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Abortion rights will remain protected in Kansas after voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment | A voter cast their ballot in Kansas's primary election in Merriam, Kansas on Aug. 2, 2022 Kyle Rivas / Getty Images | | | Kansas voters rejected an attempt to strip abortion protections from their state constitution on Tuesday, protecting people's right to end a pregnancy in the Great Plains state as nationwide access continues to crumble. Local experts and a recent poll forecast that the vote would be close. Though a majority of Kansans generally support the right to abortion, a lack of awareness around the vote and confusion over what a "yes" or "no" vote on the amendment would do posed challenges for abortion rights supporters. According to preliminary election results, 61% ultimately voted against the Value Them Both amendment. It was the first time that voters have weighed in on the issue since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 opinion that legalized abortion nationwide. "It looks to be one of the highest turnout primary elections in recent years, which signals that abortion is not only an issue that Kansans care deeply about but one that mobilizes voters to participate in elections, and likely in other ways as well," Alexandra Middlewood, an assistant professor of political science at Wichita State University, told BuzzFeed News. | | | STAYING ON TOP OF THIS Sanctioning Putin's reported girlfriend | - Residents of Donetsk started their mandatory evacuation of the region, according to CNN. "The sooner it is done, the more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian Army will have time to kill," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
- The US has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin's reported girlfriend. Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast, is believed to be the mother of at least three of Putin's children. The US stated her "close relationship to Putin" as grounds for imposing sanctions, the Washington Post reports.
| | | A man accused of killing one teenager and injuring four others on a river in Somerset, Wisconsin, claimed he was acting in self-defense when he allegedly stabbed them. Nicolae Miu told investigators that he feared for his life, even as witnesses and video evidence suggested he instigated the Saturday confrontation and hit a woman in the group first. Beyoncé has removed a "Milkshake" sample from her song "Energy" after Kelis called it theft. Kelis went live on Instagram to call out Beyoncé and former collaborators Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who produced Kelis's first three albums and allegedly "swindled" her out of owning her music, including "Milkshake."
Why are people opening up their relationships? Ethical nonmonogamy is becoming more and more common. If you're a woman, transfeminine, or nonbinary person in a nonmonogamous relationship, BuzzFeed News wants to hear from you.
| | | "SUPPORTING TAIWAN'S VIBRANT DEMOCRACY" Millions of people tracked Nancy Pelosi's historic flight to Taiwan | Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes Nancy Pelosi at Taipei Songshan Airport, Aug. 2, 2022 Taiwan Ministry Of Foreign Affairs / Reuters | A flight carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan on Tuesday night became the "most tracked live flight of all time," according to Flightradar24, where more than 700,000 people watched. Millions more watched livestreams of the event on Weibo, the popular Chinese social media platform. Pelosi is the highest-ranked US politician to visit Taiwan in 25 years, according to the Associated Press. The visit has increased tensions between the US and China, which claims the self-governed island is its territory. Top Chinese officials have condemned Pelosi for the visit, and the People's Liberation Army announced it would hold live-fire military drills in the area. Even President Joe Biden warned against the trip due to security concerns, saying the "military thinks it's not a good idea right now," Politico reported.
However, Pelosi defended her visit to Taiwan, saying it "honors America's unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's vibrant Democracy." She expanded on her stance in a Washington Post op-ed, writing that her visit "should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner, as it defends itself and its freedom."
| PAINT IT PINK Trend alert: Barbiecore for a Barbie world | Getty Images, YouTube, BravoTV | | | The girls are wearing pink glitter, pink pastel lipstick, and Barbie-branded beauty items, writes Stephanie McNeal. Kicked into high gear by Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling's viral photos in character from the set of Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie — and the release of a hot pink Valentino collection — the hottest aesthetic of the summer has enjoyed a meteoric rise, from paparazzi pics to memes to a full-on lifestyle. Barbiecore is just one way we have recently seen people reclaim what Vogue dubbed the "überfeminine aesthetic." We're also seeing fashion embrace traditional femininity in the viral Nap Dress from Hill House and Bridgerton-inspired lace and bows. Then, of course, there are the hot pink leather and glitter items we'll be seeing, presumably, until Barbie comes out next summer. Come on Barbie, let's go party!
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