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Dan Simmer

Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup Rush to Fund Abortion Travel

Wall Street has adopted policies to fund travel for abortions for employees that work in states that impose restrictions in anticipation of or following the Supreme Court’s declaration that the constitution is neutral on the subject.

Joe Biden Plans to Take ‘Millions of Cars Off the Road’

President Joe Biden on Wednesday again promoted his infrastructure dreams of taking people out of their gas-powered vehicles and putting them on trains and other forms of public transit.

Personal Memories and Bodily-Cues Influence Our Sense of Self

How do our bodies influence who we are? Recent research in cognitive neuroscience has examined consciousness associated with the self and related multisensory processing of bodily signals, the so-called bodily self-consciousness. A parallel line of research has highlighted the concept of the autobiographical self and the associated autonoetic consciousness, which

Google Engineer Claims AI Computer Has Become Sentient

According to a Google engineer, the company's AI chatbot called LaMDA has achieved sentience.Should you be worried about it?.

Cost of Living Crisis: 70,000 Protest as National Strike Cripples Nation

A national strike crippled the transport infrastructure of Belgium with around 70,000 people taking to the street on Monday to protest the effects of inflation.

What Does Sugar Do to Your Brain?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 6, 2017, and has been updated with new information.

Feminist and LGBT Rights Activist on Trial in Russia

A prosecutor has called for Russian activist Yulia Tsvetkova to serve three years and two months in prison during a closed trial over absurd “pornography” charges.

Do Psychiatric Meds and War Games Lead to Mass Shootings?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE While many have bought into the simplistic idea that availability of firearms is the cause of mass shootings, a number of experts have pointed out a more uncomfortable truth, which is that mass shootings are far more likely the result of how we've been mistreating mental illness, depression

Australia: Five States Seeing Power Disruptions as Winter Arrives

Nearly all of eastern Australia suffered localized blackouts on Tuesday evening, with some of the power outages expected to extend into at least Wednesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported. The state-owned Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) announced on June 14 that nearly all of the eastern and southern regions

Genetically Engineered Hens Made to Kill Their Own Chicks

STORY AT-A-GLANCE One of the atrocities of industrialized agriculture is the egg industry's killing of male chicks.

Juneteenth: Resources, History, and More

Words by Henry Louis Gates, Jr for The Root & PBS, 2013.

Council of Europe Presses Pause on Draft Mental Health Protocol

After a long fight by human rights advocates, the Council of Europe has temporarily suspended further consideration of a flawed draft treaty which would have undermined the rights of people with disabilities. In a crucial decision, the council’s Committee of Ministers decided to temporarily suspend work on the Additional

Rwanda: Jailed Critic Denounces Torture in Prison

(Nairobi) – A prominent Rwandan YouTube commentator has accused prison authorities of beating him and other jailed critics, Human Rights Watch said today.

Dr Vernon Coleman: The Death of Free Health Care in Britain

An old man in hospital had received no nursing care for a week.