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"Power grab": Supreme Court guts agency power, posing "devastating" environmental risks
The Supreme Court voted along party lines in a historic decision on Friday, ruling against the government in a pair of cases — Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce. The conservative judges sided against the liberals, setting a precedent gutting the power of regulatory agencies to protect the environment and consumers.
"Stay awake or be arrested": Sotomayor slams Supreme Court for criminalizing homelessness
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court's right-wing majority on Friday ruled that cities can enforce laws against sleeping on sidewalks and other public property even when homeless people have nowhere else to go, the Los Angeles Times reported. The conservative justices disagreed with a lower court's ruling that such...
When police shootings don’t kill: The data that gets left behind
Julie Ward is no stranger to the realities of gun violence. She worked for almost 15 years as a nurse in hospitals and emergency rooms from Arizona to Oregon and Washington. In that time, she said, she probably treated dozens of people harmed by gun violence, including teenagers, adults, and first responders.
Lemur calls have a rhythm that may explain how humans evolved singing and music, study finds
Making music is strictly a human trait, at least with the complexity of jazz musicians and classical pianists. But of course some animals make their own songs, including frogs, birds and cicadas. Some primates also make a sort of musical calls and studying this can teach us a lot about why humans evolved singing and music-making capabilities in the first place.
Dollar Tree “knowingly” sold lead-contaminated applesauce months after recall, the FDA says
Dollar Tree reportedly failed to remove various brands of lead-contaminated applesauce months after they were recalled, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wrote in a warning letter issued to Dollar Tree Inc. on June 11. Back in November, the FDA issued warnings concerning the recall of several applesauce and cinnamon...
Avoid that cringe that is Nicole Kidman's "A Family Affair," which wastes the efforts of Joey King
The frothy rom-com, “A Family Affair,” is another addition in the growing genre of older woman/younger male celebrity romance movies. (See also: “The Idea of You.”) Alas, director Richard LaGravenese’s film, written by Carrie Solomon, tries to be awkwardly amusing with its plot — about a mother dating her daughter’s movie star boss — but the cringe viewers will feel is every painful contrivance.
Swiftie dads show the power of positive masculinity
It was still early in the day when the men with glitter in their copper beards started appearing on the streets. They had rhinestone cowboy hats on their heads. And they wore t-shirts that read “It’s me. Hi. I’m the dad. It’s me,” and “Spending a lot of money at the moment.” My family and I were in Cardiff for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, and the Celtic dads were out in force and ready for it. We’d just come to see Taylor. We left with a newfound appreciation of the power of positive masculinity.
"Suckers" and "losers": DNC to remind Trump rally-goers of ex-president's contempt for veterans
Former President Donald Trump wrapped up Thursday’s debate in Atlanta, Georgia, and heads to Chesapeake, Virginia on Friday. When he gets there, he will be greeted not just by supporters in red MAGA hats: The Democratic National Committee plans circle Trump’s rally armed with a mobile billboard displaying his disrespect toward the country's veterans.
"This cannot be real life!": Stewart says both candidates need "magic drugs" after disastrous debate
Jon Stewart held nothing back as he tore into President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump's performances at the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season during a live episode of "The Daily Show." “We just watched what you watched," the comedian said in apparent shock. The show...
"Unforgivable": CNN debate moderators blasted for "not fact-checking Trump’s firehose of lies"
The presidential debate Thursday night was filled with false accusations and outright lies, but what made the 90-minute contest go off the rails and turn into the unchecked ramblings of two senior citizens was that CNN decided not to bother fact checking any of the claims. As The Hill noted,...
"Very aggressive panic": Democrats having "conversations" about replacing Biden after brutal debate
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Well, that was fine. That was fine, right?. At Thursday’s debate with a convicted felon who’s been found liable for sexual assault,...
