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Florida Abortion Statistics Debunk Common Pro-Choice Argument
Data from Florida reveal that, in 2018, an overwhelming majority of women reported obtaining an abortion for reasons other than to preserve their own life or health, or due to fetal-health complications.
Women obtained about 70,000 abortion procedures in Florida last year, and more than three-quarters of those ...
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A Bomber’s-Eye View of World War II in The Cold Blue
The men of the Eighth Air Force craved fresh eggs for breakfast, a rare treat at their base in England during World War II. When they were served, though, the men blanched. Fresh eggs were set aside for those going on especially dangerous missions. You wanted fresh eggs, but you didn’t want fresh eggs.
The ...
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Attorney General William Barr Makes First Ruling Against Asylum Seekers
The U.S. Attorney General is ending asylum seekers’ opportunity to ask for bond in front of an immigration judge.
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No More ‘Small Mercies’ in Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones ends where it began: The mad monarch has been assassinated; the king-slayer, who had vowed to defend that mad monarch with his life, takes on the sins of the polity as a holy, royal scapegoat, simultaneously prince and pariah; a pair of siblings, whose main claim to power is that they already have ...
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Great-Grandmother Arrested at Disney World over CBD Oil
A 69-year-old great grandmother spent twelve hours in jail last month after she was arrested at Disney World because security officials found CBD oil (cannabidiol) in her purse that she had reportedly been using to alleviate her arthritis.
Although CBD is derived from cannabis, it doesn’t contain any THC, ...
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Springsteen Sings, ‘There Goes My Miracle’— Barack Obama?
I confess to loving Bruce Springsteen's uncharacteristically lush and soaring new ballad, “There Goes My Miracle.” I wonder who it's about?
The song takes the form of a broken-hearted lament. But it reminded me that a few years ago Springsteen strayed into undisguised partisan propaganda that culminated ...
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ESPN President: ‘Our Fans Do Not Want Us to Cover Politics’
Does it seem you hear a little bit less about political controversies in the sports world than you did a year or two ago? Do you find yourself grumbling at your television, “I just want to enjoy watching the game” less frequently?
Today’s Los Angeles Times profiles ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro, who took ...
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Avenatti Stole Stormy Daniels’s Book Advance, According to Indictment
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti was indicted by federal prosecutors Wednesday for stealing the identity of his former client, Stormy Daniels, in order to claim more than $300,000 she was owed for a tell-all book about her efforts to expose President Trump.
In the indictment, prosecutors for the Southern ...
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Crenshaw: Navy SEAL Should Face War-Crimes Trial Before Trump Considers Pardon
President Trump is considering issuing pardons on or around Memorial Day for several servicemen accused or convicted of war crimes, the New York Times reported over the weekend. “One request is for Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of the Navy SEALs, who is scheduled to stand trial in the coming weeks ...
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The 24 Democrats
Every presidential primary ends with one winner and a lot of losers. Some might argue that one or two once-little-known candidates who overperform low expectations get to enjoy a form of moral victory. (Ben Carson and Rick Perry might be happy how the 2016 cycle ended, with both taking roles in Trump’s cabinet. ...
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