A paramedic can be seen being pushed out of the back of an ambulance by a patient in a video released by London Ambulance Service (LAS). The paramedic can be seen crashing to the ground and holding his elbow in the footage. The patient had previously verbally abused members of the ambulance crew, and also…
1 minute ago About sharing Marcia Grant was 60 when she died outside her home in Greenhill, Sheffield By Victoria Scheer BBC News A 13-year-old boy who killed his foster mother by running her over in her own car has been sentenced to two years in custody. Marcia Grant, 60, died outside her home in…
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Feature / November 29, 2023 How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since Roe Fell How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell The state is now firmly held by Republicans, but organizers found a way to reach voters who are appalled by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Dani McClain…
Books & the Arts / November 29, 2023 A Cursed Blessing Søren Kierkegaard’s theory of despair. Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask In The Sickness unto Death, the Danish philosopher posed a difficult question: Is despair an essential feature of human life? Clare Carlisle Ad Policy Melancholy, Edvard Munch, 1895. This article appears in the December…
Economy / November 29, 2023 Ban the 24-Hour Workday! In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours. Dawn Kikel Ad Policy Home care workers, seniors, and people with disabilities holding a rally at the…
Politics / November 29, 2023 Russian Fate: A Memoir I’ll Never Write “Russian Fate: A Memoir I’ll Never Write” From the archives and files of Stephen F. Cohen. Katrina vanden Heuvel Ad Policy Russian Fate cover illustration, fragment from the painting Eternal Russia by Ilya Glazunov. (Sergey Scherbina) Dear Gena and Friends, I wish I…
Society / November 29, 2023 Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous Campus debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be challenging, fractious—and sometimes triggering. But they are debates, not acts of bigotry. Jeffrey C. Isaac Ad Policy Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.) leaves the US Capitol on May 18,…
The singer had platinum blonde hair at the red carpet event for her Renaissance film premiere.