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  Mark McLaughlin

  

  16 hours ago

  The week the supreme court reshaped America: ‘We’re being hurled back decades’

  Guardian US - Victoria Bekiempis in New York

  Last week the US Supreme Court started its summer break, but it left behind an America that many believe has been fundamentally reshaped after a momentous series of decisions by the conservative majority on abortion, guns, the power of government agencies, and the role of religion in public …

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  Mark McLaughlin

  

  7 hours ago

  Amazon has promised to help workers get abortions. Some workers say it hasn’t gone far enough.

  Chicago Tribune - Lauren Rosenblatt

  Amazon employees are calling on the company to get more involved in protecting abortion access, including by ending political donations to groups that oppose abortion, organizing its own protests against the Supreme Court’s ruling and helping all employees pay for travel in order to get safe …

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  Mark McLaughlin

  

  1 hour ago

  New study finds some vitamins do more harm than good

  NBC News - NBCNews.com

  Americans spent nearly $50 billion on vitamins and supplements in 2021, but do they help or harm? A new analysis by the Journal of American Association found little or no evidence that vitamins helped prevent heart disease or cancer for average healthy Americans. In fact, the U.S. Preventive Task …

• Fine, take his kidney then. Of course it’s a tactic to delay his execution, but it’s a good one.

  

  Mark McLaughlin

  

  5 hours ago

  Texas inmate asks to delay execution for kidney donation

  NBC News - The Associated Press

  A Texas inmate who is set to be put to death in less than two weeks asked that his execution be delayed so he can donate a kidney. Ramiro Gonzales is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on July 13 for fatally shooting 18-year-old Bridget Townsend, a southwest Texas woman whose remains were found …

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  Mark McLaughlin

  

  15 hours ago

  Migrants, coyotes and aid workers offer different perspectives on the border crisis

  ABC News

  Amidst a historic surge of migrants wanting to cross the border, ABC's Maria Elena Salinas speaks with a coyote, migrants hoping to cross, and a …

• Just not as free as it was a couple weeks ago. Just be happy with less rights, I guess.

  

  Mark McLaughlin

  

  10 hours ago

  Lee Greenwood on 4th of July and America: 'Grateful to be in a free country'

  Fox News - Maureen Mackey

  Country music star Lee Greenwood is perhaps best known for his iconic and moving song, "God Bless the USA" — many people can't hear that song without shedding a tear — yet his body of music over his long and accomplished career is extensive and his care and concern for America run very, very …