When ‘elective’ doesn’t mean optional: Lloyd Austin’s cancer surgery
The defense secretary underwent a prostatectomy to remove cancer and suffered painful complications.
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A starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are using microgravity to unlock the disease’s secrets.
Supreme Court to decide whether hospitals must provide life-saving abortions
The high court’s order temporarily freezes a lower court decision that blocked enforcement of Idaho’s near-total abortion ban in emergency circumstances.
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Biden’s manufacturing boom is underway. But the jobs haven’t followed yet.
The new manufacturing jobs tied to Biden’s investment plans are coming — but maybe not until after the election.
US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 3.9% to 3.7%, not far above a five-decade low of 3.4% in April.
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Expiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans’ pocketbooks — especially among core parts of the Democratic electorate.
Horrific Traumatic Injuries of Children: British Dr. Witnesses Israel’s Destruction of Gaza Hospitals
Before Israel’s unprecedented assault on Gaza, the territory had 36 functioning hospitals. Now only 16 partially functioning health facilities remain. As Israeli bombs and ground troops approach Nasser Hospital, the largest remaining partially functioning health facility in Gaza, we speak with Dr. James Smith, an emergency medical doctor recently returned from Gaza, where he worked alongside Palestinian healthcare workers to treat patients at Al-Aqsa Hospital.
Meet Tal Mitnick, 18, the First Israeli Jailed for Refusing Military Service in “Revenge War” on Gaza
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue the assault on Gaza, we speak with the first Israeli to refuse mandatory military service since Israel’s offensive began over three months ago. Last month, 18-year-old Tal Mitnick announced he would refuse military service in what he called a “revenge war” on Gaza, and was sentenced to 30 days in a military prison.
Texas Sen. Gutierrez Slams Gov. Abbott Immigration Crackdown After Mom & 2 Children Drown in Rio Grande
Texas defied a Biden administration cease-and-desist order this week to dismantle its border barrier near the city of Eagle Pass, where state troopers took over a 2.5-mile stretch and installed fencing, gates and razor wire. Last Friday, a mother and her two children drowned in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass when Border Patrol agents were denied access to the area by state officials acting under orders from Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Uvalde Failure: DOJ Report Finds 377 Officers Waited 77 Mins as 19 Kids, 2 Teachers Killed by 1 AR-15
A sweeping Justice Department report exposes the “cascading failures” of the police response to the 2022 Uvalde elementary school mass shooting when 19 children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman. Despite the presence of close to 400 officers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, it took 77 minutes for police to confront and kill the shooter.
Trump Rallies In New Hampshire With Top South Carolina Republicans
The former president orchestrated a show of force against former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
The Fantasy of Heritage Tourism
The first generation of immigrants wants to survive, the second wants to assimilate, and the third wants to remember, the sociologist Marcus Lee Hansen wrote in 1938. The fourth, fifth, and sixth? Apparently they now want to go on a luxury vacation to visit the Welsh coal mines their ancestors crossed an ocean to escape.
So-called heritage tourism has grown into its own travel category, like skiing and whale watching.
Trump Shuts Down The Idea Of A Vice President Nikki Haley
But another Republican woman might be in the running.
The Candidates Running for Vice President
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With just days until New Hampshire’s presidential primary election, tension is growing between Republican rivals former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
Ohio Poised To Become 2nd State To Restrict Gender-Affirming Care For Adults
The changes would add bureaucratic hurdles to receiving care, trans advocates say.
GOP Hugs Trump In 2024 After He Cost Them Control Of White House, Congress
The alarm bells are ringing in some corners of the Republican Party, but it’s likely already too late to stop his march to the nomination.
How Winter Wear Has Changed
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In 1938, the writer Margaret Dana began an Atlantic essay by describing an everyday indignity:
A man went into a large city store not long ago and bought a raincoat.
I Miss My Hair
One month after I completed chemotherapy for Stage 3 breast cancer, and two weeks after I underwent a double mastectomy, I sat in bed, my surgical wounds itchy, my morale at an all-time low.
“I would pay $1,000 if I could have any real amount of hair right now,” I told my husband. He nodded, politely understanding, but his eyes widened. We owed a colossal sum on our taxes. I was on medical leave from my job. We were not exactly flush.
Mike Johnson’s silence on abortion leaves House conservatives fuming. Again.
The state of play is vexing Congress’ anti-abortion stalwarts and influential outside groups, many of whom Johnson is set to face Friday as he addresses the March for Life rally in Washington.
States get serious about limiting kids’ social media exposure
Lawmakers aim to protect kids’ mental health by forcing tech giants to redesign their sites.
When ‘elective’ doesn’t mean optional: Lloyd Austin’s cancer surgery
The defense secretary underwent a prostatectomy to remove cancer and suffered painful complications.
A starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are using microgravity to unlock the disease’s secrets.
Supreme Court to decide whether hospitals must provide life-saving abortions
The high court’s order temporarily freezes a lower court decision that blocked enforcement of Idaho’s near-total abortion ban in emergency circumstances.
US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 3.9% to 3.7%, not far above a five-decade low of 3.4% in April.
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Expiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans’ pocketbooks — especially among core parts of the Democratic electorate.
Fox News Host Checks Ron DeSantis For Touting Iowa Moves
Neil Cavuto pushed back on the GOP presidential candidate over his talk about the state’s caucuses.
Fox News Host Brutally Checks Ron DeSantis For Touting Iowa Moves
Neil Cavuto hit back at the GOP presidential candidate over his talk about the state’s caucuses.
Riot Roh-Roh: Trump Drags Nikki Haley In Massive Jan. 6 Blunder
The former president appeared to confuse his 2024 GOP rival with former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at a New Hampshire rally.
Donald Trump Goes From Calm To Indignant In Newly Released Deposition Video Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit
The former president came face-to-face with the state attorney general who is suing him when he sat for a deposition last year at her Manhattan office.