The Weekly Readlines November 15
From the Editor’s desk: I really like this new Weekly Readlines format. It’s lean and clean, and I’m able to round up the news a lot faster. – Mark
BIG CUP: THE WEEK’S TOP STORIES
The government is open again, though as broken as it ever was. No jobs numbers, no economic data, what’s not to trust?
The upside: House Speaker Johnson finally swore in AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who provided the final signature needed (218) to force a vote on the Epstein files. Will they be released? I’ll believe it when I see it.
And SCOTUS decided to wait for another case to overturn Obergfell (my best guess) and turned down the Kim Davis case. Is she even still alive? Has anyone seen her for years now? I’m not so sure.
🏳️🌈 LGBT+ News
- US to end LGBT suicide prevention service, says general hotline sufficient
- Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
- NYPD commissioner slams NYC Pride March as ‘deeply offensive’ for excluding LGBT cops in uniform
- Mapping attacks on LGBTQ rights in U.S. state legislatures
🩺 Health News
- FDA removes ‘black box’ warning label for hormone replacement therapy for menopause
- White House announces deal to lower weight-loss drug prices for many Americans
- Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows
- High levels of heart-damage biomarker may signal increased dementia risk
- Changes in gut bacteria may be a warning sign of heart disease
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics News
- Senate approves package to end government shutdown, sending to House
- How every senator voted on the bill to reopen the government
- Incoming IRS criminal chief says evidence, not politics, will guide tax probes
- ‘They don’t return home’: U.S. cities fail to curb traffic deaths
- Use of force against protesters keeps violating policy, former agent says
🔬 Science News
- Scientists unveil first draft of atlas of the developing brain
- See the largest, most detailed radio image of the Milky Way yet
- This week’s Leonid meteor shower could be one of the best in years
- Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas
- All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows
✈️ Travel News
- What you need to know about air travel even if government shutdown ends this week
- U.S. airlines’ daily cancellations exceed 2,700 as shutdown impact extends
- Travel industry sounds alarm amid government shutdown and air-traffic risks
- Tiny Scots seaside town revealed as UK’s new gay and lesbian hotspot
- As deportation fears rise, immigrant parents ask: Who cares for my kids?