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The Weekly Readlines March 4

 

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  BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES 

First the good news: President Biden united NATO and the West against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and high school students across Florida staged a walk out over the ever-so-hateful Don’t Say Gay bill.

Texas unleashed the state against trans kids and their parents, while millions of children were plunged into poverty with the expiration of the expanded child tax credit killed by Joe Manchin. Not to be outdone in the race to the bottom, the Wyoming Senate defunded the Gender Studies program at the state university, since women belong in the kitchen and the maternity ward.

  LGBTQ+ NEWS  

LGBT Activists Capture Hiding Russian Soldiers
Star Observer 

Important Steps Schools Can Take To Show Their Support For LGBT Students
Pinkvilla 

UCLA Study Spotlights Gaps In Health Care Access Among California’s LGBT Community
UCLA Newsroom 

Will Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Affect LGBTQ Rights?
Out In Jersey

Texas Trans Law Will Endanger Kids, Emergency Room Doctor Say
Esquire

  U.S. AND BEYOND

Hate Groups Proliferate In PA As State GOP Descends Into MAGA Paranoia
Salon

Here’s What Experts Say Biden Gets Right In His New Mental Health Plan
NPR

Poll: Women In Key States Worried About Economy But Happy With Finances
WANE 15

How Lopsided New District Lines Deepen the U.S. Partisan Divide
The New York Times

The Confirmation Hearing For Biden Supreme Court Nominee Will Be A Farce
Slate

India’s LGBTQ+ ‘Pioneer’ State Bans Abuse And Boosts Trans Rights
The Japan Times

Finding A Queer Community In Rural Wales Has Been A Revelation
Voice Wales

  HEALTH AND AGING 

Smoking, Obesity And Psychological Disorders Linked With Faster Aging
CNN 

Why Health-Care Costs Are Rising In The U.S. More Than Anywhere Else
CNBC 

New Research Investigates How Aging Can Affect Sleep Quality
MindBodyGreen 

Vitality In Aging Parents: Who Has It And Who Doesn’t?
Forbes

Are You Okay? How Misinformation Is Harmful To Your Health
KING 5 

The Future of Mental Health Diagnosis Goes Beyond the Manual
WIRED 

  FINANCES AND RETIREMENT 

Retirement Age For Maximum Social Security Benefits Rises Again
The National Interest 

Six Key Questions About The New LGBT Great Financial Services Standards
Investment Week 

How You Can Maximize Social Security Benefits With This Retirement Strategy
USA Today 

Americans Are Putting Off Retirement for 1 Key Reason
The Motley Fool 

What Happens When You Spend All The Retirement Money?
The Press-Enterprise 

Thinking Like A Pessimist Can Lead To Healthier Financial Choices
The Province 

  THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT 

Entertainment Industry Mobilizes to Sanction Russia Over Ukraine
Variety 

Evan Rachel Wood Is Playing Madonna In Daniel Radcliffe’s Weird Al Biopic
Entertainment Weekly

The Best Entertainment Of 2022
The Verge

  TRAVEL 

Hawaii COVID Travel Requirements End: No More Test Or Proof Of Vaccine
USA Today 

How The World Of Travel Is Responding To Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
CNN 

Europe’s Travel Rules Are Dropping As Fast As Its Covid Cases
CNBC

  ISN’T THAT SOMETHING? 

Goat Helps Catch Fleeing Suspect
The Week UK 

Wisconsin Woman Dismembers Victim, Placing Head in Bucket
TheDailyBeast 

Watch: Family Dog Finds Mountain Lion Under Porch In Colorado
UPI 

Man Saved After Clinging To Ice Chunk In Alaska’s Cook Inlet
WGN Radio 

7 Weird Museums That Exists Around The World
The Guardian Nigeria News