Pride parades should go on despite monkeypox concerns: WHO
A World Health Organization (WHO) adviser said on Monday that people should not change their plans to attend pride parades next month amid the increased circulation of monkeypox. “It’s important that people who want to go out and celebrate gay pride, LGBTQ+ pride, to continue to go and plan to do so,” said Andy Seale, a strategies adviser in the WHO Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes. WHO experts have
Read MoreBipartisan Senate working group on gun violence will meet Tuesday
Republican and Democratic senators negotiating over a legislative proposal to respond to mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, will hold a Zoom call Tuesday in hopes of reaching a deal on a basic framework by next week. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who has been tasked by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to negotiate with Democrats, said the talks have been ongoing on the phone and in person. “We’re already having those discussions in person and on the phone. Look forward to meeting on Tuesday through a Zoom call to try to see if we can agree
Read MoreThe price of rights matters
With the horrific massacre of children at school in Uvalde, debates about the nature and scope of Second Amendment rights have once again attracted national attention. One argument contends that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense extends to assault rifles and large ammunition magazines. From this perspective, a right is defined by its purpose, not by the costs that protecting it may impose on society. It is largely irrelevant that the latter has changed over time as technology develops. The original understanding of what the right protects is sacrosanct.
Read MoreFive things to watch for in next year's 'climate' Farm Bill
Jostling has already started over the 2023 Farm Bill and both progressive and conservative activists told The Hill it will focus heavily on climate change and sustainability. “We’re expecting it will be the largest climate bill of the next Congress,” Heather Reams, executive director of conservative Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions told The Hill. With drought and extreme weather pummeling crops from California to the Upper Midwest, farmers are “feeling the impacts of climate change before the rest of us,” Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group told The H
Read MoreNew US ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink arrives in Kyiv
The new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine has arrived in Kyiv, marking the first time in about three years that America had an ambassador in the country. Bridget Brink announced in a tweet on Monday that she is in now at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, where she said she is “honored” to join the team “as we stand with Ukraine.” Her presence in Ukraine comes more than three months after Russia launched its invasion of the country on Feb. 24. The last person to serve as U.
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