(“A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms,” ProPublica, Nov. 1, 2024; “A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a ‘Crime’ to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital,” ProPublica, Oct. 30, 2024; “A Dramatic Rise in Pregnant Women Dying in Texas After Abortion Ban,” NBC News, Sept. 20, 2024)
Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and a prominent extreme rightwing activist praised a religious-rights group for fighting efforts to reform the nation’s highest court — a campaign triggered, in large part, by her husband’s ethical lapses. News reports in recent years have revealed that Justices Thomas and Samuel Alito failed to disclose accepting lavish gifts and vacations from prominent conservative political donors, some of whom had business before the court.
(“Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform,” ProPublica, Sept. 4, 2024)
Public health officials across the U.S. are working to prevent the spread of a potentially dangerous combination of influenza strains as avian flu rips through one of the nation’s largest milk-producing regions during the height of flu season.
(“Avian Flu in Calif Raises Pandemic Effect For Humans,” Politico, Oct. 17, 2024)
