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One plaintiff vomited while recounting her ordeal. The case marks the first time patients denied abortions have sued a state since Roe was overturned.
The post Testifying Against Texas, Women Denied Abortions Relive the Pregnancies That Almost Killed Them appeared first on The Intercept.
This exoplanet’s sun should have obliterated its atmosphere. It's still going strong.
The post The Shiniest Planet Has Clouds of Metal and Glass appeared first on Nautilus.
The story behind the scare that an atomic bomb would ignite the atmosphere into a fireball.
The post The Day Oppenheimer Feared He Might Blow Up the World appeared first on Nautilus.
Photos taken by The Intercept show dozens of people trapped with little shade in a lethal desert.
The post Border Patrol Is Caging Migrants Outdoors During Deadly Arizona Heatwave appeared first on The Intercept.
With apologies to Aqua.
She would collect name tags and uniforms like a poacher collects tusks. She was many things. She was a ballerina and a lawyer and a flight attendant and a pilot. When we first met, she was a model by trade. It was an occupation viewed by many as unskilled, but I found beauty in its simplicity. Her profession did not define her.
“Hiya, Barbie,” I said.
“Hi, Ken,” she replied.
There is a hollow empty fear a man can have when he sees an old friend. A fear of not knowing the conversation’s direction. A fear of being rudderless. I was singular in my focus for the night. One last glam adventure before I re-enlisted.
“You wanna go for a ride?”
The blonde was once the life of the party. She was out of practice. She lived in a Malibu Dream House but was a prisoner of her own device.
“Sure, Ken.”
Kristian Andersen had a major grant proposal on Anthony Fauci’s desk while writing a paper exonerating an NIH-funded lab in Wuhan, documents show.
The post Key Scientist in Covid Origin Controversy Misled Congress on Status of $8.9 Million NIH Grant appeared first on The Intercept.
Ryan Grim and Beth Miller of Jewish Voice for Peace Action discuss the House resolution declaring unconditional support for Israel’s government.
The post Congress Melts Down Over Israel Again appeared first on The Intercept.