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A federal judge in Texas ruled on Wednesday that private insurance companies should not be required under Obamacare to cover HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, better known as PrEP. In his ruling, outlined by The Advocate, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor determined that the mandate violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a law introduced in 1993 by current Senate Majority Leader […]
Barack and Michelle Obama stopped by the White House on Wednesday for the unveiling of their official portraits—marking their first joint visit to the residence since Obama left office in 2017. The unveiling ceremony took place inside the White House’s East Room, where the Obamas were joined by President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, […]
Juul has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle an investigation by dozens of states into the company’s marketing of its e-cigarette products, which have been blamed for an increase in vaping among teenagers across the U.S. As reported by the Associated Press, Juul has agreed to pay $438.5 million in a settlement following a two-year investigation […]
UPDATE: The man who was shot and killed by police has been named as Chris Kaba (pictured). Kaba was a rapper—known to UK drill fans as Madix, a member of the hit-making crew 67—and was expecting his first child. “This is crazy,” one of his friends at the scene told MyLondon. “I saw [Chris] just on Sunday […]
NBC News has learned that about 100 homes and other buildings in Northern California were destroyed by a wildfire over the weekend. It is believed that the wildfire started just before 1 p.m. Friday near the property of the defunct lumber mill for Roseburg Forest Products. According to CBS News, Sue Tavalero, council member for the town of Weed, said thousands […]
On Monday, the Kremlin announced that Ben Stiller and Sean Penn among other notable U.S. citizens have been permanently banned from entering Russia. The two actors have officially been banned from visiting the country amid Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine. Stiller and Penn are among 25 people who have been added to the “stop list,” […]
Liz Truss will serve as the UK’s next Prime Minster after it was announced earlier today that she had defeated Rishi Sunak in the race for Conservative Party leadership. The 47-year-old, who won by a comfortable margin, will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday (Sept. 6) and will join the likes of Theresa May and Margret Thatcher as the UK’s third […]
The head of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has been accused of stealing more than $10 million in charitable contributions. As reported by the New York Post, Black Lives Matter Grassroots, a nonprofit group that represents local BLM chapters nationwide, has filed a lawsuit against BLMGNF leader Shalomyah Bowers, claiming he “siphoned” more than $10 million […]
Brigham Young University got rid of an LGBTQIA+ pamphlet that was originally included in welcome bags for freshmen students arriving for the school year. NBC New reports that the RaYnbow Collective created the booklets so that incoming queer freshmen would have resources—like events, therapy, safe housing, and mentorship—available to them. The nonprofit was started by […]
Philadelphia police say at least three people were killed in citywide Labor Day weekend shootings. According to WPVI-TV, a total of 10 people—including those killed—were wounded Saturday morning in eight separate shootings; the first of which reportedly took place after 1 a.m. Saturday near Chew Avenue and Locust Street in the Germantown neighborhood. Police say the 26-year-old […]
