My Husband Finally Revealed His Deepest Sexual Desire—and I’m Losing It
It’s driven me to take anxiety medication.
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GOP Smears DOJ Civil Rights Pick Kristen Clarke in Latest Attack on Voting Rights & Racial Justice
We look at President Biden’s nomination of Kristen Clarke to become the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the conservative smear campaign against the veteran civil rights lawyer. The far-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson has devoted at least five segments to attacking Clarke’s nomination, including baseless accusations of anti-Semitism.
Derek Chauvin Trial Breaks Down “Blue Wall of Silence” as Police Officials Testify Against Ex-Cop
We get the latest on the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, with Minneapolis-based civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong. She says prosecutors in the case have successfully chipped away at the “blue wall of silence” by getting current police officials to testify against Chauvin. However, she says it’s likely that “the only reason that these officers have testified is because the world is watching.
Killed over a Car Air Freshener: Outrage Grows over Police Shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota
Protests continue in the Minneapolis area after a white police officer shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man, Daunte Wright, during a traffic stop Sunday in the suburb of Brooklyn Center. The deadly shooting took place about 10 miles from where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for killing George Floyd. Just before he was killed, Wright called his mother to say he was being pulled over — allegedly because an air freshener was obscuring his rearview mirror.
Feds recommend pausing J&J vaccine over blood clotting concerns
The pause comes after six women between the ages of 18 and 48 developed severe blood clots days after receiving the single-shot vaccine.
Feds recommend pausing J&J vaccine over blood clotting concerns
The pause comes after six women between the ages of 18 and 48 developed severe blood clots days after receiving the single-shot vaccine.
Help! I Caught My Husband Cheating, but I’m Not Sure I Want Him to Stop.
I’m not feeling the jealousy I thought I would.
Dear Care and Feeding: How Do I Parent Through Depression?
Parenting advice on mental illness, racism, and vacationing in a COVID world.
The Nicest Thing I Can Say About Greg Gutfeld’s Late-Night Show on Fox News
It’s charming and weird, and it’s up to something.
The Miles to the Grocery Store Got Longer This Year
How Southeast D.C. shoppers navigated a separate and unequal food system under strain.
Joe Biden Wants to Put the World’s Corporate Tax Havens Out of Business
It would pay for his ambitious policies—and solve one of the thorniest problems created by global capitalism.
China hasn’t been forthright on Covid, Blinken says
“That’s why we need to get to the bottom of this,” he said of Covid’s origins.
China admits its vaccines aren’t very good
Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said the director of the China Centers for Disease Control.
Pfizer asks to OK Covid vaccine for younger teens
It’s not clear how long FDA might take to review Pfizer-BioNTech’s new request
I’ve Dug About 40 People Out of Avalanches. Only One Survived.
The key to surviving dangers in the wild is not to get caught in the first place.
Biden’s spending plans collide with a resurgent U.S. economy
The numbers signal the U.S. is well on its way toward a revival, one that’s widely expected to reach record levels of growth later this year.
‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
Tucker Carlson Doubles Down On White Supremacist Rant After Calls For His Firing
The Fox News host mocked backlash over his comments about the racist “great replacement theory.
John Boehner Names ‘The Most Miserable Son Of Bitch I Ever Had To Deal With’
The former House speaker didn’t mince words when it came to one current politician.
Indicted Matt Gaetz Pal Paid Former Teen’s Legal Fees While Under Investigation: Politico
Former tax collector Joel Greenberg discussed young woman he referred to as “Vintage 99” in WhatsApp chat while he was caught up in a sex trafficking probe.
FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic
The FDA concluded that allowing patients to receive abortion pills through the mail will not increase risks.
FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic
The FDA concluded that allowing patients to receive abortion pills through the mail will not increase risks.
FDA lifts curbs on dispensing abortion pills during pandemic
The FDA concluded that allowing patients to receive abortion pills through the mail will not increase risks.
News Roundup: Another police shooting; Biden border priorities; Mitch vs. corporations
In today’s news: More police violence. The Biden administration’s budget reverses the Trump course at the southern border. And it doesn’t look like corporations intend to heed Sen. Mitch McConnell’s warning to leave the cash on the desk and keep their opinions out of it.
Vaccine refusal is going to cost this country billions, and we’ll all end up paying for it
We’re regularly treated to conservatives whining about “entitlements” to those they consider undeserving, be they people of a different shade of skin, immigrants, or any other subgroup the right trots out to whip its followers into a race-based frenzy. The typical argument always focuses on how “those people” are spending someone else’s hard-earned tax dollars.
Republicans Ridiculed For Gifting Trump ‘Made Up’ Tiny Bowl Award
Florida Sen. Rick Scott awarded Trump the inaugural “Champion for Freedom” award at his Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend.
Apple Studios takes on the Peach State, exits Georgia production citing voter suppression law
Stacey Abrams indicated the best way to help Georgia was to stay and fight. For some companies that are not already in Georgia, however, the question is not about staying and fighting, it’s about whether or not to bring new business to the Peach State.