The Texas Supreme Court rejected a challenge from women who argued that medical exceptions to the state’s abortion bans were inadequate. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/texas-supreme-court-declines-to-expand-access-to-emergency-abortions-37ada1af
The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement reached with the families of the victims of a 2022 campus shooting that killed three university football players and wounded two other students, a lawyer representing some of the victims and their families announced Friday. The school will pay $2 million each to the…
People often wait too long to show their love or correct their interpersonal mistakes, says Pulitzer-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/31/phrases-that-are-often-peoples-last-words-says-doctor-what-we-can-learn.html
President Joe Biden defends the justice system during his first comments on Trump’s guilty verdict. https://ift.tt/y10tPHY June 01, 2024 at 02:14AM
On this day in history, June 1, 1967, the Beatles released “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” their eighth album — which became the soundtrack to the “Summer of Love,” according to the official website of the Beatles. With its 13 songs, the album was recorded in over 400 hours during a 129-day period, according…
“The difference between someone saying, ‘Funny!’ and ‘Funny.’ is dramatic in terms of how it’s interpreted,” one expert says. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/31/etiquette-expert-the-nopoint1-mistake-people-make-when-texting.html
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher struggled over whether former President Trump should go to jail following this week’s guilty verdict. “Here’s the key question: is he going to jail? Will this judge dare do that? And should he?” Maher asked during a panel discussion Friday night. “I mean, I’ve heard some people say if his…
China’s property sector has lurched from one crisis to another after a regulatory crackdown on high leverage among developers triggered a liquidity crisis. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/01/chinas-new-home-prices-inch-up-for-9th-month-in-may-survey-shows.html
Donald Trump’s guilty verdict gives the Biden campaign a chance to jolt voters into recalling the former president as an agent of chaos and to make the case that his personal behavior brings risk. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-stakes-re-election-campaign-on-reviving-bad-memories-of-trump-9d7f9907