A new attack on Kyiv, the first vote on abortion rights post-'Roe,' and the return of Queen Bey
THE BIG STORY
It will now be harder for unaccompanied immigrant children to languish in government custody |
Young immigrants play outside at a facility holding unaccompanied minors for the government in Homestead, Florida. Wilfredo Lee / AP |
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The US reached a settlement Thursday that establishes fingerprinting deadlines for parents and sponsors trying to get unaccompanied immigrant children out of US government custody. In 2018, the Trump administration started requiring every household member where an unaccompanied child would be living to undergo fingerprinting and an extensive background check, instead of only the sponsor. The policy also required that parents be fingerprinted, which had previously only been done when there was a safety concern. The widened scope of who was required to be fingerprinted increased the amount of time immigrant children spent in government custody by weeks and in some cases even months. The new settlement's deadlines establish measures that would make it difficult for a future administration to reinstate a fingerprinting policy, and will hopefully limit the time immigrant families are separated by the state. "I'll always remember the months when the government kept me separated from my two sons," one plaintiff said in a statement. "My sons suffered tremendously while in custody. I never, never want to go through this again, and I don't want this to happen to anyone else. It is inhumane." |
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STAYING ON TOP OF THIS A new attack on Kyiv |
- A Ukrainian appeals court reduced the prison sentence for the first Russian soldier convicted of war crimes. Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a civilian, will serve 15 years, according to AP.
- Months after withdrawing from Kyiv, Russian soldiers attacked the city on Thursday. ABC News reported that at least 15 people were injured, including five civilians.
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Next week, Kansas residents will participate in the first vote on abortion rights since the Supreme Court ended Roe. If the amendment passes, HuffPost reports, it will remove protections for abortion care from the state constitution and open the door for anti-abortion lawmakers to pursue a total ban ― a move Republicans have publicly denied but were caught on tape discussing. Record-breaking floods in Kentucky have killed at least fifteen people so far. Tens of thousands of people have lost power, and more intense storms are expected to continue Friday.
Instagram is walking back some of the changes to the app after being criticized by influencers, celebrities, and the general public this week. This marks a departure from a video Instagram head Adam Mosseri posted Tuesday, in which he had defended the changes even as he acknowledged they were "not good yet."
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READ THE FINE PRINT These new weight loss drugs sound promising, but there's more to the story |
Maddie Abuyuan / BuzzFeed News; Mounjaro; Wegovy |
Scientists are on the verge of new breakthroughs for medications to help people lose weight. Two drugs on the market — liraglutide, prescribed as Saxenda, and semaglutide, sold as Wegovy — are part of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes but are often prescribed for weight loss. And now, a related drug called tirzepatide awaiting FDA approval may be even more promising, with one clinical trial finding that many people taking tirzepatide for obesity lost a jaw-dropping 20% of their weight or even more. Of course, there's no such thing as a magic pill for weight loss. For people taking these medicines, modifications to diet and physical activity are a must. They can also be expensive, they don't always work for everyone, and some scientists believe people with health issues related to their weight will require a prescription indefinitely. And experts that spoke to BuzzFeed News emphasized that weight loss medication is for people dealing with obesity as a biological medical condition — not for those looking to quickly shed a few pounds. "If someone wants to lose 10 pounds, they can do it with behavioral changes. They can exercise more or eat better. If you need to lose 10 pounds, I'm not talking to you," said Dr. Sean Wharton, an internal medicine doctor studying tirzepatide. "But dealing with chronic obesity is a neurological science question, not a behavioral science question like everyone wants it to be." |
LET THE BEYONCÉ NEWS CYCLE COMMENCE Renaissance just dropped. The Queen is back. |
I think you know who this is a photo of. Larry Busacca / Via WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment |
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Beyoncé released a rare photo of all three of her children along with a letter about her new album. "I want to give a special thank you to Rumi, Sir, and Blue for allowing me the space, creativity, and inspiration." These 10 stunning Beyoncé live performances will lighten up your bleak existence In honor of one of the best live performers of our time — and just in time to celebrate her new album Renaissance — let's talk about everything Beyoncé gives and gives and gives onstage. This list is, of course, completely subjective. The decade Beyoncé made herself into a legend "Among Beyoncé's contemporaries, there is no one else who has the same work ethic or who inspires the same reverence from fans — both online and off. She is one of the few marquee names in music who can command our undivided attention in an increasingly crowded pop culture landscape," Michael Blackmon wrote for BuzzFeed News in 2019. "Her ascent to becoming the King of Pop was hard-won, but what makes her dominion significant is that she understands the transformative power of using art and performance to enrich people's lives, most especially black people, so that they can finally see themselves reflected in it." |
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Give 'em a good show this weekend, Alexa |
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