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Today’s Bonus Cartoon, by Emily Flake. #NewYorkerCartoons
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Today’s Bonus Cartoon, by Emily Flake. #NewYorkerCartoons
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The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
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Local residents confronted and drove off neo-Nazi demonstrators waving large swastika-emblazoned flags along a highway overpass on Friday in Evendale, Ohio, home to a historically Black community that has endured a long history of racism.
Residents in Cincinnati confronted White supremacist demonstrators, three months after neo-Nazi march in another Ohio city | CNN
A group of demonstrators wearing black clothing, some holding Nazi flags with swastikas, quickly left a Cincinnati-area overpass when they were confronted by residents Friday, video shows.
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Local residents confronted and drove off neo-Nazi demonstrators waving large swastika-emblazoned flags along a highway overpass on Friday in Evendale, Ohio, home to a historically Black community that has endured a long history of racism.
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Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked
Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers…
propub.li
February 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the federal government to override the state of California's water-management practices if they are found to be ineffective reut.rs/40PmFEQ
Trump directs US government to override California water policies if necessary
Trump has falsely claimed that Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and other officials refused to provide water from the northern part of the state to fight the fires.
reut.rs
January 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the federal government to override the state of California's water-management practices if they are found to be ineffective reut.rs/40PmFEQ
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It’s an open secret among medical professionals: Many drugs maintain their ability to combat ailments well after their expiration date. One pharmacist says he sometimes takes home expired OTC medicine so he and his family can use it.
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.
propub.li
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It’s an open secret among medical professionals: Many drugs maintain their ability to combat ailments well after their expiration date. One pharmacist says he sometimes takes home expired OTC medicine so he and his family can use it.
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
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🔺 NEW: President Trump has said he wants to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and relocate Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, in comments that align with far-right Israeli aspirations
Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza to ‘live in peace’
www.thetimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🔺 NEW: President Trump has said he wants to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and relocate Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, in comments that align with far-right Israeli aspirations