#Canada warns travelers to US about anti-LGBTQ laws

#Canada warns travelers to US about anti-LGBTQ laws

Canada is warning LGBTQ travelers visiting the U.S. that they may face discrimination and possible harassment because of dozens of recently passed state laws that target LGBTQ people. The Canadian government in an update posted Tuesday said LGBTQ Canadians considering a trip to the U.S. should “check relevant state and local laws” before visiting, warning that “some…

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#Unexpected drugs make first round of Medicare negotiations

#Unexpected drugs make first round of Medicare negotiations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially named the first 10 drugs chosen for price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and while most picks were anticipated, a few of the medicines named on Tuesday came as something of a surprise. The IRA was highly specific with which Medicare-covered drugs could…

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#Nixon-era intelligence reports on 1973 Chile coup declassified

#Nixon-era intelligence reports on 1973 Chile coup declassified

The U.S. State Department released portions of two formerly classified Nixon-era intelligence reports that offer insight into the information former President Nixon received amid Chile’s 1973 coup.  The two documents from September of 1973 include portions of the Central Intelligence Agency’s daily briefs with Nixon on the events occurring in Chile. The documents suggest Nixon…

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#Fox News pundit calls Ramaswamy proposal ‘criminally stupid’ and ‘like a freshman foreign policy paper’

#Fox News pundit calls Ramaswamy proposal ‘criminally stupid’ and ‘like a freshman foreign policy paper’

Fox News pundit and Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen railed against Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s foreign policy proposals, calling them “criminally stupid,” and “utterly disqualifying.” Thiessen took to social media on Monday in response to an article Ramaswamy wrote with The American Conservative centered on how he would approach the Russia-Ukraine war and U.S. relations with China. …

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#Pope Francis draws fire after praising Russian empire

#Pope Francis draws fire after praising Russian empire

Pope Francis is under fire for recent comments where he appeared to praise the Russian empire in an address to Russian Catholic youths, sparking criticism from both state and religious leaders in Ukraine.  In a video of the end of the pope’s speech posted to a religious website in Moscow, Francis said, suddenly switching from his prepared…

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#Airline launches ‘only adult’ section for international flight

#Airline launches ‘only adult’ section for international flight

A Turkish-Dutch airline is looking to remove the disruption of children’s noises by offering an “only adult zone” for flights and people traveling without kids between Amsterdam and Curaçao.   Turkish-Dutch Corendon Airlines said it is introducing “only adult zones” for flights between Amsterdam and Curaçao starting Nov. 3.  “This zone on the plane is intended…

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