Streaming giant Spotify announced Saturday that the newest album from megastar Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, has smashed previous records: It's the first album in Spotify's history to have more than 300 million streams in a single day. (Tsioulcas, NPR)
Read MoreThe law will be in the spotlight at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, when the justices consider one of the most pressing questions to emerge since they eliminated the federal constitutional right to an abortion two years ago: Under what circumstances can women with serious pregnancy complications obtain abortions in states where the procedure is banned? (Kusisto, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreRaising kids and building a family [are] spiritually illuminating tasks—especially when they ask theologically stimulating questions like “Does Jesus wear undies?” And although the creators of Bluey, an Emmy-awarded animated kids series, seem to have no overtly religious leanings, the show unexpectedly taps into unseen realities.(Lee, Christianity Today)
Read MoreThe Biden administration released rules Friday that protect the rights of LGBTQ students and change the way schools can respond to allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. It's a long-awaited answer to campaign promises made by President Biden to reverse Trump-era regulations he said were silencing survivors. (Smith, NPR)
Read MoreThe use and possession of marijuana is illegal under U.S. federal law, but 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational purposes, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), an advocacy group that tracks state-level legislation on the issue. 38 states and the District of Columbia have regulated cannabis for medical use. (Borresen, USA Today)
Read MoreA Supreme Court case on the limits of vagrancy laws is making allies of rural towns and big cities at their wits’ end over homelessness. The court on Monday will hear arguments on how far municipalities can go in prohibiting camping on public property, laws that police employ to clear homeless people from parks and streets.(Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
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