The Taliban or a failed state?
Aug. 15 marks the one-year anniversary of the return to Taliban rule in Afghanistan. It has been a disastrous year for the Afghan people. The Taliban rulers have reneged on their promises to respect women’s rights: They have barred secondary
Read MoreFlorida private school granted exception to Biden LGBTQ+ policy changes, will receive federal meal funding
Story at a glance A private religious school in Florida will not be expected to follow a new LGBTQ+ inclusive policy to receive federal funding for school lunches. Grant Park Christian Academy sued the Biden administration and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) late last month, arguing that the rule threatened its “ability to feed hungry children.”
Read MorePelosi extends remote voting for House members
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) extended remote voting for House members on Tuesday, allowing lawmakers to vote by proxy until the end of September. In a letter to colleagues, Pelosi said House members will be permitted to vote by proxy through Sept. 26 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In light of the attached notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms, in consultation with the Office of Attending Physician, that a public health emergency is in effect due to a novel coronavirus, I am hereby extending the “covered period”
Read MoreWhy the Inflation Reduction Act is an economic winner for rural America
Last week, my ranch — which has been in my family for five generations — and the home my grandfather built were utterly destroyed in a wildfire that claimed two other homes and more than 15,000 acres of rangeland. Fueled by climate-change-induced drought, heat and wind, the blaze spread fast and hot. It was just like the fires in California you see on the news, but in the unlikely setting of Nebraska cattle country.&nb
Read MoreDepression and anxiety led to weight gain among people living with obesity during pandemic
Story at a glance For the study, researchers surveyed more than 400 people – all had been seen at one of three clinics for obesity in the previous two years – between March and November 2021 as the delta variant surged. They found most participants gained 4.3 percent of their body weight, while almost one-third gained more than 5 percent.
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