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India is almost done abolishing biased divorce law

mercredi 31 juillet 2019 à 02:00

India has almost finished abolishing the one-sided law for divorces among Muslims. Men alone had the right to declare a divorce unilaterally.

People should have equal rights in divorce, but I hope this doesn't result in making divorce too difficult for everyone.

Remaining Vaquita Porpoisess

mercredi 31 juillet 2019 à 02:00

The number of remaining vaquita porpoises is between 6 and 19.

The species might survive if Mexico cracks down on use of gillnets. It is too late to be sure of that — if there are just 6, and none is a female capable of reproducing, it's too late — but we should try.

Border separations since last year

mercredi 31 juillet 2019 à 02:00

US border thugs have separated over 900 minors from their parents since a year ago. Almost 200 of them are children under 5 years old.

There are valid reasons why a compassionate state might do this in some cases, but when a state and its officials have explicitly declared hatred for migrants, we must expect it to distort those reasons into excuses to do harm.

Criminal charges for throwing a ball

mercredi 31 juillet 2019 à 02:00

A student from a town near Detroit faces criminal charges for throwing a ball that injured another student, in a game similar to dodge ball.

I was unable to play volleyball because I was afraid to be hit by the ball. If you are afraid of being hit by a ball — whether for emotional reasons like me, or valid medical reasons like the student that was injured, you really should decline to play.

$70 million fine for preventing making of generic drugs

mercredi 31 juillet 2019 à 02:00

Pharma companies will be fined 70 million dollars for conspiring to prevent the making of generic drugs.