Author: Michelle Korhonen
Abortion advocates in Michigan had a major setback this week. Voters enshrined abortion rights in the constitution last November, but figuring out what those rights mean has become a battle. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Democrats in Michigan were on the brink of repealing abortion restrictions in the state this week. But after a midnight voting marathon in the state House and one Democratic lawmaker hold out, abortion rights advocates only had a watered-down version of what they wanted. Michigan Radio’s Kate Wells explains.KATE WELLS, BYLINE: If any state seemed perfectly poised to expand abortion rights, it was Michigan. Voters here overwhelmingly…
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is Vann R. Newkirk II, a senior editor and the host of the podcasts Floodlines and Holy Week.Vann is spending time with Sampha’s new album, about the starts and stops of healing; marveling at the storytelling in The Love Songs of W. E. B.…
EXCLUSIVE Chinese police will arrive in the Solomon Islands this month to help provide security for the Pacific Games – as Anthony Albanese attempts to mend relations with the superpower. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has revealed China has donated equipment and provide personnel to provide security for the games.While it’s unclear how many officers will be deployed in the Solomons, it shows relations between the two are strengthening. Australia has long had an interest in the Solomon Islands and worked closely with the government to assist, providing more than $2.5billion in development aid since 2008. ‘As part of preparation for the Pacific Games 2023,…
Tyson is recalling some 30,000 pounds of dino-shaped chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with metal. The U.S. Agriculture Department says there was one report of a minor oral injury. Danny Johnston/AP hide caption toggle caption Danny Johnston/AP Tyson is recalling some 30,000 pounds of dino-shaped chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with metal. The U.S. Agriculture Department says there was one report of a minor oral injury. Danny Johnston/AP About 30,000 pounds of dinosaur-shaped frozen chicken nuggets are being recalled after consumers reported finding metal pieces in the product, U.S. food safety officials said. The products subject…
Fresh again from summer and its fields of unrepentant grass, we strip down in the dooryard of my little house, check each other over for ticks. By now we have outlived embarrassment, though of the naked pastimes, this one remains the more intimate: what shapes we make in the flashlight’s chiaroscuro, interrogating every mole, every freckle, before kissing them, an apology to the innocent for such accusations. Not often but sometimes I’ll spot one walking across your wet skin, movement as misquoted shibboleth. I ferry the little liar to the fireplace, careful to burn what might have come between us.…
Two young boys have been killed in a horror crash in south-west Sydney.A grey sedan smashed into a tree and a power pole around 10.50am on Maxwell’s Avenue, Ashcroft, on Monday, with such force that the vehicle was torn in two. Two passengers in the car, believed to be aged between 10 and 15, died at the scene. Emergency services found their bodies strewn across the lawn of a property, over five metres from where the the main body of the car came to rest. Police have launched a manhunt after witnesses revealed two people had fled the scene. A grey sedan smashed into…
They’re from Israel and Gaza. A man who lost his parents feels as if he is swimming in an ocean of sorrow. A teen has a bullet lodged in his spine. How do they find room in their hearts for empathy?(Image credit: Hannah Barczyk for NPR)
This article was originally published by Knowable Magazine.Haldre Rogers’s entry into ecology came via the sort of man-made calamity that scientists euphemistically call an “accidental experiment.”She’d taken a job in 2002 on the Pacific island of Guam and the neighboring Mariana Islands to study the invasive brown tree snakes that were introduced to Guam, likely from a cargo ship, shortly after World War II. In the ensuing decades, these large snakes thrived, obliterating many native animals.Rogers’s initial task was to track reported sightings on nearby islands. The job, she says, “gave me lots of time to just stare at trees,…
An eccentric billionaire who splashed out more than £300,000 to hire an Italian city for his 73rd birthday has welcomed guests to his party.Kaoru Nakajima has taken over several luxury hotels to accommodate 1,400 guests and secured the use of two top theatres.They have been flown halfway around the world by Mr Nakajima for the event which had been scheduled for his 70th birthday but was postponed by the Covid pandemic.On Sunday ticket holders in dinner jackets and evening gowns were welcomed at the Teatro Massimo in the centre of Palermo for a concert.The venue – the largest in Italy…
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks UC-Davis Health professor Gary Novack about the latest FDA product warning concerning eyedrops.