• Abortion Group, Dems Warn Swing State Voters That RFK Is Just As Dangerous As Trump On Abortion

    As abortion access promises to be an energizing driver for voter turnout in 2024 — with abortion initiatives making their ways onto ballots in a handful of states — abortion advocates and the

  • Cartoon: Abortion in red states

    A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

  • How to enter a state of flow on demand to improve your focus

    Have you ever experienced a moment where you were so deeply immersed in an activity that the world around you seemed to fade away? A state where your focus was laser-sharp, your productivity soared, and your creativity flowed effortlessly? This is the essence of the flow state – a powerful mental zone that allows individuals […]

  • The State of Main Street Heading Into Small Business Week

    Despite the moniker attached to their segment, small businesses loom large in the American economy. And with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrating National Small Business Week starting Sunday (April 28), the staying power of entrepreneurship in the U.S. is top of mind for both small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as the solution […]

  • NYS Legislature Passes 2024-25 State Budget

    The New York State Legislature passed a $237 billion dollar budget Saturday, two weeks after the 2024-25 budget was due. Governor Kathy Hochul issued a statement saying, “This budget agreement represents the most significant improvement in housing policy in three generations. It includes transformative investments in health care and education that will put our State […]

  • Poll: Support for Florida Abortion Amendment Falls Short

    A proposed amendment in Florida to create a right to abortion is falling short of the 60 percent support needed to pass, per a poll.

  • Montana becomes the latest abortion battleground state for 2024

    A new abortion rights advocacy organization, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, officially launched its ballot initiative, which aims to enshrine abortion rights in Montana’s state constitution. If the petition drive succeeds, it will make abortion central to the 2024 campaign and likely give vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, a staunch abortion rights supporter, a boost. “Abortion is a topic that’s become politicized and stigmatized, but in reality, we all love someone or are someone...

  • U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Demands Hamas’ Surrender

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) At a press conference in Beijing on Friday April 26th, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked “Students all across your country are coming out and expressing the outrage at what’s happening in Gaza. Are you taking on board those protests? What do you say to young people, young Americans, who […]

  • Medical records for out-of-state abortions will now be protected by HIPAA

    Shefali Luthra, The 19th This story was originally published by The 19th. Health care providers aren’t allowed to tell law enforcement about a patient’s abortion if they received the procedure in a state where it is legal, it is protected by federal law, or it is permitted by state law, the Biden administration said Monday. The new rule is based on the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. It could shield patients’ medical information if they live in a state...

  • These conservative Christian lawyers are helping states defend their abortion bans

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider its third major abortion case in two years—and the third brought with the help of a legal nonprofit attempting to infuse American life with its far-right brand of Christianity. Not only is the group, Alliance Defending Freedom, behind legislation to ban abortion, it is also increasingly representing state […]

  • Emergency abortion care is before the Supreme Court—and blue states should be very worried

    Jaelyn was 19 weeks and five days into a much-wanted pregnancy when the cramping began—slowly at first, then in an insistent rhythm that signaled she was in labor. Several excruciating hours later, emergency doctors delivered a heart-wrenching diagnosis. The amniotic sac was protruding from her cervix; her baby was doomed. “There’s nothing we can do,” […]

  • Taoiseach says Stardust relatives have been 'failed' ahead of State apology

    Simon Harris is set to issue a State apology to the families of the victims of Stardust nightclub fire today