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Politics By Victor Nava Published March 15, 2024, 12:52 a.m. ET More than 1,000 drones per month are crossing into US airspace near the border with Mexico, a . . .
Doctors are sounding the alarm because measles cases are surging in more than a dozen states. While there have been no reported cases in New Mexico, reps with the New Mexico Pediatric Society say it is on their radar. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Doctors are sounding the alarm because measles cases are surging in more than […]
A Disturbing Disparity in Homicide Rates The alarming rates of homicide among Black women in the U.S. have been a cause for concern for many years. A recent analysis published in The Lancet demonstrates that over the past 20 years, Black women in the U.S. were six times more likely to be murdered than their […]
This post was written by Erica Marshall-Lee, Ph.D., ABPP, and Frances C. Calkins, M.A., on behalf of the Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates. I am angry. I am disappointed. I am discouraged. I am confused. Once again, this is nothing new. Why this time, you ask? My instinct is to reply with the sardonic response, “Why […]
CAIRO (AP) — Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighboring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt, King Abdullah […]
The U.S. faces a concerning challenge in its maternal mortality rates, standing out among high-income nations for its alarming incidence of maternal deaths despite substantial health care spending. This inequity is particularly pronounced when comparing patients from different racial and ethnic groups within the country, according to a recent study published in JAMA®. In the […]
Experts from Cedars-Sinai, BlackDoctors.org, the California Black Women’s Health Project and the Morehouse School of Medicine participated in a recent discussion that addressed the high rate of pregnancy-related deaths among Black mothers. The one-hour virtual program, Embracing Our Community: LIVE! Advancing Black Maternal Health, focused on why Black women are three times more likely to […]
By Adam Paul Susaneck Graphics by Sara Chodosh and Taylor Maggiacomo Photographs by Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times Mr. Susaneck is an architectural designer and the founder of Segregation by Design. He uses historical data and archival photography to document the consequences of redlining and urban . . .
The shooting of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, believed to be the first environmental defender killed in the US, is the culmination of a dangerous escalation in the criminalization and repression of those who seek to protect natural resources in America, campaigners have warned. The death of the 26-year-old, who was also known as “Tortuguita” or […]
In a first-of-its-kind report, a 31-year analysis of U.S. mortgage approvals exposes deep inequities in mortgage fairness over time LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In one of the most comprehensive studies of discrimination in the American mortgage market to date, FairPlay today released the State of Mortgage Fairness Report . . .