Giorno: 10 Luglio 2023

US Census: Record Number of Americans Living Alone

With Americans marrying later, if at all, about 29% of households are comprised of one person, a record high. 

Judge Bars Kansas From Changing Transgender People’s Sex on Licenses

A state judge on Monday ordered Kansas to stop allowing transgender people to change the listing for their sex on their driver’s licenses, ahead of the first hearing in a lawsuit filed by state’s Republican attorney general against the practice.

NY Times Disbanding Sports Dept.

The New York Times on Monday announced it was disbanding a sports department that not too long ago generated a stand-alone daily print section and produced three Pulitzer Prize winning columnists.

Senate Dems huddle on how Biden could be hurt by a third-party candidate

Senate Democrat staffers will be briefed this month by two groups that are looking to protect President Biden from a third-party presidential run that could sap energy from Democrats. Liberal advocacy groups MoveOn and Third Way will meet with the chiefs of staff to Democratic senators on July 27 to discuss the risks of a […]

‘The Good Doctor’ actor Hill Harper announces run for the US Senate in Michigan

Actor Hill Harper has announced that he is running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat. Harper, who is perhaps best known for his roles on “The Good Doctor” and “CSI: NY,” said Monday that he is joining the crowded Democratic primary field seeking to replace the retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. Stabenow announced in January […]

GOP congresswoman rips Pentagon for prioritizing ‘wokeness’ over combatting sexual assaults in military

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is taking aim at the Pentagon over its opposition to her bill that would combat sexual assault in the military by requiring service members to take monthly self-defense classes. The bill, H.R. 1434, or the Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military Act, comes as the annual number of […]

‘Snorting kits’ for drug users to be distributed in Portland despite Dem opposition: ‘Reckless’

“Snorting kits” for drug users will soon be distributed in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding county as part of a harm reduction plan that even the city’s Democratic mayor opposes. The Multnomah County Health Department announced the plan Friday and said it will expand available drug paraphernalia for users to adjust for alternative methods of […]

Senate to receive classified brief on AI threats and national security, Schumer says

All 100 senators are invited to sit for a classified briefing this week on artificial intelligence and its effects on global and national security, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced in a weekend letter to colleagues. Schumer pointed out that it will be the first session of its kind, as Congress works to get ahead […]

Democrat Roland Gutierrez Joins US Senate Race in Texas

Democrat Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who has pushed for police accountability and tougher gun laws after the Uvalde school shooting, announced Monday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2024. He becomes the second Texas Democrat to embark on what will be a longshot bid to…

AP Sources: Disgraced Sports Doctor Larry Nassar Stabbed in Prison

Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.