Three RU-486 Mifeprex abortion pills are held in a hand December 1, 2000 in Granite City, Illinois. The Hope Center for Women is the first area abortion clinic to distribute the new pills that terminates a pregnancy. The RU-486 pill was approved in September and can be taken by women up to the seventh week
When looking back on this summer of protest and racial reckoning, the question I’ll always struggle with is one dripping with skepticism that’s hard-earned, if not entirely productive. What made this uprising different for so many white people who sat up, took notice, donated money, shared resources, took to the streets, called out and in,
It looks like the release date for Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been revealed. The Snyder Cut trailer was released over the weekend at the DC FanDome event and many DC fans were very pleased with what they saw. It was also revealed that the movie will air in four, one-hour long parts when it
The business-as-usual CBS fall schedule is starting to look a lot less likely. The broadcast network has announced CBS All Access original Star Trek and Pop TV original One Day at a Time will both be used to give the network time until originals return to the air. “This is hardly a traditional fall season,
Dorothea Klumpke. Photo: Wikipedia By Korena Di Roma Howley Just before 1 a.m. on November 16, 1899, an American astronomer named Dorothea Klumpke began her voyage over Paris and northwest France in a balloon called La Centaure, from which she hoped to witness the Leonid meteor shower as nearly no one had done before. Handpicked
Little Cousins Make Bad Third Wheels Akwaeke Emezi Share article Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . An excerpt from The Death of Vivek Ojiby Akwaeke Emezi Osita Vivek
Series editor’s note: What happens in the aftermath of a long, ravaging war? What happens to folks whose country is always at war with them? These are the poignant questions Jehan L. Roberson asks in her poem “Notes from the Field,” painting a rather grim picture of bodies singing and rotting in the streets. But
A nurse wears personal protective equipment (PPE) as she cares for a coronavirus COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (I.C.U.) at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images It’s been almost eight months since Chinese scientists first identified the coronavirus and doctors are still discovering
After jockeying release dates imposed by the uncertainty of the coronavirus evolution, Tenet time is finally here. Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending Tenet will be released by Warner Bros overseas beginning Wednesday in such markets as the UK, Korea, France, Germany, Australia, Italy and Spain. In total through Friday, there will be 40 markets playing what has
WASHINGTON — Despite a weather-related pause in testing work, NASA still hopes to complete the Green Run test of the Space Launch System core stage in October, keeping its first launch on track for late next year. NASA said Aug. 24 that it suspended work on the SLS core stage at the Stennis Space Center
U.S. first lady Melania Trump delivers her live address to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 25, 2020. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — The second night of the virtual Republican National Convention was focused squarely on energizing President Donald Trump‘s most
Exclusive Kanye West took advantage of a tech company to advance his Yeezy brand and launch his popular Sunday Service, then left them high and dry … according to a new suit. MyChannel, Inc. says it’s a black-owned business specializing in video and e-commerce technology. The company claims it linked up with Kanye in Spring
U.S. government debt prices were lower on Wednesday morning as market participants awaited a speech from Jerome Powell. At around 3:00 a.m ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 0.7177%, whereas the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond jumped to 1.4238%. Yields move inversely to prices. The main focus is a speech due Thursday by Federal
We have a brand new trailer for Raised by Wolves. Originally set up at TNT, this is the latest TV show from executive producer Ridley Scott, which is now destined for HBO Max. This will serve as one of the early, big-budget original series produced for the recently-launches streaming service. It brings Scott, the director
Another scripted series based on Joe Exotic is becoming a reality. NBCUniversal has placed a series order for a limited series starring and executive produced by Kate McKinnon. The series is set to air on not one, not two, but three destinations. They are NBC, USA Network, and NBC Universal’s streaming service, Peacock. It’s certainly
Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . The lizard that lived around my apartment and popped up every once in a while died today. Found dead, cause unknown—the way
Let’s stay together: More than 100 organizations and individuals from the European scientific community have called on the UK and EU to agree terms for the UK’s membership of Horizon Europe. (Courtesy: Shutterstock) Rapid progress is needed in negotiations regarding the UK’s participation in the EU’s major scientific framework programme if collaborations are to continue
With or without the Federal Reserve’s involvement, Peter Boockvar of the Bleakley Advisory Group sees signs inflation is making a comeback. His call comes two days before Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver a key policy speech at this week’s virtual Jackson Hole event. During his comments, Powell is expected to tackle how