In April 1975, during the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, there were some 3,000 babies in the country that had been fathered by U.S. servicemen. “Dad felt very responsibly that he wanted to get those babies out,” Steve Ford told CBS News — “dad” in this case being …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman and woman of color to hold her position, said she wrote a letter to her teenage goddaughter about the significance of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court while presiding over the vote earlier this week. Jackson will be the first Black …
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A young woman rushed out of the courtroom to throw up when she heard her rapist’s sentence. She had come forward and testified. Her rapist had pleaded guilty. But the judge only sentenced him to eight years of probation. The young woman, referred to as MM in court filings, said …
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Lowering prescription drug prices is among the Biden administration’s most urgent priorities. But the drug industry is spending big to keep that from happening. A new compromise on Capitol Hill would offer some relief from high prices by gradually allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices similar to private insurers for …
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