Month: November 2019

Abortion Laws in Saudi Arabia More Forgiving Than in Alabama: Report

Alabama women in need of abortion care can travel to Saudi Arabia for less restrictive rules if the southern U.S. state’s recent anti-choice law is upheld in the courts.  That’s according to a new study by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which compared new laws in the U.S. to restrictions in Muslim-majority countries in southwest Asia and North…

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Women’s March 2018: Best Celebrity Reactions 

One year ago, on Jan. 21, 2017, millions of women all around the world took to the streets for the historic Women’s March, where they were advocating for human and women’s rights. Dozens of celebrities turned out among the crowds in cities like Washington D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles, marching alongside their fans…

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Edward Snowden: With Technology, Institutions Have Made 'Most Effective Means of Social Control in the History of Our Species'

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said Thursday that people in systems of power have exploited the human desire to connect in order to create systems of mass surveillance. Snowden appeared at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia via livestream from Moscow to give a keynote address for the Canadian university’s Open Dialogue Series. Right now, he…

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John Mayer Is Recovering Well After Undergoing Emergency Surgery

John Mayer is on the mend. The musician is “in good spirits” after being hospitalized Tuesday morning for an emergency appendectomy, his rep tells PEOPLE. “John Mayer is recovering from the emergency appendectomy he underwent yesterday and is in good spirits,” the band said in a statement. “The Dead & Company concerts scheduled for Dec.…

By EveAim November 8, 2019 Off

Boris Johnson 'Should Resign,' Declares Corbyn, After High Court Rules Suspension of Parliament Illegal

British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn led calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign Tuesday after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled his suspension of Parliament last month “unlawful, void, and of no effect.” “The Prime Minister has acted wrongly in shutting down Parliament,” Corbyn said during the Labour Party conference following the court’s decision. “It…

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Hip-Hop Producer Russell Simmons Accused of Rape by Three Women

Three women have accused music producer Russell Simmons of rape, speaking out about incidents that occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The women — singer Tina Baker, a music journalist Toni Sallie and label executive Drew Dixon — said Simmons behaved violently, cornered them at work or in…

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