Gun legislation provision puts drug supply chain profits over patients
Buried on page 55 of the bipartisan gun bill Congress passed this week: A provision to further delay the implementat
Read MoreJill Biden calls Roe reversal 'so unjust – and so devastating'
First lady Jill Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade "unjust" and "so devastating" for the nation and millions of women who live in states that can now restrict abortion access. "But my message is let's not give up, let's keep working," Jill Biden said during an interview with CBS. "If that means getting out there, everyone has to get out there and work
Read MoreSix-week abortion ban goes into effect in Tennessee
A federal court on Tuesday lifted an injunction on Tennessee's six-week abortion ban in light of the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. In its order, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its 2020 injunction on a Tennessee state law banning abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy, directly citing the Supreme Court's ruling in the Mississippi case that led to Roe being overturned. About a third of women are not aware they are pregnant before six weeks, while younger people, people of color and those living with food insecurity are less likely than
Read MoreR. Kelly fan charged with threatening prosecutors
New York authorities have arrested an R. Kelly fan and charged him with threatening three federal prosecutors who helped convict the disgraced R&B singer for sexually abusing young girls. In court documents unsealed on Monday in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York, federal prosecutors said Christopher Gunn, of Bolingbrook, Ill., was upset that R. Kelly was convicted of sexually abusing underag
Read MoreG-7 nations endorse investing in natural gas amid Russia crisis
The Group of Seven (G-7) countries are endorsing investments in natural gas as many seek to reduce their dependence on Russian fuels. In a communiqué issued on Tuesday, the group, which is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the U.S., also backed increased deliveries of the fuel. “In this context and with a view to accelerating the phase out of our dependency on Russian energy, we stre
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