“If two men are willing to marry the same wife and the woman is willing, too, what reason does society have to stop them sharing a wife?” Ng asked, citing polygamy as a common custom in ancient times and a continuing practice in some strains of Islam.
Ousted State Department Watchdog Says Official Pressed Him Not to Probe Saudi Arms Sales
Much of the questioning focused on an inquiry by Mr. Linick’s office into a May 2019 emergency declaration that facilitated arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two key allies in Washington’s then-intensifying confrontation with Iran.
Fed Debates How to Set Policy for the Post-Pandemic Economy
The central bank will buy up to $20 billion in Treasurys this week, down from $50 billion six weeks ago, and $375 billion during the week of March 23. It will buy up to $22.5 billion in mortgage bonds.
Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates’ Pivotal U.S. Testing to Start This Summer
Each vaccine study is expected to include roughly 30,000 people, some receiving the experimental shots and others placebo shots, though the final number of participants could vary, Dr. Mascola said.
A Practical Guide to Defunding the Police
Defunding the police does not mean stripping a department entirely of its budget, or abolishing it altogether. It’s just about scaling police budgets back and reallocating those resources to other agencies, says Lynda Garcia, policing campaign director at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “A lot of what we advocate for is investment in community services — education, medical access… You can call it ‘defunding,’ but it’s just about directing or balancing the budget in a different way.”
The Price of Defunding the Police
“These invest/divest campaigns, which advocate for investments in supportive services and divestment from punitive institutions, challenge the very roots of mass criminalization and inequity,” reads the report. “They demand elected officials and decision makers acknowledge that the lack of investment in communities of color and the over-investment in their criminalization is emblematic of governmental disregard for Black and brown life.”
The virus is increasing in 21 states amid efforts to reopen
at least 15 cases nationally have been linked to protests, including five National Guard members and one police officer in Nebraska. Health officials on Tuesday in Parsons, Kan., and Stevens Point, Wis., also announced new cases involving people who attended protests.
Pursuit as Happiness
“You must be tired, Ernest,” he said.
“No,” I lied.
What’s a Writers’ Room Without Junk Food?
“Comedies need audiences, to hear where the laughs are,” Levin added.
How Baseball Players Became Celebrities
The rise of sports as big business and the handling of athletes as human capital are often dated to 1960, the year Mark McCormack founded the International Management Group, with Arnold Palmer as his first client. McCormack saw that in sports, as in Hollywood, it’s the stars that sell the product, and he turned athletic success and good publicity into dollars.