Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop Who Made a Plea to Trump?

22 janvier 2025 à 02:41

The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde speaking Tuesday at the Washington National Cathedral during a prayer service President Trump attended.

Single Parents Should Get as Much Paid Leave as Couples, Spanish Court Rules

NYT

Par : José Bautista and Amelia Nierenberg

22 janvier 2025 à 13:07

The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that barred discrimination against babies born into single-parent families.

Pushing a stroller in Madrid. A regional court in Spain ruled that solo parents are entitled to the same total amount of paid leave as couples.

‘A twist of the knife’: trans Americans respond to Trump’s executive order

The Guardian

Par : Alaina Demopoulos

22 janvier 2025 à 13:00

Trans communities expected Trump to deliver on his threat to roll back their rights. That didn’t make it hurt any less

Right after Donald Trump won the election, Max Kuzma set to work. As a trans man living just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, he knew he needed to get his documentation in order. He considers himself lucky that he already legally changed his name, but rushed to make sure his passport and other documents reflected that. Like so many other trans Americans, Kuzma worried Trump would make good on his promise to roll back LGBTQ+ rights and threaten trans healthcare and the overall safety of the queer community.

“I was anticipating an attack,” Kuzma said. Still, watching Trump sign an executive order that rolled back trans and non-binary people’s rights felt like “a twist of the knife”.

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Men have grown twice as much as women over past century, study shows

The Guardian

Par : Ian Sample Science editor

22 janvier 2025 à 01:01

Data from dozens of countries reveals height and weight differences between sexes have increased since 1900

Amid the profound changes humanity has witnessed, one might be forgiven for failing to notice a rise in sexy and formidable men: those tall, broad-shouldered types that are strangers to self-doubt.

But according to a new study, men around the world have gained height and weight twice as fast as women over the past century, driving greater differences between the sexes.

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