Crash Course: DeSantis to sign ban on most abortions over 6-weeks

The only exceptions to the ban will be in the case of rape and incest up to 15 weeks, per Thursday's hearing [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMnhhc28wa2hkdS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbDA3dnpobHRzNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). DeSantis to sign ban on most abortions over 6-weeks Republicans beat out Democrat opposition on a new abortion ban that will take effect in Florida, limiting the terminating of most pregnancies to under 6-weeks, with the only exceptions being early pregnancies (up until 15 weeks) caused by rape or incest. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbjlheDBnMTFrMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Octavio Jones/Getty Images) "Potential for criminal penalties": Experts warn judge could punish Fox for "engaging in misconduct" The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday sanctioned the network for withholding evidence during discovery and said he's considering launching an investigation into Fox's legal team for not being "straightforward" with him, [The New York Times reported](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaDZ0dmx3Z3dvOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Dominion is suing the right-wing outlet for $1.6 billion for repeatedly airing false statements after the 2020 presidential election suggesting the election software company changed or deleted votes to help President Joe Biden get elected. [Read the rest from Areeba Shah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmFlb2wxdGZzcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) - ["Beef" controversy explained](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdGZjMWw1bDVrbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): Costar David Choe's past claims of "rapey" behavior resurface - [Is love really blind?](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY2lrdW12YWR2ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) I asked therapists to analyze the show's relationship drama with me - Turns out our [stereotypes of hunting](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveWlqMmxqb3RzMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) are really about our own fear of death - [Maggie Smith](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ2UxOTI0cmt5dS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on her memoir's unanswerable questions and feeling ambivalent about "Good Bones" - How do free societies fall? This season of ["The Mandalorian"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveW10ZjU2NHUycS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) explores several ways - "I can't tell you": MSNBC airs secret [Rudy Giuliani](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN2t6MXluemdjdC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) tape that could be “devastating” for Fox News - “They were committing fraud”: DOJ probes whether [Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXR5aGNqNGU1cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) violated law by fundraising off election lies - Legal experts: [Trump could face “Espionage Act” charges](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMjVmd2I3NWxoOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) over new special counsel revelations - Is the world unraveling? It can feel that way — but [Joe Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdXJkMzR5amlqaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) still believes - Defunding public libraries: [Republicans' war on reading](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZHd2c2Q2Y2M4ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)goes nuclear - [Jim Jordan](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ3k5ejIwd3lydi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) fights on doggedly for his lord and master — but there's no winning this battle If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcjJyMXFuNzMway8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! “Defund NPR": As PBS and NPR exit Twitter, which has more value to taxpayers? Hint: not the bird app Ever notice how the loudest voices calling for the defunding of PBS and NPR usually belong to people who could have most benefited from public broadcasting's myriad contributions to early education, literacy and the promotion of critical thinking? This is not expressly a dig at Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. who, among her many great achievements, is famous for opining "[If you vote for gun control, you are not on the side of Ameirca](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGZiM2I4dzk0Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) [sic]" and "[Im[p]each Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY2J4Z2N4cWFiOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)." The GOP lawmaker is merely one conservative voice reacting to the Public Broadcasting Service's and National Public Radio's announced intention to abandon Twitter. [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXR2NnR1Z2RkZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Bill Clark/Roll Call) - "Texas farm blaze kills 18,000 cows in deadliest barn fire on record in the US," [The Guardian](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYzRpczYwNTJxei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Jamie Foxx Hospitalized in Atlanta Following Medical Complication," [Variety](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY2Y5OHVpNGhzcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Matthew McConaughey says he and Woody Harrelson might be brothers," [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbGdsZWh2MDB0OS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Anne Perry: Murderer turned crime writer dies aged 84," [BBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdzZtcmFqZXF5ay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) The COVID virus has mutated so much since 2019 that some experts say it should be renamed SARS-CoV-3 On Monday, April 10, President Joe [Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZnBtcWlvbTBvaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm0mbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) signed a bill that immediately terminated the COVID-19 national emergency, first enacted in 2020 as the SARS-CoV-2 virus gripped the country. So does this mean the pandemic is finally, officially over? Though COVID still makes occasional headlines, some (but not all) Americans have been living life as though the virus has ceased to exist. Wearing a mask in public is no longer the norm save for certain professional settings; relatively few people got the most recent [bivalent vaccine](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmG7fCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdWtranJ3cTl6MC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTlscGI0ZzY3Nm1XA3NwY0IKZCLDMjlkFG102VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo); and contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is now typically seen as more of an inconvenience than a life-threatening illness. 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