Day: March 21, 2023
U.S. finds Ethiopian troops committed crimes against humanity
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the Ethiopia assessment as he unveiled the State Department’s annual report on global human rights.
Minnesota moving to fortify state status as abortion refuge
Minnesota is moving to strengthen its status as a refuge for patients from restrictive states who travel to the state to seek abortions — and to protect providers who serve them.
Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors
Missouri’s Republican attorney general says his office will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors.
Twitch Says It Will Lay Off 400 Employees
Twitch announced plans to lay off 400 employees at the company. It comes just days after longtime Twitch CEO Emmett Shear said that he would step down from the company to spend time with his family. TechCrunch reports: The layoffs will affect 400 emplo…
Top Israeli minister: ‘No such thing’ as Palestinian people
A firebrand Israeli minister claimed there’s ‘no such thing’ as a Palestinian people as Israel’s new coalition government, its most hard-line ever, plowed ahead on Monday with a part of its plan to overhaul the judiciary.
2nd officer in inmate’s fatal beating gets same 20-year term
The second of three former correctional officers has been sentenced in the fatal beating of a state prisoner and received a 20-year prison term.
2nd officer in inmate’s fatal beating gets same 20-year term
The second of three former correctional officers has been sentenced in the fatal beating of a state prisoner and received a 20-year prison term
CDC sees urgent health threat in deadly fungus that’s spreading fast
A deadly fungus that is considered an urgent public health threat spread at an “alarming rate” during the pandemic, the CDC said Monday.