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Two Planned Parenthood affiliates sued the state of Missouri today, seeking to prevent the Republican-led state from kicking them out of the Medicaid program because they offer abortions. The bigger question is why the lawsuit was necessary under a Democratic president. Federal law protects the right of Medicaid patients to go to any qualified provider…Continue Reading

Ever since Russia invaded, Dr. Tade Daniel Omoshoto has been scrambling to find food, shelter, and transportation for the thousands of Africans fleeing war. March 10, 2022 Warsaw, Poland—The refugee center that Dr. Tade Daniel Omoshoto set up in a southwestern residential neighborhood of Warsaw doesn’t look like much. A nondescript building with a white…Continue Reading

This is one of the most frightening times to be a queer or trans kid in recent history. Trans kids in Texas have every reason to fear that the police will show up and remove them from their homes if their parents have been supportive of their gender identity. High school students across Florida staged…Continue Reading

In Texas, unapologetically progressive Latinx candidates saw victories across the state, contradicting the claims of an exodus from the Democratic Party. March 9, 2022 After Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives in the 2020 elections, many were quick to conclude that the party had moved too far to the left, driving away Latino…Continue Reading

Mar. 13—A Wilkes-Barre policeman confiscated eight barrels of alcohol valued at $50,000 from a delivery truck at North Washington and Pennsylvania Avenue on Feb. 15, 1922.Within hours of the delivery truck and barrels being stored at the city police station, they went missing.What followed was deemed by the public a “cover up.” Many believed high…Continue Reading

VarietyTom Brady Reverses Course on Retirement, Plans to Return to NFL Next SeasonTom Brady is reversing course on his announced retirement, stating that he plans to return to professional football during the upcoming 2022-2032 National Football League season. It was only as recently as January that Brady revealed his intention to retire from the NFL.…Continue Reading

Associated PressArrest in fentanyl overdoses of West Point cadets in FloridaPolice have made an arrest in connection with fentanyl overdoses that involved five cadets of the U.S. Military Academy at a Florida vacation home during spring break. The Wilton Manors Police Department said six men and a woman overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine and were taken…Continue Reading

As Russian shells hit Irpin, on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, two Ukrainian soldiers took cover against a wall Sunday, heads down on the bare ground. Another soldier dug a foxhole.In an Irpin park, a woman’s body lay amid downed trees and debris. Underground, many people sheltered in basements without electricity.Irpin is also where Russian…Continue Reading

The internet exploded after watching talk show host Trevor Noah’s interview with decorated country singer, Dolly Parton.The South African comedian brought up Parton’s 1973 chart-topping hit “Jolene” and mentioned how the song has been so popular that the singer and her record label has had it translated into several different languages. While the song has…Continue Reading