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RFK Jr., states at odds over cause of Obamacare’s enrollment declines
Trump administration officials point to their work on fraud as the reason for dropoffs while states and insurers blame higher premiums.
Anti-abortion activists’ frustrations escalate after abortion pill ruling
Abortion opponents are demanding action from the FDA and other federal agencies.
US well-positioned to deal with current Ebola outbreak, Deborah Birx says
She said the country has “a deep bench” even in federal agencies without a confirmed leader.
CDC says green card holders who were recently in countries where Ebola is spreading can’t reenter US
The move expands existing travel restrictions barring foreigners who’ve recently been in Congo, South Sudan and Uganda.
Relief group is phasing out vaccines RFK Jr. believes are unsafe
The health secretary has blocked $600 million for Gavi, which provides shots to poor countries, because of his concerns about a mercury-containing preservative.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.
Remembering, with the People of MCC San Francisco, AIDS Still Isn’t Over.
The neighborhood changes, the church moves, people forget and remember “the AIDS years,” but AIDS isn’t over.
What Happens When You Organize Church Around AIDS – and AIDS Changes?
The AIDS cocktail opens new possibilities. And MCC San Francisco tries to use the experience of AIDS to make bigger social change.
The Church’s Pastor Gets Diagnosed with AIDS. And the Church Wonders How Much They Might Lose.
The church’s minister gets sick and everyone knows it.
A Church Romance Between a Hula Dancer and a Lumbersexual Blossoms in a Dangerous Time.
The church’s “it couple” faces AIDS, caregiving, and loss as part of a pair, part of families, and part of a community.
Canada’s prime minister says economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected
“We have to take care of ourselves because we can’t rely on one foreign partner,” Mark Carney said in a video address. “We can’t control the disruption coming from our neighbors.
“He Was in Agony”: Tennessee Issues 1-Year Stay for Tony Carruthers After Botched Execution Attempt
Tennessee death row prisoner Tony Carruthers was issued a one-year stay of execution last Thursday after prison officials were unable to find a backup injection vein in a botched execution attempt that left Carruthers suffering and in pain for over an hour. Nashville reporter Steven Hale attended the execution and describes his and fellow witnesses’ confusion as they heard the sounds of what Carruthers’s attorneys are calling “torture.
The Lag Between an Iran Deal and Lower Oil Prices
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For months, Donald Trump has been desperate for Iran to loosen its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Now he says it’s happening; a deal to reopen the waterway “has been largely negotiated,” per a Truth Social post on Saturday.
‘We Have Not Seen Ugly Yet’
Two things are as certain as bluebonnets in spring now that Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee for the Senate in Texas: Democrats have a better-than-usual chance of winning statewide. And the next 23 weeks are going to be hideous.
Paxton’s big win comes days after President Trump stuck his finger into the wind, determined that incumbent, John Cornyn, was toast, and gave the attorney general his last-minute support.
No Way to Make a Deal
President Trump skipped his eldest son’s wedding and held staff back in Washington over the holiday weekend, expecting that a deal with Iran that he said on Saturday was “largely negotiated” would soon be ready. His secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who was on a four-day trip to India, said on Sunday that a deal could come that day. Then he said the same thing on Monday. Yesterday, Rubio suggested the deal could take a “few more days.
America Is Missing Out on the Ultimate Mosquito Weapon
The announcement of the new “air defense” system was issued from Changzhou. A company called Photon Matrix Lab claimed to have developed a new technology for identifying and eliminating deadly threats mid-flight. A video on Indiegogo showed potential buyers how it works: After detecting a mosquito, the device fires off what looks like a blue-violet lightning bolt.
“He May Be the Greatest Virtuoso That Jazz Has Ever Produced”
In August 1958, Esquire invited 58 jazz musicians to meet on a stoop in Harlem for a photo shoot. The resulting picture, now known as Harlem 1958, became legendary for collecting some of the genre’s greatest talents, stretching from the swing era (Count Basie, Gene Krupa) to the peaks of bebop (Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie).
“How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies”: Northwestern Prof. Jeffrey Winters on Book “The Blind Spot”
We speak with political scientist Jeffrey Winters about his new book, The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies. Winters argues that democracy’s failure to address wealth inequality is by design. While voters have a say on some issues, oligarchs, who succeed in maintaining economic inequality by fighting against wealth redistribution, have more power.
Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump over Slush Fund for Jan. 6 Rioters & Other Allies
Two officers who defended the Capitol on January 6, 2021, have filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the creation of a $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization fund. Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges are bringing the lawsuit because the fund could be used to compensate the Capitol rioters who attacked them and their colleagues. Both officers say they have faced continuous credible threats since that day.
“They Are Not Alone Inside”: Protests Outside Newark ICE Jail Support Hunger-Striking Detainees
Around 300 immigrants detained at the Delaney Hall ICE jail in Newark, New Jersey, have been on a hunger and work strike since Friday to protest inhumane conditions and due process violations. Delaney Hall is operated by the private prison company GEO Group. Since the hunger strike was launched, immigration advocates have been staging a solidarity protest outside Delaney Hall to promote the detainees’ demands for freedom.
Who Makes 3,600 Trades in a Single Quarter?
Donald Trump’s investment portfolio’s frenzied stock trading is highly unusual to say the least.
Kevin (Warsh) Can Wait
The new Fed Chair is inheriting an inflation conundrum: appease Trump or hold out on rates?
It’s an Industry Almost Everyone Hates. Wall Street Loves It. It Could Demolish the Entire Economy.
The incoming IPO wave is rewriting stock market rules in real time—and setting us up for a lot of risk.
RFK Jr., states at odds over cause of Obamacare’s enrollment declines
Trump administration officials point to their work on fraud as the reason for dropoffs while states and insurers blame higher premiums.
Anti-abortion activists’ frustrations escalate after abortion pill ruling
Abortion opponents are demanding action from the FDA and other federal agencies.
US well-positioned to deal with current Ebola outbreak, Deborah Birx says
She said the country has “a deep bench” even in federal agencies without a confirmed leader.
CDC says green card holders who were recently in countries where Ebola is spreading can’t reenter US
The move expands existing travel restrictions barring foreigners who’ve recently been in Congo, South Sudan and Uganda.
Relief group is phasing out vaccines RFK Jr. believes are unsafe
The health secretary has blocked $600 million for Gavi, which provides shots to poor countries, because of his concerns about a mercury-containing preservative.