gets Side-Eye From Twitter Users
The former president’s former attorney claimed that “everyone” misses Donald Trump’s policies, but many Twitter users begged to differ.
Help! I Have a Huge Crush on My Therapist.
I’m scared to tell her—but I also want to address my fears in therapy!
Mitch McConnell Says He Would Block A Joe Biden Supreme Court Pick In 2024
Democrats have a window to potentially fill a Supreme Court vacancy. But it may be even narrower than they think.
A Strangely Comforting Finding About Alien Rain
On rainy days, Kaitlyn Loftus likes to imagine herself somewhere else. Not on a sun-soaked beach, but on another world in the middle of its own rainstorm. Beneath the swirling storms of Jupiter or Saturn’s hazy cloud tops, where helium drops from the sky. On Neptune, where it might drizzle diamonds. Maybe Titan, a moon of Saturn, where methane rain can fill entire lakes.Loftus is a planetary scientist at Harvard, and for her, otherworldly rain is more than a daydream.