The COVID-19 public health emergency, and the associated Title 42 border policy, have ended.
Welcome to Friday, May 12th, iPhones and Androids...
** The COVID-19 public health emergency, and the associated Title 42 border policy, have ended.
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Yesterday, the U.S. ended its national COVID-19 public health emergency. Additionally, the World Health Organization lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19.
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** Title 42 expires - What's next in the ongoing border crisis?
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The Trump-era policy Title 42 is expiring today. The policy allowed the government to automatically deport any undocumented migrants on COVID-19 public health emergency grounds.
Biden's new policy rule requires migrants and asylum seekers to book appointments via the border app. Migrants without appointments will be turned away at the border.
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** Senate GOP blocks ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
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The Senate GOP has blocked the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights under the law regardless of sex, by a vote of 51 to 47.
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** Hundreds die on the job daily - Time to modernize OSHA?
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Despite the 1970 OSH Act, a 2023 study has found that 343 American workers die each day on the job due to unsafe working conditions and avoidable occupational hazards. Now, activists are urging political leaders to make a change.
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** FDA ends ban on blood donations from gay men
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The FDA announced that it has formally ended the restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a denounced and discriminatory ban introduced in the 1980s. The FDA will include a questionnaire for all donors to gain insight into their sexual activity and history.
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** And, In The End...
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Today is International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day. Learn more about the symptoms and show compassion to those in your life who might be chronically exhausted. If you suffer, you are not alone!
—Emma Kansiz
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