Reading archive 2024-02-25

National Zoo ‘in discussions’ to bring pandas back to D.C.

Here’s why China is sending pandas back to the United States

Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak

An ectopic pregnancy put her life at risk. A Texas hospital refused to treat her.: The 25-year-old woman and her mother blame the state’s abortion ban for a delay in care that doctors say put her “in extreme danger of losing her life” - "When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the two had argued fiercely about what a near-total abortion ban would mean for women in the state — with Norris-De La Cruz fearing a loss of personal freedoms, and Lloyd welcoming new protections for babies who couldn’t speak up for themselves.

"Initially, Lloyd said, she thought the Texas abortion law would only affect people who decided they didn’t want to be pregnant — never imagining it could prevent women from accessing lifesaving care. Now, she said, she has completely changed her mind about abortion bans. 

"'I didn’t realize how far it had gone,” she said. “But it has happened to my life now, with my daughter.'

"'Her life has been in danger and affected by someone who was too afraid to help.'"

Netanyahu presents hard-line ‘day after’ vision for Gaza for the first time

Can tart cherries help reduce inflammation and pain?

Journalist indicted after accessing Tucker Carlson video footage: Federal prosecutors charged Tim Burke with wiretapping and conspiracy for accessing the Fox News outtakes, in a case that the journalist’s lawyers say has press freedom implications

He led an anti-gay Catholic site. Staffers say he sent them racy selfies.: At the far-right Church Militant, Michael Voris accused liberal Catholics and others he opposed of being gay until he resigned over unspecified ‘morality’ concerns. Staffers now say he had shared shirtless gym photos.

Deal to dodge government shutdown appears to stall amid GOP policy demands

Opinion  Biden gave $90 billion to red America. The thank-you went to spam. - "President Biden probably won’t be getting much thanks from the rural beneficiaries of his programs; nearly three-quarters of those in rural precincts voted for Donald Trump in 2020. Some Republican lawmakers condemned these bills as 'socialism' and even applied the label 'traitor' to those who supported the infrastructure bill. But the massive rural infusion makes good on Biden’s promise to be 'a president for everybody,' as he put it to a gathering of House Democrats this month. 'A lot of these things are happening in red states, but the Americans need help,' he said."