Disturbing footage from the Uvalde school shooting shows the infuriating inaction by law enforcement, who loitered in the hallway as children were murdered. (Discretion advised.) / Austin American-Statesman Globally, banning abortion tends not to reduce (by much) the number of abortions. But it makes every pregnancy more dangerous. / The Economist
The White House says hospitals must provide abortion services in "emergency situations" to save the life or health of the patient, citing a federal law that supersedes state bans. / BuzzFeed News Related: Such emergency conditions include "ectopic pregnancy, complications of pregnancy loss, or emergent hypertensive disorders, such
The world's population will reach eight billion in November, with India likely to surpass China in 2023 as the world's most populous nation. / Quartz A round-up of significant events that happened in China last week. / Twitter The US census is flawed. One answer? Expand the
Biden signs a mostly noncommittal executive order on abortion access, and tells women it's up to them to vote for representatives who will protect abortion rights. / The 19th Ana Marie Cox on why it's time to make Democratic leadership fear voters. / The New York Times In
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated while campaigning, killed reportedly with a homemade gun. / NPR, The Guardian There were 10 shooting incidents in Japan last year, leaving one person dead and four wounded. / Bloomberg Around 2,000 migrants in Morocco attempt to cross into a Spanish
Following mass resignations by his party, Boris Johnson finally announces he'll resign as prime minister—but wants to stay on until a successor is chosen. / Vox See also: A laundry list of the major scandals from Boris Johnson's three-year premiership. / Reuters Here are the most
Millions battle flooding and overflowing sewers in Mumbai as monsoon rains, exacerbated by climate change, lash the city. / BBC News More than 60 million people in central states and the Southwest are under heat alerts. / The Washington Post See also: Political topics to watch for in the news in the
Six people were murdered and two dozen more were injured in a mass shooting at yesterday's Highland Park Independence Day parade. / Chicago Tribune The specter of civil war has long been used in American politics to stoke fear and avoid addressing citizens' grievances. / The New Statesman "
TMN will be off for the Fourth of July, and we'll see you again on Tuesday. Despite the Supreme Court decision limiting the EPA on greenhouse gasses, officials still have ways to address climate change—that may spawn more lawsuits. / The New York Times The Supreme Court'
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to release 296,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks. / NPR A roundup of data on the rise and spread of the BA.5 Covid subvariant: what we know, where it's gaining, and how to defend against it.
