Tag: Social Issues

Nashville Suburb Sues to Rename Streets Honoring Confederate Generals

January 5, 2023
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A Nashville suburb is suing the Tennessee Historical Commission over a decision that blocked the city from renaming five streets because the commission considered them “monuments” under Tennessee law. The city of Forest Hills, approximately 10 miles southeast of downtown Nashville, filed a petition with the historical commission in April 2022 to receive a waiver…

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‘Firework Revolution’ Breaks Out in China for New Year’s Celebration

January 5, 2023
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In several Chinese cities, people ignored the regime’s ban on fireworks on New Year’s Eve, leading to clashes between the police and the citizens. Some Chinese civilians are no longer taking the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mandates seriously. As civil disobedience is rare under the CCP’s dictatorial rule, some started calling their actions “the fireworks…

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Marijuana Edibles at Home Land Increasing Number of Children in Hospitals: AAP Study

January 4, 2023
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The number of American children falling sick from eating treats laced with marijuana has surged during the past five years, according to a new study published in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), as pot becomes legal in more places across the country. The study involved a retrospective analysis of the National Poison Data System…

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Social Media Negatively Affecting Young People’s Body Image: Study

January 4, 2023
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Social media are driving youngsters to have a low sense of self-worth and be dissatisfied with their appearances, according to a study published by London-based mental health charity stem4 on Jan. 3. “Social media is definitely negatively affecting me. As young people, we constantly compare ourselves to good-looking people online. On sites like TikTok, the…

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Accidental Cannabis Consumption by Children Surges: Study

January 4, 2023
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Record numbers of young people are experiencing or running the risk of severe health emergencies through the unwitting ingestion of products containing cannabis, a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics has found. While the illegal synthetic opiate trade, which contributes disproportionately to the more than 100,000 overdose deaths in America every year and…

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US Postal Service Can Keep Delivering Abortion Pills Even After Roe Overturned: DOJ Opinion

January 4, 2023
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) can continue to deliver abortion pills across the United States even after the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a legal opinion on Tuesday. The memorandum opinion (pdf) from the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel was sought by the…

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Bottle of Ibuprofen Selling for Up to $1,453 in China as COVID Outbreak Worsens

January 4, 2023
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Chinese all around the world are sending pain and fever relief medicine to mainland China despite the country being the world’s largest manufacturer of the non-prescription drugs. China supplies about one third of the world’s Ibuprofen, which along with other fever and pain medicines, is in short supply now due to the current COVID outbreak in China….

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Mom Offers Over $1,400 for Bottle of Ibuprofen in China as COVID Outbreak Worsens

January 4, 2023
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Chinese all around the world are sending pain and fever relief medicine to mainland China despite the country being the world’s largest manufacturer of the non-prescription drugs. China supplies about one third of the world’s Ibuprofen, which along with other fever and pain medicines, is in short supply now due to the current COVID outbreak in China….

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Legislation Proposed Banning ‘Nonbinary’ Option on Kentucky Birth Certificates

January 3, 2023
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As Kentucky’s General Assembly opened its 2023 session on Tuesday, a pre-filed draft bill could prohibit the use of “nonbinary” designations by people who identify as such on birth certificates issued in the state. People who identify as “nonbinary” do not identify with traditional male or female genders. The legislation, which was pre-filed as an…

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Buckle Up: 45 State Legislatures Convene 2023 Sessions by Jan. 18

January 3, 2023
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Forty-five state legislatures will convene 2023 sessions by Jan. 18, with 35 doing so on or before Jan. 11—including 18 this week. By the time deliberations conclude in December, the nation’s 7,383 state lawmakers will introduce on average a collective 110,000 bills—250,000 across two-year biennium sessions—and adopt more than 30,000 new laws and regulations. While…

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