CNN's debate was no fair fight
There's no sugarcoating it: The best you can say about that debate last night is that it was a missed opportunity for Joe Biden to put to rest the questions about his age and focus on Donald Trump's extremist agenda and his criminality. The worst you can say is that he gave a disastrous performance that should lead to his resignation and an open convention in August to choose a successor. There are plenty of Democrats pushing for that right now and it's always possible they'll succeed in getting Biden to drop out and turn the Chicago gathering into a disaster not seen since 1968. Maybe that's the kind of spectacle that will finally bring the Democratic Party down to the level of the Trump Show. Maybe that's what the American people really want.
CNN's first televised presidential debate of 2024 was not a good look for America
Remember cocky Joe Biden? The one who goaded Donald Trump into debating him last month in a video posted to social media, crowing that former president Donald Trump lost two debates to him in 2020?. “Now he's acting like he wants to debate me again!” an energetic and fully awake...
“Hot Ones”: Lupita Nyong'o says she’s a Swiftie while attempting to conquer the Spicy Wings of Death
Lupita Nyong'o appeared on this week’s episode of “Hot Ones” to discuss everything from her fear of cats to the one Taylor Swift song that helped her overcome a particularly rough time in her life. The acclaimed Scream Queen, who is starring in the prequel horror film...
"It is delay": Idaho abortion decision suggests a stealth Supreme Court push to aid Trump's campaign
"Today’s decision is not a victory for pregnant patients in Idaho," Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson declared on Thursday. "It is delay." In her dissent on Moyle v. the United States, Brown Jackson highlighted the only takeaway journalists and voters should get from this case about whether Idaho can force emergency room doctors to turn away pregnant patients in crisis. During oral arguments in April, it became clear that the conservative justices do not care if women experiencing a failing pregnancy are denied care, which could result in permanent injuries or even death. Justice Samuel Alito even took time to gripe that the federal law requiring emergency rooms to provide stabilizing care did not use the phrase "unborn child." He got annoyed when Justice Sonia Sotomayor mentioned the actual living people being airlifted out of Idaho so doctors in nearby states could help. Physicians for Human Rights documented some of the conditions women who are denied this treatment can experience: "stroke, seizure, liver damage, kidney failure, bleeding, complications," as well as "septic shock," which can lead to the loss of the uterus or even death.
Who is afraid of Donald Trump's 34 felony convictions? Joe Biden
Donald Trump’s historic status as the first former president and presumptive major party presidential candidate to be convicted of a felony was a gift to President Biden in the first presidential debate. Did Biden show the courage to use it to his advantage Thursday night?. The early consensus appears...
The Supreme Court ruling on interstate air pollution is an echo of past failures to regulate CO2
When the Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, June 27, it incurred the ire of many analysts. At issue in the case of Ohio v. EPA was whether the agency can implement a plan to limit cross-state air pollution via the Clear Air Act while affected states challenge its legality. By ruling that the EPA lacks this power, the Supreme Court — according to University of Michigan law professor Rachel Rothschild — "reflects two longstanding trends in his environmental law jurisprudence: deep skepticism of agency experts and emphasis on state authority over environmental protection." California Democratic Party Executive Committeewoman Christine Pelosi was more blunt, tweeting that "polluters pay big money, win big rulings."
Death warmed over: Trump vs. Biden is frighteningly predictable
No pleasantries as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump skipped a traditional handshake, beginning the debate with a discussion of inflation, as opening statements were not an option. Hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash of CNN went straight into questions, asking Biden what he would say to Americans...
Melania absent from debate, as Jill Biden takes central campaign role
Former First Lady Melania Trump is not attending the presidential debate against President Joe Biden, further signaling the distance between her and her husband’s campaign, as she opts to stay out of the public eye. Melania — who was absent for the entirety of her husband’s criminal trial —...
Uvalde cops, who stood idle as 21 died, charged with child endangerment
Families could get some justice now that criminal charges have been brought against a pair of Uvalde shooting responders who took over an hour to jump into action. The police chief of a Uvalde, Texas, school district and an officer who worked at Robb Elementary School have been charged by a Texas grand jury with abandonment and child endangerment after their botched response to a mass shooting at an elementary school left over 20 dead.
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