Barbados will become a republic this week, replacing Queen Elizabeth as head of state. British colonizers enslaved over 380,000 people to work on Barbados' sugar plantations. Sandra Mason, set to be the first president, said she wants to "fully leave our colonial past behind."
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In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates from all sides of the issue have called for men to be part of the conversation. The New York Times heard from hundreds who wanted to share their stories.
The absurd met the pathetic on Meet the Press this week when Peggy Noonan tried to say with a straight face the Republican Party should "use this opportunity" to change and improve its standing with women. The whole panel dissolved in laughter. I will try to post the clip later.
NEW: unfortunately it’s time for another international Covid update, as the BA.5 Omicron lineage (and BA.4 to a lesser extent) sends not only cases but also hospitalisations climbing around the world, from South Africa, to Portugal, the UK, Israel and now the US 📈
#Umang2022: #ShahRukhKhan , #ShehnaazGill set stage on fire with their performances @iamsrk | @ishehnaaz_gill
And the second part is perhaps the most significant: even though rates of hospitalisation are significantly reduced, the enormous waves of infections that Omicron’s various lineages have brought, have sent rates of long Covid climbing faster than ever, to record levels.
'That letter is a murder-suicide pact. It's gonna damage everyone who touches it' — This is what happened at a closed door Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and top DOJ officials just days before January 6
On this day seven years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed that #LoveIsLove . Even in the face of adversity, we will always celebrate our progress and keep fighting for full equality for all.
This is a Siemens SGT-A65 turbine. G7 representatives will discuss today whether to "wiggle" Canadian sanctions to return it to Russia. Why? Because per the Kremlin, gas transfers via Nordstream-1 to EU have fallen due to its absense, leading to tensions. But that's a bluff. 🧵
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