(RNS) — Taking advantage of a required public comment period, a broad array of faith leaders and religious groups, including faith-based refugee aid organizations, are speaking out against a proposed federal rule that would generally deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection […]
Month: March 2023
Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. London, United Kingdom – As debates over gender identities rage in the United Kingdom, several medical professionals have told Al Jazeera that they fear speaking on the issue, worried that by doing so they could face bullying, harassment, and threats […]
The head of one of the most politically powerful unions in the country blasted GOP efforts to dismantle public education amid mounting Republican-backed legislative attempts to expand private school vouchers, ban books and discussions about race, sex, gender and LGBTQ issues that she says are driving teachers away from an […]
An aimless scroll through a maternity clothing catalog; a Facebook post of an ultrasound; an Amazon order for a breastfeeding pump. These cookies leave crumbs, and this Internet user has now been deemed an “expectant parent” by a third-party data broker like LexisNexis. Next, it’ll sell her data profile to […]
Former president Jair Bolsonaro returned to Brazil on Thursday after three months of self-exile, to be welcomed by rapturous supporters and a police summons over $3mn of jewels said to have been gifts from the Saudi government. The rightwing populist landed early in Brasília on a flight from Orlando, Florida, […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy maintained its resilience from October through December despite rising interest rates, growing at a 2.6{b56f7a0c6479bc075d08fb7619591a4c4023144d1b4aceb7f3fe2776303deb2f} annual pace, the government said Thursday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate. But consumer spending, which drives most of the economy’s growth, was revised sharply down. The government […]