Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionIn the conservative Houston community where Stephanie grew up, abortion was a concept so heinous that adults almost never mentioned it by name. Both her parents are refugees from El Salvador; her father is Catholic and her mother is an Evangelical Christian. The message she received from her family, over and over again, was that ending a pregnancy amounted to “the murder of a child, the worst thing a woman can do.”“According to some people, God forgives all, but for the people that I was raised by, God does not forgive...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionIn the conservative Houston community where Stephanie grew up, abortion was a concept so heinous that adults almost never mentioned it by name. Both her parents are refugees from El Salvador; her father is Catholic and her mother is an Evangelical Christian. The message she received from her family, over and over again, was that ending a pregnancy amounted to “the murder of a child, the worst thing a woman can do.”“According to some people, God forgives all, but for the people that I was raised by, God does not forgive...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionNearly one year ago, the , stirring concern that Roe v. Wade had just been stamped with an expiration date. Thanks to the Trump administration’s appointment of Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, the court’s majority skewed not just Republican, but ideologically conservative. Oral arguments in the case, , deepened misgivings. For months, reproductive-justice advocates have expected that the Court would either overrule or gut Roe, leaving it up to the states to decide when and whether to allow the procedure. In that...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionNearly one year ago, the , stirring concern that Roe v. Wade had just been stamped with an expiration date. Thanks to the Trump administration’s appointment of Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, the court’s majority skewed not just Republican, but ideologically conservative. Oral arguments in the case, , deepened misgivings. For months, reproductive-justice advocates have expected that the Court would either overrule or gut Roe, leaving it up to the states to decide when and whether to allow the procedure. In that...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionOn October 21, a woman died on the set of the Western Rust after a prop gun Alec Baldwin was holding accidentally discharged in the course of rehearsing a scene. The victim, Halyna Hutchins, was a cinematographer on the movie, which was filming at Bonanza Creek Ranch, in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. Hutchins was taken to the hospital by helicopter immediately following the shooting and was pronounced dead after her arrival. Director Joel Souza sustained injuries as well and was hospitalized.Civil suits have been filed among crew...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionOn October 21, a woman died on the set of the Western Rust after a prop gun Alec Baldwin was holding accidentally discharged in the course of rehearsing a scene. The victim, Halyna Hutchins, was a cinematographer on the movie, which was filming at Bonanza Creek Ranch, in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. Hutchins was taken to the hospital by helicopter immediately following the shooting and was pronounced dead after her arrival. Director Joel Souza sustained injuries as well and was hospitalized.Civil suits have been filed among crew...WW…

Melania Trump: ? According to , that she would like to get the hell out of Washington, D.C., please! And also, that if she must do as First Ladies before her have done and produce a sort of memoir recalling her time in the White House, then she would prefer to do it her way. An intimate collection of her personal experiences? Does not seem quite right, somehow! But a nice, heavy coffee table book? Actually does feel closer to the mark.CNN reports that talks about a Melania book are already in the works. Apparently, as she delegates shipments of Trump family affects to New York City and...…Melania Trump: ? According to , that she would like to get the hell out of Washington, D.C., please! And also, that if she must do as First Ladies before her have done and produce a sort of memoir recalling her time in the White House, then she would prefer to do it her way. An intimate collection of her personal experiences? Does not seem quite right, somehow! But a nice, heavy coffee table book? Actually does feel closer to the mark.CNN reports that talks about a Melania book are already in the works. Apparently, as she delegates shipments of Trump family affects to New York City and...WW…

An , among other brutal behaviors toward women, is headed to the Kansas State Legislature. In Tuesday’s general election, now-20-year-old Aaron Coleman won his seat in the state’s House of Representatives, despite admitting to relatively recent including (but not limited to) bullying, extortion, and threats of physical violence. He , but still.Coleman narrowly beat his opponent — incumbent Establishment Democrat Stan Frownfelter — in the state’s August primary. Shortly thereafter, a number of women who’d gone to middle school with the young progressive . One of his former classmates said...…An , among other brutal behaviors toward women, is headed to the Kansas State Legislature. In Tuesday’s general election, now-20-year-old Aaron Coleman won his seat in the state’s House of Representatives, despite admitting to relatively recent including (but not limited to) bullying, extortion, and threats of physical violence. He , but still.Coleman narrowly beat his opponent — incumbent Establishment Democrat Stan Frownfelter — in the state’s August primary. Shortly thereafter, a number of women who’d gone to middle school with the young progressive . One of his former classmates said...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionOn Monday, a federal judge temporarily the Trump administration’s attempt to gut an Affordable Care Act provision intended to shield transgender patients from discrimination. Citing that expanded Title VII civil-rights protections to include gender identity and sexual orientation, U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block issued a . It prevents the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing a narrow interpretation of sex-based discrimination in health care.“When the Supreme Court announces a major decision, it...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commissionOn Monday, a federal judge temporarily the Trump administration’s attempt to gut an Affordable Care Act provision intended to shield transgender patients from discrimination. Citing that expanded Title VII civil-rights protections to include gender identity and sexual orientation, U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block issued a . It prevents the Department of Health and Human Services from implementing a narrow interpretation of sex-based discrimination in health care.“When the Supreme Court announces a major decision, it...WW…

Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.On Thursday, President Trump escalated his war on the U.S. Postal Service, which has already been struggling to meet elevated needs under the tightened constraints of a deadly pandemic. Appearing on Fox Business, the president of $25 billion in sorely needed funding that Democrats had pitched as part of coronavirus relief negotiations.“They need that money in order to make the post office work, so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots” come November, Trump said. “If they don’t get those two items, that means...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.On Thursday, President Trump escalated his war on the U.S. Postal Service, which has already been struggling to meet elevated needs under the tightened constraints of a deadly pandemic. Appearing on Fox Business, the president of $25 billion in sorely needed funding that Democrats had pitched as part of coronavirus relief negotiations.“They need that money in order to make the post office work, so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots” come November, Trump said. “If they don’t get those two items, that means...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Constance Wu’s Method work for Hustlers appears to have paid off, and I absolutely mean literally: The actor that she made $600 in a single night spent researching at a strip club. As reminds us, stripping can be an extremely lucrative craft one day (particularly for young dancers who have a to guide them, and who are willing to bend some laws to up their tips) and a bust the next, so I am impressed. Wu’s would be a sizable take even for someone who wasn’t making her first (and possibly also only? Unclear.) public...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Constance Wu’s Method work for Hustlers appears to have paid off, and I absolutely mean literally: The actor that she made $600 in a single night spent researching at a strip club. As reminds us, stripping can be an extremely lucrative craft one day (particularly for young dancers who have a to guide them, and who are willing to bend some laws to up their tips) and a bust the next, so I am impressed. Wu’s would be a sizable take even for someone who wasn’t making her first (and possibly also only? Unclear.) public...WW…