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After Walgreens announced on Friday that it will not distribute abortion medication at its locations in 20 states, California governor Gavin Newsom says the state won’t do business with the company. “California won’t be doing business with Walgreens—or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk,” Newsom tweeted on Monday. […]
A Republican Tennessee legislator faced backlash this week after he proposed to revive lynching-style hangings. Rep. Paul Sherrell (R-Sparta) made the proposal Tuesday during a Criminal Justice Committee meeting that addressed HB 1245—a bill that would allow death row inmates to be killed by firing squad. While expressing his support for the bill, Sherrell suggested an […]
West Virginia lawmakers have advanced a bill that would effectively ban child marriage. According to the Associated Press, the GOP-led House of Delegates approved the legislation 84-13 Wednesday with bipartisan support. Under West Virginia’s current law, children as young as 16 can legally get married as long as they obtain parental consent. Those who are younger than […]
On Feb. 3 of this year, multiple cars carrying hazardous chemicals as part of a train operated by Norfolk Southern were confirmed to have derailed in the East Palestine area of Ohio. Developments surrounding the troublingly toxic event have continued to spill out in the weeks since, with updates from the scene of the crash […]
It looks like Harry Styles’ upcoming visit to New Zealand will involve more than just a concert. The UK singer will be legally required to participate in the country’s census on March 7—the same day of his show, NME reports. The 29-year-old will be performing in Auckland, which is his only New Zealand concert for his […]
Seattle made history on Tuesday when it became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination. The ordinance, which the city council approved by a 6-1 vote, amended Seattle’s municipal code to include caste as a protected category, along with race, gender, religion, and national origin. According to the Associated Press, the measure was sponsored by Kshama Sawant, an Indian-American […]
A new bill in Florida could lead to a ban on dogs sticking their head out of car windows. According to Fox 13 Tampa Bay, the bill, which was introduced by state Sen. Lauren Book last week, would prohibit a dog from extending “any other body part outside a motor vehicle window while the person is operating the […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday that there is “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity” on the heels of the three unidentified high-altitude objects being shot down. Two of the objects were shot down by fighter jets in the U.S. states of Alaska and Michigan while the third was in Canadian airspace. “I just […]
A reporter was filmed being arrested on Wednesday while covering the devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. ABC 6 writes that the incident took place inside an elementary school gymnasium, where Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, conducted a press conference. The briefing was reportedly scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. local time, but DeWine didn’t […]
Trump’s single-term administration allegedly asked Twitter to censor outspoken critic Chrissy Teigen. According to New York magazine, the revelation came during a Wednesday congressional hearing about Twitter’s handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story. During her testimony, former Twitter employee Anika Collier Navaroli was pressed about an online dispute between then-President Donald Trump and Teigen. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) pointed to […]
