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