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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. Complaints that pregnant women were turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, federal documents obtained by The Associated Press reveal.
8 min read - OpinionCNN
Opinion: I survived the Holocaust. What I see happening in Berkeley is frightening
Holocaust survivor Susanne DeWitt reflects on the spike in antisemitism in Berkeley, California — her home of over six decades, and now, a place where Jewish hate has gone unchallenged in public forums, public schools and businesses.
3 min read - OpinionThe New Republic
Trump Finally Sees Consequences for his Big Mouth in Hush-Money Trial
Judge Juan Merchan penalized the former president and his legal team.
1 min read - USAssociated Press
Convenience store chain with hundreds of outlets in 6 states hit with discrimination lawsuit
The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by automatically weeding out applicants whom the company deemed to have failed a criminal background check, according to U.S. officials. President Joe Biden stopped by a Sheetz for snacks this week while cam
3 min read - USPeople
Rattlesnake Gives 2 Friends Nightmare Fuel After They Catch Reptile Swimming Toward Them
Brooke Howard spotted the rattlesnake while fishing on Caney Creek in Texas
2 min read - BusinessCNN Business
Aldi’s ‘aisle of shame’ is a middle row of goodies that have nothing to do with groceries. Shoppers are huge fans of it
Caitlyn Pratt is an avid Aldi shopper, so much so that she crosses state lines a few times a month to drive 45 minutes to the nearest one in neighboring Arkanas.
8 min read - USAssociated Press
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up environmental devastation from the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Recognizing that some members of cleanup crews had likely become sick, BP agreed to a medical claims settlement two years after the 2010 disaster. Through the settlement, BP has
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