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In 2014, Amanda Furdge, then a single parent of a toddler son, was an unemployed college student who had recently moved home to Mississippi to escape an abusive relationship. She couldn’t afford to take care of another child, she said, so when she began experiencing pregnancy symptoms, she made plans to have an abortion. “I was already feeling the financial pressure of raising one,” Furdge, 34, said. “At this point, it wasn’t fair to my kid.” But by the time she was able to secure an appointment at an abortion clinic in Jackson, she was told she was too far along for an abortion in Mississippi. She was forced to carry her pregnancy to term and experienced depression and anxiety as a result, she said. Abortion advocates warn that Furdge’s experience could soon become more common. The leak this month of a Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade would be overturned has spurred many questions about the future of abortion rights in the U.S. If the … [Read more...] about America without Roe: More mental health concerns and a rise in abortion pills

Børge Brende is president of the World Economic Forum. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. The war in Ukraine, a challenging economic outlook, rising global temperatures and a once-in-a-century pandemic: These are more than a series of distinct crises. They amount to what appears to be the onset of a new global era — one that many fear will be defined by greater fracture and strife. Indeed, for the past several years, global competition appears to have outpaced cooperation. For instance, in the face of rising global temperatures , several governments have looked not to double down on climate action, but to exploit newly accessible natural resources for strategic advantage. At the same time, longstanding institutions of cooperation, such as the trade system , have been used to punish rivals, with tariffs increasing after a long period of decline. Rebuilding cooperation after years of erosion requires focusing on what has … [Read more...] about Opinion: WEF president: How the world can rebuild cooperation

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 15 PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Rising seas are encroaching on one of America’s most storied military installations, where thousands of recruits are molded into Marines each year amid the salt marshes of South Carolina’s Lowcountry region. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is particularly vulnerable to flooding, coastal erosion and other impacts of climate change, a Defense Department-funded “resiliency review” noted last month. Some scientists project that by 2099, three-quarters of the island could be under water during high tides each day. Military authorities say they're confident they can keep the second-oldest Marine Corps base intact, for now, through small-scale changes to existing infrastructure projects. Maj. Marc Blair, Parris Island’s environmental director, describes this strategy as “the … [Read more...] about Parris Island wages battles, not war, against climate change

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is planning for “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting COVID-19. In public comments and private meetings on Capitol Hill, Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House coronavirus coordinator, has painted a dark picture in which the U.S. could be forced to cede many of the advances made against the coronavirus over the last two years and even the most vulnerable could face supply shortages. Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the country has spent nearly all the money in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that was dedicated directly to COVID-19 response. A small pool of money remains, and the administration faces critical decisions about how to spend it. That means tough decisions, like weighing whether to … [Read more...] about US sees risk of COVID supply rationing without more funds

When Angelyn Burk, a recently retired accountant, decided to crunch some numbers one evening last year, she made a stunning discovery: It would be cheaper for her and her husband to spend their retirement perpetually aboard cruise ships than to continue living on land. "This is how I want to retire," Angelyn, 53, decided in that moment. "Life is too short." She turned to her husband, Richard Burk, and said: "We can do this. Let's make cruise ships our home." To her delight, he was onboard. The couple had thoroughly enjoyed the nearly 10 cruises they had been on together in the past, and they have a mutual love for travel as well as a shared disdain for airports. They looked online and determined that, on average, they could string together voyages on various cruise ships for markedly less money than their collective cost of living on land. All they had to do was hop from ship to ship with some small breaks in between. "We calculated that we can probably live reasonably … [Read more...] about Accountant retires on cruise ships to avoid cost of land living

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited New Hampshire schools from implementing face mask mandates. The bill vetoed Friday would have prohibited school boards or other public education agencies from adopting policies requiring students or members of the public to wear face coverings. “Just because we may not like a local decision does not mean we should remove their authority,” Sununu said in his veto message. “One of the state’s foremost responsibilities is to know the limits of its power.” Though Sununu also noted that the state prides itself on promoting local control in education, schools have not had free rein when it comes to the coronavirus. When state public health officials stopped recommended mask wearing in most indoor public spaces in February, Sununu said any schools that try to maintain mask mandates would run afoul of state laws requiring that each student be provided equitable access to education. Also in February, … [Read more...] about Sununu vetoes bill prohibiting school mask mandates

1 Business The shop, which specializes on skincare products for people and dogs, is at 43 Unquowa Road in Fairfield. Alfred Branch , Patch Staff Posted Reply From left, Fairfield Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Beverly Balaz; Fairfield Community & Economic Development Director Mark Barnhart; KISSOAPERY owners Nicole & Louis Georgakis; and FC & ED Marketing Coordinator Mary Alice Limperopulos. The KISSOAPERY shop at 43 Unquowa Road in downtown Fairfield Inside the KISSOAPERY store Inside the KISSOAPERY store FAIRFIELD, CT — A new shop recently opened in downtown Fairfield that can take care of all yours — and your dog's — skincare needs. KISSOAPERY , at 43 Unquowa Road, was founded by Fairfield residents Nicole Georgakis and her husband, Louis, two former television veterans (her at A&E, he at NBC) who have a passion for skincare. … [Read more...] about New Organic Skincare Company KISSOAPERY Opens In Fairfield

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0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Arts & Entertainment Jesse Cook: The Tempest II Announced for June 15 at The Bushnell's Belding Theater Nancy Sasso Janis , Patch Mayor Posted Reply Tickets On Sale Now for One-Night Engagement with the Global-Guitar Virtuoso Hartford, CT - The Bushnell announced today a one-night-only engagement of JESSE COOK: The Tempest II tour on June 15 at 7:30pm in the intimate Belding Theater. Tickets for what is certain to be a uniquely captivating evening of music celebrating the 25th anniversary of Jesse's debut album Tempest are on sale now. Tickets starting at $48 can be purchased by visiting Bushnell.org , calling (860) 987-5900 or by visiting The Bushnell box office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford, CT. Jesse Cook is a global-guitar virtuoso whose instrumentals are played around the world. An accomplished guitarist, … [Read more...] about Preview of Jesse Cook: The Tempest II

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